The Boneyard is a place where old vehicles are unceremoniously left to decay. The setting sun brushes its rusting hood into a soft velvet sheen, and at the same time illuminates its trim and rear window in a matching glow, evoking a timeless mood. I used my spot meter to create this mood by exposing on the brightest spot in the image – the chrome strip. This darkened the picture, helping me to contrast the pitted texture of the chrome to the smooth texture of the hood, and then compare both to the translucent opaque color in the windshield. I designed this image around a series of curves. The curve of the tightly cropped chrome hood ornament echoes the curved shadow in the windshield. The gentle curve of the hood itself echoes the curve of the windshield. Within the arcs of these curves, it is texture and color that brings both mood and meaning to the image.