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23-MAY-2009 Zane Paxton

Old Truck Panorama

San Gregorio, California

The temptation was to zoom in on the old rusting truck for the "easy" shot,
to take in its rich textures amidst the weeds and wildflowers.

But then the inquiry starts...

Where is this truck on the planet?
Why is it here in this spot?

Interpretive strategy:
Abandoned by the side of a country road,
a road that it probably was driven on many, many times before.
The telephone poles indicate the path of the road and add a certain forlorn mood that suits the quiet scene.
I chose a wider format to express that the truck is but a small part of the landscape that it exists in.
One's eye is invited to dance horizontally along the higher contrast crest of the hills and wires;
tracing the path of the road where the cars whiz past, but not this old truck.
So there is visual movement against the static truck for the viewer to ponder.
But, I am not completely settled about the visual prominence of the telephone pole against the sky. I did place it slightly off center
and it is a device for the trampled path in the grass to point at.

Nikon D2x ,Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S
1/125th @ f/6.3 ISO 100, -0.3 EV to manage the sky's brightness 2-shot handheld pano hide exif
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Fred Parsons29-May-2009 03:36
nice
monil27-May-2009 01:34
Very beautiful this scene and love the composition. v
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad26-May-2009 04:20
A considered choice. Too bad about the pole though. I can see that you had little choice in the matter. A beautiful image, nonetheless. Voted
Zane Paxton25-May-2009 21:16
Well... it is indeed an old truck off the side of the road...
Mark Krauss25-May-2009 20:50
Nice interpretation. (bites cheek) What if it's just an old truck by the side of the road? (ducks).