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DesperadoYou better
let somebody
love you
before
its too late. -The Eagles- (D. Henley, G. Frey, 1973, © Electra Entertainment)
This is a re-process of an image I took in 2007. The print, was part of "An Olde Ride - Classics in the Rough" which toured Manitoba, Canada from 2008 to 2012 showing in 14 galleries.
The show was featured nationally in "More of Our Canada" magazine in 2011.
Unfortunately, new pictures of this truck, which I consider beautiful, are not possible because it has been removed. So what we have left are the memories. Like the song says... "You better let some body love you, before its too late."
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The colors (green & blue on the truck) look fantastic!
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That grass looks surprisingly fluffy. Interesting to see that the car appears green rather than red now.
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The fenders were originally blue, and the cab was green, these were pretty standard colours back then
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Ah, I was comparing to the thumbnail in the description with the red car I guess. My bad.
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things happen... the thumb it to the magazine article.
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It has been a long time
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This image is featured in my new journal. Hope you don't mind.
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thanks,
I appreciate it, and I think it looks pretty good with the other wrecks you have selected.
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Your gallery's wonderful! I really love this image, so evocative.
Janie
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thanks Janie,
I am not really sure what it is about the picture that you like, but there are two others of the same vehicle on my other gallery, one is called Desperado II (not much imagination in that I am afraid) the other was just posted and may not be visible yet, but is called "Four on the Floor."
Both will eventually be posted here, but unfortunately they will only be sold through the other gallery, along with th eother old car pictures.
thanks again for your interest.
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Wayne, that picture just spoke to me somehow. I suppose it was thinking about all the stories that truck could tell and seeing it reverting to nature, just crumbling gently away once its useful life was over. I loved that contrast between the rusting metal and the plants growing over it. I had a hard choice to decide which to favourite! I'll go and look at "Four on the Floor". How could you resist rescuing them?
Janie
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thanks again Jane,
it is easy to resist rescuing them...it simply costs too much.
If you do take a look, and feel like it, let me know what you think.
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Hi Wayne,
I went over and took a look at "Four on the Floor", and your comments on it. What a fascinating image, the old roof just emerging from yet another winter's snow. I suppose she'd be totally covered all winter? I loved the observation of the tree replacing the gear stick (shift?) Are you familiar with the Greek legend of Daphne turning into a tree to escape Apollo because your picture reminded me of that.
I understand about them being too expensive to rescue. Last year I found a 1942 Chevvy pickup for sale, still in running order but in original condition, imported from Arizona into the U.K. It cost an arm and a leg so I missed out on it. It was pretty wonderful though. Smelled great!
Janie
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thanks Janie,
Words are such funny things. Up here we call it a shift, I guess you call it a stick. The term is familiar to me, but not common, sometimes I have hear them together...stick shift. That is one of the things I like about the internet, getting to hear different ways of referring to similar things.
Sorry you missed out, but there are many more. I will be posting on on dA called J Stewart Farmer, it is a 48 or 48 International truck. Still in working order. I know where an identical model is which is in better shape because it has been out of the weather more. It is amazing to me how many of these vehicles still exist. Not including a guy who collects them (he may have 200) I know of 30 or 40. Some of them can't be photographed though because of location. So I guess I will just shoot them,and like you, leave the restoration to others.
thanks again.
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I agree, it's fascinating finding how we express ourselves differently. I just found out what "boondocks" means.
I'll look out for your Stewart Farmer. Over here we don't have so many just abandoned to gently rot away. They tend to disappear to the local scrap yard instead and so are lost. But I love that you're making this record of them in those stunning photographs. Incidentally my hubby's very jealous of the guy who owns 200 of them!
Cheers,
Janie
Hey, you might like this one [link]
great photo and shot
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Such a green car.. it doesn't use fuel and release no CO2. I'm not sure if it's really environmentally safe though.
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It is always my pleasure, Wayne!
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thank you,
I really appreciate the support.
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i agree with the rest who commented... it's interesting... the lines you've noted put more value to it...
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Beautifull!
Like a sinked ship surrounded by sea plants....I like it too much!
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thanks Ayhan,
that is a beautiful metaphor.
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great old car! I be it could tell some stories! I wonder how many miles it has travelled
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thanks Steve,
Have a good week.
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Do you live next to the "Leftpeople Cars Land" or what?
This one seem to have a nice relationship with the plants. ^___^
nice as always, thanks for your work
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ROFL...
thanks Martina.
I have been wondering that myself, i think I have become an old car magnet.
Seriously though, I just think that a lot of old cars, before 1950 were just parked and left because they had so little value. Back in those days, farmers just parked them on the edge of a field and left them there because they had so little value. Then the farm was sold, and the vehicle forgotten, the trees grwe up around it, and it has been hidden for years.
I found another truck on Friday and spent a bit of time talking to the farmer about taking a picture. I have permission, but I probably won't shoot until next year becuause of the angle of light available right now.
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I admire your patience. It results in some amazingly beautiful and touching shots.
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Hehehe. Welcome.
It's little sad story, but it's really nice you care for them and inmortalize with your pics. I would like to live in such a nice town like this, with a lot of memories. It's like being in the middle of the edge of the time, between old and new.
When I found some kind of stuff lefted by people, I think about its previous life, the people who owned that and so on... It's nice t pay attention on this things, and it's really really nice and admirable the patience and care you have to shoot them in the right moment, the one you want.
Have a nice week.
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I hope you have a good week too.
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Hehe , sometimes I think that you live nearby scrap yard or you have talent to finding out that things like this wrecked car
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lol...thanks marcin....
Actually i think it is just a magnet. I seem to find things like this all over. I found another old truck Friday but won't shoot it until next summer.
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Mmm its going to be fun 
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thanks...patience is not a problem, i waited almost 2 years for a picture once and up to 8 months for another. It will come if it is mine to take.
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Little correct and sry for spam
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Hehehe you are awersome
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I think it is important. if people take the time to say anything the least I can do is respond. And some people say more, so I try to respond. I will keep it up as long as I can.
Right now i only post 2 pictures a week because I can't keep up otherwise. I will reduce that if necessary.
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I love this song Wayne... And it suits the image quite well...
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