Red Cadillac
OK, OK – I’ve held off for as long as I can…..
Combining my love of industrial landscapes and my awesome 1957 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, I just couldn’t resist combining the two, so I re visited my favourite location, Sommerville Street, Sunshine and set up the new shot.
Here the 57 Cadillac showcases the beautiful angles of the wrap around back windscreen and customised fins in natural light. I love the austere, clinical design feeling this image evokes. To me it’s pure design in all aspects of landscape through to automotive design.
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Cliff Vestergaard
1957 Cadillac Coupe DeVille just adds that cool factor and class. The orange color brings it all together is this industrial landscape AWSOME!
sjem ©
This is just amazing Paul – and its not a composite ?!!!
Joe Mortelliti
Just great Paul,your industrail landsacpe are a pleasure to view…have a ‘52 black customline with white wall tyres whever your in my area:-)
spike
what an excellent photo, it reminds me of the incredibles!
Pirostitch
The colours just make it surreal. If it wasn’t for the containers in the background, you’d think this wasn’t a photo :)
Grant Bissett - Minister of Kerosene
the curves of the cadillac just emphasise the pessimism I see in the whole jeffrey smart aesthetic.. this work is like a dialogue between two futurists, only one of which is at all hopeful.
I mean, look at the car – it was designed for a future that was automated and industrial, but at the same time organic, ergonomic, maybe recreational.. happy. Whereas the architect of the yellow poles promises us that people will come second to shipping containers, and that even our appreciation of the work itself is cold and formulaic.
so Paul the car, for me, is like the trees in the carpark , where you’ve sort of subverted the grim (and tired) predictions of our concrete/urban/roadsigns future, by admitting elements designed for emotion instead of just intellect or aesthetic.
aaaanyhoo, nice work, as always :)
Amanda J Slack...
Everyone has said it more eloquently than I. A fantastic image as always – and I am in awe of the car.
aaria
WOW!!!!!!!!!!
The lustrous caddy is an absolutely remarkable addition to your shots, Paul. Speechless…..
Lindsay Blamey
Hai! This is fantastic.. I’m glad to see another in this series as they are my favs. Love everything in this and the Cad7 takes it to another level. The contrast of the hard lines against the caddy’s sexy body are really working for me. Another well designed image!! Now go and watch the cricket.
Adrian Rachele
Once again Paul.
Caddy is a nice touch.
Loredana Crupi
Love the Car. Love the photo!
Paul Vanzella
Thanks so much for the great comments – especially Grant’s insight which is a work of verbal art in itself, and I love his connection to trees in the carpark. And as for Lindsay, yes, sitting in a hotel room in Hong Kong at present and rain has delayed the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka, so I’m just waiting for play to begin…. Great to get so many awesome comments – fills my creative headspace with glee!
Jodie Noonan
stunning Paul
LostBoy1
magic….
meanderthal
this didn’t come up in my activity monitor…glad a came across it though…brilliant work as always paul…... great colours…. and as with all your shots it walks a strange and perplexing line between 2 and 3d…the elements themselves seem somehow flattened and yet their arrangement to one another presents us with a sense of such incredible depth of perspective.
beguiling image…..top stuff…..big ups to you
Janet Leadbeater
sleek, and full of beautiful design elements
Melody
This didnt come up on my activity monitor either…infact, neither did your Italian shot….
Paul, Im out of words…all I can do is drool.
graham
Wow, Jeffrey Smart comes to mind. Nice work.
LostBoy1
You OWN a 57 caddy Deville!!!....I bet you love just looking at it….and the heads it would turn when you drive it….looks custom from here…is that a custom taillight treatment on it?almost looks like you have got some laker pipes aswell…a beautiful timeless machine….bet you`ve got a stack of pics of it in your own collection ;)
Belinda Leopold
Fruity, Delicious Colours-Your eyes are drawn to the pic everytime it pops up on the page! LOVING YOUR CADILLAC!!!!!! ;) Hot!
katradford
Amazing photo! Reminds me of Jeffrey Smart’’s paintings. Very surreal, great use of colour. Just wonderful. Your work is just fantastic.
Mel Brackstone
I found this while looking through the “featured” photos. I don’t know where it was featured, but I can see why it would have been. After looking at the photo for awhile, and seeing all the fine elements you’ve put together, the one thing that strikes me the most is the fabulous refractions in the rear windscreen of your magic caddy.
nick board
Yea
JacquelineGwynne
It looks like a Jeffery Smart painting! Is he an artist that you are inspired by?
Starr1949
You are good! How many times did you have to move the car to get it right? just kidding! It is a great set-up. You do quite well with this photography! The lines are just right and the depth perseption is wonderful. The little lights lined up in between the rails of the fence the posts the buildings the shadows under the car the little light beneath the rear bumper or license plate reflecting on the ground. The shadow of the divider..Color co-ordination all good! Well done! Alot of detail and balance of the frame by the yellow post and the tall building. Excellent!
jumpy
REALLY GOOD, i like it alot :P
Judith Oppenhe...
Awesome.
EOS20
Great shot! Looks like a cool car too!!
noslegof
cool and futuristic in a way
Benjamin Scheurer
those colours are out of this world…..incredible!
PDWright
Great Work..!! Interesting contrast of automobiles and architecture..!! Nicely Done..!!
Sheila Smart
As soon as I saw it, I thought …Jeffery Smart would love this! What an image. I can say no more!
Sheila
Jeff Burns
Amazing!! Color is incredible. Perfectly done
paulevelin
fantastic portfolio…and a very own great style
Yago Veith
WOW splendid color mood! love it
Heather Rivet...
outstanding work…the two combined is fantastic
Astrid Pardew
I love your sheer creativity! You have managed to create a unique image Paul. This was well worth the trouble!
Astrid Pardew
I love your sheer creativity! You have managed to create a unique image Paul. This was well worth the trouble!
kkmeer
wow!! such a brilliant image
Ben Herman
Awesome work, smooth and intriguing.
Diana Forgione
Beautiful colors and contrasts
JimFilmer
truly a beautiful work of art..and the caddy is pretty good too