One of my dear friends, Malcolm, took me for a sunday drive this weekend for a much needed rust fix. Dont get me wrong...photographing brides and babies is alot of fun but going out into the woods and finding a nice hunk of rusted metal has got to be one of my all-time favorite things to do. Weird...I know. But look at all this beautiful decay - the colors, textures and life it still has when viewed through a different set of eyes. I found a ton of things to photograph - but you know me...I took over 300 photos just of THIS car...so Ill break each treasured find into different posts so this one doesnt scroll down for miles ;)
I LOVE THIS CAR!
I think one of my favorite things about man made junk piles - is that once they start to rot, all sorts of new plant life emerges. I found these little flowery weeds next to this giant heap of decaying metal - quite a lovely sight.
I am a macro nut. I love to get up close to things and make pictures of the small details that most people dont really stop to notice anymore. Here are some of my favorite parts of the car. From the handles to the windshield wipers and giant seas of rust and moss...mmmmmm. :)
Look!! Can you see me in the side mirror reflection?? :)
I love doing rust photos in color but something about old abandoned cars screams "BLACK AND WHITE!" to me. Its so hard to decide which I like better...so here are a few in black and white - I guess you can decide for yourself. :)
I think Malcolm wins the "sneakiest way to get Jen away from her work computer for a day" award. ;) Offering to drive me out to a rust filled wonderland, a long car ride for catching up on each others lives and a few good hugs to boot - cant be beat really. Thanks Malcolm :) lets do it again real soon!
