analog kansas
Ford F100
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 28 July 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.
Sparks, Kansas
Rolleiflex
Tmax 100
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States
wow -- this is actually quite foreboding! an excellent shot -- a perfect capture! the lighting, detail and composition are simply superb. bravo!
28 Jul 2008 5:40am
@dj.tigersprout: thanks again dj
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
Another wonderful image Grant. An icon. Lurking yet familiar.
28 Jul 2008 7:15am
@Matt Sutton: thanks matt - great description
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
The framing, light and subject is perfect.
28 Jul 2008 9:56am
@Observing: thanks... i agree about the subject, although i got a few odd stares when taking this one. i love these old trucks.
daina from United States
Some photos are effective and no amount of analysis will really explain why - I think this is one. Matt used the word lurking and that is the closest I can come to expressing the mood as well. Terrific image.
28 Jul 2008 12:57pm
@daina: thanks daina. i can't hardly ever explain what i like about a photo, so i'm glad to have someone else (almost) in the same boat :)
Marcie from United States
Great old truck. Really nice image. In its simplicity..it somehow says 1000 words.
28 Jul 2008 5:18pm
@Marcie: :), thanks marcie
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Rolleiflex is awesome rendering such depth. A very nice shot. Feels like the truck has been here amongst the vegetation (and a farm perhaps) forever. This is perhaps a truck from the owner's father's generation, and it is still here in the 21st century.
28 Jul 2008 7:46pm
@Howard F.: what a great description! i'm reluctant to tell the real story. this was parked in the grass lot at a flea market. the camera does lie!
ordinaryimages from KY Bluegrass, United States
looks a case of f-100 voyeurism. now that rolliflex, that's a real camera. i've use the cp 990 as somewhat a digital equivalent, which of course it's not. best...jf
29 Jul 2008 12:32am
@ordinaryimages: i had to google the cp 990. i don't think i'm capable of learning digital. i bought my girlfriend a digital elph. it seems interesting, but very complicated. she thinks i should know how to use it! i love the rollei. it was a happy accident, and a great deal, when i got it about a year ago.
~Kylie~ from Richmond, Australia
I see we both have a thing for old cars... the Ford looks great here in the afternoon sunlight... very cheekily hiding behind the bushes, a great capture!
29 Jul 2008 3:49am
@~Kylie~: thanks, yes. i don't know a thing about them, other than i like photographing them.
ordinaryimages from KY Bluegrass, United States
"interesting, but very complicated" the elfp or the girlfriend?
29 Jul 2008 4:33am
@ordinaryimages: that's the best one i've heard in a long time! of course the answer is both - with patience, there's a chance i might figure out the elph though.
@bluechameleon: thank you!
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
You could make a card from this image, it'd be a very popular one for the blokes..very good technically too grant, very slick.
29 Jul 2008 10:23pm
@lisa v: thanks lisa. maybe that could be my next career - grant's cards for blokes...
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Great tonal separation here and nostalgic evocation.
31 Jul 2008 9:29pm
@Twelvebit: this is a favorite place for photos for me. thanks again.
Benoit Darrieux from Clermont Ferrand, France
Very nice B & W pictures of America on your pages... I like your style. I have choosen this one for the light, the contrast, and for the vehicle which is a good a representation of your country (I know it's stupid, I watch to many series on my tv!).
31 Aug 2008 6:10pm
@Benoit Darrieux: thanks benoit. (and it's not stupid - this truck, at least in areas like this, is an important part of life.)
