Abandoned Truck

For the past few years, on my way to to the local recycling transfer station, I've driven by this truck. You can only see it from the road in the winter, but I've always wanted to stop and take some photos of it. I bit the bullet this morning. This is the first go-round, so I jumped into the woods quickly, took some shots and got out.

Its darker in there than I anticipated, so I had to bump the ISO up to 400, and open up the aperature wider than I would have liked. As a result, the depth of field is narrower than I wanted. Next time, I'll bring a tripod for a longer exposure, and some clippers to remove a little brush. I have to say, the EOS 5D MkII has some great dynamic range. For such a high contrast scene, I was able to pull in the shadows using Photoshop Lightroom.

Here is another shot. This is straight out of the camera, no post-processing whatsoever. Did I mention that I really love my 5D MkII? ;^) I like what the limited DOF did for the background, but I would have liked to keep a little more of the door handle in focus. That's OK, there will always be another chance! By the way, I did a little research on this truck and it turns out to be a Studebaker M-16, vintage 1946-1948.