Old Car City on B&W film (2019 II)
Jan 11, 2021 08:25:33 #
Old Car City
White, Georgia
December 2019
Kodak TMAX 100 (shot with a dark red filter and 3-stops EC)
EOS 1v with EF 50mm f/1.8, EF 70-200mm f/4L, and EF 16-35mm f/4L IS
Processing and scanning by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA
The owner Dean Lewis says business is better now than when he sold recycled car parts. A big part of that business are photographers who travel from all over the country and all over the world to shoot photos of "American Iron".
Old Car City by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live in cars.
Flying Lady
Panchromatic B&W film records all colors of light in the same tones of grey. The light intensity (the number of photons per square inch) is what determines what shade of grey gets produced on film. Colored filters are used to produce contrast between different colored objects that reflect the same amount of light. Yellow and Orange filters yield subtle effects where the yellow filter will slightly darken a clear blue sky and will separate shades of green. A Red filter produces a very strong effect and greatly increases contrast, turning blue skys to nearly black. An Orange filter is midway between the effects of Yellow and Red.
Old Car City
The 50mm focal length, when used with a 35mm film or full-frame sensor, is considered to match the perspective / field of view as seen by the human eye.
Bluebird School Bus
Old Car City is what happens when vintage cars meet untamed nature.
Old Car City
Old Car City is just off I-75 in White, Georgia, about an hour drive north of Atlanta. The former junkyard claims to be the largest collection of old cars in the world. Some of the cars have been here for 70 years.
OCC B&W 2019
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White, Georgia
December 2019
Kodak TMAX 100 (shot with a dark red filter and 3-stops EC)
EOS 1v with EF 50mm f/1.8, EF 70-200mm f/4L, and EF 16-35mm f/4L IS
Processing and scanning by North Coast Photography Services of Carlsbad, CA
The owner Dean Lewis says business is better now than when he sold recycled car parts. A big part of that business are photographers who travel from all over the country and all over the world to shoot photos of "American Iron".
Old Car City by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live in cars.
Flying Lady
Panchromatic B&W film records all colors of light in the same tones of grey. The light intensity (the number of photons per square inch) is what determines what shade of grey gets produced on film. Colored filters are used to produce contrast between different colored objects that reflect the same amount of light. Yellow and Orange filters yield subtle effects where the yellow filter will slightly darken a clear blue sky and will separate shades of green. A Red filter produces a very strong effect and greatly increases contrast, turning blue skys to nearly black. An Orange filter is midway between the effects of Yellow and Red.
Old Car City
The 50mm focal length, when used with a 35mm film or full-frame sensor, is considered to match the perspective / field of view as seen by the human eye.
Bluebird School Bus
Old Car City is what happens when vintage cars meet untamed nature.
Old Car City
Old Car City is just off I-75 in White, Georgia, about an hour drive north of Atlanta. The former junkyard claims to be the largest collection of old cars in the world. Some of the cars have been here for 70 years.
OCC B&W 2019
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Jan 11, 2021 08:38:09 #
Jan 11, 2021 08:51:20 #
Jan 11, 2021 10:36:14 #
Thank you Jerry, Dennis! I'd forgotten about these images, having drafted several posts from the last visit to OCC, but never posted. Some of the comments about the sharpness of TMAX prompted me to bring to Georgia to revisit in my work.
Jan 11, 2021 11:08:03 #
Man, you find the coolest places! Super pictures of this graveyard 
Jan 11, 2021 11:26:40 #
Jan 11, 2021 12:53:09 #
Jan 11, 2021 16:58:00 #
Thank you joecichjr, Ken, Joe! I've loaded some B&W film to compare using colored filters against the contrast of the newest Fuji Neopan 100 Acros II.
Jan 12, 2021 07:59:23 #
These are the vehicles of my misspent youth. 
Nice work with the black and white, Paul.
Nice work with the black and white, Paul.
Jan 12, 2021 08:55:07 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Old Car City br White, Georgia br December 2019 br... (show quote)
Old Car City is quite a find. Your photos are excellent as always.
Seeing the hoodornaments was a fun memory.
Thanks for sharing,
Jim
Jan 12, 2021 09:08:45 #
Jan 12, 2021 09:32:34 #
Excellent photos Paul. My favorite is, The Flying Lady, who appears to be winking at us. All are well done.
Dennis
Dennis
Jan 12, 2021 10:32:15 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Old Car City br White, Georgia br December 2019 br... (show quote)
Paul, another great set and doing it and doing it in B&W is the only way to show it off.
Greg
Jan 12, 2021 10:34:41 #
Now, you’ve done it, Paul. I enjoyed your first post a while back of OCC and this like the previous doesn't disappoint. At the time I was thinking that I gotta jump on a plane and visit it myself, pay the admission charge, grab me some images, and totally kickback. That urge was lost with politics and COVID taking center stage last year, but now you’ve rekindled my escape needs again. OCC looks to be a perfect step back and reflect experience with the bonus of superb shooting opportunities. As before, thanks for sharing.
Jan 12, 2021 10:40:58 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Old Car City br White, Georgia br December 2019 br... (show quote)
Great B&W images,the subject matter is awesome KUDOS !!!!
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