Historic Breakdown

Artist: Adam Gormley
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Historic Breakdown

I wonder who it was that left this beautiful old car behind in the middle of no where? This mystery is what I love about these old wrecks, so many bits and pieces taken from the old girl, maybe to help another breakdown get going again?

This beautiful wreck was about 50 klms out of Mildura, on the way to Mungo National Park, on the unsealed and rough road.

Canon 50D, 15mm. Available large, and best viewed large!

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mhkantor

astounding image amazing color.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mhkantor! :)
Robert Elliott

My son took a photo of this old wreck about 8 years ago. There was grass growing and not so much graffiti on it. Lovely capture, love the contrasting colours
Adam Gormley replied

Amazing how the landscape can change in the drought, besides a few parched weeds, not much green in sight now.. Thanks very much Robert mate!
FlowersEtc

Love the title, it is perfect and so is the art piece. Wonderful work
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so very much Ann :)
Robert Burns

fantastic shot Adam…....did you paint that vehicle…..i like the headlights…..:)
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, I’m not a fan of ruining something so beautiful with graffiti, I guess it adds to history and character. Thanks for the comment Robert!
Ralph Olsson

Brings my mind to a Shawn Mullins song…a beautiful wreck! Wonderful colours on this mate:)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Ralph mate, good song by the way!!
Tainia Finlay

Wonderful outback colours & feel to this Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tainia, appreciated! :)
JuliaWright

Great work
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you Julia! :)
Hagen

Nice shot
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Hagen! :)
Laurie Search

This is awesome! Love it!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Laurie! :)
lorilee

FABULOUS!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Lorilee! :)
gerrardt

awesome!! reminds me of an Australian movie that i saw once. good job.
Adam Gormley replied

Cool mate, thanks for the comments! :)
Dusker

Certainly a big part of our history is in these old cars. They could tell a lot of stories. I like the desolate feel to this one. Poor old thing, just left—but given so much enjoyment to so many people since, if not to strip, climb over, paint and yep photograph.
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, indeed Dusker, lots of people had fun here over the years it looks like.. Thanks for the lovely comments :)
whalegeek

A wonderful image full of color and mystery. Gads, I’d love to have some time alone with that car, a macro lens and a tripod. Great job!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate, makes a good subjest for sure! :)
aussiedi

This is a great image Adam. On our recent trip home we got to take a road trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs, we saw several of this kind of abandoned old car, seems like every few miles we came across them. Will post one for you.

Di
Adam Gormley replied

Excellent Di, I will be doing that trip one day soon I hope! One of my favorite parts of the country :)
Stormygirl

Wow very cool shot!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Stormygirl! :)
John Kowalski

Looks like It’s been used for target practice also Adam! beautifully captured!!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, was full of bullet holes :) Thanks John!
Farras Abdelnour

awesome catch!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Ferras! :)
Wanda Raines

Even an old broken down car looks great when to capture it. Beautiful land.
Adam Gormley replied

Yes Wanda, was a beautiful area.. You felt so alone out there. Thanks fore the lovely comments :)
EarthGipsy

Beauddiiful!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks EarthGypsy! :)
Novice

fantastic capture and I love the eyes on the side and what are you doing out in the sticks…I think your the mystery too!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, you might be right! Thanks Esperanza :)
tarnyacox

Bloody fantastic Adam! I love the colours!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so very much Tarnya! :)
Thordis

Great shot! Love the colors.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Thordis! :)
Auntymazza

Great find Adam, fastastic colors
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Auntymazza! :)
Alex Nance

Adam, you have been posting great pieces of work lately. look at all these comments!!! This is surely going to my favourites! Great Work!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Alex, appreciate the kind words mate! :)
Scott H Murray

I love these wrecks, they seem to be everywhere. You have done an excellent job with this one…
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Scott mate! :)
Denis Molodkin

fantastic capture, instant fave!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Denis mate :)
joyousmoon

Great artwork!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much Pamela!! :)
Dani Dreyer

Awesome image Adam, I find it almost surreal, really awesome!!
Nice soft colours!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Dani!! :)
wildrider58

Awesome image
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate :)
brianboyce50

Superb colour and detail – well done.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Brian :)
Paul Suryawinata

Ha! this is exceptional capture!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Paul! :)
MattGranz

What a find and what a capture!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch Matt! :)
Mindy McGregor

Great work!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Mindy :)
Rinkydink

fantastic colour & atmosphere, well captured
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Rinkydink! :)
Megan Martin

WOW!! Absolutely incredible shot Adam!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for your wonderful comments Megan! :)
Sooty6

