1940s Cadillac Sedan With Open Windows Monochrome Photograph
A Pale Body Frames The Wheel And Ribbed Seat
The open windows reveal just enough of the interior to make me look beyond the bodywork. I photographed this 1940s Cadillac sedan while walking through a collection of vintage vehicles, drawn to the white steering wheel and softly lit bench seat. In black and white, the pale car separates clearly from the darker vehicle parked behind it.
I kept more of the exterior in this frame than I would in a tight cockpit study. The rounded roof, window surrounds, door handles, and front fender remain part of the view. Their curves guide the eye toward the openings, where the wheel and ribbed upholstery introduce details at a smaller scale.
The darker car gives the background a useful outline. Its windows and roof echo parts of the foreground sedan without becoming equally prominent. I like that repetition because it adds depth while keeping the nearer vehicle easy to read. Reflections across the pale panels create gentle changes of tone rather than a single flat surface.
What caught my attention in the collection was the invitation offered by those open windows. They allow the photograph to move between outside and inside, from the larger shape of the sedan to the seat and wheel within it. I wanted to retain both views together. The resulting image has a clear automotive subject, but its interest comes from that relationship between the enclosing bodywork and the quieter details it reveals.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2015
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