It was a holiday weekend in the early 70s. It had been raining and this tree fell on this poor Continental. I grabbed my camera and took a few photos. If memory serves right my dad recommended calling the paper to see if they would be interested. Dad ended up taking me downtown to the old offices of The San Diego Union Tribune. Their photo editor processed the film and picked this shot. It ran on Page 3 in The Union, the morning paper, which at the time was a page of photos.
This next image is a photo of the page in the paper. I even got paid, a whole $7.50! The rest is history.
The Image as Published