October 19, 2012

Steel...

The dashboard on a vintage1929 American La France fire engine located in Charlottetown, PEI.  The tender loving care of this vehicle is evident.  The STEEL parts glow.  It's a beautiful piece of history!



"Soft Swirls" texture courtesy of Pixel Dust Photo Art

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29 comments:

  1. look at all them knobs, that has to be a manual car, which i love!

    the steel parts do shine.

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  2. Very clever of you to get this shot. Superb!

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  3. I love old cars and trucks...even better when they are not restored. Love the processing of the photo.

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  4. That is so cool. They don't make fire engines like they used to.

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  5. That is a cool shot of what I'm sure is a very neat machine. I'd love to see the whole truck!

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  6. I jumped from Ziva's page to yours, and was immediately struck by the stark contrast of your photos -- her's monochromatic and lonely, yours fiery red and richly detailed. It's amazing the variety of photos that a single prompt can lead to, and I love yours. I love the worn and used yet well-maintained appearance of that dashboard, and the way in which it makes me want to see the rest of the truck.

    Great work. :)

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  7. You have such a great eue to pick out the little details which make for spectacular photos.

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  8. There is a richness to this pic that cannot be described... from a different era. Things were made so much better years ago!

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  9. This is pretty neat. Something you don't see often. I like it.

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  10. My god, that's a pretty photo! Where do you find these things??

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  11. This is a great shot - so robust! And i love the shiny textures. I once used the front controls (cockpit?) of an old aeroplane as an artwork too. The controls made interesting design too.

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  12. Gorgeous shot! I'd love to climb into that truck and take her for a spin.

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  13. I see the history from this red pain. It's been painted many times it seems. Cool photo for steel!

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  14. fun and wonderfully composed. I was remembering a bi-plane ride in Hawaii, for some reason, and that was fun!!!

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  15. Awesome photo. My Dad is an retired firefighter and I grew up loving fire trucks. American LaFrance was always one of my favorites.

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  16. A neat look at the past, and something most of us don't see, past or present. Nicely done! (Visiting from Weekly Top Shots.)

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  17. Awesome! Beautiful piece of history, indeed! =)

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  18. That indeed is truly beautiful. My son might be on the path to being a firefighter... I would love to know what all those switches are!

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  19. A little piece of history photographed beautifully!

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  20. It really does gleam with pride and care... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #53!

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  21. I love how the inside is red. You never see that anymore with cars.

    -zane

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