automobiles

patina

Posted by sherri on Sep 13, 2011 in automobiles, images | 18 Comments

sort of :-)

patina

The taint of age can be very beautiful. The wreckage of man-made objects is something more beautiful than the new. Rust and weathering adds a patina of…well, I call it ‘elegant gorp’.
— Brett Weston

18 Comments

Michael Rawluk
September 14, 2011
I love finding old wrecks like that.
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Frida
September 14, 2011
Well I think it’s patina :-) What a lovely find.
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Fritsch
September 14, 2011
Achingly beautiful, Sherri! There’s a magic in decay & patina that words can hardly describe. All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
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yz
September 14, 2011
beautiful shot and great mood
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Marcie
September 14, 2011
What a great find!!! Love the mood here…the monochrome.
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george
September 14, 2011
The value of patina is often overlooked, remove it and an object’s beauty (and value) is more often than not greatly diminished.

Happily the old auto-mobile is not a case in point – and your photographic approach just enhances this wonderful old piece of machinery.
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Len Saltiel
September 14, 2011
Great find Sherri. Love the processing
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Rob
September 14, 2011
An ode to patina. rust is my favorite color/texture.
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Emily
September 14, 2011
you know what this reminds me of? I have no idea if it is the same car … but remember the opening scene of Austin Powers: Gold member? In that scene, Austin and Dr.Evil are babies … in a car when it sets fire … and i forget the rest … lol.

But I love this shot. Vintage cars are really fun to shot, eh? :)
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crash
September 14, 2011
there is a great line in the movie “A Good Year” : “the house isn’t old … it has the patina of a bygone era”
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Arnd
September 14, 2011
Love the almost-monochrome feel in this one.
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rian
September 14, 2011
yup, looks like patina to me too.. :) nice find..
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Christopher
September 16, 2011
Awesome decay shot Sherri–oh the stories this one could tell
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Pavan Kaul
September 17, 2011
A wonderful image of this icon from the past Sherri!! Well done!!
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John Prior
September 18, 2011
Old cars tell great stories of the past, nice shot Sherri
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joshi daniel
September 19, 2011
classic!
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chasity
September 30, 2011
very nice….
i wish i had this old truck….. but in its shiny glory.

wouldn’t that be soooo much fun to drive?!
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Arjan - PlasticDaisy
October 20, 2011
Wow that must have been there for a LONG time! :)
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