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26-JAN-2003 Mark J

Past Or Future ? By Mark J

This is a car hood ornament I photographed today.

Can you tell me if this is an antique or a "concept car" object ?

To me, it has elements of the past and a futuristic
look to it

PS, I intentionally left that ghostly reflection

Go ahead, guess ? :-)

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Sony Forums Challenges01-Feb-2003 05:03
Ok folks.... better late then never, right ? lol

It's a Cheverlet antique army vehicle. The most unlikely vehicle one would expect to see in the beach parking lot but.. it was there on Super Bowl Sunday, the day I photographed this image.

Also note: the car was actually dark (Army) green. I found it boring in it's original color so, I tooled around in PSE 2 to change the color to something more pleasing to the eye ;-)

Mark J
Sony Forums Challenges29-Jan-2003 16:32
It also could be titled "the past of future". Nice picture! upsidedown
Sony Forums Challenges29-Jan-2003 04:31
Beautiful composition and color, Mark. Helen
Bill Borne28-Jan-2003 21:57
Changed my mind, Mark. I say it's a chrysler or Desoto Ornament. Bill B
Sony Forums Challenges27-Jan-2003 21:31
Pontiac?
Guest 27-Jan-2003 19:09
this must be an ornament on Flash Gordon's ship.

On a serious note, it's a great capture of something you see frequently but presented in an unusual, creative way.
W.C. VandenBerg27-Jan-2003 03:15
Good one, Mark! Really nice image and I like the ambiguity of the when. And it's definitely not "now." I, too, would guess it's from an old car.
Bill Borne27-Jan-2003 01:54
A nice photo. Great composition and color. I say it's hood ornament on old car.