1959 Cadillac Headlights and Chrome Bumper Black and White Photography
Twin Headlights Above Bright Bumper Pods and a Whitewall
Two headlights sit side by side beneath the sweeping hood of this 1959 Cadillac. I photographed the front corner in black and white, bringing the chrome bumper and pale whitewall tire into the same close view. The arrangement is full of circles, but the long hood line gives all that rounded detail a different direction to follow.
My frame centres on the relationship between the lights and the metal around them. Each headlight has its own bright surround, while the bumper below projects forward in a pair of rounded housings. Reflections run across those polished surfaces, bending around their edges and breaking into smaller shapes along the grille.
The tire matters to the composition too. Its broad white band curves up the left side, setting a simpler shape beside the much busier front end. Behind the lights, the hood becomes a wide area of softer grey. A narrow ornament runs down its centre, catching just enough light to draw my eye back toward the top of the photograph.
I enjoy finding this much structure in a small section of a car. Close framing makes familiar parts feel almost sculptural: glass becomes a repeated texture, chrome becomes a surface for reflections, and a whitewall becomes a clean arc. The Cadillac remains unmistakably an automobile, while the photograph gives its front end room to be appreciated as a composition.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2015
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