tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86086634322887847812024-03-13T10:30:32.897-07:00pony car girlAll photos © Megan Green, All Rights Reserved and are not Royalty Free. No right clicky.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-38371212571648226492012-01-02T18:54:00.001-08:002012-01-02T18:57:32.223-08:00Migrating to WordPress<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I changed my website to WordPress from Dreamweaver, which makes it so much easier to update and edit. This blog will migrate over there as well, since an integrated blog is part of the whole WordPress thang. My reconfigured website is here: <a href="http://www.ponycargirl.com">Ponycargirl.com</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Thanks! I'll update here from time to time, but most of the action will be over there.</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-11681846585757528932011-10-23T10:30:00.001-07:002011-10-23T10:31:46.788-07:00Photograph.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Because it's what I do.</span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvCK3szmIbTG4IfJEPeEQiWziyF-6_I4qPEYS5pzk5xTsPn7LUmQKS8acm64m3VQ4Z5kt6_uDd4aZyHqkKbgL7FNY0dgoUunZ_7QHfIOgZ-XEtn02nXLtsNX5Zd_OYuZL0ngqvETxH1Ni/s1600/WFC_Jag_lo+res.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvCK3szmIbTG4IfJEPeEQiWziyF-6_I4qPEYS5pzk5xTsPn7LUmQKS8acm64m3VQ4Z5kt6_uDd4aZyHqkKbgL7FNY0dgoUunZ_7QHfIOgZ-XEtn02nXLtsNX5Zd_OYuZL0ngqvETxH1Ni/s320/WFC_Jag_lo+res.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666741462792189970" /></a><br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-75736967670998554442011-10-15T19:50:00.000-07:002011-10-15T21:02:09.403-07:00Lebanon Valley Speedway 8.13.2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I got caught up in some paid projects and never posted my dirt track shots from August. I had planned on going upstate to shoot at Lebanon Valley more often this summer, but it didn't pan out; I ended up going only once. I love shooting there, and next summer I want to go as often as possible and work on a real photo essay. The best part of going up? I realized that it's family; I went with my uncle, who has been involved with many aspects of racing there for much of his adult life, and I got to see some cousins, one of whom is a flagger. Even if I wasn't shooting, it was just great to be with people I don't see often enough.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Line-up order posted:<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_jilx9tcYJekHrj9ZHWP_MUfn1k3ZsDSOvv8-GcFF7LzKaWD6weLaRXp_1nKhBZ-LZZPQ5sNNmP9I-BBfzbJUJHBJIgmHRn7d8e3YjnNaGH0_xPWONcAeNArsp9DTk5pxzsb94zYV7_G/s1600/LV2011_postedorders.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_jilx9tcYJekHrj9ZHWP_MUfn1k3ZsDSOvv8-GcFF7LzKaWD6weLaRXp_1nKhBZ-LZZPQ5sNNmP9I-BBfzbJUJHBJIgmHRn7d8e3YjnNaGH0_xPWONcAeNArsp9DTk5pxzsb94zYV7_G/s320/LV2011_postedorders.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663925136350701682" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Lining up for a heat:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptUiwyNPyIgDfTpjCxzUfzdeRdK6TeUR7G0xYMR2t7RLMHD3W00_iyFSXKRINcWoEV-rBmV3eyeLMMh2h56iGGHsh3HT9V3uf0BvAjEUOMYrOvtETZ27dvMoqzqZXRzrkY2B6Pi4xnkNZ/s320/LV2011_lineup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663925049511865570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwEkTndqkfSCp-6PZSoA2sc98KLd49EsXSyjJlL41r0D32YHPZucx68URSNyqgKrFwlkIT1PzthXQVJ51qzrvc2cqOQ8q8oJqBxjghjd5NHy6HkYfJpyrtHPYPmKWPyokBFNLMNWqSHVs/s320/LV2011_silo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924633177592818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I was really concentrating on trying to get some good shots of the bog-block modifieds really kicking up the dirt. Why? BECAUSE DIRT TRACK:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLl9_F7iN5N6MfQlanbR5xj-oczBekK7cvmcQ20aF3mdlDhP_tde_m0EqiJ80KsafviesrX58weKRRtJubs9dQ1_wYHYmV0MtpNudUGXJvifNT6tJgi1jgdVqL_ewUABvwJMn5bvdzmB4/s1600/LV2011_motox.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_9EodVXCoza5jpFgs2SdvnfLz9E9OkcdWCXVvuKRWUL9VUsq8TI_olwK3kAzxW5KLfkS1uuSpUJ_3LGRKr4HOWVezfIcJXih3WP9mTden-XAhxvaWALmiTecwYkFFEdOwb3Lkl0g_QMX/s1600/LV2011_moredirt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_9EodVXCoza5jpFgs2SdvnfLz9E9OkcdWCXVvuKRWUL9VUsq8TI_olwK3kAzxW5KLfkS1uuSpUJ_3LGRKr4HOWVezfIcJXih3WP9mTden-XAhxvaWALmiTecwYkFFEdOwb3Lkl0g_QMX/s320/LV2011_moredirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663925050374758082" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMedVgs8ep8aarw0iw9Z0o_Jqs8Vql45Nr9lgwRAOTRe7NuUO8puKMxMHAo0uAPIEnByHhASuzfoOz5XcPjs4bSRH_U5YLDcDH0JXUyuXPzX6FuoYyBNa5jgj5DVGuwxKjljo6OVKjjXaW/s1600/LV2011_singledirt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMedVgs8ep8aarw0iw9Z0o_Jqs8Vql45Nr9lgwRAOTRe7NuUO8puKMxMHAo0uAPIEnByHhASuzfoOz5XcPjs4bSRH_U5YLDcDH0JXUyuXPzX6FuoYyBNa5jgj5DVGuwxKjljo6OVKjjXaW/s320/LV2011_singledirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924636144684706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptUiwyNPyIgDfTpjCxzUfzdeRdK6TeUR7G0xYMR2t7RLMHD3W00_iyFSXKRINcWoEV-rBmV3eyeLMMh2h56iGGHsh3HT9V3uf0BvAjEUOMYrOvtETZ27dvMoqzqZXRzrkY2B6Pi4xnkNZ/s1600/LV2011_lineup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ld1THBTJ-LJA6IB6Vb9jH01NcwI8-ydieJR66XHwAFi8EtqGH2W-fYaTpVgfJrgqac-oE0k6hY9lbppASKHYqQvbOwVgCdGPiYUjF2CAENhfDLsbuDs00wtOlPkgM2-iMwxjU22cv8bZ/s320/LV2011_flyingdirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663925039557472898" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Great corner drift in this shot, though ultimately he ended up spinning completely around:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwbHaELYDhBg2TAnl_vNCCtkzpB1Mndekljir2tqLRPfFb23iuhXu3UhX1u-Wm5jMC6DbuGqYzfcW-K5PReKEAiDTarVJzi76xorR1tIl_c4uN5QPbiXgB-pzpJtj5HVY4TI251wxpJ55/s1600/LV2011_drift.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwbHaELYDhBg2TAnl_vNCCtkzpB1Mndekljir2tqLRPfFb23iuhXu3UhX1u-Wm5jMC6DbuGqYzfcW-K5PReKEAiDTarVJzi76xorR1tIl_c4uN5QPbiXgB-pzpJtj5HVY4TI251wxpJ55/s320/LV2011_drift.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924851198840706" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlEUcj4VJ69NrSY94Q7wLUyQ9o5YXhsauGuYpApawNj-4YQaeI8zYZThRHeUTEQmz5ZET_DVT4Kvsozv9_x0WZI1RBumdxecLKjy4-kHvfkxau_IUY8r0DIRdbDvA-2PbRkggw1GSSard/s1600/LV2011_crash.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-iFW134drXAn5KjaoExl6lKI10kmGty8Ql197_ojGsx3n2QiZwGaPtqBM_KQUbWmmG0Kiay-xubIKANpAWCcRhuTK1Bm8JfoDqRRP8AUYW11RudzHoAKtLm3MlKeaKr1kA9zfnOBAIqn/s1600/LV2011_changingtire.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMedVgs8ep8aarw0iw9Z0o_Jqs8Vql45Nr9lgwRAOTRe7NuUO8puKMxMHAo0uAPIEnByHhASuzfoOz5XcPjs4bSRH_U5YLDcDH0JXUyuXPzX6FuoYyBNa5jgj5DVGuwxKjljo6OVKjjXaW/s1600/LV2011_singledirt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLl9_F7iN5N6MfQlanbR5xj-oczBekK7cvmcQ20aF3mdlDhP_tde_m0EqiJ80KsafviesrX58weKRRtJubs9dQ1_wYHYmV0MtpNudUGXJvifNT6tJgi1jgdVqL_ewUABvwJMn5bvdzmB4/s320/LV2011_motox.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663925055721016514" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;" >Kenny Tremont, who went on to become Lebanon Valley's 2011 Modified Champion:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238) -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq9RF2ecPL1DjPZHlymYk-MRNFwm3CjZtWXeXO8DPQIgZ6d9hzKgxlhb3Rn_AeP1rG76MN_WTPUEtczRu7JRp7T2QcVYkfnTTmEoQ-ii0387YLxgWaUeuVJBiq4Cy-79UyEQ1emEMI-vD/s320/LV2011_tremont.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924642837286386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwEkTndqkfSCp-6PZSoA2sc98KLd49EsXSyjJlL41r0D32YHPZucx68URSNyqgKrFwlkIT1PzthXQVJ51qzrvc2cqOQ8q8oJqBxjghjd5NHy6HkYfJpyrtHPYPmKWPyokBFNLMNWqSHVs/s1600/LV2011_silo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DqxoTKDLNJbDRyRtVUBCxezcyIuAtbHbWjk7SFVCHcGWKWkwdWbsnaar-QdZlXUsuLY4j24VAldQHFXiv-T5O7zyRZAExuZIyOTfpkODyPjVvJnO48v4ou4HZZ5VvJ9wZMfDhyphenhyphencWcGPV/s320/LV2011_racefuel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924626118408018" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">This car flipped over a couple of time before landing on the roof; the driver was extracted and walked away:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlEUcj4VJ69NrSY94Q7wLUyQ9o5YXhsauGuYpApawNj-4YQaeI8zYZThRHeUTEQmz5ZET_DVT4Kvsozv9_x0WZI1RBumdxecLKjy4-kHvfkxau_IUY8r0DIRdbDvA-2PbRkggw1GSSard/s320/LV2011_crash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663924847618764786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-9054461641946254362011-10-06T16:13:00.001-07:002011-10-06T16:44:12.427-07:00Elvis and Pink Cadillacs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCg1dYZ4Ck7RTaXgZGjTimjUQ0emgwAgRRgAoTLe5OuS6sPXUkntAJjPaT3__okzDxFI955ZPxxLL-c6AUJuBC1Wjc9xu0tO8hrBZ03Ji_T22tvpLcUGEbLyZBAwAinmbKo3DLMDHPPnZ/s1600/PinkElvis_serinos11_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I love me some Elvis and the kitsch that comes along with fandom. I've got random Elvis stuff around my apartment - beach towel, Christmas ornament, dish towels, and I even used to have an Elvis clock (it broke.) So whenever I'm at a classic car show, I'm immediately drawn to pink Cadillacs; as you may or may not know, in the mid-50's Cadillacs weren't offered with pink paint, but Elvis bought one to drive his band around in, and had it painted pink. It got wrecked, and he bought another, had it painted pink, and gave it to his mother as a gift. She didn't drive, so... well, he drove it. Then he bought another... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Some classic Cadillac owners seem to love Elvis too, and within weeks of each other, I found two Elvis-themed pink Caddies.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">This past August at Woodward Dream Cruise, I wandered around Pontiac on the Friday. As I wandered, I blissfully ignored the sign at the entrance to a small group of cars that said "Private Party." I swear, I didn't see that sign! There were some cool cars, but since I didn't see that sign, I tried to stay as unobtrusive (and clueless) as possible. I snapped a few shots of the Elvis details on the pink Cadillac in the private zone.