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A badly defunct legend posing in the shop window of a photographer's studio in Istanbul. Shot in extremely difficult conditions (night time, cellphone, shooting through glass with dirt and reflections and through a fine net / lace curtain - which nicely acted as a diffuser).
The original was only manually edited with minor tweaks (including the vignette, which I always do by hand). Then I quickly made several versions with the free FilterForge plug-in (using a plug-in feels like cheating, but saves time and I like the result :)
Evolution from the famous 1959 AUSTIN Seven / MORRIS Mini Minor MK I, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis.
Like the FIAT 500 and the SMART, MINIs are very popular in the city center: their small sizes makes it possible to park them almost everywhere. Even on unofficial places, between trees and little pavement stakes like this Mini on the picture. The authorities seem to permit this phenomenom.
998cc,
590 kgs.
Amsterdam-C., Leidse Gracht, April 2012