Continuing with Old Car City Shots. I should have chosen this for yesterday (rust) and yesterday's for today (BW) to get with the themes of the week. So miss those! I love this shot for the light. There are a few sunflares (natural) and I know that it's my fixed lens because of the number of flares that exist. I used a tripod for these shots mostly and I can see where it pays off because of the detail. My eyes are not so good with focus and even though I can use live view and push the magnifier, my hands are unsteady and imprecise--ah, aging.
This shot gives you a sense of how much vegetation has grown over these classic cars. Critters live inside the hoods and trunks, and deeply embedded in the upholstery. There are warnings everywhere not to enter the cars. Snakes were my main concern (although it was pretty chilly), but I'd poke the vegetation some before I walked too deep towards a car or other subject (and I have other subjects).
Sorry to really continue on this theme and cheat my way through the month, but I want it in the 365 album--I realize that if I don't renew, everything goes. I plan on renewing the ACE membership, but I don't really plan on being a bonafide 365er in the dedicated way everyone is here, especially in that first, "get hooked" year--I remember is so well. Best year ever!
Don't apologise :) We wouldn't have seen this otherwise, I am amazed how the the vehicle has rusted with age, but the Chrome looks as though someone is popping along regularly to give it a shine? Now how long before it disappears into the bush completely?
@archielogical They still come around and groom the paths for the visitors to walk through the 34 acres, so my guess is they yearly pull out vegetation for it to creep back in--depends on the area of the lots, however, because some were just completely lost in the vegetation. I imagine each season has it's own version. So true, also, your comment about the chrome! I do think some get treatment. Oh, the guy in yesterday's photo told me also that under some of the completely corroded exteriors are engines in MINT CONDITION. He rummages through to find them. I'm so glad I stop and talk to folks while I work on images--makes the narratives so much more fascinating (at least in my head--I rarely take the time to write them these days!). Thanks for the comment and visit!
I would have loved a day out here Daryl but I would have been sad to have seen all these wonderful vehicles of yesteryear slowly rotting away. Nice composition here.
Oh what a beautiful, rusty gem! I'm delighted every time I see someone has one of these to photograph...went to photograph a charming old truck wedged between two trees that had grown up around it...OMG! It was gone! I'll never know what happened, but so sad I didn't have one last opportunity! I'm so glad you had yours and shared it with us!
Another fav. This just talks to me. BTW, I renewed my ACE membership too, even though I have no intention of posting for now. This is too good a community to let it drop,
November 16th, 2014
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