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQph4ehL_4xIBofknilx8dvZT1-gVcZz-H4hHmPPBnklP4MGZuYTCjmaJGET9DUy3zZoXR3JMwQIiL4U2P_zPLnpCCVjMvf9vAfu1pO8kwSztqFOTEWUX3NbNVo6lvW9foi7Er4ZqGQnk/s1600/PinkElvis_woodward2011_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQph4ehL_4xIBofknilx8dvZT1-gVcZz-H4hHmPPBnklP4MGZuYTCjmaJGET9DUy3zZoXR3JMwQIiL4U2P_zPLnpCCVjMvf9vAfu1pO8kwSztqFOTEWUX3NbNVo6lvW9foi7Er4ZqGQnk/s320/PinkElvis_woodward2011_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660526694801292290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYzwzlBVmHODoTt3C_Sx6IO1BoSWef9S2ctjvaL1ex9gNxvLDDy7grg1xdTcd6rMMNqB0oDqkbCMwkGBawkGl91Dv3RECdC3Iok91msRm0_pxw3HwR6l14NtTSWge0zXIQ_K0O_GquSTB/s1600/PinkElvis_woodward2011_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYzwzlBVmHODoTt3C_Sx6IO1BoSWef9S2ctjvaL1ex9gNxvLDDy7grg1xdTcd6rMMNqB0oDqkbCMwkGBawkGl91Dv3RECdC3Iok91msRm0_pxw3HwR6l14NtTSWge0zXIQ_K0O_GquSTB/s320/PinkElvis_woodward2011_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660526692636536866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">A few weeks later at <a href="http://web.mac.com/atomicshark/iWeb/Site/Serino%20Hot%20Rod.html">Serino's</a> Block Party in Long Island City (my 'hood), there was this pink Caddie. My friend Luci (another Elvis <s>freak</s> fan) and I admired the car and the Elvis memorabilia, then the owner opened the trunk for us - to reveal Graceland. Graceland! In a <b>trunk</b>! How awesome is that! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnx8piyFS8gxtk6kyY_DRWdWDYRF8t81sDlVJXLnWaWpKtPqKsv88gLy6hfz2B7BQKLg0VWJP2JiUOFgWHL9W2sls_4GgJ6Rm0b1xspmaeQzLBVjERIuyEkRb2D_J4tDyVdyYpVgIzBGz/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660526698800976626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOxy5eypr1BKsOiGPG0Bat2m3Cw5vlWf2_ahjuvE437lMi4q9dDSuDLY6kWbeMyUvXzHcodOIUpuLNwMs11qBm2Vv3Bg592Jm9CBRZMEZl1JcABSJYy7FKw8_h_LWuHUakYnPMdrcmC9a/s1600/PinkElvis_serinos11_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOxy5eypr1BKsOiGPG0Bat2m3Cw5vlWf2_ahjuvE437lMi4q9dDSuDLY6kWbeMyUvXzHcodOIUpuLNwMs11qBm2Vv3Bg592Jm9CBRZMEZl1JcABSJYy7FKw8_h_LWuHUakYnPMdrcmC9a/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660526701328941122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD76ZBkxaorlo1m85vH1RHha1sQKNGVJnrBiAqPi8LLU6S-bPvXplRDYcZJUvttptckJ8ixkAe0-H6wxk-ghes1Y0v7uFzciWWpEuaPLZSPn1KQslzjTTiwmW3oQkGt2xR89VBxrOjYnOW/s1600/PinkElvis_serinos11_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD76ZBkxaorlo1m85vH1RHha1sQKNGVJnrBiAqPi8LLU6S-bPvXplRDYcZJUvttptckJ8ixkAe0-H6wxk-ghes1Y0v7uFzciWWpEuaPLZSPn1KQslzjTTiwmW3oQkGt2xR89VBxrOjYnOW/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660526700913454626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2YIE9tRm7QLeejWFNC29mFVtvvrTwRJ-t7iN1Wn_IpUOsIZZMlOQ9yBbNoZdPzytdVr89A8Fz1fBCFcqiLQOy0czDsXz1rexRWS9jGXgnKL8Uu5AuhSAiqpfoE7uidEVhczY9_myN-6H/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660527064050580802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl6unZzWli2PRq2rYtwJHE_9ai2pE2DQMkX3QQx5fMcsWSGXExYm2mJk2IHJY721OvGWDhulIFopPeX-kMsK7DisJiGQ-SwTaw5uAofUBfg6vlnbBlRwUS1lLcui7nc187ilj28sqRic2/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660527067001043602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCg1dYZ4Ck7RTaXgZGjTimjUQ0emgwAgRRgAoTLe5OuS6sPXUkntAJjPaT3__okzDxFI955ZPxxLL-c6AUJuBC1Wjc9xu0tO8hrBZ03Ji_T22tvpLcUGEbLyZBAwAinmbKo3DLMDHPPnZ/s1600/PinkElvis_serinos11_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBwoyiDBE-kaPxU9iKfrW-4kdoaone9gi2fPpDMG3rUnn-8W2I_4GdN0jMvilkxpDw3S74lX4XgjhbRjzMDX_wwFY0ROdDczdbal6y5eSt4RWcJLKD2xYqZzM4-16pf-rJn9R8C4ajsZC/s1600/PinkElvis_serinos11_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBwoyiDBE-kaPxU9iKfrW-4kdoaone9gi2fPpDMG3rUnn-8W2I_4GdN0jMvilkxpDw3S74lX4XgjhbRjzMDX_wwFY0ROdDczdbal6y5eSt4RWcJLKD2xYqZzM4-16pf-rJn9R8C4ajsZC/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660527067663406242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCg1dYZ4Ck7RTaXgZGjTimjUQ0emgwAgRRgAoTLe5OuS6sPXUkntAJjPaT3__okzDxFI955ZPxxLL-c6AUJuBC1Wjc9xu0tO8hrBZ03Ji_T22tvpLcUGEbLyZBAwAinmbKo3DLMDHPPnZ/s320/PinkElvis_serinos11_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660527072007229794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">So there you go, a gushy Elvis post.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">__________________</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:85%;">There's another reason for this post. I needed to do something on my Mac tonight. Back in 1999 or 2000, I bought my first Mac so that I could use it to create a website to promote and sell my photography. I know Steve Jobs didn't invent the computer, but the Macs are such intuitive computers for the creative set. So thanks, Steve Jobs, for making my career path infinitely easier.</span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-33830717859171326862011-09-30T21:15:00.000-07:002011-09-30T21:25:25.208-07:006.25.11, Governor's Island<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I've been working on a series of retro photos; I use a camera manufactured in the 40's and 50's, re-rolling 120 film onto the 620 reels that the Sabre 620 requires. My goal is to create a series of photographs that, at first glance, seem to be from the 50's or thereabouts. I took the camera with me to Governor's Island this past summer for the Jazz Era Lawn Party - and while these shots won't make it into the series (wrong era shot with the wrong camera) they are kind of fun. All scratches and light leaks added at random by the camera.</span><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKJ0a1RNOwNa4Nftgz_nrvnrQB4KerbbNx93GOvWTyl5vl47H7EeWZvMhAbNdthvBmNUmViWMw8FMPNJLZ2a-z9Qb2mNbZLo7BW3sVIUglRoSoOqwVeAiqIAJLZPgffEVqpcu9q2LxvXy/s1600/jazzage31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKJ0a1RNOwNa4Nftgz_nrvnrQB4KerbbNx93GOvWTyl5vl47H7EeWZvMhAbNdthvBmNUmViWMw8FMPNJLZ2a-z9Qb2mNbZLo7BW3sVIUglRoSoOqwVeAiqIAJLZPgffEVqpcu9q2LxvXy/s320/jazzage31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374367390216898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ9yFcjvaYprSG8-91YCYDR2uvOH2SJnXYkm5QkgJmXh9bHoOqOqhDLeAMmGPoslyCL739_zEJhnIAuPbSZBNZ-KdZShyphenhyphenXrr8FKV3fa5FrgIAAH6C4M4fa9owifkOSMaFsfQvRRUvG2vX/s1600/jazzagedad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ9yFcjvaYprSG8-91YCYDR2uvOH2SJnXYkm5QkgJmXh9bHoOqOqhDLeAMmGPoslyCL739_zEJhnIAuPbSZBNZ-KdZShyphenhyphenXrr8FKV3fa5FrgIAAH6C4M4fa9owifkOSMaFsfQvRRUvG2vX/s320/jazzagedad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374362561739858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3XaoYJ3or5AlcalL6PtfL-LEPEo2YKwc3jhQaHfFJPblBTj7zGdd3Lp0diiOaIMtwNGyvCgkJTkTOo17fCBh-v8_2PePB2Gx_ePw2ASd5bvDW-GrWgm3Wvh93qYsfgkab8U6DPM-509w/s1600/jazzagehat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3XaoYJ3or5AlcalL6PtfL-LEPEo2YKwc3jhQaHfFJPblBTj7zGdd3Lp0diiOaIMtwNGyvCgkJTkTOo17fCBh-v8_2PePB2Gx_ePw2ASd5bvDW-GrWgm3Wvh93qYsfgkab8U6DPM-509w/s320/jazzagehat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374355548382642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8ZDMXgqHSPulrq_DfATqHN09xgNsza_hIrkz6errz3WLGRybV4WCV4G9aGL7zl0pFL0KQ3usVsTc3typn3XBzNFtBs-Yf8DexTsNbWxOvTg01r41CC-7c36ccGGhXG8lyUcgilEGrHMT/s1600/jazzagegroup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8ZDMXgqHSPulrq_DfATqHN09xgNsza_hIrkz6errz3WLGRybV4WCV4G9aGL7zl0pFL0KQ3usVsTc3typn3XBzNFtBs-Yf8DexTsNbWxOvTg01r41CC-7c36ccGGhXG8lyUcgilEGrHMT/s320/jazzagegroup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374034419904402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ldOtVE7nLDE8tE41yso7Cq_lRQ6NpU-IeT6q1OlfhPPsl0pdhYCAJn1OdWFK8Zbbaqk1dwfQ7M7G5aXRIAtakavAHxH241lXVZE2TM1VLq5nqN6iNA7DDQ28RAGSx7Mc_mNmRqstHIL1/s1600/jazzagegungirl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ldOtVE7nLDE8tE41yso7Cq_lRQ6NpU-IeT6q1OlfhPPsl0pdhYCAJn1OdWFK8Zbbaqk1dwfQ7M7G5aXRIAtakavAHxH241lXVZE2TM1VLq5nqN6iNA7DDQ28RAGSx7Mc_mNmRqstHIL1/s320/jazzagegungirl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374031299081698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8jPvb7yTvjEUcGQdVMDqtcCc4OuTpB9HSNfummq0Mk_wPhyphenhyphen5ZpbrwFnwuRRQZCcIpV5nqLkTV1HQlp2OzdyF6s8wPzxDpvSub-37frh1jgCLpcIuHI03B2xbLz8gB7RloGP3h7FseB2w/s1600/jazzagebuick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8jPvb7yTvjEUcGQdVMDqtcCc4OuTpB9HSNfummq0Mk_wPhyphenhyphen5ZpbrwFnwuRRQZCcIpV5nqLkTV1HQlp2OzdyF6s8wPzxDpvSub-37frh1jgCLpcIuHI03B2xbLz8gB7RloGP3h7FseB2w/s320/jazzagebuick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374027451617234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lSPWB4Fx4aUUqUdi3mfM_cmROkyH1fyfC_nhEZTsxsAi-ZqFiJvN7yL4uSa4VREZ0alJgt3Sb6el8h0bOv1y418Fq7Cd4dD9SZjt_U_UsBEqknHD9f2H6axdOMuaanoP7_9LPyKOG2il/s1600/jazzageprofile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lSPWB4Fx4aUUqUdi3mfM_cmROkyH1fyfC_nhEZTsxsAi-ZqFiJvN7yL4uSa4VREZ0alJgt3Sb6el8h0bOv1y418Fq7Cd4dD9SZjt_U_UsBEqknHD9f2H6axdOMuaanoP7_9LPyKOG2il/s320/jazzageprofile.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374027577973362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5_efrUR7GfDgFj8OUO23pIi6Bwrld4gXCcT45m003kNGUFCGMH1JMnQ5BlBDeOpO-6F37F4yQPisZbwUVpmtUETjk9vR5tJPDr4TfuHCpUrubJCrtn7GjAgXMVd82Qur3L_A0jtr0K5o/s1600/jazzagelineofcars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5_efrUR7GfDgFj8OUO23pIi6Bwrld4gXCcT45m003kNGUFCGMH1JMnQ5BlBDeOpO-6F37F4yQPisZbwUVpmtUETjk9vR5tJPDr4TfuHCpUrubJCrtn7GjAgXMVd82Qur3L_A0jtr0K5o/s320/jazzagelineofcars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658374021655441138" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-74417072426222140672011-09-11T21:18:00.000-07:002011-09-11T21:31:19.815-07:00What I Did This Summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXey3Fwem-94Duv6KtckW66xQ46xdUIvh1BjCwYcYN9WQuRE1w3_0H2oFkBk5UOHc2vTAtssmeJDdS9yhXMUch_uzylBBiKjzF5_ynyu94cwBvwJc4gpkBFHh8La7JdNdS4Rvcc3OIxPdf/s1600/P9100501.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXey3Fwem-94Duv6KtckW66xQ46xdUIvh1BjCwYcYN9WQuRE1w3_0H2oFkBk5UOHc2vTAtssmeJDdS9yhXMUch_uzylBBiKjzF5_ynyu94cwBvwJc4gpkBFHh8La7JdNdS4Rvcc3OIxPdf/s320/P9100501.