photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Twenty Six : Using reflections to transform reality > The Old Blue Truck, Barstow, California, 2006
previous | next
10-FEB-2006

The Old Blue Truck, Barstow, California, 2006

With rust covering much of its blue finish, this truck has made its last delivery. It now is one of a number of historic vehicles in the collection at Tom's Welding and Machine Shop in Barstow, California. Its window reflects just a few of the collection's other items, including an old farm wagon, ladders, and gasoline signage. The reflection is the focal point of picture. It is lighter, and more detailed, and provides a context for what is probably this truck’s last stop.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30
1/125s f/4.5 at 13.5mm iso80 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time10-Feb-2006 17:48:53
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ30
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length13.5 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (10)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
share
Phil Douglis20-Aug-2006 04:37
You are right, Christine, as usual. The reflection, as I noted, offers a context for what has gone before this truck came to its final resting place here at Tom's Welding and Machine Shop. If we look closely at that reflection, we see an old wagon high on a hill, and as we descend down, the scene chaotically dissolves into a jumble of old gas station signs. One might well take that for truck's life history.
Christine P. Newman20-Aug-2006 03:05
The truck's whole life history reflecting in the window, it sounds a bit biblical.
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment