In the rows of a late-model junkyard off of Highway 99 in California’s Central Valley. Cold and muddy, dodging the rain. This is about a 3 minute exposure. It was a full moon, but the image is mainly lit by sodium vapor lights, reflecting off the low clouds. Seems like most of the valley is […]
Impala Crinkle
A smooshed 1964 Chevrolet Impala station wagon, under unsettled skies during a workshop at Paul’s Junkyard. 179 second exposure, blue-gelled strobe, bounced red LED flashlight.
Vacuum The Bed
Red and lime-gelled LED flashlight in the bed, red gelled strobe through the windshield. 85 second exposure. Paul’s Junkyard, October 2011.
What Do You Want From Life?
This ’74 Monza was lurking along the back fence at the Stockton yard. When was the last time you saw one of these malaise-era pigs driving around? Been decades for me. Terrible car. If it had the V8, you had to disconnect the engine from the motor mounts and raise it by 6 inches just to […]
Metallic Sunburst
Another late-model insurance write-off from November’s shoot at the Stockton junkyard. Nice coating of dew on this thing–it really helped to pick up the light painting nicely. I took advantage of the car’s intense natural color by using a warm-toned raw xenon flashlight on the body from the front and rear and a series of […]
