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04-SEP-2010 Cindy Flood

Ford hood ornament

Wisconsin

Sony Alpha Nex-5 ,Contax Zeiss G 35 f/2
1/4000s f/2.0 iso200 full exif

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Cindi Smith 16-Sep-2010 03:47
Sweet.... nice find and image. Love the DoF!
Cindy Flood11-Sep-2010 13:18
Thanks to everyone for commenting and thanks to Hal for adding the interesting information. Please feel free to chip-in any time. LOL It really adds interest to the photo to know more of the history and meaning.
hal 11-Sep-2010 09:33
Dear Bob and Barry, Many thanks. Glad you found it interesting.
The thermometer by the way was fitted to the radiator cap.
One filled the radiator from outside, without opening up the engine compartment.
Apologies to Cindy for chipping in here.
Lennart Waara11-Sep-2010 09:01
Great detail from a vintage car! Lovely definition and color management!
Barry 11-Sep-2010 02:47
Nice depth of Field Cindy... and very useful information Hal... Thanks to you both...
The thermometer is clearly visible...
Guest 11-Sep-2010 02:31
Love it. Hal... great bit of information you provided!!!
Rudi 11-Sep-2010 01:55
Ahhh, the "good old days". Nicely done. :-)
hal 11-Sep-2010 00:40
A very fine photo Cindy.
Before engineers invented a way to record temperature
on a remote dashboard gauge, cars had the radiator thermometer fitted
to the radiator itself, and visible from the driver's seat so the motorist could check
for overheating problems, usually when going uphill.
Later, as here, ornamentation was added, and the ornaments remained, as wings, birds,
animals like Jaguars, winged ladies and lndians (Pontiac) even after the gauge was moved inside the car.
Pete Hemington10-Sep-2010 22:05
A great piece of automotive engineering.
Cindy Flood10-Sep-2010 21:44
Thanks, everyone. The hood ornament has "Boyce Motometer" engraved in the brass. The center says "Ford, The Universal Car". At the bottom of the center, the patent info for Boyce Motometer says that it was located in Long Island City, NY. I looked it up and the Boyce Motometer was patented in 1912. It was a thermometer/guage that read the temperature of the radiators vapor.
Steve Mockford10-Sep-2010 21:44
Very nice detail shot Cindy; you have chosen the perfect DoF to accentuate the subject.
Guest 10-Sep-2010 20:07
Great detail, Cindy. I had a model A (a 29) but it sure
didn't have a radiator cap like this one!
Mohamed Mahmoud10-Sep-2010 19:39
Awesome
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Michael Edwards10-Sep-2010 17:29
Yes, I'd recognize that Zeiss bokeh anywhere...
Hoping that ornament is attached to something you or Dave OWNS...
Lovely shot.
Frank Kavanagh Photography10-Sep-2010 17:17
Great shot Cindy, wonderful composition and great use of DOF. Nice one.