It’s all about the quality of light. Whether it is natural or artificial, well placed light can make any vehicle attractive. I must admit, it does help if the car is attractive to begin with…it might be a tough sell to make a Datsun B210 look good in any type of light. Thankfully this is no Datsun! Take for example this ‘39 Chevy truck. The soft golden light of California’s setting sun worked its magic on this former farm hand. A classic look for sure, the outer darkness black suede paint combined with the brimstone red steel wheels and the angelic glowing halos of the wide whites. “They” may say this look had been beaten to death like a rival fan in the parking lot of Dodger stadium. Who cares what they say anyway? I call it beautiful, and the golden light with the black suede makes it an ideal piece of eye candy.
PS. Sorry about the watermarks on the photos, some dumb bastards have been stealing my photos and putting it on their blogs! So now I have to ruin my photos in order to ensure thieves don’t steal my work and repost it as their own.
Photo number 3 is my favorite. I LOVE the golden light.
ReplyDeleteThey're all great pics, the flat black of the truck really makes the color and textures around it stand out well without detracting from the subject.
ReplyDeleteSweet photos. I own a 1939 Chevy Truck like this one. My truck was found in a farmers field and is missing the fenders, grill, hood, and front headlights. I'm not going to restore it the way this beauty has been done in your photos but it will make a neat rat rod. I like the first photo in front of the barn the most but all of them are tasty.
ReplyDeleteI own a 1939 Chevy truck like this one. I found it in a farmers field in Montana. It's missing the fenders, hood, grill, and headlamps but it will make a sweet rat rod. I like the picture with the barn, something about old cars and barns, they go together like PB&J.
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