After a Long, Hard Road..., a photo from テキサス, South

Photographer's Note

For those uninterested in auto trivia, consider that this car is more than 50 years old and is about 5,000 miles from where it was built. I have seen it a couple times and photographed it this morning in the even light of a cloudy day. I invite your comments on the range of tones within the monochrome -- I do not think I have been successful in presenting a full range from very black to bright white, but I have tried. I am even more interested in suggestions you may have for PP that would present the full range better.

For the aficionados -- this is the bonnet ornament from a Morris Minor 1000 Traveller Estate from about 1960. How it got to Austin, Texas is unknown to me. It survives in rather poor condition, but I think the ornament and the lines of the hood still present a certain feminine sensuality.

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ACL1978 (7511) 2013-05-09 13:48

Hey Russ - nice detail on this. I know nothing about the Morris Minor - enlighten me? I suppose I could just check Wikipedia, but where's the fun in that...

As for the monochrome conversion, I do think that you could increase the contrast and bring out more of the black, which might result in a more metallic feel. I also might crop just a bit more from top and left to emphasize the swoop of the ornament.

Andrew

theswedish (680) 2013-05-09 19:32