Le Truck

Beautiful capture! Great bw tones and light/ shadows. I also like the perspective here. Great work!

The old truck has special meaning for me as a similar one was part of my childhood 50 years ago in Cuba, my homeland. Best Regards.

Very nicely composed shot with great light &  B/W finish.Thanks for sharing.

My best regards.

Kallol

How I love these beauties! I like particularly this diagonal prospect which adds a more dynamic feeling to the whole image.  Good rendering to black and white.  Good day my friend!

I love shots like this and you did a great job of it. You owe your sister a debt of gratitude!

Many thanks for your interest I'm really pleased you like it..

Best Regards

Alf

ESBEN

I was a bit limited with the perspective, the small travel tripod I had with me wasn't very stable so I kept it at a short length and fortunately it kind of worked out ok.  Many Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

Best Regards

Alf

JORGE

It's very gratifying to read that the truck holds some nostalgic value for you, its quite remarkable the way vehicles can trigger memories of the past. Many Thanks Jorge!

Best Regards

Alf

KALLOL

Thank you for your interest and kind words, much appreciated!

Best Regards

Alf

PANAYOTIS

It is interesting that you noted the diagonal perspective, I tried a number of ways to get an angle that would allow an appreciation of the whole vehicle, and this was the result.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

PAT

These kind of opportunities seem to be getting somethng of a rarity, so yeah, I think your right I do owe my sister a debt of gratitude, I think I also owe her for lots more, mostly for just being my sister : - )

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts Pat.

Best Regards

Alf

I'm happy to meet you again: your style is unquestionable!

Good Morning Alf, Just came across this finally. Exceptional detail on this image. I think the choice of B&W is perfect and the tones speak for themselves. Composition is spot on and I like the little touches of light and shade. Interesting and well done my friend. Take care.

BR,

Holger

A really beautiful shot with very nice lighting and details, Alf!

Nicely captured, beautifully presented. Great work, Alf! Kind regards.

A moody illustration of the past. Best regards

Very lovely shot and masterful processing/bw conversion. Traditionally, i used to see such type of abandoned cars with superwide angle, some degrees of distortion ( exaggerated dimensions ), and high contrast processing to impart and augment drama, but this one nicely broken the rules, giving a nice and pleasing "real" view of it with the same amount of drama. For me, its a very successful shot. Bravo.

Hamid.

Many Thanks for your interest and kind words!

Best Regards

Alf

HOLGER

I'm really glad you like it. I wanted the tones to reflect the age and add a touch of nostalgia. I usually have a great deal of flexibility with composition as I carry a range of lenses that allow it. In this instance though I only had a 24 - 70mm and so I went with the wider end of the range,  fortunately it seemed to work.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

RUUD

Many Thanks for your interest and thoughtful comments.

Best Regards

Alf

ANABELA

Thank you so much, I appreciate your interest and comments.

Best Regards

Alf

MARCO

"Moody" yes indeed, thats what I was aiming for and its gratifying to read your kind comments.

Best Regards

Alf

HAMID

Yes I know the type of shot that you refer to and indeed some of them can be very effective. But in all honesty I didn't take my 14 - 24mm lens with me to France, its a fantastic lens, but such a weighty lump to travel with. And I guess the type od shot you refer to is a bit cliched too. So in retrospect I'm glad this was a bit different and really appreciate your views on it.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

Glad you are going South, your Scottish shots have been making me feel totally inadaquate!

Perhaps I shall have to start getting up early but retirement is such hard work.

Good to hear from you, I hope you are keeping well. The hot weather doesn't suit me, I start to wilt : - )  So the good news is, I will be back to Scotland in autumn .......well I hope so anyway. There really isn't any place quite like it. As for retirement, I remember my father in law saying "I don''t know how I ever found the time to work"

Cheers Terry!

Alf

This one is quite a beauty.  As others have said the tones are lovely and there is something about the shabby quality of the truck that makes it so compelling to look at.  I see that you have been expanding into other genres besides landscape.  Lucky for us to be able to appreciate the diversity of your talents.  Hope all is well.

I am always fascinated by images of old vehicles, and this one is no exception.  Great tones, excellent execution in b&w.

Kind regards

Engela Vermeulen

I think old trucks and vehicles are a bit like people, the older they get the more of thier character shows from the outside. I count myself as being very fortunate to find ths one. As for my diversification, I do like to explore different genres, but I feel like I am just touching the touching the edges at the moment, there is so much to learn, but the journey is most enjoyable.

Sincere Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

ENGELA

I think old vehicles holds a fascination for a wide range of people, there is so much character on show, and one can easilly get lost in the nostalgia, in a most enoyable way.  I'm really pleased you like this one

Many Thanks & Best Regards

Alf

Hi Alf. Poor truck but what an excellent photographic opportunity! You have done an excellent job in capturing the nostalgia and character of this poor relic! really lovely the B/W tones and lighting! Great work! All the best. Sarah.

Alf,

I really like this photo.  The truck takes on a caricature, something I would expect to find in a child's book, perhaps with a name such as 'thumpy dumper'.  As others have said the range of tones is outstanding and this really speaks to the quality of your work.  A lovely image!

Jim

Sorry.......somehow I missed replying to this one.

But yeah it looks like it had a hard life, every scratch and dent must have its own story to tell, I'd love to trace its history, find out all the details.......but I wouldn't know how to start. It wouldn't be as difficult if it was in the UK, but parked on a farm in the South of France presents a challenge to say the least.  Glad you liked this one Sarah and thank you so much for your enthusiastic response!

Best Regards

Alf

JIM

I like that caricature analogy, I can see a series of books with "Thumpy Dumper" and his associate farm yard machines  "Trippy Tractor"  and "Hectic Harvester"  having all kinds of adventures!

Many Thanks for your thoughtful feedback Jim, much appreciated!

Alf

Great composition and love the tone. 

Many Thanks for stopping by, its surprising what treasures people disregard.

Best Regards

Alf

I see that just about every member of Pnet has signed off on this one. It's a wonderful old buggy and you've more than done it justice. And the light is just so sweet. Great work.

Not quite "every member" ..........well not until now : - )

An unexpected treasure on a back road in the South of France, we whizzed past it at great speed and had to navigate our way back as I screamed  "Stoppppp!" a bit too late.

Many Thanks for your thoughts and positive feedback!

Best Regards

Alf