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Junkyard 2015

October 21, 2015 by A. Cemal Ekin

A visit to the junkyard used to be an interesting one, but I realized I am beginning to see the same photographs; some textures, some color, some shapes, marquees, and so on. I took a bunch of photographs, “pictures at a junkyard” because it is hard not to with so many things around. In them, I tried to see things I did not pay attention to before, but I am sure there are some repetitions. The Bad Bow Tie truck is an example. I have photographed it probably at every visit, partly because of my affinity to bow ties and partly the incongruity of bow ties with trucks. This time though, its headlight cavities were mostly red, giving it a zombie appearance. I also photographed that Cubist Volkswagen before, but I thought the position of the various parts were rearranged, so I decided to include that.

Junkyard overview

We also chatted with Roland, the manager of the yard. I asked him how many cars were in the yard and he said there were about 1,800 cars on average at any given time. For some reason, it gives the impression that there are many more than that, but Roland knows that yard! He labeled areas for purposes suitable for the seekers of car parts or those searching for good photographs. Memory Lane, for instance, houses important marquee names of the past, Chrysler, Cadillac, Buick, … from the early years.

These are the ones that bubbled to the top to share this time.

Junkyard overview
Rhapsody in Blue
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Bad Bow Tie Zombie
Imagine the hands that opened this door
Tree or tire!
Anchored
A Cubist VolksWagen
A rock-solid engine
Nature at work
Look at those teeth!
Wiper?
Confused state
Here's looking at you kid!
Chrysler
Chrysler
Hood ornament
Come on in
Bumper to bumper
I once was bright
Stacks
Rusty nails
Eyes in the sky
Handle this
Office
Chainlink
Row D

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  1. Haluk Atamal

    October 22, 2015 at 10:27 am

    Interesting and colourful.
    I would have taken the bad bowtie also directly from the front. I am sure you have such a capture.
    The office door is fantastic, a nice side-product of the day.

    Thanks for sharing, Cemal.
    Regards from a rainy and cold(er) Antalya.
    Haluk

    • A. Cemal Ekin

      October 22, 2015 at 6:04 pm

      Haluk, as I said, that place is interesting all the time but with the danger of repetition. Bad Bow Tie is a truck I photographed many times some head on. This attitude added to the zombie look! I saw the office door at the last minute as we were getting ready to leave, it was a must take photo.

      We are gearing up to travel on November 2 to Istanbul.

      Take care,

      Cemal

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