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651325658345566594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Wow, I haven't written a blog post since July. Pathetic! It's been a crazy summer, and I've been shooting the whole time. Here's the run-down of what I've been up to:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I went to Alaska do drive and shoot a<a href="http://reviews.carreview.com/alaskan-road-trip-with-the-chevrolet-volt-and-olympus-e-p3-camera"> Chevy Vol</a>t with an <a href="http://reviews.photographyreview.com/olympus-ep3-pen-camera-alaska">Olympus EP-3</a> camera.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I hung out with my uncle and shot some dirt track - then went to a classics show with him. Those shots in a future blog post, because right after that...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I went to the Detroit area for the <a href="http://thegarageblog.com/garage/the-17th-annual-woodward-dream-cruise/">Woodward Dream Cruise</a>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">When I got back, I went to Citi Field for the <a href="http://reviews.carreview.com/redesigned-2012-toyota-camry-launched-today">2012 Toyota Camry launch</a>. And an earthquake.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Full speed ahead, I tried my hand at <a href="http://reviews.photographyreview.com/olympus-epm1-pen-camera-first-look">shooting a little tennis at the US Open</a> and tried out another new Olympus PEN camera while doing it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">Aaaaand this past weekend I took lots of pictures at a rare local cruise-in - at Serino's block party. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.286048878076688.89071.113684098646501&type=1">A few shots are up on my Facebook page</a>, and I need to do a blog post on that as well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">All in time though, because I'm currently procrastinating. I need to pack for yet another adventure...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-48849361081918710362011-07-18T16:53:00.000-07:002011-07-18T17:01:49.413-07:00Sprocket Rocket in Alaska<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...because I can never shoot with *just one* camera: I brought along my Sprocket Rocket too.</span></span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hsIYwUNO9yJVTHbVUpfrfzryxu9QQ691s_CEUdT4LtscqW3PgZGFcgdWvpMSWijw4kB6BMK5Lo4Jt8TTQDaQUq4HSzYHq7zW8uS6E3gdCUQZHbuts5b0A1c30TdSk4sJN__VpSHcl4qC/s1600/sprocket_volt.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hsIYwUNO9yJVTHbVUpfrfzryxu9QQ691s_CEUdT4LtscqW3PgZGFcgdWvpMSWijw4kB6BMK5Lo4Jt8TTQDaQUq4HSzYHq7zW8uS6E3gdCUQZHbuts5b0A1c30TdSk4sJN__VpSHcl4qC/s320/sprocket_volt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630846410806549778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeCe5kxuGM5ab571vvDpWU3crrSYpScfllfak2Xe4c107hNzB-tYNRVPxw0bwICG9zYwjbb9En3HgBuZOCtclt2IM_ZbxIUiqVr2jIA3fxwidaiaCvdZjqEK51bo_UfxpBjGQeibm-GCF/s1600/sprocket_volt2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeCe5kxuGM5ab571vvDpWU3crrSYpScfllfak2Xe4c107hNzB-tYNRVPxw0bwICG9zYwjbb9En3HgBuZOCtclt2IM_ZbxIUiqVr2jIA3fxwidaiaCvdZjqEK51bo_UfxpBjGQeibm-GCF/s320/sprocket_volt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630846399554704338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxhXbgSYeTMtQxeFXxKwjcdZ280zvi_nCoiEkZqV-At1HOU9Ssbn2dQx8zwVm7t5hV5juYMMt91K0ni1gm2LGo0bylV0KK3SHntg7K_IF1ytoabQmWRA74jMUmVXwKsqaCtFDGlBus1Mp/s1600/sprocket_volt3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxhXbgSYeTMtQxeFXxKwjcdZ280zvi_nCoiEkZqV-At1HOU9Ssbn2dQx8zwVm7t5hV5juYMMt91K0ni1gm2LGo0bylV0KK3SHntg7K_IF1ytoabQmWRA74jMUmVXwKsqaCtFDGlBus1Mp/s320/sprocket_volt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630846397180746962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXTy4CKBHfl-Hh5UFz5epdRbFVriQQXdsRZqu7_3oETB1NRz0YX-Q7vK4624BmPcbEezoVzcpqxNXMK_odqZqytHPzQuhuulvdForrDjsjkYgb_zJUPFGTJo4FbrejDXsPY6FrpWtZjXX/s1600/sprocket_alaska.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXTy4CKBHfl-Hh5UFz5epdRbFVriQQXdsRZqu7_3oETB1NRz0YX-Q7vK4624BmPcbEezoVzcpqxNXMK_odqZqytHPzQuhuulvdForrDjsjkYgb_zJUPFGTJo4FbrejDXsPY6FrpWtZjXX/s320/sprocket_alaska.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630846386770726146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67wWS4OKtlrf_GA-4VHwneYeIYYZidR5HwK9oyIkO3U2g9RtodCnXSVrdisC8mfrhYPRNKBuQA6J6iLnGbfnNkR272iQVUzPQgsi6GFJNRjQfMaAfyx-CA2NMy0oG7KSQP1asP73fherf/s1600/sprocket_seward.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67wWS4OKtlrf_GA-4VHwneYeIYYZidR5HwK9oyIkO3U2g9RtodCnXSVrdisC8mfrhYPRNKBuQA6J6iLnGbfnNkR272iQVUzPQgsi6GFJNRjQfMaAfyx-CA2NMy0oG7KSQP1asP73fherf/s320/sprocket_seward.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630846383927270386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All Photographs ©2011 Megan Green, All Rights Reserved. Do not download or copy without my permission.</span></span><br /><div><br /></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-26067284634848737652011-07-13T16:32:00.001-07:002011-07-13T16:34:17.291-07:00Volt Alaska!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I got to take a lot of cool shots in Alaska, but I think this is one of my favorites of the Volt.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">More shots and the whole story is here on </span></span><a href="http://reviews.carreview.com/alaskan-road-trip-with-the-chevrolet-volt-and-olympus-e-p3-camera"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CarReview.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3MPC738yNxPNiuZkaWvPcRCSHlWWgz3ua5ASfdRLnkJzQSwxMHjA91bua2rdzx8SnpZQnWqThjhhjQjqEZvlVY4EkMF3u9AezTeXj56JEtKcqWOn_nkpASpc2rcvz0PzZxQ3n2zYcqmu/s1600/mg_volt_chargingdetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3MPC738yNxPNiuZkaWvPcRCSHlWWgz3ua5ASfdRLnkJzQSwxMHjA91bua2rdzx8SnpZQnWqThjhhjQjqEZvlVY4EkMF3u9AezTeXj56JEtKcqWOn_nkpASpc2rcvz0PzZxQ3n2zYcqmu/s320/mg_volt_chargingdetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628983937241093794" /></a><br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-70407634393007092232011-07-10T18:06:00.000-07:002011-07-10T18:17:36.447-07:00Astoria Cars - 7.4.2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm a little typed out. So I'm not going to write about cars or shooting cars today, I'm just going to post the shots. I finally ran into S. with his Challenger and P. to give them the prints of the shots of their cars. I still had the Olympus E-P3 that I was testing, so I tried out a few shots of the Challenger (P. didn't have his '55 out) and his buddy J.'s Corvette in some art filter modes. While I shot, they told me more stories of the halcyon days of hotrodding in Queens...</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iVSeed0KAzeCW5Qa5c508wSIADqYxPVIg64AuVzJCNkbEUIIW6rY_CDHprA-Agzug75pSICSO7ekUfaoMBp0ot9TG3z-lBx7qSpH6iHzsltU91WCh14k9RoTfpQTArfHMg3sfPiFtCof/s1600/pcg_corvette_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iVSeed0KAzeCW5Qa5c508wSIADqYxPVIg64AuVzJCNkbEUIIW6rY_CDHprA-Agzug75pSICSO7ekUfaoMBp0ot9TG3z-lBx7qSpH6iHzsltU91WCh14k9RoTfpQTArfHMg3sfPiFtCof/s320/pcg_corvette_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627896570668881762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeKbqajO2JGop9rDcg5yln1fBHzQ4pvZHHmv0CR9KdkksyGSUzoUtzQUfgAU7nVdAiDWa_tiRblvCZBhO8KhiFl294PlKK1ra5nPnW0IHmt9mouMLuIt-7KvwyISbEU-YlGYxUPONHgKL/s1600/pcg_challenger_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeKbqajO2JGop9rDcg5yln1fBHzQ4pvZHHmv0CR9KdkksyGSUzoUtzQUfgAU7nVdAiDWa_tiRblvCZBhO8KhiFl294PlKK1ra5nPnW0IHmt9mouMLuIt-7KvwyISbEU-YlGYxUPONHgKL/s320/pcg_challenger_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627896566132450210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYz61VcSoraVfBF7lbLXJmx6yDyHAhN3otJVp3qDsfXr_SPGX-zFeLigw4vKqoAWmz2zEAE1bpPc2Gni-og3nv2sXePtkr9RC4aJrxQrXM1_rC8X9i-_x3z496j_k7mC2uCJtwXFhHaOqJ/s1600/pcg_challenger_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYz61VcSoraVfBF7lbLXJmx6yDyHAhN3otJVp3qDsfXr_SPGX-zFeLigw4vKqoAWmz2zEAE1bpPc2Gni-og3nv2sXePtkr9RC4aJrxQrXM1_rC8X9i-_x3z496j_k7mC2uCJtwXFhHaOqJ/s320/pcg_challenger_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627896563016168114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZxJtGebtXiEBJva94NVnu48clXjXccGdIMXxA8xXEeN3A89jZpTaebrEsW8Zdy4ukHy6mLBo45-anInWjY_W-Jl27vkJDjlHr8wcuBBEDX-c0Y9lxYJWr5PAsq6yo8y_pp4TRm-oYrSD/s1600/pcg_challenger_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZxJtGebtXiEBJva94NVnu48clXjXccGdIMXxA8xXEeN3A89jZpTaebrEsW8Zdy4ukHy6mLBo45-anInWjY_W-Jl27vkJDjlHr8wcuBBEDX-c0Y9lxYJWr5PAsq6yo8y_pp4TRm-oYrSD/s320/pcg_challenger_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627896561778668306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-49859703099529100222011-06-19T15:34:00.000-07:002011-06-19T16:10:52.924-07:00It's Mid-June already.... Astoria Cars 6.18.11<div style="text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's mid-June already. Amazing. I felt pretty stale and burned out after NY Auto Show and Viva Las Vegas. I've been going down to Shore Boulevard pretty regularly to talk with car people, document the car culture, and ultimately take pictures of cool cars - and while there have been cool cars, I just wasn't taking great shots. In May, I got a few more shots of a Corvair that I've photographed before. Here's a cool-ish one of the badge:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQDJXiZroLBZontPbgTJE9LUVwdVQVGYc2xZAyxs3UnKW6xWFYPEf0KK2uIYMFiUG0i_NniTRT2oCbG5trDHEcwZQMc3ejWVGrStFPop5tTg60G4s9VEj6cEV_mZ8Z2nF5m_fp1MJ480Y/s1600/corvairbadge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQDJXiZroLBZontPbgTJE9LUVwdVQVGYc2xZAyxs3UnKW6xWFYPEf0KK2uIYMFiUG0i_NniTRT2oCbG5trDHEcwZQMc3ejWVGrStFPop5tTg60G4s9VEj6cEV_mZ8Z2nF5m_fp1MJ480Y/s320/corvairbadge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620064329419545410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I haven't seen my buddies on Shore either, and I've got some prints of the Challenger and Pete's '55 Bel Air that I want to give to each of them. While I've seen Sean in his Challenger drive by, he hasn't parked, and I haven't seen Pete at all. Hey Pete! If you see this, I've got a cool print of your '55 for you!