Seen Its Better Days

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 23 August 2008 in Transportation.

This old car body is preserved along the former course of Route 66 in Arizona.

Part of The Great American West series.

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

are you doing work on it? Looks like you have it raised up on cinder blocks

23 Aug 2008 5:25am

Kent from Kvänum, Sweden

Great image

23 Aug 2008 5:55am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Ahh ... the stories this car could tell ... very nice! :)
A superb composition. Black and white was an excellent choice.

23 Aug 2008 6:29am

Siam from Chaingrai, Thailand

To make a beautiful monochrome photo, one needs treatment creation of the gray, there a good performance, which gives us a splendid photograph d' art…

23 Aug 2008 7:46am

Arps from Hyderabad, India

Very well shot... I can now see this place not only inspired the movie "Cars" but also the characters in it ..Very good monochrome here

23 Aug 2008 8:13am

Veronelle from Lens, France

hoooooooo, the old id dead, j'en suis peinée, good work !

23 Aug 2008 9:54am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Looks like a gangster vehicle from long ago. it must have great stories to tell. An excellent image, Steve.

23 Aug 2008 10:52am

dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States

Excellent choice for b/w. Based on everyone's comments, this picture has influenced many storylines. Probably worth more than a thousand words.

23 Aug 2008 4:06pm

Roland from Ladera Ranch, United States

Nicely done, Steve. This is a great photo.

23 Aug 2008 4:28pm

April from Wuhan, China

very interesting subject...nice use of B&W...great job!

23 Aug 2008 4:43pm

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

great perspective, and i too love the b/w here. nice shot...

23 Aug 2008 7:14pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Superb B&W image - excellent tones. The old wreck instantly reminded me of Elliot Ness in The Untouchables. Strange thing the human mind.

23 Aug 2008 8:07pm

One from Açores, Portugal

Magnificent image, this picture reminds me that before my death I have to go to traverse the entire Route 66, very good shot.

24 Aug 2008 12:21am

don from spokane, United States

A fine, old relic. I like your black and white work very much. Fine image.

24 Aug 2008 3:24pm

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