Classic Shots

I thouroughly enjoy going to classic car shows and photographing other people's prized possessions. I enjoy meeting the owners and learning about the uniqueness of their vehicle and what makes it special to them. The amount of effort and attention provided to these machines is massive and requires a similar passion to that of my passion for photography. We share that love for something and I like to share my photos with the owners. It's a great give and take relationship.

Today I shot entirely in manual to get used to controlling the exposure and really get to know my camera. I used a polarizing filter to take the shadows away and allow the paint to really show it's true colors. I hope you enjoy these shots as much as I did meeting the owners of these vehicles.

Driving Fall Colors

Driving Fall Colors

My wife took this shot while I was driving. I asked her to put the camera in wide angle mode (18mm) and take a shot so that the camera captures the hood of the car.

Pontiac GTO

Pontiac GTO

These classic car photos are some of my favorite subjects when on photo walks. There's so much character and style into these cars that makes them a lot of fun to photograph.

Discount Tire Rocks!

Discount Tire Rocks

I was having a very bad day. Nothing terrible, just low amount of sleep coupled with a motivation to be on vacation instead of work. I went outside to take a deep breath and suck it up only to see my car in the parking lot lacking air in one of the critical pieces of equipment that allows the car to move forward. The camera was in the trunk of my car along with the spare doughnut tire, so I too this shot of my flat tire.

Discount Tire to the rescue! I took the tire to my local Discount Tire location where I purchased the tire. They analyzed my tire (and another one that had a slow leak) and told me they both were not repairable because the puncture was in the side wall. Ugh. Immediately I went into pain mode of the thought of purchasing two new tires, but then he informed me that the tires were under warranty and would be replaced at no cost. Really???? Just when you think you can't take any more something picks you up and makes it OK.

SS

SS

Another shot of the Chevelle from yesterday.

Car Butts Series Ending

Goodbye Car Butts

Check out the rest of my car Butt shots from this amazing photo shoot on my flickr blog. http://flickr.com/photos/edwardjohnphotography/

Car Butts Series Day 7

car Butts Series Day 6

Car Butts Series Day 5

Proud Owner

Car Butts Series Day 4

Another Car Butt.

Car Butts Series Day 3

Another Car Butt.

Car Butts Series Day 2

Another Car Butt.

Car Butts Series Begins

GTO

I'm going "Up North" for the week and wanted to post a series while I am gone. This is the first of that series titled "Car Butts." Some of the shots are not car butts at all, but car fronts. I took these shots in Lake Orion at the Pontiac Dealership yesterday. Each and every car had it's own story to tell and I really enjoyed talking with all of the proud owners. Please enjoy this series this week. A new image will post each day while I am gone.

Regards,
Ed

Entrance This Way

Entrance This Way

This is the side entrance of my favorite auto repair center. It may not look like much, but these guys won't steer your wrong.

Bug Eye'd

Bug Eye'd

This dune buggy is the labor of love for a good friend of mine.

Rambler Chill

Rambler Chill

I did a lot of traveling this week and this Rambler was seen on the side of the road. I used my 50mm lens with a polarizing filter and an wide open aperture of F3.5 to get this look. This is the hood ornament of a Rambler, though I'm not sure this was the stock paint job.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Buttery Bently

Buttery Bently

I call this one Buttery Bently because of how buttery the 50mm lens at F3.2 makes the ornament look. If you look closely you can see my reflection down below. I used a polarizing filter to reduce some of the reflection in the hood of the car. This shot was also taken near sunset which is commonly called the Power Hour.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Auto Mobility

Auto Mobility

There's a lot you can do with a 10 second exposure time. The temperature outside at the time of this shot was about 3 degrees F. I darkened this shot a bit to bring focus to the trail of light made by the car. I like the subtle highlights of the ground below the street lights the frame the shot nicely.