seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

...but there were some OK cars there Thought I'd try out my new Canon 10-18mm lens at a local car show this past weekend. I had read in different forums that this focal range wasn't ideal for car shows and would result in some distortion in close-up shots, but I was eager to try it out so off I went. There were definitely lots of beautiful cars to photograph and, surprisingly, not a lot of people wandering about so I was able to take my time and get shots from all sorts of angles. My favourite part of the day was after the awards ceremony when many of the cars started to leave. It gave me a chance to try out something I've wanted to do for a while, and that's panning. Many turned out blurry...really blurry! lol But some weren't too bad, in my humble opinion. I used Nik Color Efex Pro4 for most of the processing. I really enjoyed experimenting with the different pre-sets and then fine tuning them to my liking. And I kind of liked the exaggerated views the lens produced in some of the photos. I didn't see any cars that made me want to upgrade from my current ride, but it was still a good day lol

P.S. I have very little, almost minuscule, knowledge of cars so my apologies for not knowing what make these beautiful automobiles are. If anyone would care to identify any or all, it would be greatly appreciated :)

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TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

These are excellent shots, Seco. That's a nice lens too. I also have a Canon 10-18mm and I love it.

seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

Thanks very much, Tom!! I think I'm going to get a lot of use out of this lens!

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great shots!

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Great selection nicely photographed. No. 2 is a Meteor made by Ford only for the Canadian Market, I have never seen one here in the US.

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

I agree.

seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

Thanks so much, UTMike!!

seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

Thank you very much, blacks2!! The info regarding the Meteor was greatly appreciated and very interesting!

kschwegl Loc: Orangeburg, NY

Second from end (red Camero) is the original Z/28 with the high compression (11 to 1) 302 cid engine. I had one, very fast. The one in the photo is a '69.

Ken S.

seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

Thanks very much for the info, Ken!! Beautiful car and the sound of the engine was one of the most satisfying sounds ever! It seemed like it went 0-60 in a split second so I only managed to snap 2 photos before it was long gone! lol

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nice series

seco66 Loc: Niagara Region, ON

Thanks very much, Jerry!!

Jerry G Loc: Waterford, Michigan and Florida

Very nice, I think you did well. I like the lens choice, gave a more interesting perspective of closeups.

cdayton

Nice shots. The first is a 1950ish Mercury and the last is a 1949-50 Ford and a Mach 1 Mustang in the mix.

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

Simply gorgeous shots! Love the colors, post more!!