Albuquerque Hood Ornament (click to enlarge)
Here is a detail image from the wall of a building next to the 66 Diner parking lot (see this blog entry). This car hood is actually from the wall next to the one shown in the linked blog entry. This second wall is partially covered by an overhanging tree located between the two walls so I could not get a clean image of the wall with this car hood on it.
Zooming in to smaller portions of these two walls presents lots of interesting compositions. Because this image is of a vintage car hood and its ornaments, I choose to boost the saturation and contrast to accentuate the color and texture.
Sign Building: N35 04 55.20 W106 37 49.85
T-Bird Trunk Ornament (click to enlarge)
Another image from the parking lot of the 66 Diner (another image here). As I was leaving the diner, a young guy and his friend pulled up in a great looking classic Thunderbird. One of the guys went to the trunk and pulled out their old school high school letter jackets. I talked to them for a bit and snapped off a quick shot of the Thunderbird emblem on the side of the car.
I like that there is a lot going on in this image. The sun rays reflecting off the top of the emblem add a sense of motion. The shadow outline below the emblem, the red eye, and the turquoise blue of the emblem give the viewers eyes numerous things to explore.
When you visit Albuquerque, stop by the 66 Diner. Maybe it will be your lucky day and the T-Bird will be visiting.
66 Diner: N35 04 55.20 W106 37 49.85
