Rust. Trucks. Desert.

David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,262 moderator
edited October 22, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
An August road trip to Arizona brought us through numerous old Rte. 66 towns and abandoned roadways. As cool as that was, I really wanted to find old rusty cars and trucks. The goal was not to just find old rusty vehicles (that was relatively easy) but find them with a background to match the vehicles. I had almost given up until I spotted an entire line of these in the corner of an unfenced junk yard with the desert as backdrop.

For the Rustafarians, I have these. Other than the Chevy 3600, can anyone shed light on what 3, 4 and 5 are? Thanks, and enjoy!

1. Chevy 3600
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2. Chevy 3600. Needs a slight alignment on the front end. :D
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3.
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4. GMC
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5. GMC. A View Inside. No polarizer needed.
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6. Chevy 3600
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2011
    What a feast! thumb.gif

    #4 could your a hefty Rust Junkie boost of saturation!

    Keep 'em comin'!

    Don
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,262 moderator
    edited October 20, 2011
    OK. Good feedback. And I agree. Was working on it again just now and I think I went mad. Could be the meds. Tell me if this is too much...

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    I kind of like it all posterized and funked up in Curves in an artsy-fartsy way. :D
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2011
    What a find :D

    #3 thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif I really like that shot.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,262 moderator
    edited October 20, 2011
    Thanks!
    #3 is heavily edited. The out-of-camera shot didn't have the heavy shadow under mid-front bumper and the light pouring through was highly distracting. So (poor) manual cloning of weeds and darkness was in order to bring the image back to show-worthy. Sadly, the truck itself passed the show-worthy point many decades ago.
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    OK. Good feedback. And I agree. Was working on it again just now and I think I went mad. Could be the meds. Tell me if this is too much...



    I kind of like it all posterized and funked up in Curves in an artsy-fartsy way. :D
    Now you've got it! thumb.gif

    Much mo betta!

    :D Don




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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2011
    Nice venture into the world of rust. That re-do of the GMC shot is what it's all about. That's a fitting feast for all RUST JUNKIES.

    Tom
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2011
    Really like the redo on the GMC--excellent coloring!
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  • Art MorganArt Morgan Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2011
    ".....Other than the Chevy 3600, can anyone shed light on what 3, 4 and 5 are? Thanks, and enjoy!"


    #3 is a 1937 General Motors Truck (GMC). Seems the old rancher preferred GM.

    I'm pretty sure #5 is a 1954-55 GMC or Chevy.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,262 moderator
    edited October 22, 2011
    Scott in Tucson wrote: »
    ".....Other than the Chevy 3600, can anyone shed light on what 3, 4 and 5 are? Thanks, and enjoy!"
    #3 is a 1937 General Motors Truck (GMC). Seems the old rancher preferred GM.
    I'm pretty sure #5 is a 1954-55 GMC or Chevy.


    Thanks! thumb.gif
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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,891 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2011
    Great set! I like them all, but the one I prefer is #5. I would lose the background maybe. clap.gifclap
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    2. Chevy 3600. Needs a slight alignment on the front end. :D
    Nice shots, and the toe-in certainly appears to be a little in excess of specification! :D
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