Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Some Serendipity

Here are two quick shots of things I hadn't expected to see.  On the road to New Bern Tuesday afternoon, a double rainbow appeared through the windshield ("take the bus, and leave the driving to us" - so I was free to safely shoot), and I caught it arcing directly at an approaching SUV.  This of course led to childish imaginings of an energy weapon destroying a vehicle.


Today I spotted a spotless antique Chevrolet truck, an Apache 32, perhaps a 1959 model?  I see many photos of gorgeous antique cars in pristine surroundings, so stumbling on this baby in an ordinary dirty parking lot was like finding a diamond in the rough.  By the way, remember when the common advice for photos was "have the sun at your back"?  That was always a good rule to break.  You can certainly see where the sun is in this shot, and though I could easily crop it out, I don't mind having it there.


I really love having that little iPhone in my pocket for stuff like this.  I've done some "serious" shooting lately too, but I'll save that for other posts.

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3 comments:

  1. So, somewhere over your rainbow, blue antique cars drive?

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    1. LOL! I'm not one to dream of owning an antique car, but they're fun to see. Flying monkeys with a pot of gold, on the other hand...

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    2. How about a spider (web) bringing you a pot of gold: http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/aululariaeng.html (the full text of Aulularia by T. Maccius Plautus)?

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