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last Friday I hopped on the train and met some friends out in New Jersey for </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Somerville-Cruise-Nights/130862209527?sk=wall"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Somerville Cruise Night</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. There were a lot of muscle cars from the 70's and 80's, and even a few current Mustangs, but there were also some pretty cool classics and hot rods. When I went through my shots, I was pretty disappointed, again, in my work. But then I realized that when I shoot at these events, I need to slow down. Just slow down and See... not rush through and dryly document the cars. It's not a press conference, I don't have a deadline, I'm not shooting for a client and having to get the standard car shots for them, so just slow down and photograph for me. There are a few good shots from the night:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWwo-GYh-CS37uE03oS3v0T42DEY1NyFeDdPvkcInJ4hPcPEqAWNkoThlTyTdM0X7hL40gZnalDjrssN3pHRn0a_aEMmyGwx4DLSuiclWOwvb984yGmxHdUHwSA1ES9Pil-re7SmLfiJb/s1600/somervilleimperialb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWwo-GYh-CS37uE03oS3v0T42DEY1NyFeDdPvkcInJ4hPcPEqAWNkoThlTyTdM0X7hL40gZnalDjrssN3pHRn0a_aEMmyGwx4DLSuiclWOwvb984yGmxHdUHwSA1ES9Pil-re7SmLfiJb/s320/somervilleimperialb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620064322890282978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJDxw0MpCS22ILti4XQ9tHO6EQqgdww_jXQ2Hs_cn-3ZRVEFvgJqbXVIKhWBeAVyda1ZhJ9YBmODqDwmpLJuCmWC6_-jTEQXHvdv0tiA089gbxtkjIVk7m4G5Tk0X4TK2t6hP6SBiLiwR/s1600/somervilleimperiala.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJDxw0MpCS22ILti4XQ9tHO6EQqgdww_jXQ2Hs_cn-3ZRVEFvgJqbXVIKhWBeAVyda1ZhJ9YBmODqDwmpLJuCmWC6_-jTEQXHvdv0tiA089gbxtkjIVk7m4G5Tk0X4TK2t6hP6SBiLiwR/s320/somervilleimperiala.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620064316355653458" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXRDKqMBNAje76rjT-Pzdp0fkdnRmA8L9eln8p7jbZKdTkYUHo_Z7QGlpqW-iHr0trajZr72ajoTSsqIpeeT-Ljrp1qCU7lSoXSv4qMBozY-9lA-OucIBfqT8LAYivgwR-b5QKrDNz1z3/s320/somervillechevybadge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620064520647075458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQDJXiZroLBZontPbgTJE9LUVwdVQVGYc2xZAyxs3UnKW6xWFYPEf0KK2uIYMFiUG0i_NniTRT2oCbG5trDHEcwZQMc3ejWVGrStFPop5tTg60G4s9VEj6cEV_mZ8Z2nF5m_fp1MJ480Y/s1600/corvairbadge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQDJXiZroLBZontPbgTJE9LUVwdVQVGYc2xZAyxs3UnKW6xWFYPEf0KK2uIYMFiUG0i_NniTRT2oCbG5trDHEcwZQMc3ejWVGrStFPop5tTg60G4s9VEj6cEV_mZ8Z2nF5m_fp1MJ480Y/s1600/corvairbadge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQDJXiZroLBZontPbgTJE9LUVwdVQVGYc2xZAyxs3UnKW6xWFYPEf0KK2uIYMFiUG0i_NniTRT2oCbG5trDHEcwZQMc3ejWVGrStFPop5tTg60G4s9VEj6cEV_mZ8Z2nF5m_fp1MJ480Y/s1600/corvairbadge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zIaM4EwVIIgv4vOfbNz3fyxD7s5cDvah4lGfMDcduPLxX0GBIsK4CJYYp_CHa4OAHb8N2idhK_8XdtWeoCs2A6iM5pBycOToNVrVgiPkeCArKB1Y0SZ14tkJ20Q2aI32nrqMeqzdVhsk/s1600/somervillecaddygrille.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zIaM4EwVIIgv4vOfbNz3fyxD7s5cDvah4lGfMDcduPLxX0GBIsK4CJYYp_CHa4OAHb8N2idhK_8XdtWeoCs2A6iM5pBycOToNVrVgiPkeCArKB1Y0SZ14tkJ20Q2aI32nrqMeqzdVhsk/s320/somervillecaddygrille.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620064301656928162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW88YtrYICMgslvNHvRNAQjSl6Ko1q0QfhJDiJINTBVnjp_cumxn22CJCb4-repPOCktTlGQc024YA5cbZ44D8E7QE4_nZS3UQhGRrY3YrMfKXLjgXmM4ukrOK1wwHlczGQ5irmTxEICtE/s1600/somervilleskull.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW88YtrYICMgslvNHvRNAQjSl6Ko1q0QfhJDiJINTBVnjp_cumxn22CJCb4-repPOCktTlGQc024YA5cbZ44D8E7QE4_nZS3UQhGRrY3YrMfKXLjgXmM4ukrOK1wwHlczGQ5irmTxEICtE/s320/somervilleskull.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620063557928690210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On Monday (June 13), I wandered out into Times Square for my lunch break from my on-site temp job. I've always got at least one camera with me, and it paid off big-time! MHN, I suppose in order to lure guys over to their booths to encourage them to get prostate checks and all, had three classic cars roped off. The first was this gorgeous Buick from the 40's. I somehow deleted the photo with the sign containing model and year information - argh!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTtNFHiFVNvvGKI8BPApnaGP7_a0RaPBnJUlF5muH7h-nMpkzdwqDhdfXJjvQ_5yAQaSwCVbhpKWuKD0KzU16dOHz7zVwBSOs9gHP8Nok2Ifjl9pUWXMqAlZgvTJ3wQfZhLCkeCygAdSJ/s1600/timessquarebuick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTtNFHiFVNvvGKI8BPApnaGP7_a0RaPBnJUlF5muH7h-nMpkzdwqDhdfXJjvQ_5yAQaSwCVbhpKWuKD0KzU16dOHz7zVwBSOs9gHP8Nok2Ifjl9pUWXMqAlZgvTJ3wQfZhLCkeCygAdSJ/s320/timessquarebuick.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620063552124292834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">...and shot this really incredible shot of a 50's Packard ornament (I was shooting RAW and had very little room on the card - so I deleted the pic of the sign </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">again</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> with the model and year information by mistake.) (The other car was a 70's era Porsche 911T.) I'm going to start offering some shots for sale on RedBubble - more on that when I actually do it. This will be one of the shots offered.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgjET0LG6rG4iIy3hv89LJra5WCyP-zcTOEpU8DLGLTAq_XYRY-pHLb9rXz_a_LHrA76W_lxy-W_Hn1YxD079BOozXVcsy6EtDQ6ehSersYWm1q7TGYyzQR2rVerF9-Fmc62lDxBDrTL7/s1600/timessquarepackard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgjET0LG6rG4iIy3hv89LJra5WCyP-zcTOEpU8DLGLTAq_XYRY-pHLb9rXz_a_LHrA76W_lxy-W_Hn1YxD079BOozXVcsy6EtDQ6ehSersYWm1q7TGYyzQR2rVerF9-Fmc62lDxBDrTL7/s320/timessquarepackard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620063543655951746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I sat on the boardwalk along Shore for awhile yesterday, and saw about three classics drive by, but no one parked - then they all turned down the same street. So eventually, I just got up and started walking down that street. I didn't find where they were all going, and Serino's was closed, so it was only a long walk. However, I saw this beater Cadillac along the way, and the cracked paint, rust, and utter disrepair of the car inspired me to take it's picture.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu_kRW8gnid5gpwDk6qB_MyOtfnQQa-DE0V3gP6E_22r0GQ1z5p5SF8LWUkcyf9VOfEDgd_uAdgCzus1pAyxNXK6dopDbO2Pql9_12YO4lwQr9TWpEiRwddDW2OMmu9BXmAphWbym2uTB/s1600/astoriabeaterdetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu_kRW8gnid5gpwDk6qB_MyOtfnQQa-DE0V3gP6E_22r0GQ1z5p5SF8LWUkcyf9VOfEDgd_uAdgCzus1pAyxNXK6dopDbO2Pql9_12YO4lwQr9TWpEiRwddDW2OMmu9BXmAphWbym2uTB/s320/astoriabeaterdetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620063539352673890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYYvAnJux4FWEIexNTw4MDGL4nCeF-Bmge5S4K6_tKnOBgQNbFKhm1AJHZy7COoEq1uUVzj1D40XU3IFJzyw5WBzGXwsb0TR92ZandRvoBmsOTuSoNQcjaOrDyGfiqWT-fv_xlHc85Oxa/s1600/astoriabeater.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYYvAnJux4FWEIexNTw4MDGL4nCeF-Bmge5S4K6_tKnOBgQNbFKhm1AJHZy7COoEq1uUVzj1D40XU3IFJzyw5WBzGXwsb0TR92ZandRvoBmsOTuSoNQcjaOrDyGfiqWT-fv_xlHc85Oxa/s320/astoriabeater.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620063534570374786" /></a><br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-85741181452808619262011-05-03T18:19:00.000-07:002011-05-03T19:06:39.283-07:00MINI! KISS! + another one of my quirky film cameras<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New York Auto Show ended up being the two scheduled press days plus two days of pre-press-day reveals. After four days of reveals, parties, sleep too little, repeat, I got on a plane at ouch o'clock in the morning Friday to go to </span></span><a href="http://www.vivalasvegas.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. I hit the ground running and photographed the car show - all pre-1963 cars - two days in a row. Four days of photographing, watching bands, too little sleep, repeat. Throw in </span></span><a href="http://www.frankiestikiroom.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Frankie's Tiki Room</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and lots of sun for a perfect working vacation. I hit the ground back in NYC and crashed... hard. I picked up some horrible chest infection from which I'm only starting to recover.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have tons of photos, so many that I'm overwhelmed thinking about processing them.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While I recover, here are some shots I took at the MINI press conference from press day two of the NY Auto Show. KISS was slated to be there, so I got there at 9 a.m. sharp - yes, I was the first dorky photographer there. I don't care. I wanted my spot and I wanted my shots. I also threw in my bag, as I usually do, one of my random toy cameras. This time it was the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://microsites.lomography.com/sprocketrocket/">Sprocket Rocket</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">available from Lomography.com. It was loaded with some special effects film by Austrian company </span></span><a href="http://shop.revolog.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Revolog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> called Tesla which creates random lightning effects. KISS? Sprocket Rocket? Random lightning? RAD!!!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Of course, I got the </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/81804/kiss-mini-countryman---new-york-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">important shots</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for the client first. See them and a </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/81800/kiss-and-make-up-an-interview-from-minis-new-york-auto-show-stand---new-york-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">classic shot of Gene Simmon's tongue here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnHwkT_FZlG1OorrcPr6MrOOv55F0OAG8RqryNuoqpQS5jNCF2qoWWYdMgK_nZt4nCd1W3-qLcid3havUkspmbQTTQl-QJPn15WaOdAWSOprZeXgYnmx1k5KfHhV_GUqgj38Ti4a7Cnk-/s1600/minisprocket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnHwkT_FZlG1OorrcPr6MrOOv55F0OAG8RqryNuoqpQS5jNCF2qoWWYdMgK_nZt4nCd1W3-qLcid3havUkspmbQTTQl-QJPn15WaOdAWSOprZeXgYnmx1k5KfHhV_GUqgj38Ti4a7Cnk-/s320/minisprocket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602670878784877266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The film is rated 200 ASA. I had a flash on the Sprocket Rocket, but the fixed exposure didn't let in *quite* enough light for this shot. It's still cool.