Old Packards and Another Reality

[Rainforest]

We explored Southern Oregon for a couple of days and found old cars and dual reality - kind of :-)

1. This is a cell shot I couldn't pass up. How many times did the muralist cross the street to look I wonder?

My husband spotted the old cars in a parking lot not far from our motel. Two old Packards and a Cadillac. I really wanted something arty but came up short. I could have spent another hour! So far this is the best I have. C&C always welcome.

1.

2. Packard Grill


3. Packard Color, Packard B&W

[AlwaysOnAuto]

That first shot is great!
Scrolling down quickly it looks like the building is hanging out in mid-air.
I really like that fender line shot of the Packard. Seems they don't make cars with character like that any more.

[mknittle]

I don't think you fell short. I like #1 just because it is cool.
#3&4 are good but I can't decide which of the two works better for me

[Rainforest]

Thank you both Alan and Mark. :-) Glad you liked them. As happens once you post you see something differently so I'm adding a different, and I hope better crop of #1. Cheers.

[mknittle]

Thank you both Alan and Mark. :-) Glad you liked them. As happens once you post you see something differently so I'm adding a different, (and I hope better crop of #1.). Cheers.

LOL always. That is better Susan.

[IzzieK]

Susan, though I like #1, I would have seek the owner of the car in front of it and ask him to move his car for a while (like I will...) If mine, I will crop out the bottom of the shot that has a disable parking sign on the ground. It does not add to the story of the shot itself. My preference is #2 of the grill of the Packard. +1 to Alan on his comment.

[Shadowman]

Nice series and you almost managed to stay out of the shots.

[Rainforest]

Susan, though I like #1, I would have seek the owner of the car in front of it and ask him to move his car for a while (like I will...) If mine, I will crop out the bottom of the shot that has a disable parking sign on the ground. It does not add to the story of the shot itself. My preference is #2 of the grill of the Packard. +1 to Alan on his comment.

Thanks Izzie, the disabled sign does just make it busy where it doesn't need to be. Darn car ;-)

[Rainforest]

Nice series and you almost managed to stay out of the shots.

I tried hard to minimize myself - gosh I'm so thin!! :-))

[mknittle]

Nice series and you almost managed to stay out of the shots.

If she cloned out the shadow It wouldn't be noticeable.

[Wavelength]

Well captured images; liked them all

[JohnRostron]

I'm not really into cars, but I was impressed by the trompe-l'oeil in #1. It took me a while to realize that the smudge in the centre was a Bald Eagle. Well spotted.

John

[Rainforest]

I'm not really into cars, but I was impressed by the trompe-l'oeil in #1. It took me a while to realize that the smudge in the centre was a Bald Eagle. Well spotted.

John

It was the eagle that made me slow down and really look.
I'm really not into cars either but I am into reflections. It is play that I just love. The cars, I have found, are also very challenging to shoot and process so that is good practice :-).

[Rainforest]

If she cloned out the shadow It wouldn't be noticeable.

Easier said than done, for me - I tried on a couple in LR with mixed success. I don't really mind it - I'm part of the reflection 'show' and in this case not a weird blob so I left me in.

[Rainforest]

Well captured images; liked them all

Thanks Nanadakumar ;-)

[purplehaze]

Nice, Susan! I agree you could get rid of the disabled parking sign, but as for the car, i like it there; I think it provides needed depth.

Kudos to you for the job on the cars; I don't think I would have the courage to try. Very clever, the way you minimized yourself. I had to look again to see you.

[Rainforest]

Nice, Susan! I agree you could get rid of the disabled parking sign, but as for the car, i like it there; I think it provides needed depth.

Kudos to you for the job on the cars; I don't think I would have the courage to try. Very clever, the way you minimized yourself. I had to look again to see you.

Thanks Janis - appreciate your comment. I may very well have another opportunity in the future for a reshoot but I do believe I caught the best time of day for that shot. You may be right about that car, it does provide depth and sort of grounds the building. I had a nice chat with one of the car owners but once he figured out I wasn't into cars he left me to my pursuits.:-)

[mknittle]

Easier said than done, for me - I tried on a couple in LR with mixed success. I don't really mind it - I'm part of the reflection 'show' and in this case not a weird blob so I left me in.

That is kind of a tough spot to work on. Good practice though.