"Old, Shattered & Forgotten"
In a junkyard sat this old truck, dirty, shattered glass, rusty and discarded....oh, the stories it could tell! Had to capture it!...
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In a junkyard sat this old truck, dirty, shattered glass, rusty and discarded....oh, the stories it could tell! Had to capture it!
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Nov, 2016Views
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People's Choice in Beauty of the Discarded Photo Challenge
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January 13, 2017
Thank you so much! It is always an honor to receive awards from my peers!
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken while wandering through an antique shop and junkyard on the outskirts of Columbia Falls, Montana. I was all excited thinking about the photographs I had taken in Glacier National Park early that morning, but didn't want to go back to the cabin yet. So, I stopped and meandered through this junkyard. Laughing, I went back to the car and grabbed my camera.....Time
There were multiple dilapidated cars and trucks in the junkyard, but this old Chevrolet caught my eye! It was a bright, sunny afternoon but undercover of multiple trees. This shot was taken on April 9, 2016 at 2:19 p.m.Lighting
Normally I don't like taking outdoor photographs mid-afternoon due to glare or haze. But, cracked windows, tons of rust and dust, windshield wiper hanging and the sunlight popping through the evergreen trees around it created a real opportunity...at least in my mind's eye!Equipment
This photograph was shot with my Nikon D7100 and AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6G lens. I was taking quick shots and moving through the junkyard so I just set it on Auto Focus and snapped away. No tripod, no filter except UVA.Inspiration
It was only after I studied this truck through my lens that I realized it was a great subject! Trying different angles made me realize there were multiple shadows and reflections to capture and this shot maximized all of them! This old truck found an new admirer. After all, beauty is in the eye of the "beholder with a camera."Editing
I did use some post-processing because I wanted to accent the texture of the rust and dust, maximize the reflections and cracks in the glass and the shadows from the trees above and the rearview mirror. My favorite go-to for this process is Macphun Creative Kit. I used Intensify CK, Aurora and Noiseless for this finished photograph.In my camera bag
Equipment in my bag? Which bag?! For travel photography as on this trip I pack my Nikon D7100 body, Nikkor 18-105mm (a great lens for shooting about anything...even panning birds in flight), my favorite landscape lens...Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm 1:4 (love it!), my Sigma 150-500mm 1:5-6.3 APO (for wildlife), MeFoto Globe Trotter tripod w/large plate mounted and custom gimbal head in place (since I only have one camera body, I can slide quickly mount the Sigma lens and slide it onto the tripod and be ready to shot wildlife rather quickly), always a cleaning kit...blower, cloth, etc., a penny (for screwing and unscrewing needs) velcro strips and large rubber bands, extra cards, extra camera battery, all my chargers, Macbook Pro 13" laptop, rain cover, and roll of heavy duck canvas to put equipment on if the ground is damp. All in my large Vanguard Backpack Bag. For short trips or hiking shoots, I have a smaller Manfrotto pack which won't carry my large lens and tripod. And, I have been known to just grab my camera and 18-105 and go......Feedback
This is shot is a classic example of going someplace with the intent to shoot certain things (Glacier National Park...WOW!) and coming home with a treasure trove of photographs you hadn't dreamed of taking. Seize every moment that comes your way! I stopped at this junkyard to kill some time and maybe find something to buy. But, all I could see were mind's-eye photos as I began to shop....that is the moment you go grab your camera!!! So, rule number one....ALWAYS HAVE YOUR CAMERA! When shooting old vehicles look for something that makes it particularly unique..like the windshield wiper hanging in this one...then compose your photo trying to bring that identifed uniqueness out..use lighting, angles, zoom, shoot up or down.....Now you are really starting to study the truck....the more your study it through your lens, the more you see....I think of old vehicles as models on a runway....except you are the one moving and this old truck cakewalked like a pro!