</span></span><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XXApyF97ZZPR-Gy3KDG36imVtZfAu_v1zxvmwq_SGPpMpuDd4tWo5nh9vhyRN4078ibdRzDkbNPpvHg-hkgABdxnuMUEa2qqq5EmnuY0zQw28Jb_SNF9bXJBTbtivC3Glqyuy8OnevIG/s1600/genesprocket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XXApyF97ZZPR-Gy3KDG36imVtZfAu_v1zxvmwq_SGPpMpuDd4tWo5nh9vhyRN4078ibdRzDkbNPpvHg-hkgABdxnuMUEa2qqq5EmnuY0zQw28Jb_SNF9bXJBTbtivC3Glqyuy8OnevIG/s320/genesprocket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602670872595536290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ecKTUCZbW_bCSbUELvWYz8laujFyg3Wdoor6uqJaULrxmzIx_EBNSYgHsVcAsAmS6aOtzyqzEnG98-6bcNjaEPUCDJ1zIhTNTqM_WUMAbSnaujWHWjUNDd64yj_28rWSffrWZDVCzaGg/s1600/kisssprocket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ecKTUCZbW_bCSbUELvWYz8laujFyg3Wdoor6uqJaULrxmzIx_EBNSYgHsVcAsAmS6aOtzyqzEnG98-6bcNjaEPUCDJ1zIhTNTqM_WUMAbSnaujWHWjUNDd64yj_28rWSffrWZDVCzaGg/s320/kisssprocket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602670874095116034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More when I can breathe again.</span></span><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-78807302291226645032011-04-03T16:38:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:53:02.240-07:00Shore Blvd, 3.12.11 and Astoria Garages, 3.13.11 (cont'd)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Saturday the 12th was a gorgeous day. I walked along Shore for awhile, and it seemed to be Mopar day - I spotted a lot of late model Chargers and Challengers. Then - a rarity in Astoria - a bunch of people on horseback. I followed as fast as I could, hoping to get a Mustang I saw with the horses in the background, but my Sketchers... well, no horsepower. I was able to get this shot, though.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv7qKnPj8j-xcwF7Ov7qWBdt3Gmaomnx9t_eFR04XTlWxsAOocuB75cnR_xO8yBKxQmaCy_XKRKIhPz9sZP-eYCS6gCzUcUknLduXVcgITKeL_qj-KpsNj7kzLmQEgHQ90-EgZDdRGEMg/s1600/horsepower.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv7qKnPj8j-xcwF7Ov7qWBdt3Gmaomnx9t_eFR04XTlWxsAOocuB75cnR_xO8yBKxQmaCy_XKRKIhPz9sZP-eYCS6gCzUcUknLduXVcgITKeL_qj-KpsNj7kzLmQEgHQ90-EgZDdRGEMg/s320/horsepower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591507260081439282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There was also an MGB (circa 1979?) following a red Porsche 911 (not in frame) that passed, but other than that, a slow day on Shore. I started home, and ran into P., the '55 Chevy owner. He was on the way to Serino's and promised to take me someday.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipQ3iMDnxcbI2uh2XyKkqWLEPTkS6nObb-Z3pA7-beyOCC4_Z8Us7II7p8lPuAu04F1aHaaEXSUa3yW0HyIHTvvcGD8yK3Lo5fv4m8ERbkz44S8zSsnjOsl_77JD2wUSnJrGkhDiJT8uR/s1600/mgb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipQ3iMDnxcbI2uh2XyKkqWLEPTkS6nObb-Z3pA7-beyOCC4_Z8Us7II7p8lPuAu04F1aHaaEXSUa3yW0HyIHTvvcGD8yK3Lo5fv4m8ERbkz44S8zSsnjOsl_77JD2wUSnJrGkhDiJT8uR/s320/mgb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591507254007914594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Someday ended up being the next day, Sunday the 13th. </span></span><a href="http://www.serinohotrod.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Serino Hot Rod</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is a shop in Astoria - write about them in my </span></span><a href="http://ponycargirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/astoria-garages-31311.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">previous blog post</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfolal_rjTdzfPgNH7jB1nP44B5P_pURl1aFbzYKZurRKD0gdX-WMEtE088W_DtAkfptSdhzFZsPOLQcS1TDZxzcM8RSRAZvhcWYk-gjT4lPWC8JIwYdTzU1ANCiqnPnFU7vxxA8iDJrK/s1600/serinos.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfolal_rjTdzfPgNH7jB1nP44B5P_pURl1aFbzYKZurRKD0gdX-WMEtE088W_DtAkfptSdhzFZsPOLQcS1TDZxzcM8RSRAZvhcWYk-gjT4lPWC8JIwYdTzU1ANCiqnPnFU7vxxA8iDJrK/s320/serinos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591507250561268386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VCIB5O6GoeLBC0R8qXjyzwnOAx09CrAN8atH6AJ8Py2EFjqKpKeS0BVkWk7aN4Yg-yI9jPbKPfqcQQ2Xco3yRtSMySBYQ1DUI1wpjPuVPrngXsK5wzxr-AQIuTIOMGj-OoNdTo6NHrm4/s1600/37oldsshot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VCIB5O6GoeLBC0R8qXjyzwnOAx09CrAN8atH6AJ8Py2EFjqKpKeS0BVkWk7aN4Yg-yI9jPbKPfqcQQ2Xco3yRtSMySBYQ1DUI1wpjPuVPrngXsK5wzxr-AQIuTIOMGj-OoNdTo6NHrm4/s320/37oldsshot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591507251912995410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The walls are filled with license plates from all over the US and nostalgic photographs of their father's - and grandfather's - racing years.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrsaHZbqtwj4A02F-XYctM7VKhIruqZE8yIenaYKmbop2NvW9Tt1KWjTVma1Ad67sViIK7ViOPXmi_znVacR3WLcChSgi0BQ-TORXmxiVucvNV2gA938-S3PVB9DI-ZiBIGPFBZYPWpJg/s1600/wallphotos.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcMhtNTuC3ooCk5EnZ15lDXnUGkWVVJDA5KU2b0qZAFM9D9Vv9U8shkLLy_HOZjGmsbzfgjljpVcO6n9T-5-0DeCdht1KcVilZ-LC9SEWcDvwtav6IY2kDXablijvfA2zOJhZ7DPJzXSA/s320/rustygear.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591506485138239746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmpMKi1rwb6jCR8dRvgUEqwhnQ38yVnj9MbyHCP4Il0jYyZQy-5mRibPi1UNXXRTEMV-F-AGk5TeTLTfrPDJduv4EhiLTwJa5zLn0EGHkbwi6C-IT-lfmBUKgY6BcOBrULBkJxVSMXg8v/s1600/nutsandbolts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmpMKi1rwb6jCR8dRvgUEqwhnQ38yVnj9MbyHCP4Il0jYyZQy-5mRibPi1UNXXRTEMV-F-AGk5TeTLTfrPDJduv4EhiLTwJa5zLn0EGHkbwi6C-IT-lfmBUKgY6BcOBrULBkJxVSMXg8v/s320/nutsandbolts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591506483558946226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The block was lined with cars from different eras in various states of restoration:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k6TlKkrtZcBqtdMrFttaOpDjOB4kROgrajooZZYpjqqY9faXniFEegk6a0fSE8jWeateDyb89dvx8u_gx7c8cPjyI62vtp1_1duYBPovVmnW7eDUdQHpLUTATJzvP75GbJj0j4gzhmTB/s1600/57nomad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajjErngEJN5GTdT5gXrHWHfzRnjBysnLUrQplHZlrlfUChihCG4wvTGfhkvYNy9BlGTKKDbV0wdr28NR5DLstJD9OCGjfCuVlU_wkEtbWWrLMKij8ZbnNxyWiBLuVTFB8mH_PH7ebHS0n/s320/fairlanetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591506471406341058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />An <a href="http://ponycargirl.smugmug.com/Cars/Serino-Hot-Rod-31311/16482733_hVaHL#1240408645_eWKSK">expanded gallery of shots can be found here</a>.</span></span></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-42843467974804673172011-03-28T18:54:00.000-07:002011-03-28T19:02:43.603-07:00Astoria Garages, 3.13.11<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I wandered down to Shore Blvd., and P., the '55 Bel Air owner, drove by and said he was going to Serino's. So off we went. </span></span><a href="http://www.serinohotrod.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Serino Hot Rod</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is a shop in Astoria that has been around since 1935 - this is the 3rd generation running it. Beaters in various phases of restoration lined the street; it was car and photo heaven. They were kind enough to let me poke around, uncover cars, and shoot at will. I'm feeling a little sick of digital, so here are a few Holga shots... I plan on doing another post with the digital shots.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6Lqflhx58ctoZYFrEOd-wL5Vf7Yr4koYvrSglP5VCz0MX1V8pQsBBIb3F7JFHvrdsHE59h-8O7GpH7JnQrPTQcEU4hGtF_Ng2jIINPr65vjnDvdiNbCFNueUZ6PAW_IGH6t-MyTQPH_U/s1600/serinos_pontiaclo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6Lqflhx58ctoZYFrEOd-wL5Vf7Yr4koYvrSglP5VCz0MX1V8pQsBBIb3F7JFHvrdsHE59h-8O7GpH7JnQrPTQcEU4hGtF_Ng2jIINPr65vjnDvdiNbCFNueUZ6PAW_IGH6t-MyTQPH_U/s320/serinos_pontiaclo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314913635343842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KpEPf5g-d85YvqPQQrt0RgbRJ5Byctz3Vq2BbgokzJGhH-V9ny2oKPh6QRwpTmX_AA3Rf6AZGUlQObFfHzcB5GG2eJD-mdZc_NcZgLi_hIeNqcw2cmi9_VpfrGeVS4Tw6DX29FKwRuo9/s1600/serinos_rustyenginelo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KpEPf5g-d85YvqPQQrt0RgbRJ5Byctz3Vq2BbgokzJGhH-V9ny2oKPh6QRwpTmX_AA3Rf6AZGUlQObFfHzcB5GG2eJD-mdZc_NcZgLi_hIeNqcw2cmi9_VpfrGeVS4Tw6DX29FKwRuo9/s320/serinos_rustyenginelo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314822883352114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwOmDUjMCK_XsuitAWeCVcW5qyqGLQRK5vte0YcS1Q6d0GqYxw83A2cCjMHBQshfVFS8ihxn8Mu4_mZ__IQWqZNCzGx7q-Ukcd-brOStw4oQTGx4eGChwgnVYh5Wdde7cCK09-w9axHf7/s1600/serios_corvette_lo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwOmDUjMCK_XsuitAWeCVcW5qyqGLQRK5vte0YcS1Q6d0GqYxw83A2cCjMHBQshfVFS8ihxn8Mu4_mZ__IQWqZNCzGx7q-Ukcd-brOStw4oQTGx4eGChwgnVYh5Wdde7cCK09-w9axHf7/s320/serios_corvette_lo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314820655426258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Vfo9jtrruODNiAVbQdVpNgRFF9vVCUlzb-__mW-L3YmVMjfUChpcO34fPaDR5RQUGDt_uU4thk8mdZ-45HD6rxifo9aoZGZ-eFB94ucY0bvMEGaa-4a8c87CV3FbqZMFcvGixSD4N8jI/s1600/serinos_fencedinlo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Vfo9jtrruODNiAVbQdVpNgRFF9vVCUlzb-__mW-L3YmVMjfUChpcO34fPaDR5RQUGDt_uU4thk8mdZ-45HD6rxifo9aoZGZ-eFB94ucY0bvMEGaa-4a8c87CV3FbqZMFcvGixSD4N8jI/s320/serinos_fencedinlo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314817855042258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HuWu1wUZyN886UPw7rtdf4krS0CbbXg4RB2FD8smoH76zrKO0AYupp9oxhPuKk7U9NcCDmTQOwj0dAhnk7QqkUtDqEoXT1EDLOf6dFczZ8uQmKD5BZKpraheUopiHBPngtLVqo5Eu7GD/s1600/serinos_bigjoblo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HuWu1wUZyN886UPw7rtdf4krS0CbbXg4RB2FD8smoH76zrKO0AYupp9oxhPuKk7U9NcCDmTQOwj0dAhnk7QqkUtDqEoXT1EDLOf6dFczZ8uQmKD5BZKpraheUopiHBPngtLVqo5Eu7GD/s320/serinos_bigjoblo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314809783138642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMMLy1Y8gg6vCuF7qNiZDJ2S5BlDPCDy24IMCwahAmKKYqFMjNrgECCn7lIIf0UGImaKj-NGqq4NkStXivi2ury18KGoxUJBMw-9gwjARxWbUGwLEdNT69BV8ePs40AtZ_nJxPlyVF-WG/s1600/serinos_covered57_lo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMMLy1Y8gg6vCuF7qNiZDJ2S5BlDPCDy24IMCwahAmKKYqFMjNrgECCn7lIIf0UGImaKj-NGqq4NkStXivi2ury18KGoxUJBMw-9gwjARxWbUGwLEdNT69BV8ePs40AtZ_nJxPlyVF-WG/s320/serinos_covered57_lo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589314809152555906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">All photographs ©2011 Megan Green, All Rights Reserved. Do not copy, download, or screengrab without my permission.