09/08/13 Featured Arkansas Photography–Old car along Hwy 123 near Lurton
Taken with a Canon 5D MKII, Canon 24-70 lens, F8, iso 100, taken in 5 exposures then blended together in Photoshop. This is a common site in Arkansas along the old farm roads and forest roads throughout the state. Many times the car is sitting on an old home site and was abandoned when the family left. In the background you can see what is left of an old home. I had driven by the old car for years, either on trips to run Richland Creek, or photograph along Sam’s Throne, but never stopped to really photograph it. On this day I like the weeds that had grown up along the side of the car and stopped to shoot it. As the light was waning, I shot this in a 5 exposure bracket then combined the shots. With any old vehicle, I like to add a bit of grunge to help accent the rust patina. On my next trip I made a point of looking for this car was surprised to see that it was gone. Someone had either taken it for scrap or a re-build. I assume scrap as I don’t think it was very rare. Rule of thumb when you see it shoot it.
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