Robin Mellor
July 2024 - Long Stay Parking
About the Image(s)
There is a place, about 20 miles from where I live, which is a mostly wooded area dedicated as a graveyard for many dozens (possibly more) of old vehicles. Many buses, trucks, vans and cars are slowly rotting away in an elegant rural setting.
I was lucky enough to visit this place, a few years ago. I have chosen this photograph because it sums up the way nature is gradually reclaiming a man made thing - and this car is there for the long term!
Nikon Coolpix A and processed in Affinity Photo 2.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
Hi Robin,
Great Wabi Sabi image. You captured a good story of the passage of time and the effects of nature on the vehicle. Nice details and texture throughout. Well exposed. Old and weathered subjects have so much character. I like it. The colored image must look great too. Posted: 07/05/2024 14:15:20
Great Wabi Sabi image. You captured a good story of the passage of time and the effects of nature on the vehicle. Nice details and texture throughout. Well exposed. Old and weathered subjects have so much character. I like it. The colored image must look great too. Posted: 07/05/2024 14:15:20
Robin, first of all - a great title for this shot. This car is certainly not going anywhere! This subject lends itself very well to mono as it seems to add to the passing of time. I expect in a few years time this shot will be impossible as the car will be completely overgrown. Good detail and texture in this shot. Posted: 07/08/2024 08:19:47
Hi Robin--I like the dark vignetting around the subject. The overall feeling of the image is almost "crime scene". The slow consumption of a steel vehicle by vegitation is sort of disturbing, which is what makes it interesting to me. Posted: 07/21/2024 16:59:34
A very effective but sobering story of how age wins out over how man must cope with nature. I think this nature would be more effective in color instead of black and white. The colors of the foliage against the colors of the car I think would be more effective. Posted: 07/21/2024 23:08:08
Thank you John. I take your point about colour but the car was a dull greenish and the foliage green - hence the black and white. Here in South West England, except in Autumn, most of the landscape is shades of green. This is what led James Ravilious (http://www.jamesravilious.com) to use black and white. It's easier than trying to separate the various tone of green, and more interesting (I think). Posted: 07/22/2024 06:40:02