Saw this old truck in Texas along side the road. It was obviously part of someone's outdoor Christmas display. Unfortunately, I wasn't there at night to see how it looked all lit up. But since I like old rusty vehicles as photo subjects, it looked good enough to me in the daylight to make a photograph.
I wish my family and friends a very merry Christmas and I hope all of you are able to be with those you love this Christmas season. Please join me in praying for the well being of our troops across the world defending our freedom.
This old Texaco service station was scheduled to be demolished when the contractor in charge decided to move it to his own property up in eastern Washington. We got permission to go on his property to take photographs. This is one of the many I took. We got there right in the middle of the day so the lighting was pretty harsh, but HDR helped save the day.
It seems like old vehicles that have seen better days make for great photo subjects. I've included a few more in this post that I took up in the Palouse country of Washington. Something about the old chipped paint and rust that makes you wonder what stories the truck could tell you if it could talk.
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| Ford Cobra |
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I went over to a weekly car gathering in Irvine this morning called Coffee and Cars. It is a place where you can see a lot of car enthusiasts showing off there hot rods, muscle cars, classic cars, etc. It makes for a great opportunity for photographing some fabulous cars.
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| Packard Headlight |
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The Palouse has more than just great views of landscapes that look like patchwork quilts. There are also old trucks and cars to photograph. This scene caught my attention both because of the juxtaposition of the trucks and the fact that they were painted three different colors.
I went to a car show that is held every Sunday morning called Coffee & Cars. It's a place where a lot of regular folks can bring their cars and show them off and visit with a bunch of other people that like to do the same thing. It's a great place to make pictures of cars of all vintages and makes. Some are restored to look like the day they came off the assembly line and others are customized to the imagination of its owner. Then there are cars like the one above which has seen better days. I'm sure this car will one day be restored but I kind of liked it in this weathered condition. For this photo I adjusted the contrast using Topaz Adjust to bring out more detail in the old paint and rust.