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-15761134611753571072011-03-03T17:04:00.000-08:002011-03-03T17:30:41.126-08:00Shore Blvd, Astoria 2.27.11 - Early Signs of Spring<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRif3Hk0apxxFzs2evvJrgr8X955YYvyzIigK173rQdno1hGowBRP086CyaoqBg-Ag0GjttQ0aovhLMuFSTmpAQZxdQqZyxeprh7xwihawSwjxHEKX6Ces-8CQsMVINwIq1oY96yVA0Xy/s1600/belair_hoodup.jpg"></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToywe2gNmfJ3FntJZbTHG8ZJi7bC8mHfvU81jHfYiJ-pbNZXXjLxPCREvjQHEjhe9e_uBVoLiUhC3BFmvwCqCYKIoPFgXnicSxYkzaaoYIBueWTNVZ7Wly6_R6EP5tAsbn4SDhtDXag8i/s1600/01_belair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToywe2gNmfJ3FntJZbTHG8ZJi7bC8mHfvU81jHfYiJ-pbNZXXjLxPCREvjQHEjhe9e_uBVoLiUhC3BFmvwCqCYKIoPFgXnicSxYkzaaoYIBueWTNVZ7Wly6_R6EP5tAsbn4SDhtDXag8i/s320/01_belair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580027003317796434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sunday was bright, sunny, and slightly above freezing in Astoria. Since it was a brutal winter, I had an inkling that some car people would be anxious to take their hot rods out of the garage and cruise a little. My intuition proved right. There were some later model muscle cars sunning along the river as I walked, but I didn't see anything that truly caught my eye until I backtracked and walked north - and spotted a '72 Charger. I took a few shots, and then the owner came along and had to take off. I kept walking, and got to a '55 Bel Air just in time to take a picture of *it* driving off! I watched it drive away... then I backtracked, and it was parked again. I started chatting with the owner, and he let me have the run of it - get inside, open the hood, the works - and then as luck would have it, the Charger came back and parked. Yes, spring is hopefully in the air.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'55 Bel Air:<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRif3Hk0apxxFzs2evvJrgr8X955YYvyzIigK173rQdno1hGowBRP086CyaoqBg-Ag0GjttQ0aovhLMuFSTmpAQZxdQqZyxeprh7xwihawSwjxHEKX6Ces-8CQsMVINwIq1oY96yVA0Xy/s320/belair_hoodup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580027982610798434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMMsz9iGMZNij14kFr8ODsaR_NeMGBisCuDK3pzHcMXPLnsr4v6GjjW9B63XFszjvAKngG8IYEzjr6GJISM5ioorBkJj-FRmkIPbkSrwP9rFmlaRYivli7HihWn4sAbFwSaLFX89PSl90/s1600/belairhoodup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMMsz9iGMZNij14kFr8ODsaR_NeMGBisCuDK3pzHcMXPLnsr4v6GjjW9B63XFszjvAKngG8IYEzjr6GJISM5ioorBkJj-FRmkIPbkSrwP9rFmlaRYivli7HihWn4sAbFwSaLFX89PSl90/s320/belairhoodup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580027000585754018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZWSgXTzj68uXinEVUM7HmgvuX9xgp268_mV737yZ1tETDHlhsCRP7yOm5Uu02Ynp0LGDuzfTnjoNdKEVLQRe85xh0HJI4qBBC5Rs2s_57UQXsoBwhKM1TrUxDGBNUm4GbXjEXuHJY3H-/s1600/belair_enginedetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZWSgXTzj68uXinEVUM7HmgvuX9xgp268_mV737yZ1tETDHlhsCRP7yOm5Uu02Ynp0LGDuzfTnjoNdKEVLQRe85xh0HJI4qBBC5Rs2s_57UQXsoBwhKM1TrUxDGBNUm4GbXjEXuHJY3H-/s320/belair_enginedetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026996859262082" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Mvp4wTZPnb6pfFp2rv3tiPi_uxWsdJAUDLgkWrozls99ANC2bTd0QWjdrF1YeWCEVUbJinWTnKBfhG9vItXV2lQ2omVevPr8HU-3MJTJeTH9n_nfAL7cksUw06iuWBKzdvuR1DJ17VWx/s1600/belair_radiator.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Mvp4wTZPnb6pfFp2rv3tiPi_uxWsdJAUDLgkWrozls99ANC2bTd0QWjdrF1YeWCEVUbJinWTnKBfhG9vItXV2lQ2omVevPr8HU-3MJTJeTH9n_nfAL7cksUw06iuWBKzdvuR1DJ17VWx/s320/belair_radiator.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026997579563474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'72 Charger:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7_6DZJOGTIA30s1MYtnVpA2hbW6_hwg613mpR6YN98eb-vOH_CoYjJKaB0k_9KEm9Pas7hFcPHfisqnZp0hEyQJr0rn-OkuTTWYLGhb2fdljXzIpD24h6GXqsvMd5TWnujAo4rYSEvXG/s1600/frontcharger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7_6DZJOGTIA30s1MYtnVpA2hbW6_hwg613mpR6YN98eb-vOH_CoYjJKaB0k_9KEm9Pas7hFcPHfisqnZp0hEyQJr0rn-OkuTTWYLGhb2fdljXzIpD24h6GXqsvMd5TWnujAo4rYSEvXG/s320/frontcharger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026708455838930" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrUgNblihXC-Qfd-H-W57z7nUNxpsa7KHzroFK-LNpqZCHbjVe2aGPgRi4QlYC3WiO20Z2Pze2SqSXzUFk5ZBbYTkn8Yf8uy9UDC0b6iH894u4L3pZS4TlwvUQbSXPXzW75rAjjADc-7J/s1600/charger_nascar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrUgNblihXC-Qfd-H-W57z7nUNxpsa7KHzroFK-LNpqZCHbjVe2aGPgRi4QlYC3WiO20Z2Pze2SqSXzUFk5ZBbYTkn8Yf8uy9UDC0b6iH894u4L3pZS4TlwvUQbSXPXzW75rAjjADc-7J/s320/charger_nascar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026698668870802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For all you Mopar people, his 440 engine:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_dpLR8KDXUIMCRRsurl2KGVIAW2uq1l1m93UdXzzoCfrPrCuRnRrhiBR4U3xI3rtM5QKqh6lcSeMNxMGuy2r5OxEwPagbEabJXPvrKjrwtC5N4yvxIQydZVJn35S8MND0ZfaUPhpDems/s1600/charger_hoodup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_dpLR8KDXUIMCRRsurl2KGVIAW2uq1l1m93UdXzzoCfrPrCuRnRrhiBR4U3xI3rtM5QKqh6lcSeMNxMGuy2r5OxEwPagbEabJXPvrKjrwtC5N4yvxIQydZVJn35S8MND0ZfaUPhpDems/s320/charger_hoodup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026696479845330" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEWqianjwHw9HdW1TPBCXTFiYZF926aoWhdTCUO0ivi35IuYEcKOvBffoGKG8YFCJmFS42n7sAbq9Bqrid656U-uSiZrLezMONYq2M7a-yEuR-xqOGmrg_sB35biEH-tRqX_MVwDhmfvJ/s1600/charger_mopar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEWqianjwHw9HdW1TPBCXTFiYZF926aoWhdTCUO0ivi35IuYEcKOvBffoGKG8YFCJmFS42n7sAbq9Bqrid656U-uSiZrLezMONYq2M7a-yEuR-xqOGmrg_sB35biEH-tRqX_MVwDhmfvJ/s320/charger_mopar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026693776432370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Note the sticker: right here in Queens, the Connecting Highway is legend in street racing. </span></span><a href="http://www.connectinghighway.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out the history here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AGXThCH9Y1p7fdx56ppJO8lNQdwujerWa9SHgh6KKjix8QjkTC0Lk5XVQTleUHE3Qixu1sqm0eEUqKQDQTB306el4Cc4yxbuMgs1PyIDUdbccCOvkXzy5FLd8vfrTFlVH1ACuLmHj1bs/s1600/belair_connected.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AGXThCH9Y1p7fdx56ppJO8lNQdwujerWa9SHgh6KKjix8QjkTC0Lk5XVQTleUHE3Qixu1sqm0eEUqKQDQTB306el4Cc4yxbuMgs1PyIDUdbccCOvkXzy5FLd8vfrTFlVH1ACuLmHj1bs/s320/belair_connected.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580026692080631810" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-69376934649420156072011-02-15T18:51:00.000-08:002011-03-28T19:40:14.871-07:00The House of Tires - Odessa, TX<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This post is a little unusual in that I only took two of the photographs. It's a cool story, though, so I'm putting it here. My sister and her husband are building a house... with dirt and truck tires. The other day, I got a text from her that they had filled the last tire and they were done with that portion of the house. Cause for celebration, indeed! I had previously encouraged her to post a blog, but between being a Mom, a wife, a vet tech, and, well, building a house with a lot of dirt and a lot of tires, she just didn't have the time. So I'm telling the story in my blog while she gets comfortable with a celebratory glass of champagne and this blogger software.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The details (I have to check my phone, she texted it all to me):</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Concrete for foundation poured 11/17/09, and they started packing dirt about 5 days later</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">539 tires</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">67 tons/130 cubic yards of dirt, around 90 of which got sledgehammered into tires. the left over dirt will get spread inside the perimeter to raise it to a 4" slab</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Approximately 250-300 pounds of dirt per tire. That was about three wheelbarrows full of dirt per tire, until after the third tier was complete and the fourth tier was too high. From then on, they used kitty litter buckets, and most tires used about eight kitty litter buckets full of dirt</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now they are going to "slap some concrete mixed with dirt in the v's between the tires utilizing three soda cans to take up space to further the energy efficiency"</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last tire packed 4/12/11</span></span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Without further ado, here are the photos.