I love these old relics people find. I would love to paint this on a saw blade. May I copy this Adam.
Great shot, Cheers
Adam Gormley replied

No worries Sooty, I enjoy your paintings!
JohnGo

Gorgeous, Adam. Nice find.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much John mate! :)
Wendi Donaldson

Fantastic find, Adam….glorious colours here too.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much Wendi, appreciate your comments!! :)
Jellybean720

Great Find and Capture :))
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comments!! :)
Rick Edwards

Great shot. I too have seen this car. Never a user car salesman around when you need one, lol.
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, too true as I would buy it!! Thanks a bunch Rick :)
Jessica Crew

so great…doesnt look real.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Jessica, I didn’t actually touch it, so I can’t guarantee it’s real.. :)
mfortune

Stunning image! Your photography is just amazing!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the kind words :)
Jessica Crew

really cool either way.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Jessica, glad you like it :)
Rany Lutz

I think Australians are the only people as bad as Americans about leaving old cars laying around. GREAT COMP>
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe so true! Thanks very much Rany! :)
theyellowfury

Wow. Lovely shot.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comments!
QuantumResults

There are so many shots like this one around and I generally like this kind of image, but this one has the X factor. A real work of ART. Beautiful
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the kind words mate! :)
Martin Lynch-S...

Awesome shot Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Martin mate! :)
synthpaintann

Awesomw. We have some great wrecks here in Portugal too. You have inspired me to go and take them shots!!
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, awesome!! Thanks very much for the comments :)
Kenn

Awesome shot Adam. Stark and yet beauty in the colors and mystic.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kenn! :)
sharon wingard

a great shot very australian
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Sharon, appreciate that :)
Joyce Dickens,...

Awesome atmosphere; love this!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Joyce! :)
Virginia McGowan

superb work . just so lucky I found this site ….
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ginny, appreciated! :)
MyheART

great capture:)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Robin! :)
Ralph Olsson

Been away for a few days mate so just catching up…wonderful shot..strong Oz colours in this:)
Adam Gormley replied

No worries Ralph mate, glad you like it!! :)
Nvision Ink

wow! lov this!! those colors and the view awesome!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comments! :)
GittiArt

This is a real stunner in every way …....great work !!! Bravo Adam!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gitti! :)
RebeccaWeston

It’s amazing that it’s just sat there – beautiful shot, awesome colours XX
Becca
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Becca! :)
madvlad

crawl-linalong in the desert minding its own business and bang some one used it for bang bang practice
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe yeah, kinda cool.. Thanks very much mate!
Angel Perry

your right..best view large.. Great find!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Angel! :)
Steven Torrisi

Scene invokes a surreal Mad Max feeling to an appropriate play on words.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Steven mate! :)
Robyn Bohlen

I love this….love the colors…the textures….what a great find. I am totally digging this. Good stuff.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Robyn, thanks for the kind words :)
Diana-Lee Saville

Fantastic work :)) Old cars make great models…they don’t move or be cheeky :))
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe, this is true! Thanks very much Diana-Lee! :)
BigD

Excellent capture
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much BigD mate :)
laureenr

Excellent work Adam. The mystery of what life holds. depicted by an old vehicle.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Laureen, appreciated :)
Melinda Gaal

Fantastic!!! Love it.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Melinda! :)
Tahnja

everything about this is perfect!
Birgitta

Yeah…kinda makes ya wonder where the parts went. :-/
Fantastic capture though. There’s a definite story here..
Rosalie Dale IPA

Just so in-your-face Aussie!! Love it – beautifully processed Adam.
Karen Tillotson

Wow- isn’t that amazing! In the 70’s I watched a bunch of guys drive a car into the incoming tides at Long Beach (Vancouver Island, BC, Canada) for some strange reason – it got royally stuck and they just walked away from it….maybe the silly sods were in your neck of the woods too…lol!
Fabulous image!!!!! Love it!
Sonia de Maced...

how lucky to come across this at this time of the day, great shadow, the few clouds in the back. This is just so perfect, you were blessed, I think the person left it there for you ;-) beautiful beautiful capture !
Tracy Faught

This old pile of scrap made me smile and made me sad at the same time…:]
Fantastic capture!! :]
Trish Woodford

Fantastic shot, what an amazing find Adam :)
Gene Gregory

Got to love this one
kreesor

Fantastic capture Adam!! :)
Vanessa Barklay

CONGRATULATIONS! You placed 5th in our I Love A Sunburnt Country Challenge in the Australia! You’re Standing In It…group! Good one mate.
Bluenorther
Fiona Christensen

beautiful old car and a great capture..