It is so shiny it hurts my eyes to look at it.
cyan
Loc: Northern NJ
autofocus wrote:
A piece of a 1961 Chrysler 300G photographed at the Greenwich Concours Show in 2022, thanks for looking!
I usually don't look at car photos....but this is gorgeous!
Hereford wrote:
It is so shiny it hurts my eyes to look at it.
haha, at least you don't have to wax it!
Tom W
Loc: Lincoln Co, WA
Autofocus- you did a great job capturing that image with no sign of your own reflection or that of your gear. That had to have taken some thought....
cyan wrote:
I usually don't look at car photos....but this is gorgeous!
that is so nice to hear, thank you very much! I try to view and capture photos of cars, and their details as rolling works of art, maybe that was the difference for you. Actually, I think the photo here is almost too large, and it can be better viewed here on Flickr
https://flic.kr/p/2og8ryj
Tom W wrote:
Autofocus- you did a great job capturing that image with no sign of your own reflection or that of your gear. That had to have taken some thought....
sometimes you get lucky Tom. I shot it at 73mm on a crop sensor body and I was probably leaning over the right side fin on the other side, and with the sun pretty much directly over my head my shadow and reflection would have been cast mostly under me, and not across to the other side. But, sometimes those reflections are totally unavoidable. Thanks Tom!
Good eye and execution, Vince!
UTMike wrote:
Good eye and execution, Vince!
thanks Mike, greatly appreciated!
mr spock wrote:
Great shot!
thank you Mr Spock, appreciated!
autofocus wrote:
thanks very much Jared, people either loved the fins back then, or hated them! I think they make great subjects for detail shots however!
I like your treatment and interpretation of this piece of automotive art. I’m sure the designer would be tickled to know his contribution was appreciated by you. Most of us don’t take time to realize the additional time and cost it took to shape all of that steel and molding and plastic to make that car look as it does… I guess we are the ones god picked out to be the “appreciators” of imagination; art; and craftsmanship even if it’s not a universal trait. Cheers🤓 My wife would go nuts waiting for me to get done if I were to stop and image a 1960 Buick LeSabre convertible.
jrvinson45 wrote:
I like your treatment and interpretation of this piece of automotive art. I’m sure the designer would be tickled to know his contribution was appreciated by you. Most of us don’t take time to realize the additional time and cost it took to shape all of that steel and molding and plastic to make that car look as it does… I guess we are the ones god picked out to be the “appreciators” of imagination; art; and craftsmanship even if it’s not a universal trait. Cheers🤓 My wife would go nuts waiting for me to get done if I were to stop and image a 1960 Buick LeSabre convertible.
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thank you, for your generous comment! I'm sure when a new car is being developed many design engineers and artists play a roll in the final design that rolls out of the showroom. I suspect there might be groups each competing for their very piece of the car to be used in the final design. And, they see their piece as works of art, whether it be a dashboard, or grill, or headlight or taillight treatment. To them, it's art. Then it's up to the senior engineers and managers in the group to make the final say in what will be used in the overall car. Anyone can take a shot of a car, and honestly car photography can be quite boring. However, if one takes the time to walk around the car, "seeing" the art becomes quite evident (at least for me) Even the ugliest of cars can have some very nice details worthy of photographing, it's about "seeing" them.
Now, when it comes to wives I am fortunate being that she is also a photographer. Although she rarely will go to a car show, but we will often team up on photography projects. And one our great pleasures is just to take a ride somewhere together solely for the purpose of finding a new town or some event to photograph. Thanks again for your kind words!
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