Of Shadows & Grey
Design can define a time in history. This is particularly true of art deco from the 1920’s and 30’s in America and Europe. The instant you see architecture, fashion or industrial design from this period you are set in time and place. This is most certainly true of automobiles from those decades. This style is elegant, functional and always modern.
The photographer here has captured the simplicity of design in this fragment of a view. The lighting allows the flowing lines to blend together with detail and grace. The variation of light from top (dark) to bottom (light) lets the viewer follow along the formed sheet metal to a Cyclops of an eye. The paint color has the richness of silk.
This is an excellent example of telling a story without giving any more information about the subject than necessary. If more of the automobile was visible along with background the photo-artist would not have created the same elegant composition.
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August 5th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Thanks again, Jim. This is a photo of a’34 Ford that I took at the August 1st Santa Paula Cruise Night. They hold it on the first Friday of each month, April through October, along Main Street starting at 4pm or so. The event is well attended in terms of cars and people. They also have some food vendors and musical entertainment. The low, late afternoon sun was ideal for photographing the cars. It was my first time there and will probably go back back next month.