Auto Graveyard

Rusty Logos

Auto Graveyard, Urban Decay /

A lovely day at the Aircraft and Auto Graveyard in southern NJ with tons and tons of subjects to spend time on. This is a smattering of the great subjects at this early morning shoot. There were logos everywhere. What draws photographers to rust, decay, and imperfection? For me, it’s a source of geometric forms, light, and color. And what are photos but just manifestations of those elements? I heard a podcast today where the host was talking about Steven Shore’s book The Nature of Photographs. Discussed here among other places. His aesthetic guideline was to break photos down into […]

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Aluminum Geometry from the Auto Graveyard

Abstract, Auto Graveyard /

I love the geometric abstracts that I get when I go to this particular junkyard deep in the Pine Barrens in southern NJ. It’s got a lot of aircraft remnants, which yields great patterns of aerospace engineering and construction. They also have lots of industrial eqiupment. The first two are from old jet airplanes where you can see the exact countersinking and engineering of the screw holes. The other two are sections of aircraft aluminum and some sort of boiler piece. I have been to this place twice through Richard Preston‘s workshops. A cool way to spend 4 hours on

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Noblex at the Auto Graveyard

Auto Graveyard, Film, Panorama /

I’ve had this Noblex for a few years now. A 135U model that went to the Noblex spa at Noblex Canada in Vancouver to get its drive roller replaced. I also have a Horizon 202 and a borrowed Widelux F7, but the Noblex is really the gem of the swing-lens panoramic cameras that have been made in my opinion. These cameras made in Germany in the 1990s were designed to be a modern iteration of the Widelux. They are electronically-controlled and the drum spins a 360 degree circle vs. the ~140 degree arc that the Widelux and Horizon/Horizont use. These

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Junkyard details

Auto Graveyard /

More details from the auto junkyard. I got about 150 good photos at this place and I’m sure if I go back, I will get 2-300 next time. You can just look for details after details for hours. I got tired of the overview of stacks of stuff, but the little details were much, much more interesting. I think that I ended up with around 50 real keepers in color. All with the Olympus E-M1 mk 2 and the 12-40mm or the 7.5mm

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Junkyard Black and White

Auto Graveyard /

While in the Auto Graveyard, there was so much machinery scattered about. Anything you could imagine Power Supplies. Industrial generators. Old TVs. Aircraft cockpits. Industrial presses. The list goes on and on. There were a couple that I particularly liked. The second on especially spoke to me. I had to take out my reflection and clean up the edges, but it made a nice shot, if I do say so myself. Olympus E-M1 mk 2 12-40/2.9

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Junkyard Infrared

Auto Graveyard /

These two images are both taken at the same place, an invitation-only wrecking yars with thousands of pieces of old, rusty stuff. Cars, Airplanes, Helicopters, it’s all there. These two were taken with my trusty Olymus E-M5 Mk1 that is a 2012 vintage camera. Yes, it’s old Yes, the buttons are fiddly as a first-generation product, but it still produces spectacular images with careful planning. I have two, one is a permanent spare and the other converted to 590nm Super-Color infrared. I have not used the spare E-M5 since I put it in my case and I’m toying with changing

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