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23-APR-2011

Rust, Cordes Junction, Arizona, 2011

I usually prefer to photograph textures in either the early morning or late afternoon, when the low angle of the sun throws height variations into sharp relief. However, I made this image after the “good” light vanished, and the sun was already high in the sky. The high angle of the sun makes the old GMC logo on a rusting truck radiator stand out, as well as creating a sundial out of the shadow of the drainage valve below.

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Phil Douglis23-May-2011 01:58
Either we missed a few on our last visit, or the junkyard around the hamlet's general store is always being re-stocked. This was a gem, full of symbolism,due largely to the light and texture and shadow that combine to tell a corporate tale.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)22-May-2011 02:17
You got some great images on your return visit to Cordes.......seems like we missed a few on our visit. Here GM is bathed in golden light, an optimistic sign of continued growth (perhaps).
Phil Douglis17-May-2011 23:51
Thanks, Ann, for coming to this gallery. And thank you, Tim, for noting the metaphor for GM's deficits. (However, just this month GM announced that it is back in the black again.)
Tim May17-May-2011 23:40
Seems to me a metaphor for the draining of profit from GM's tank.
Ann...17-May-2011 18:51
What a "find" this is! Wonderful colour and texture.
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