Cadillac Desert - Kevin Conville






Camera:   Contax G1
Lens:   Carl Zeiss Biogon 28mm f/2.8
Film:   Kodak Gold 200
Exposure:   f16 on auto -2
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Posted:   06-Feb-2002

Rating: 7.92 (13 ratings)

Comments

Now I understand

... why this Kodak film was named 'Gold'.
I like the image a lot, although I don't understand exactly what it is and what the title is supposed to suggest.

Wilfred van der Vegte     06-Feb-2002 at 23:16

I like it

this is an example of photo-graphing. Good shot

Carlo Consoli     07-Feb-2002 at 03:24

YES!

Now where are those Cadillacs? This MUST be a Cadillac dessart. ;-) I like this very much. This appeals directly to my idea of photography.

MARK MILLEN     07-Feb-2002 at 04:16

Cadillac Desert...

is a book by the late Marc Reisner about profligate water use in the Western deserts. (I used to work across the hall from his wife.)

John Wall     07-Feb-2002 at 09:14

Thanks

for your comments gentlemen. John wins the prize however. Cadillac Desert is indeed a book by Marc Reisner depicting the history of water and politics in California. This scene in the photo is repeated millions of times every day to maintain the artificial enviironment that is suburbia in Southern California.

Kevin Conville     07-Feb-2002 at 17:21

Correction:

to the above comment. Make that water and politics in the American West.

Kevin Conville     07-Feb-2002 at 17:51

backlight is cool

I love how you used the natural light to backlight the scene. It does three cool effects: it shows texture in the wet asphalt, it gives the smoother wet concrete an almost mettalic look, and it lights the water making it pop against the darker background. Well done!

Bryan Rierson     07-Feb-2002 at 20:21

Kevin

good shot. Reminds me of a a scene in the movie "La Stada". Would improve if you had some kind of reference element in it like Antony Quinn moving along the street - at a distance. :-)

Knut Skjærven     08-Feb-2002 at 03:21

Too much has been

made of the title, I think. The capture of the mist, erie absence of activity, and incredible sharpness (given the conditions), all add up to a super image.

George Shadoan     08-Feb-2002 at 13:14

Back cover material

Kevin, this fine image would have been right at home on the back cover, or inside of Marc Reisner's landmark book. I was fortunate to hear Mr. Reisner speak a couple of times.

Gregg Humphrey     08-Mar-2003 at 14:02