Smiling
Found this old moss covered VW Bug amongst the woods in rural Pennsylvania. It looks like it has been resting here for years, yet it still is smiling. When viewed in Large, it almost has a 3-D effect like Kevin pointed out.
Herman is in this shot as well …..
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Kevin Kroeker
Very cool dof… the old bug is popping right off the screen! Nice work Andy!
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Kevin. I love how it appreas to be smiling at you …
Kevin Kroeker
When viewed larger it looks 3D… very cool!
Andy Mueller replied
I’m just now seeing that, yes, it does indeed. Thanks for pointing that out!
Cindy Olivier
really cool, love this
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Cindy!
Marvin Collins
Excellent work Andy
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you my friend!
Jonicool
Wow….great work Andy!
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Joni!
Kelly J
GReat shot and find!! Cant see herman though?? I have looked HARD!! lol
Andy Mueller replied
Hey Kel!!! Look again, left half of the hood, a little below the windshield. I covered him in moss, so he blends in rather well.
Kevin Bergen
Very nice, indeed! The 3D effect is engaging!
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Kevin!
Heather Rivet...
perfect dof
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Heather!
Von McKnelly
Oh man! Is my bottle of half drank scotch still in the front seat? It’s been quite the mystery where I parked that night after the strip club.
Bad to the bone shot of my long lost bug dude and the dof is pretty cool too.
Andy Mueller replied
Thnks a ton Von, not sure that I saw the bottle of scotch. I lost my car on base once, all baracks looked so similar and of course we drank heavily. Rather embarrassing to ask your buddies at lunch if they could be on the lookout for your car. They won’t soon let you forget it.
savosave
superb shot Andy
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much!
Robert Verste...
great perspective…does well in b&w
Stuart Baxter
Wow..instant Fav!!!
Béla Török
Great work, my friend!
Kimberly Palmer
This looks 3d just in small view. Very cool find and love it in black and white. = )
Joel Hall
Very cool Andy. Really love the DOF
Michael Bermi...
Super Surreal Shot mate!
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding;
Sandy Woolard
Awesome…Wonderful work!!!!!!!!!!!
KcranmerArt
OK this is AWESOME!!! I have so many photos of abandoned vehicles…that I feel the need to go find more, lol…fantastic in mono Andy!!!
Shelly Hiebert
This is FREAKING GREAT Andy! I love the angle and the 3D effect and it looks outstanding viewed larger! Nice work dude :)
x- pose
Fantastic shot of a brillliant car!!! My father drove such a beetle for 20 years and it was always my absolute favourite when I was a boy!!! I still love this car, which I could have one!!!
Ioanna Vourakidou
great shot !!
John Kowalski
Great B&W Andy – looks like something I once owned
Lance Leopold
Fabulous,Andy,i love the distortion,it amplifies the “smile” effect!!!
Andy Mueller replied
Thank you so much Lance!
Scott H Murray
Very nice photo mate, love the blurred background excellent PS skills!
Andy Mueller replied
Well thank you Scott!! You are the first that noticed the blurred background, took me a little while to get it that way, so thanks for noticing!
Scott H Murray
No worries Andy, I guess because I have been trying to achieve a similar thing I can relate to how hard it is to get it perfect :-) great work.
Ben Pacificar
Your the Man Bra! Always love the in “Your Face” type shots like this. The B&W topped it off along with the Depth applied.
...Ben…
Di Jenkins
oh wow!! it does look 3D!! Love the smile!!
Susanne Correa
I love it! ...brings back old memories when I got my first one back in germany…super toll
jacqleen
hey my first CAR was a BUG…and I LOVED it…..........this is just SUPERB..in its’ tones, texture, lighting ….just SUPERB!!!
Karen Tillotson
Wonderful image! Love it!
Jolie
What a gorgeous goofy smile!...poor lil bug
:-) Really enjoy this!
chris Whitney
It looks like my old car-oh, the memories!
Ben Aldridge
Cool shot!
OzCasper
Awesome shot Andy – love the fact you stumbled across it in the forest!!
J.K. York
wow, great use of wide angle to give this old classic added character. the DOF does create a great effect indeed. well done.
Gavin J Hawley 24 days ago
Great shot mate. It almost looks like a toy car.
waitin' for rain 21 days ago
awesome details and wide !