An Oldie But A Goodie...

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 21 March 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.

Not really sure why the headlights are turned in.
There's a b&w version of this that might show up later...

These old cars belong to a friend of mine. Her husband collects and restores them...these are some of the leftovers. I found that photographing cars is much more challenging than it looks. I applaud those who make it look so easy.

March 2008.

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Comments (16)

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

This whole series has been fine. I like the desaturation here, which gives it a particularly nice texture.

21 Mar 2008 7:10am

@GJC: Thank you very much, GJC.

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Perfect work here!

21 Mar 2008 8:16am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Beautiful, Melissa!

21 Mar 2008 11:13am

@Ron: Thank you, Ron.

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Wow! Melissa! this is outstanding, bravo!

21 Mar 2008 11:41am

@MaryB: Thank you so much, Mary!

danthro from Suburbia, United States

love the use of the muted, weathered look here ;), and the vignetting. great processing and shot!

21 Mar 2008 4:23pm

@danthro: Thanks a lot! When I first looked at this shot, I wasn't really happy with it. It was just simply a picture of an old car. Nothing special. It wasn't until I started playing with the processing that it took on a different mood/feeling (hard to describe)...funny how that happens.

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

great capture!!

21 Mar 2008 4:29pm

@Elisa: Thank you, Elisa.

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Car shots are indeed difficult but I love this one Melissa!

Dan

21 Mar 2008 5:02pm

@drphoto: Thanks, Dan. I'm glad you like it. :)

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Perfect

21 Mar 2008 6:58pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic, the composition is great, the picture has been perfected with your processing. Again, well done.

21 Mar 2008 7:24pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you very, very much, Graham. :) I'm so glad you like it.

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Very nice picture... I like the tones and compo.

21 Mar 2008 8:12pm

@Sandrine: Thanks, Sandrine.

Will from Gainesville, United States

great shot...love the color:)

21 Mar 2008 9:05pm

@Will: Thank you very much, Will. :)

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

This is a masterpiece. Well done!

21 Mar 2008 9:17pm

@standley: Wow, thanks for the compliment! :) Very much appreciated.

Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland

Great work. What I like the most are the two "eyes" looking cross-eyed one each other...
Wys

21 Mar 2008 10:25pm

@Wysterior: I never thought about it that way. :) Thanks, Wys!

pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal

nice framming, i like the tones and the bokeh.

22 Mar 2008 11:41am

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

Your ultra-cool processing on this one has made it look kinda surreal . . as though it is only posing as an old car and, really, it belongs in some Stephen King story.

24 Mar 2008 7:15pm

cako from Germany

A great photo of great car.

24 Mar 2008 7:22pm

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