Hood Ornament #4 by bmac62
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This graceful figure sits atop the radiator of a 1931 LaSalle (made by Cadillac) in the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
Comments (27)
Very flash.
I wondered if my guess of a Cadillac was correct. Great shot of that graceful lady. Thanks for sharing.
Makes me think it's a shame stylish hood ornaments went out of style...
So graceful! You got just the right angle. I'm impressed as all get-out ... especially since I saw her and got nothing comparable! :P Great job, hon. :)
A beautiful shot, so elegant.
So shiny and graceful - a work of art all by itself! A super shot of this 'lovely lady,' Bill!
What a good thing smaller breasts were fashionable in the thirties! She could have overbalanced and come a nasty cropper with some of the boulders they wear now.
It's a beauty Bill. Lol at Andrea!
Excellent and beautiful capture!
Very nice! You could only imagine how long that would last these days before being ripped off. Andrea's right, which is why they call bras 'over the shoulder boulder holders' now!
That is a beautiful mascot and represents a freedom of spirit which is what I expect the manufacturer of this car wanted to express, beautifull taken Bill
Impressive capture Bill! :-)
I wonder how they felt as they got splatted with bugs! I agree with Andrea as well Great capture of this beauty
Boulders LOL! This is superb bud. You f/4 has placed the tack sharp focus where it matters. Nice shooting Bill.
Beautiful capture Bill.
A really lovely car ornament. Makes me think about a figurehead. Excellent shot.
Beautiful figure!!
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Very stylish and elegant Bill. It's a shame we don't see these any more.
Wonderful capture of this classy and elegant hood piece Bill!
Stark contrast and lots of cool reflections in this snap of this exquisitely elegant hood ornament, Bill. Those were the good old days, but barely remember them.
I'd like to have that just as a sculpture; what a beautiful piece of art!
looks like it is gold plated. very beautiful
I am sure you know, but this makes me wonder the history of hood ornaments and why they are used !!! beautiful shot! that ornament probably cost more than my whole car does haha
Beautiful capture and I don't think that I have seen one of those hood ornaments before!
Motoring, the old way. Much missed now.. Thanks for showing this to let others know how it used to be mate. Rob
It seems like a tough shot, because you have to do a closeup, and its shape and difficult sheen would make it difficult to capture. But your pov makes it jut right into us, then recede backwards again: Very dramatic, very "baroque". She moves dramatically into and out of our space. And the golden light (and white-yellow light) partly obscures her face and features---which that light will do---making this as much about light as about the woman herself. It seems like a tough shot, once again, but you rendered it into a swirl of light moving into and out of our space; and it hits the "film" like a flash of intense light, in a "whoosh". You made a visual poem out of it. Makes us want to go up to it and touch it. (And your work at high ISO's---I assume 12,800 is considered high---continues to have beauty and presence.) A shimmering exotic capture of a shimmering exotic 'sculpture'. Eye popping! (I mentioned the word, "baroque": Well here's what I'm talking about. The first of 3 links is Bernini's famous "David"---of Biblical fame---with slingshot in hand. He's twisted and bent as if ready to pounce. Bernini juts his David into our space, and makes him swirl around in it. That's very "baroque," like that hood ornament, and the way you captured it. It has excess.... (I can't activate links: Not possible in comments, anymore. So unfortunately you have to cut and paste. Sorry! http://bernini2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Bernini_David_1623-24.jpg The last 2 are the iconic Michelangelo's "David"---same David---only with the classical "balance" of the Renaissance: NOT baroque, but rather with "everything in proportion". I'm sure you've seen it 1000 times, but look at the body compared to Bernini's: Bernini's juts and swivels and 'invades' us, in a way. Whereas Michelangelo's stands contained in his spot, where all David's power---which is fierce---is contained in a beautifully tensed body, without much movement at all. Expressed power vs. contained power. And that wonderful face---the 3d link---shows the face. When you look at his face, you'll see MORE contained power, ready to burst---but not bursting: His wonderfully furrowed brow, his flared nostrils, the look of worry and total-concentration: Michelangelo packs all that power into a mere gaze, whereas Bernini puts it into a swiveling body. That's the difference between baroque and classical! And why I call this beautiful car ornament "baroque"...Anyway, here are the two Michelangelo links, then you can go and tell tara "Mark is suuuuuuuuuch a bore!!! Who ASKED for this???" Just don't tell Michelangelo---he had a temper, dude. That guy could take a freakin' arm off... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Michelangelo%27s_David.JPG http://ignoranceabroad.billpetro.com/wp-content/uploads/michelangelo_david_head.jpg)