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">J. measuring:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsZSg9wqU9JU5T6jSggvPNLLLdl59WCSv5y5DyeEvOEj46FTZniXR1sxbjfeQ4hLYYdZkfJ2JiFPHzfJG36C6wxADjkBGnthLhmsRpltnn70mtsdZCnRlqhnhmywxOPHLDwPIZc3bQAkN/s1600/01_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsZSg9wqU9JU5T6jSggvPNLLLdl59WCSv5y5DyeEvOEj46FTZniXR1sxbjfeQ4hLYYdZkfJ2JiFPHzfJG36C6wxADjkBGnthLhmsRpltnn70mtsdZCnRlqhnhmywxOPHLDwPIZc3bQAkN/s320/01_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119971516825202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Frames for the concrete:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKj4NypK62K_uI8dRZ5O05gksgG9wTcy_l6vBmuXAktiEMYDhol6U84I8eYy9tPq6tZLBfcPsj00H1d_JYa3PqaUQwiVs-rjBayjGRHGSEypuu6DvomkrvYwy1U8eeuBnumbkopff4Uds/s1600/02_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKj4NypK62K_uI8dRZ5O05gksgG9wTcy_l6vBmuXAktiEMYDhol6U84I8eYy9tPq6tZLBfcPsj00H1d_JYa3PqaUQwiVs-rjBayjGRHGSEypuu6DvomkrvYwy1U8eeuBnumbkopff4Uds/s320/02_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119971027273394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Foundation and first tire:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnhm16s-8JlqukxF_OdZL-Dh4MbT49wvWpgCUrmDQOqsdDCJMzlGvtKCqpJbOC-mDY3VWTic7g0-2uE3mJjyaEyR94-eTKd6v3ev0QqdS3vEFoKdzT_d2O89hnDJsK5ullxJ1R7JLdMh_/s1600/03_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnhm16s-8JlqukxF_OdZL-Dh4MbT49wvWpgCUrmDQOqsdDCJMzlGvtKCqpJbOC-mDY3VWTic7g0-2uE3mJjyaEyR94-eTKd6v3ev0QqdS3vEFoKdzT_d2O89hnDJsK5ullxJ1R7JLdMh_/s320/03_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119960073469010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">First tire filled:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVfLtC6UB9TbOxFYzT-AfC1JE-LlauDAH1rYY8fhNdeEa4SRfjgs81pJktTJi3abv1Nq7U9CJhJW4z7oPb97AgZOjuWQ3R8cMXqqt6o-YfNNFXLRXyz4SJqK2biRM2G_URuTa68bP3BY1/s1600/04_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVfLtC6UB9TbOxFYzT-AfC1JE-LlauDAH1rYY8fhNdeEa4SRfjgs81pJktTJi3abv1Nq7U9CJhJW4z7oPb97AgZOjuWQ3R8cMXqqt6o-YfNNFXLRXyz4SJqK2biRM2G_URuTa68bP3BY1/s320/04_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119963853456882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5Bas3fe3hp5tI6m0b5WzXXRaEVvMQ5LgmD34TvkTl9K9Fy7iYRGcxTyFUyLej1NMwoihLAfhc3rRCbIoIWv1CswayS3ntFYZJy4LB8qwSSaIH8p_G10vbMNO2K5K61Jy9EoDXVVIuJm-/s1600/05_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5Bas3fe3hp5tI6m0b5WzXXRaEVvMQ5LgmD34TvkTl9K9Fy7iYRGcxTyFUyLej1NMwoihLAfhc3rRCbIoIWv1CswayS3ntFYZJy4LB8qwSSaIH8p_G10vbMNO2K5K61Jy9EoDXVVIuJm-/s320/05_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119956725127570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The process:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA90gflPHQDqDA9FjQ3t6cVTNskwZaXuqUUMv-Sp69Yx_0349sbFO9yNmOx69TrJw7_gcR0Uz7KenAN5nO3ralBXi9ByUPwjkKCBBbAsM9-bjX6ocwYND40CNePhYcoFkEw_oECbAE79P/s1600/06_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA90gflPHQDqDA9FjQ3t6cVTNskwZaXuqUUMv-Sp69Yx_0349sbFO9yNmOx69TrJw7_gcR0Uz7KenAN5nO3ralBXi9ByUPwjkKCBBbAsM9-bjX6ocwYND40CNePhYcoFkEw_oECbAE79P/s320/06_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119671207311106" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6MdCvzYCx-fcv0r8d8pnbkEgA9EA2461rEoAtbq4D1gzriOMJpNDx5aRxBLznIc7cKcRtlM_He4i_x9rA-ocK-MEUtgcMfqGGPPnJm7UiSVN99aEPs5YssXnxouWcvF1x_-fMEKvnSIb/s1600/07_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6MdCvzYCx-fcv0r8d8pnbkEgA9EA2461rEoAtbq4D1gzriOMJpNDx5aRxBLznIc7cKcRtlM_He4i_x9rA-ocK-MEUtgcMfqGGPPnJm7UiSVN99aEPs5YssXnxouWcvF1x_-fMEKvnSIb/s320/07_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119651946185234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Third tier:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZgExnk98mwXQ-2PQEVQkxzBprKls5XCvn-t18nqCBzhpRYSLw84y-ch74BWZcz3otAxM1t7v3_94nHAVvphpuwJDtJe_KN442Tb7xtlJhb7T5OZvK5IGa-1KmF2rwo9EWgPLuDYGVCuo/s1600/08_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZgExnk98mwXQ-2PQEVQkxzBprKls5XCvn-t18nqCBzhpRYSLw84y-ch74BWZcz3otAxM1t7v3_94nHAVvphpuwJDtJe_KN442Tb7xtlJhb7T5OZvK5IGa-1KmF2rwo9EWgPLuDYGVCuo/s320/08_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119645401237586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sister said that as they built the wall of tires, people would pull up and ask if they were building a track for go-karts.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMnEgI45x5Kp91B6EQV4kWaYuiuzX2tME6GrcClAZCRnqrmNrBSpWSZ5bKTLgZqmlwPoSZPJs6Wg4nbEZ9GAEERyHcI14l9Y6y6j4YUC1IwyO8ugPju8AD7xAx3yXFxYNal_WnoTI3sSU/s1600/09_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMnEgI45x5Kp91B6EQV4kWaYuiuzX2tME6GrcClAZCRnqrmNrBSpWSZ5bKTLgZqmlwPoSZPJs6Wg4nbEZ9GAEERyHcI14l9Y6y6j4YUC1IwyO8ugPju8AD7xAx3yXFxYNal_WnoTI3sSU/s320/09_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119638380004626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneBQDLCkODRgUFrS7_oW63fRy6wtlYzIWs8ASu6lAwPqt3azH41ZpTsyNZwmFPu9N0ifOGqwxuTzrLK02n4cX7luCiG3G_gLrbVi-xE2Z_rJi2Ynwvb-eI5simAkJR_vdFbPR_-hIUaIc/s1600/10_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneBQDLCkODRgUFrS7_oW63fRy6wtlYzIWs8ASu6lAwPqt3azH41ZpTsyNZwmFPu9N0ifOGqwxuTzrLK02n4cX7luCiG3G_gLrbVi-xE2Z_rJi2Ynwvb-eI5simAkJR_vdFbPR_-hIUaIc/s320/10_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119632549570370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_fHw6Y4G_yLMWArmAYosGMDVqZtMpBWWmVuxtongXL-B2iNJerhsXWuFiyFcDyNAB1Zpkc3tbu4NIfZDadqJTiZ1tj7k9k8XUrhmKF8-0TTlNsnbTzuTriVQOkBPbZEPlLkjYVffo47o/s1600/11_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_fHw6Y4G_yLMWArmAYosGMDVqZtMpBWWmVuxtongXL-B2iNJerhsXWuFiyFcDyNAB1Zpkc3tbu4NIfZDadqJTiZ1tj7k9k8XUrhmKF8-0TTlNsnbTzuTriVQOkBPbZEPlLkjYVffo47o/s320/11_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119336661305090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLdJ4xz5cWEnWdsvLUAnKgzTGB315wwBnCNFWUjBn5WSQQ_IBpgjctvmGci9Bey2us3sX1MqbIznyiAaqX0wxgV9MwOfHFRgBxWXRudi8mx0HTw7myLTxsRpIVYUc5I0oZT5jPwaLdYAH/s1600/12_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLdJ4xz5cWEnWdsvLUAnKgzTGB315wwBnCNFWUjBn5WSQQ_IBpgjctvmGci9Bey2us3sX1MqbIznyiAaqX0wxgV9MwOfHFRgBxWXRudi8mx0HTw7myLTxsRpIVYUc5I0oZT5jPwaLdYAH/s320/12_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119325711810898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Filling the last tire:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TrjR902eylveZlXFwO7xMX48705ixH5Clb8j8Kc_in3QLM5RbE9e6S0-f3Fip2kkQU5Gl1bF857I_7xAQvP1QB3YxYr2IL2VuAlcC45gTjskunsBenO_y9GbkUSFELNNpW-ZT3pvRpRi/s1600/13_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TrjR902eylveZlXFwO7xMX48705ixH5Clb8j8Kc_in3QLM5RbE9e6S0-f3Fip2kkQU5Gl1bF857I_7xAQvP1QB3YxYr2IL2VuAlcC45gTjskunsBenO_y9GbkUSFELNNpW-ZT3pvRpRi/s320/13_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119317276613634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0oglacvEUfgWki-N4LrkwFTGaSNBE1RySmOjM0iNFXt4hkx9jQWXp_3ZbwoI9PEHuLexo6MoKnSmtINCIkik3PGr9tKHVWHYEUeiGKABEksrDuQV4xaF7KZnMGDshyphenhyphenic4UmpalRDcTpk/s1600/14_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0oglacvEUfgWki-N4LrkwFTGaSNBE1RySmOjM0iNFXt4hkx9jQWXp_3ZbwoI9PEHuLexo6MoKnSmtINCIkik3PGr9tKHVWHYEUeiGKABEksrDuQV4xaF7KZnMGDshyphenhyphenic4UmpalRDcTpk/s320/14_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119311682134050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">J. with the completed wall of tires:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaLQcWme0DNKqRxzsLKqKLh70q9-r6X7V2AqgyPD7MqsOAe7iFYQuLozvLLCx5SZfiyw2NIIRuGImCQ3m94p7OSOpa9dWPGKKXo_7r8QQj6mYAk6UiCoK61HEh1xtdax4J1MDVPI4DnIP/s1600/15_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaLQcWme0DNKqRxzsLKqKLh70q9-r6X7V2AqgyPD7MqsOAe7iFYQuLozvLLCx5SZfiyw2NIIRuGImCQ3m94p7OSOpa9dWPGKKXo_7r8QQj6mYAk6UiCoK61HEh1xtdax4J1MDVPI4DnIP/s320/15_house.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574119306791679698" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My sister will take on the story from here, since there is a lot more house to build. You can follow the story at </span></span><a href="http://houseoftires.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tread Lightly - H.O.T.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-10996373294717417742011-02-06T17:48:00.000-08:002011-02-06T19:34:20.654-08:00Holga Meet Cars; Cars, Meet Holga<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had to remind myself this weekend that regarding my work, I make the rules, and the rules are subject to me changing them at any time.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The intent of this blog was to be for my work in progress that involves pro/pro-minded shots of cars. When I first started photographing cars seriously, professionally, I decided that the digital cameras were for pro work, and the Holgas and old cameras were reserved for my creative fine art work. As art is true to life (or life true to art?), both bled into each other. I started creating art with my digital and car shots with the black and white film.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So while I'm cleaning up the shots of Philly and DC Auto Show public days for my client, doing a quick load of laundry before packing for Chicago Auto Show, and waiting for the framer to *finally* finish framing a print going to a gallery in Texas... I give you Holga. There's no theme or common thread other than the camera that took them and that the subject matter is cars.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">VW bug, Odessa, TX:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHIS0SDG6XMaZW7VsYVaIvuTwCO1j3zUSNiJQROu2k3CKqsgrduxP3rQxSRaFYCNI6YmpSPiavTccs8Dk6WVx0ssKP1v4FbOMNN0xzUt6o50QJVjPZk9dMyNpJD44CZpXoFg3_PI7kP8Z/s1600/odessabug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHIS0SDG6XMaZW7VsYVaIvuTwCO1j3zUSNiJQROu2k3CKqsgrduxP3rQxSRaFYCNI6YmpSPiavTccs8Dk6WVx0ssKP1v4FbOMNN0xzUt6o50QJVjPZk9dMyNpJD44CZpXoFg3_PI7kP8Z/s320/odessabug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761607414910466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tesla IPO, Times Square, NY:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfg3ZU8e58sJTUAy868ufGDM__KdNH7hSIaxZvqXOsoWjnuq-eaK-QHq9lNN4lS9_gdI-sma8ww-oCEMFD2NRY46jksFBm8kHnfdgGCAKXd1i1LH5AKFzE8jcz2tFmvY07RG4Lx7Q1kIwt/s1600/tesla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfg3ZU8e58sJTUAy868ufGDM__KdNH7hSIaxZvqXOsoWjnuq-eaK-QHq9lNN4lS9_gdI-sma8ww-oCEMFD2NRY46jksFBm8kHnfdgGCAKXd1i1LH5AKFzE8jcz2tFmvY07RG4Lx7Q1kIwt/s320/tesla.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761601559363378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rumble in the Country, CT:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OduoKv9Oa9NUfi4fMkx8iW1oUFRuDAdDTdI34wDL74qpqonmlc1IYO5uj4J55ZvNZdjFlu2vyGdBhUNSiUZAT8D8Pwhx-DsLHEF_nGtnr7jclu1_YpNs0qkCsw9It9oK0SX4QMalABIx/s1600/holga_rumble_skull.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OduoKv9Oa9NUfi4fMkx8iW1oUFRuDAdDTdI34wDL74qpqonmlc1IYO5uj4J55ZvNZdjFlu2vyGdBhUNSiUZAT8D8Pwhx-DsLHEF_nGtnr7jclu1_YpNs0qkCsw9It9oK0SX4QMalABIx/s320/holga_rumble_skull.