Truck

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I looked at this pic a lot longer than the typical rusty-car picture.

 

The colors on the car are great. I can't decide whether the contrast or saturation should have been heightened a little more to bring them out. I guess you don't want to make decay look too garish.

 

I found it odd that the headlight is in such good shape compared to the rest of the car. For me that raises questions: Is this maybe not a derelict vehicle after all? It's a little mysterious. I like that.

 

The aspect ratio of the picture troubles me. I don't mind that it's vertical, but the crop chosen is tall relative to width (~3:2). I find that in tension with the basically square and squat nature of the subject. I wonder if a 4:3 ratio would be less unsettling.

 

 

I found this old truck at the farm on Antelope Island in the middle of the Great Salt Lake. It was definitely old and rustic. I am not very sure about the length of the photo either. When I uploaded it, it was a lot longer than I recall it being in photoshop. I did soften it a little in photoshop because it looked a little too rugged...maybe I should have gone a little lighter on the softening. I went for more softening though to kind of give a nostalgic feel almost as though I were dreaming of days from the past with grandpa or something. Thanks so much for your input. I really think I do need to crop it more...it does seem awfully long.

Well, the pic does what it's supposed to do, it got me thinking of the same kind of thing, and that patina is wonderful. A photo like this doesn't need to bounce off the page/screen. A thought: If the truck is still there in the summer, I'd like to see the same composition with no snow and in direct sunlight placed next to this one.

 

I like your land- and winterscapes, too. Some day I have to move someplace that pretty.