For safekeeping
The windows in what the old-timers must surely call “the Cadillac house” were broken, so naturally I looked in. And found this old truck, which was once important enough to store inside a building. I’d guess that the reasons for storing it have faded away and it’s there out of habit as much as for any other reason.
But it was a nice thing to see through a broken window.
Spur, Texas
photographed 3.26.2014
Posted on April 9, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, downtown, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, spur, spur texas, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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I’m guessing it’s there because it can no longer move! There’s still something muscular about that truck. I like the subtle toning too, adds a little vintage to the image. Nicely done, Melinda
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Thanks, Andy. This one is a good illustration of what you wrote about on iSighting last week: I saw those broken windows and looked inside. There was a time not that long ago when I would not have thought to do that. (Sorry I haven’t commented on your post; I’ve good intentions, but, well, you know how THAT goes…)
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What a find!
This is just wonderful, Melinda.
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Thanks, Lisa. I hate to think how many things like this I missed when I didn’t think about looking through a broken window!
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Are we still sorting what to keep and what to sell? The old wrecks parked on the edge of the orange orchard when I was a boy were not only twenty years older, but great vehicles for the imagination for my sister and I, shifting gears to faraway places. In those days, they kept everything just in case it might be needed. Looks like the tailgate may have doubled for a work bench until it ran out of room. Great photo!
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The graphics on the ground in the foreground are really interesting and seem more modern that the photo itself.
I am a bit disappointed you did not shoot brackets and treat us to an colour HDR image of this truck and all its rust (it must have rust).
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If I HAD shot an HDR truck I could enter it in the local photo society’s show, along with 389 similar shots.
This building was full of layers of stuff – maybe an archaeologist would like to explore is….
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