Snow on the Riviera by CoreyBlack
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This is the (somewhat dinged), shark like front end of a 1972 Buick Riviera " boat-tail." The car gets its nickname from the fact that the center section of the rear end comes to a point that extends about 6 inches beyond the rest of the bodywork and vaguely resembles the prow of a boat. I refer to the front as the "power and control" portion of this remarkable automobile, as opposed to the "shock and awe" of the rear end. And anyone who's ever seen one of these flamboyant beasts in action, the only response to the spectacle as it rolls by is a shocked double take. Usually followed by a vocalization along the lines of ,"What the HELL was that?" And that was when it was new. Forty years later the reaction is even more intense. In fact, these days the thing doesn't seem so much a car as an alien space ship that fell to earth.
Photographed in the Albany Park area of Chicago on February 24, 2012.
Comments (12)
Chipka
I like the sharpness and the details. The hood and the headlights are really nicely differentiated; the headlights look almost hyper-crystalline in that way that I like. Even though automotive contrivances aren't my thing (I just require transport to my destinations, and that's it) I have to say that this is a brilliant take. Detail shots always work best, since you get to focus in on the interesting bits of something and often show more than one could ever hope to show when showing the full thing. Ah, but reality is fractal after all and one doesn't get into the nitty-gritty bits of life unless one is close enough to get dirty fingernails and a nostril-fill of scent. I like this shot. I like the snow drooping downward, and the almost-rakish background. Really nice.
Steeleyes101
Outstanding capture here Not just the car but expressing the weather conditions as well. Bravo! & Hats off to ya for this one
kgb224
superb capture my friend. God Bless.
beachzz
Cool shot--those Rivieras were way cool; had a boyfriend once who had one; I liked it a lot more than I liked him!! lol
bmac62
Great pic...grabbed my eye right off! This then is a 'third generation' Riviera in a string of eight generations. Isn't wiki great:)
durleybeachbum
Well, Corey, you have achieved a first! I don't have much interest in vehicles as such but this is such a superlative photograph that it becomes a favorite .WHAT a corker!
fallen21
Awesome shot.
flavia49
very lovely
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE!
dragonmuse
Very cool.
auntietk
This absolutely has that "look." It screams loud and clear of the style of its time. What a marvellous image! (Your title is fabulous, btw!) I had to look it up to get a clear picture of what the back looks like, but as soon as I saw the car, I remembered it. Wow.
anahata.c
yeah, with tara, another terrific title. (You and Marilyn are particularly sharp at that.) I know the back of this beast, it looks like the face of a guy who's boxed. A long flattened nose with very angular cheeks. "Riviera" means "shore line" or "sea shore," so it fits the general as well as specific sense. The tilt of the shot and the low pov allows the front to bear down on us, in a big toothy growl. It's big, growling and in your face, and it almost roars. (The tilt is just right.) And the snow makes it seem like a big lion coming out of its den---in winter---to scare off any by-passers. Or like it's devouring the snow but still has some all over its face. A wow of a shot, a terrific angle and tilt; and cutting it off at the side-lights (on the right) makes it look like we see right into its teeth as it devours. Terrific. Really fine choices! (I don't know car terms, so if "side lights" is really poor, it's the best I can do. Like Andrea's "shiny bits" for portions of planes. I'm about at that level when it comes to cars.)