Lou McLove
July 2026 - Vintage Chevy
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About the Image(s)
Attached is my image for July. I just got back from a trip to the Palouse region in Eastern Washington. I was with a good group of people, had good leaders and I think that I captured some good images. Most of my images are of rolling farm fields and old barns but this one is of a long abandoned old Chevy pickup truck.
Camera Canon R5, lens Canon RF200-800 at 432mm, 1/100 second (on a tripod), ISO 200 at f14. I made my adjustments in Lightroom, basically I lightened the shadows and darken the highlights.
Best regards and a Happy 4th
5 comments posted
Hi Lou,
When I think of the Palouse, I usually picture the rolling wheat and canola fields at sunset, just as you described. This is the run-down side of farming, but it's also representative of much of Eastern Washington. Chevy has long been the go-to truck for many farmers because you can rebuild the engine with just a handful of standard wrenches.
I'm not exactly sure what you wanted us to focus on, but since your title points to the truck, I isolated it, adjusted the tones, and added a slight Gaussian blur in Photoshop and Lightroom. The harsh sunlight makes contrast a real challenge, but I think you handled it pretty well.
Did you use a circular polarizer (CPL) or any fill flash? Either way, I think it's a good environmental image that tells a story. Posted: 07/13/2026 16:18:18
When I think of the Palouse, I usually picture the rolling wheat and canola fields at sunset, just as you described. This is the run-down side of farming, but it's also representative of much of Eastern Washington. Chevy has long been the go-to truck for many farmers because you can rebuild the engine with just a handful of standard wrenches.
I'm not exactly sure what you wanted us to focus on, but since your title points to the truck, I isolated it, adjusted the tones, and added a slight Gaussian blur in Photoshop and Lightroom. The harsh sunlight makes contrast a real challenge, but I think you handled it pretty well.
Did you use a circular polarizer (CPL) or any fill flash? Either way, I think it's a good environmental image that tells a story. Posted: 07/13/2026 16:18:18
Hi Lou. I like the crop that Bob did on the Chevy truck. If you ever return to that location, maybe just photograph the truck from a head on position. Posted: 07/13/2026 17:17:59
Thanks for the comments Kathy, good suggestion. I do hope to get back there and the truck will probably be in the same spot. Posted: 07/14/2026 22:47:35
This is a great find! I love old vehicles, and having it in a barn, or half barn, is really cool.
I am with Bob here, as the title says vintage Chevy. it seems to me that should be the focus. I cropped it down and did a couple things to try and bring it out. I did two linear gradients in camera raw, one to tone down the highlights of the foreground, and another to darken the interior of the barn a tad. Then did a radial gradient around the truck to only brighten that area.
For the image as a whole, not looking at the tile, it is really cool with all the implements and old stuff all crammed into that area. I do like the image. Posted: 07/16/2026 01:13:45
I am with Bob here, as the title says vintage Chevy. it seems to me that should be the focus. I cropped it down and did a couple things to try and bring it out. I did two linear gradients in camera raw, one to tone down the highlights of the foreground, and another to darken the interior of the barn a tad. Then did a radial gradient around the truck to only brighten that area.
For the image as a whole, not looking at the tile, it is really cool with all the implements and old stuff all crammed into that area. I do like the image. Posted: 07/16/2026 01:13:45
I also love the Palouse and wish it were closer. Old cars make good subjects and there are plenty in the area. I like Bob's version, but also like having more in the picture. This is a good subject to play with trying different effects. I cropped it and made adjustments in Elements, NIK and Topaz. Posted: 07/16/2026 13:34:37