Hat tip / inspo Ed Ruscha.
Hope you’re having a good August! Anyway, I think it’s clear I’m looking forward to returning to public transportation.
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Very interesting concept, James. I always have a camera with me, especially when riding around town with the doggies, and often come across some interesting backs of cars but more so trucks or work vehicles, where company names are often artfully painted on the back. I am not sure if I have any I can easily find now on my computer but I will now keep an eye out for these moving forward.
I think these types of photos also provide a great overall “snapshot” of what a community looks like.
Appreciate that Richard, yeah I found the surroundings here to be very interesting.
Your posting reminded me of this photo I snapped at the Boulder City, NV train museum. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nTn4mCIdb2XfIP7X6sh4R-aPRbKwJiDt/view?usp=sharing
Ha! Great car butt as my six year old referred to them.
BORING & BANAL!! You are much better than this!
Banal yes! While I found the two week twice-daily 31 minute commutes taking my kid to daycamp to be quite boring, I found the surroundings and cars to be pretty fascinating, and commuting that way in general regularly to be fascinating as well. But that’s probably because it’s not something I’ve ever done.
LoL WTF.
I think if you’re going to try at boring, the drone-beat of license plates and ugly truck nuts ought to be hammered into the retinas of your viewers. ;o)
Ha while I don’t think this comment is meant a complement, ‘Lol WTF’ and ‘hammered into the retinas’ makes it my favorite. And I mean this kindly and honestly, I really appreciate hearing your perspective and was hoping for one or two like this.
I found it interesting. I have more than a few collections of streets, flowers, dogs on the street and little bits of rubbish on the street. These sorts of actions often lead to a photo worth keeping and displaying.
Appreciate that Rob!
A profound study on “Twentysix Backs of Cars”.
Indeed an accurate and realistic interpretation of cars, or more specifically, the backs of them.
And further ….
… Your next post will be even better (for sure!)
🙂
Thanks Spike! Appreciate it.