Monday
Jul052010
Oscar's Nomad - Plate 2
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 8:52PM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier 
Another image of this amazing 1957 Chevy Nomad.
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Entries in Car Show (121)
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 8:52PM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier Saturday
Jun262010
Oscar's Nomad
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:23PM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show 
This 1957 Chevy Nomad was my absolute favorite car from the Uptown Whittier Car Show for 2 years in a row. I had never been fortunate enough to meet the owner but I did drop my business card in the car which features an image of the car itself. I had to work late on Friday so I ended up meeting Kathy and my nephew Santino at the Rubys Car Show a little late. After sneaking up behind me and kicking me in the butt, Kathy told me that the Nomad I liked so much was at the show. After having a quick bite to eat we walked over and met the owner who was very cool. I got a few more shots and this one of them. I'm sure I'll be posting more soon.
1 Comment | tagged 1957, California, Car, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Nomad, Ruby's Car Show | Share Article Permalink Email Article Friday
Jun252010
Keeping up with Kathy
Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:52AM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR, Lensbaby 
Ok so I've noticed when my wife Kathy and I go to car shows together, she gets her camera setup, mounts it on her tripod, attaches her off camera shutter release, gets her expodisc looped around her neck and has finished photographing her first car before I even start opening my backpack. Now, I'm not implying she rushes around taking snapshots. Far from it. Her images are amazing. See for yourself. I just think she's way more efficient than I am when making images. Realizing this, I decided to challenge myself a bit. I took my Lensbaby Composer with me to this car show. It requires that I manually set the focus and exposure before taking the HDR sequence. I think this helped me concentrate a bit more and I ended up shooting more cars than I usually do. Unfortunately due to that concentration I met fewer people which is a bummer. I'll have to learn to strike a balance!
Thursday
Jun242010
Sundowners
Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 6:53AM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, HDR 
Another Wednesday evening at the drive-in. The sun was going down fast by the time I got a chance to make an image of this amazing car. The owner walked up and asked if I was "filming" his car. I said no since I was making images. He jumped in and left almost immediately afterward.
Wednesday
Jun232010
It would be mine
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 5:55AM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Hooters 
Ok I like making images of classic cars but I don't really want one... Well I didn't until I saw this cool red coupe. Now if money wasn't an object, and if my wife didn't object... I might not either. Hmmmm. Look at me, look at me!
1 Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Hooters | Share Article Permalink Email Article Tuesday
Jun222010
Mercury Eight
This big classic car had a really interesting grill. I'll bet it weighs 500 lbs.
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Jun212010
Hey there Bright Eyes!
Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:25AM | in California, Car Show, HDR, Hooters, Lensbaby 
This was interesting and quite unexpected. Can anyone guess what this thing is? I made this image at the Hooters car show in El Toro, California. The Hooters girls were running around being all hooteriffic. I declined taking any pictures of them, although a couple did ask. Not sure what purpose they actually serve at the show. I did see some comparing who's butt was hanging out of their orange shorts more. Whatever. Anyway, I saw this very interesting object and decided to take a few shots. Any guesses as to what this thing was attached to?
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Jun202010
Blue Fin 2
1957 Chevy. Hooters Car Show in El Toro, California. A classic. 'Nuf said.
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Jun092010
If I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
This is a pretty nice 1932 Ford Coupe. No idea if it's real or a recreation. Doesn't matter much to me. I just thought it was cool.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, Creative, HDR, Santa Ana | Share Article Permalink Email Article Friday
Jun042010
Impressive Wingspan
Friday, June 4, 2010 at 6:04AM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier 
Wow I just couldn't take enough photos of this super fine '59. In an era of tall fins being very popular on cars, Chevy designers went for the wide stance. Good decision I reckon.
2 Comments | tagged 1959, California, Car, Car Show, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article