Reflections on a boneman tow hitch by goodoleboy

Photography • Surrealism • posted on Aug 01, 2007

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Captured 7/28/07 around 7:10 AM, off the back end bumper of a Ford F-150, about a mile from my residence. Am dedicating this to Jocko500, who inspired the title through his inclusion of the skeletal figure in his many unique Bryce and photographic creations. Am also appreciative of Jock's dedication, jeopardizing life and limb through flaming immolation, just to bring us daily viewing entertainment. Anyway, as many of you have already surmised, those are my distorted reflections on the chrome tow hitch, which spans probably just a couple of inches in diameter. The reflections are all over the skull -- on the forehead, over the eyes, on the jaw, even one on several of the smiling teeth. It took two trips for a satisfactory capture. The first attempt looked pretty good at first, but when viewed on the computer monitor, subtle dirt spots were detected, which was unacceptable, so I returned to the truck a week later, wiped the skull clean, and repeated the photo process. It took about three shots, looking down at my rotatable LCD screen, to acquire a close to exact POV image. All this, plus my possible discovery by the paranoid populace in the neighborhood, made for an interesting adventure. Thanks for the visit, and Happy Hump Day!

Comments (18)

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Tobak30

3:24PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Very nice thingy.

Valerie-Ducom

3:43PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Wowww, fantastic reflection and excellent lighting and color ! Good day and hugs :)

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Rockdog

4:43PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Nice.. very nice... great capture..

MrsLubner

4:55PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Ya know, from the reflection here I got to say you really do seem to resemble those avatars...tall, long legs, long arms, slight build... what's the word???? Gangly. LOL I love this shot. The gleam of the metal and the red eyes and nose fixed so nicely on the viewer. And to be replicated over and over like that! Wow. Good job. Hey, I'll let you take reflective shots on the finish of my nifty Ford Escort...bumpers, door panels, hood, hub caps, etc. You might have to take a rag and clean it up a bit to get rid of the dirt... aww, heck, for you, I'll even let you use my hose, bucket and soap. How's that? :-)

BibbyBear

5:21PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Superb!! I love the tow bar/hitch itself... perfectly shiny (thanks to you!) and rather sinister looking but I got really excited that I thought I might even be able to get a glimpse of your face if opened to full size but no..... this is full size!!! Great capture and well worth the second visit. xx

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jocko500

5:31PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

thanks for thinking of me. I like this and your image is in there

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mark.spooner

6:25PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

An excellent capture, very nicely done!

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auntietk

6:59PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

Well Helllllllloooooooo, Harry! It's nice to see you, even reflected in a chrome skull! I really like all the reflections in this. The result was certainly worth all the trouble you went to for us! I'm so glad you chose this method of honoring Jocko, rather than setting yourself on fire.

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Biffowitz

7:37PM | Wed, 01 August 2007

I'd have to say the skulls are in your favor ol boy. The reflection shows you as a hip twenty something trendsetter. Awesome looking hitch, and a great shot. Nice work!!

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Merrylee

12:16AM | Thu, 02 August 2007

That's a really cool shot and your reflection makes it even cooler....like sorted a third eye..lol.

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kimariehere

1:57AM | Thu, 02 August 2007

wonderfully capture self portrait reflection!!.... and cool find as well interesting skull with those red glaring eyes!!

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tallpindo

5:06AM | Thu, 02 August 2007

My neighbor in camp had one of these on his truck. He also had luminous versions on his tryke. Your efforts are appreciated.

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babuci

4:58AM | Fri, 03 August 2007

Cool stuff Harry, love the spookines of a shiny skull.

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Hendesse

9:33AM | Fri, 03 August 2007

Superb shot, fantastic details!!

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Margana

12:42PM | Fri, 03 August 2007

This is great! The reflections are perfectly captured, the pov is wonderful... and there's the added bonus of having you in there. What a cool self-portrait this turned out to be. Excellent work, Harry! Thx for letting me know about it. Hope you have a most wonderful weekend. -M :^)

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