Original post from Feb 2013:
Ever since I visited Old Car City in White, GA, I have this strange attraction to photographing old, rusty cars. I have been searching for a similar locale closer to home. Old Car City is truly a unique location but I did find a trucking company nearby that has a collection of about 250 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s era trucks on their property. I just had to check it out!
I called the owner ahead of time to make sure it would be fine to spend a couple of hours exploring his property making photographs. When I arrived I spoke with him and he directed me to start in the field farthest away from the shop. I thanked him for his advice and made my way to the field. When I arrived I thought I hit the jackpot; there were about 75 old, rusty trucks lined up in a row that were soooo photogenic! This is where things got interesting….
As I mentioned, these trucks were in a field. In the far distance (picture several rolling hills) was a small herd of cows. Now, some of you might be thinking, “Aww, cows! That reminds me of my home or my childhood…” Not me; the closest cow to my childhood home was at a petting zoo (not counting McDonald’s of course). The first time I remember seeing a cow in person was in college. Ok, I am a little scared of cows but they were way off in the distance and there had to be a fence at the bottom of the rolling hills that I couldn’t see. Besides, why would someone tell me to go into a field with cows???? That just doesn’t make sense!
I gathered my confidence and opened the gate to seize the photographic riches before me. I walked about 50 yards to the first truck. The whole time I was stepping over cow pies and thinking to myself, “this is an old field they don’t use anymore because this is where the trucks are, besides there has to be another fence”.
Friends, these were the most beautiful, rusty old trucks I have ever seen. The photographic possibilities ran through my head too fast to comprehend. At that point, I swiftly unfolded my tripod, attached the perfect lens to my camera and set up for my first shot. That is when I heard a noise…
So, to help set the scene I have included the diagram below. In front of me was the lineup of trucks. About 20 yards behind me was a barn/storage building. I entered the field from my left and to the right is where I heard the second noise.