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Carhenge


Carhenge
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Copyright: Tim Inman (tinman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 417 W: 8 N: 221] (1622)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1993
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon F801, Nikkor AF 70-210mm F4-5.6, Colour Slide ISO100, Hoya UV Filter
Exposure: f/11, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Sato: Surréalisme Après Breton, Sato: The Mechanical Bride [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-14 6:17
Viewed: 6229
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 54
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Carhenge

Just north of Alliance Nebraska, along Highway 87, stands a replication of Stonehenge, England's ancient mystical alignment of stones that chart the sun & moon phases. Stonehenge stands alone on a plain in England. Carhenge, created from vintage American made automobiles, towers over the plains of Nebraska. Carhenge consists of the circle of cars, 3 standing trilithons within the circle, the heel stone, slaughter stone, 2 station stones & the Aubrey circle, named after Sir John Aubrey who first recognized the earthworks & great stones as a prehistoric temple in 1648. It was not until excavations undertaken in the 1920's that they were found to be holes cut to hold timber uprights. A total of 56 holes were discovered & named the Aubrey Holes in honour of John Aubrey.
The artist of this unique car sculpture, Jim Reinders, experimented with unusual & interesting artistic creations throughout his life. While living in England, he had the opportunity to study the design & purpose of Stonehenge. His desire to copy Stonehenge in size & placement came to fruition in the summer of 1987.

Thirty-eight automobiles were placed to assume the same proportions as Stonehenge with the circle measuring approx 96 feet in diameter. Some autos are held upright in pits 5 feet deep, trunk end down, while those cars which are placed to form the arches have been welded in place. All are covered with gray spray paint. The honour of depicting the heel stone goes to a 1962 Caddy.

Carhenge was built as a memorial to Reinders' father who once lived on the farm where Carhenge now stands. While relatives were gathered following the death of Reinders' father in 1982, the discussion turned to a memorial & the idea of a Stonehenge replica emerged. The family agreed to gather in 5 years & build it. The clan, about 35 strong, gathered in June 1987 & went to work.

Friends of Carhenge, a local group, who now owns & maintains the site. Reinders donated the 10 acres of land where Carhenge is located.

Scanned in, cropped slightly, USM [300,1,0],contrast +10, brightness -10, resized and framed. Hope you like it
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Great shot, lovely balance between subject and it's reflection, very good lighting and colors, bravo!!
Vassilis

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  • Carma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 499 W: 129 N: 297] (4974)
  • [2005-04-14 6:34]

Really good note. Thank you!
This is interesting art of garbage and you used it to make good photo. Good reflection.

Great shot and note! I like the green grass and blue sky in the gackground. Do you have a wide angle shot of this?

Now that's good and funny. LOL
I like the Ford Galaxy, top right.
Excelent capture and composition. Well done.

Mike
"Fisher" Trek N.

What funny things we do! And what great photo ops they make....
This is both humourous and serious at the same time. Your note is very good and I learned some facts I did not know. Tks for a great post today! :O)

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  • padre Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1419 W: 90 N: 263] (4035)
  • [2005-04-14 11:04]
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Tim I love the way you framed this using the reflection. You have a great eye. Nicely done! B

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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2005-04-14 12:56]
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Ha, like Stonhenge indeed, this is wonderful, the colours of the cars, these reflections in the water, really nice seen and done, Tim !

Well, only in the USA! I like the way you used the reflection to enhance what could have been a pedestrian picture. Good job!

Great capture Tim, really is a great monument to the car that you have made into a marvellous picture. Your use of reflection is perfect. The composition is excellent with eye being led into the shot using the reflection. Great point of view and exposure is spot on. Well done.

Peter

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  • manny Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 24 N: 1485] (11941)
  • [2005-04-15 5:27]
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Nice...good reflection...interesting note. Like the composition...a postcard quality shot!

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  • Riz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 31 N: 100] (523)
  • [2005-04-15 9:35]
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interesting shot here never seen anything like clever idea and I like the reflection. nice exposure here!.
=riz=

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  • erdna Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 629 W: 68 N: 746] (5421)
  • [2005-04-15 11:46]
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I have seen this many times in magazines and the papers, but this is the first time I have seen a good photograph of it. Your photo has good composition. color and point of view.

Thank you for sharing,
Andre'

Wow!! that´s amazing!!
And so is your picture and reflections!!
Cheers!
Carmem

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2005-04-16 16:48]
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I have never heard of such thing... absolutely crazy staff here man. Please give us another one from this site... really would like to see the entire crazy thing. Hmmm... some people just do not know what to do anymore. This is so freaky. Great shot pal

very nice picture. the composition is pretty much perfect, with the cars and the reflection in the water. nice work!

This is quite the find. Nice work with the composition and reflection.

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 472] (3750)
  • [2005-04-25 16:13]
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Very well done and I love the reflections. Perfect composiiton.

NICE!!!
"a car stonehedge"
very well taked photo

I have to go there one day and pray! Pray for GM, I have a Chevrolet Malibu! I love your picture Tim, it is something we don't see very often. Carhenge instead of Stonehenge, I like that. I like a lot the reflection in the water, nice colors, very well done! I like it!
Best regards
Guy

intersting motive, nice picture,

Wow, I like that. To think I used to hate the ride thru boring Nebraska to Chicago from California! Now it has carhedge, and I want to see it!

Hi Tim,

Love this photo. Great colours and capture of reflection. Unbelieveable that it was done to replicate Stonehenge. It does look the same.

Thanks for sharing,

Bobbi

well composed shot tim :)
very cool image, from the thumbnail i thought it was some kind of funny white tree :P

Very clear and sharp photo. Saturation very good. Funny photo. Well done.
jaco

Well I thought I had seen everything :)

Hi Tim,

Great creativity here,
beautiful replica of the stones in circles
but with cars, it was legal
the look is fantastic, and the shadows in the
water is perfect, beautiful picture.
Congratulations for the picture, and text, big!

Sérgio

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2743 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2007-05-04 14:53]

From the thumbnail it looked like ancient Greek pilars, Tim... so the full size was a nice surprise! Well seen, well captured.
TFS

Interesante lugar y buena toma. Felicidades, TFS.

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