You’re looking at the partially opened trunk of a 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. That unusual opening rear window was called a “Breezeway” and was a signature design feature on these jet-age Mercs. One of the denizens of the Big M salvage yard in Williams, California, shot December 2011.
Purple and pink-gelled strobes inside the car, pointed at the Breezeway. Blue-gelled flashlight from below the M logo and there’s also some red LED bounced onto it as well, pulling out some contrasting highlights and shadow details. It took several tries to get the upward-falling shadow of the M be symmetrical and vertical enough to match the lines on the roof and window framing. The rest of the scene was lit by full moon light, during the 263-second exposure.
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