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 Impala Crinkle ::::: Paul's Junkyard ::::: September 2011](https://lostamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pauls108.9-250x100.jpg)
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 Vacuum the Bed ::::: 1980s Chevy El Camino](https://lostamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pauls158.9-250x100.jpg)
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? What Do You Want From Life? ::::: 1974 Chevrolet Monza](https://lostamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ken07.9-250x100.jpg)
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 Metallic Sunburst ::::: 2007 Chevrolet HHR](https://lostamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ken15.9-250x100.jpg)
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 […]