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761600282563810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW06hCLhB5X4jon6ru71nygXnsowUGFcRE_pUAQQ59pYaUIwNNAXM7MyDzS2hVNmFGMYTsUynwBZOyPHrYrYFsGcVt8dxsMXLyhyphenhyphenPiuWknQFK2jPeMn4M1MvLSCznmQFR0030ZlDi-4zM/s1600/holga_rumble_truck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW06hCLhB5X4jon6ru71nygXnsowUGFcRE_pUAQQ59pYaUIwNNAXM7MyDzS2hVNmFGMYTsUynwBZOyPHrYrYFsGcVt8dxsMXLyhyphenhyphenPiuWknQFK2jPeMn4M1MvLSCznmQFR0030ZlDi-4zM/s320/holga_rumble_truck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761599046037218" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Display at Woodward Dream Cruise, MI:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvK-UmfZwiYayMpKyXRATDdyGd9F6ZPaG4qukvFT-YEHW09mm7cbD57mBd4mAnSEUNBdUbvrl6QaYdcL-gk47Bsw37pzAz85PPr6kNZUItOCIIi1sU-Jm2Y1-fj3mHbjkwK8E4dKZWk0Pd/s1600/woodward_monstertruck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvK-UmfZwiYayMpKyXRATDdyGd9F6ZPaG4qukvFT-YEHW09mm7cbD57mBd4mAnSEUNBdUbvrl6QaYdcL-gk47Bsw37pzAz85PPr6kNZUItOCIIi1sU-Jm2Y1-fj3mHbjkwK8E4dKZWk0Pd/s320/woodward_monstertruck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761594704354242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mustang in Mustang Alley, Woodward Dream Cruise, MI:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15XiOOCC72UmnT5HfaTN9XnWkbskoXajdin6N9FxK4HeKyMVRuUsYu35_G9a1Ni26QRV0Z-SqQXCMAjRgv8tslHSsdd2WO9Ti5w8rVwZG4wPwFrJiK5Lqog8t0rnFTPZvzDEZSmAOarfU/s1600/woodward_ponydice.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15XiOOCC72UmnT5HfaTN9XnWkbskoXajdin6N9FxK4HeKyMVRuUsYu35_G9a1Ni26QRV0Z-SqQXCMAjRgv8tslHSsdd2WO9Ti5w8rVwZG4wPwFrJiK5Lqog8t0rnFTPZvzDEZSmAOarfU/s320/woodward_ponydice.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761352184170882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Details, Greenlawn, NY:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEQEqZc9RKBGsz0024FF8URZWSgwC_iZ-pZpFsLvTKmANiIFQsOYmI_RM3wB3SzXmQ1jlW2YG2Mv6LWaG31te3AEQKJu4YAicgvfuIBBtLEhDBus2bZyBULvkxOO2l-K3Fokib2fmbcdu/s1600/riffraff_adios.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEQEqZc9RKBGsz0024FF8URZWSgwC_iZ-pZpFsLvTKmANiIFQsOYmI_RM3wB3SzXmQ1jlW2YG2Mv6LWaG31te3AEQKJu4YAicgvfuIBBtLEhDBus2bZyBULvkxOO2l-K3Fokib2fmbcdu/s320/riffraff_adios.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761347148544514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rat rod, Greenlawn, NY:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_tZlv1WJLI4hkD1Av2Z_WxKpnNYfPVCAWuG0dKKWR89PpI3weu8uXJFiKjqDzh3s9RlsgTsYuPFOrNZ_EVtjv18utQ6G18UH2npynQlY4rY8Ks9f2W6mmQReKwvE4qpdFil_DsCXTAzC/s1600/riffraff_ratrod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_tZlv1WJLI4hkD1Av2Z_WxKpnNYfPVCAWuG0dKKWR89PpI3weu8uXJFiKjqDzh3s9RlsgTsYuPFOrNZ_EVtjv18utQ6G18UH2npynQlY4rY8Ks9f2W6mmQReKwvE4qpdFil_DsCXTAzC/s320/riffraff_ratrod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761344600884834" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Found in my 'hood: Astoria, Queens, NY:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPDynYMaQc-sIsmE1mjylE8dTBfnA2RNRxosafOsUlCDtD2XYYqGD3Z5CyVdJQ-krXyoph2DWwwe_yy34_xLGExIamlwM8IaZdiVRJcmeweffNk3VM8o53jUOPVTRmtl5q0gGsNAcf3fw/s1600/astoriawagon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPDynYMaQc-sIsmE1mjylE8dTBfnA2RNRxosafOsUlCDtD2XYYqGD3Z5CyVdJQ-krXyoph2DWwwe_yy34_xLGExIamlwM8IaZdiVRJcmeweffNk3VM8o53jUOPVTRmtl5q0gGsNAcf3fw/s320/astoriawagon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761346395384946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and someone's project car that I really really want to see uncovered:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0dNDEy-d7hPeME8u_gVOeQzTCj9qm1_1z5lB66rk3bQrNbxVFFRb3HnWSymcJ2Tb1UziOWNVJYFEoBIbQao9Y7AuX3tEjxOFXmpZKvzDipbAc0aKYM8vfrUMrkIe8BgFEIUXHPO6ucjM/s1600/astoria_hiddenclassic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0dNDEy-d7hPeME8u_gVOeQzTCj9qm1_1z5lB66rk3bQrNbxVFFRb3HnWSymcJ2Tb1UziOWNVJYFEoBIbQao9Y7AuX3tEjxOFXmpZKvzDipbAc0aKYM8vfrUMrkIe8BgFEIUXHPO6ucjM/s320/astoria_hiddenclassic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570761338882736610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...Eventually, I plan to make some of these available for purchase; I'm currently exploring options between Red Bubble, Zazzle, Etsy, Etc.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-32699204988567334582011-02-02T17:25:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:39:16.225-08:002.2.11 - Snow.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">Most of the country has been getting snow; we've got tons of it in NYC. I walked around today with my camera, and here's what I got.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Lots of slush and even more mountains of snow with nowhere to go:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ozzJovF-aEHn4rDY2DBwdVSM66iMDbFja8pWrZq1zYDLOW2e0v6HRD3ol_5SZV3YpHfYFutzauUlHwk09tY7NqV8HYI79nnXI7nBier53fC0QS_U1SlLPeZrhH_GlRe-7BuPA_aDmiOL/s1600/pcg_mountain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ozzJovF-aEHn4rDY2DBwdVSM66iMDbFja8pWrZq1zYDLOW2e0v6HRD3ol_5SZV3YpHfYFutzauUlHwk09tY7NqV8HYI79nnXI7nBier53fC0QS_U1SlLPeZrhH_GlRe-7BuPA_aDmiOL/s320/pcg_mountain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270966130882546" /></a></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ubp274azssJz0rOjY4zo4_lbZKSWexWMKaEPEAYLu7GA-_AhSoJd72K0hF0nQrDYzZYbG6jJ5amCtB_MKG-1Gb80lO-eTR3Ha74c72CNV6MOseuxQd-zUAsN9yF1bYZCSzFLty4nllJ_/s1600/pcg_lincoln.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ubp274azssJz0rOjY4zo4_lbZKSWexWMKaEPEAYLu7GA-_AhSoJd72K0hF0nQrDYzZYbG6jJ5amCtB_MKG-1Gb80lO-eTR3Ha74c72CNV6MOseuxQd-zUAsN9yF1bYZCSzFLty4nllJ_/s320/pcg_lincoln.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270958016856610" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Snow fauxhawk!</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uaF6iP3SDkv4Kobiw3yPVs8Nx-jhrgp1v12Be0upF1YC4GK0cyTM3GIZDJAXCem_Rpw_uEk9xHZMmbCe7AG7sNaeTWfTq5_leKAiwQ04QILnsyJ8FXU1KQAsFWhsGV1KTgw1XbM7vP4h/s1600/pcg_fauxhawk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uaF6iP3SDkv4Kobiw3yPVs8Nx-jhrgp1v12Be0upF1YC4GK0cyTM3GIZDJAXCem_Rpw_uEk9xHZMmbCe7AG7sNaeTWfTq5_leKAiwQ04QILnsyJ8FXU1KQAsFWhsGV1KTgw1XbM7vP4h/s320/pcg_fauxhawk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270949824555602" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlkP4wQiPLpfPZK9L5FTLxPGSyAV6jO_QeyJKFXTOWUnRRHEbsxvagOQgnhcoIIR4HZbNvreui_jtSJZmlZeG9feWDrx0iRK-V7B0dwlS12JLHlCACRe0jp-7uTKe0kp9m5C9lwWrKjz-/s1600/pcg_dirtycar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlkP4wQiPLpfPZK9L5FTLxPGSyAV6jO_QeyJKFXTOWUnRRHEbsxvagOQgnhcoIIR4HZbNvreui_jtSJZmlZeG9feWDrx0iRK-V7B0dwlS12JLHlCACRe0jp-7uTKe0kp9m5C9lwWrKjz-/s320/pcg_dirtycar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270942696497634" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPypDGfRRvKuBkG9fX3pDHfz1EI3747FuT2J_9I1tw3kusul2iFGbOYOoxtsoSKeHrm-qulDsyDNpswb9UjJ3AmM8AP-_IaKMidk72iJbKipOoiSzkIVqFI9py2w3nYwf8GFClD0UkL2kV/s1600/pcg_purple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPypDGfRRvKuBkG9fX3pDHfz1EI3747FuT2J_9I1tw3kusul2iFGbOYOoxtsoSKeHrm-qulDsyDNpswb9UjJ3AmM8AP-_IaKMidk72iJbKipOoiSzkIVqFI9py2w3nYwf8GFClD0UkL2kV/s320/pcg_purple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270650532184130" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxPZhtqvKdku-0PhYn5G3-5r5YiheLeKT6OWsld0n-RaNSnnXau0-ggMdjBz2-_aZClv8JaZyPfiXUITGE-iyJ9usZI0zCJKo9r6azSsfP9EYVr8YmcCT7rXI5MWxa-nnQRsi8l0s8FTG/s1600/pcg_slidingsnow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxPZhtqvKdku-0PhYn5G3-5r5YiheLeKT6OWsld0n-RaNSnnXau0-ggMdjBz2-_aZClv8JaZyPfiXUITGE-iyJ9usZI0zCJKo9r6azSsfP9EYVr8YmcCT7rXI5MWxa-nnQRsi8l0s8FTG/s320/pcg_slidingsnow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270650631894498" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUtWNywVl8WBrH-i8EUbTVLGVifoyUy6ILZmlb0pk-LQzNCONstpVl3eldzqT470MYDz8tV_CIFtasfMS0eCmvNYtg7b6Mt28lOccyoFjCP0kscnYGUE73VIXQIhRjlEt9owq7L0uho7g/s1600/pcg_steamywindow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUtWNywVl8WBrH-i8EUbTVLGVifoyUy6ILZmlb0pk-LQzNCONstpVl3eldzqT470MYDz8tV_CIFtasfMS0eCmvNYtg7b6Mt28lOccyoFjCP0kscnYGUE73VIXQIhRjlEt9owq7L0uho7g/s320/pcg_steamywindow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270644323809138" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW0R4ywPOGUP9DMjwwBa8HT0yM9vDj-VxBWj0Ju6vVrIcfpQ2b4p7bfCUoWZHci4DKYUy_IXz-lU-o4twW-Nh-bthgQRBeAkt3RURv6hvxDPj4hXS0AyI3aBCVmlqjQf18YthrCNhEBLx/s1600/pcg_vert_rusty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGW0R4ywPOGUP9DMjwwBa8HT0yM9vDj-VxBWj0Ju6vVrIcfpQ2b4p7bfCUoWZHci4DKYUy_IXz-lU-o4twW-Nh-bthgQRBeAkt3RURv6hvxDPj4hXS0AyI3aBCVmlqjQf18YthrCNhEBLx/s320/pcg_vert_rusty.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270640693464706" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">....aaaaand a pretty shot of the RFK/Triborough to wrap it up.</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWsvBuaLNvzQdtvtpg8SdGyPRd2wJbo6tYRYJvrB1FLahsKhDxrjmJRbZuhFsRUF3ldDOYFOvs2-blJZFPAuFUNno-eP6lChFuDFD5Aqcj_JosPabn7rBhkoCyyxkQYXhYyQQL0mKYZps/s1600/pcg_triborough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWsvBuaLNvzQdtvtpg8SdGyPRd2wJbo6tYRYJvrB1FLahsKhDxrjmJRbZuhFsRUF3ldDOYFOvs2-blJZFPAuFUNno-eP6lChFuDFD5Aqcj_JosPabn7rBhkoCyyxkQYXhYyQQL0mKYZps/s320/pcg_triborough.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569270637714289426" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-19014423365733464242011-01-06T19:41:00.001-08:002011-01-07T14:48:21.163-08:00Houston Garages, December 2010<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Houston, TX</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As soon as I bought my plane tickets to visit my family, my mom got on the phone and told me that her friend John had invited me over to visit and shoot at his garage. The day after I arrived, we piled in the car and drove out to meet him at JLD Classic Enterprises, where he does stainless steel restoration as well as restores his own cars. He keeps everything as period-correct as possible.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John and his '41 Olds:</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WkGhcvwJSy6BpPgBd41zM4cZky4XGlasAfSTUaxNcx44T2qnQ7ouhOV8UB6wmBq-UY-042_4SzBz1LL518K6yWUUYpE75CE-zfjP8LbS-6FAzBn1oeWkyXzt06h2O3d1bf3Tssf8-nFo/s1600/tx_studbkr_covered.jpg"></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrjedzrUzQCdviAe7tZfDOpBJwOQcvk9JnpUj0e6WA-8d5FepCouXKuRF4Ca5iLVHsWd1XZYa8c-3OoSDcJ1MZQ0LfK8hK2xQHuvDAxeUk9De3taTgYSbyDHadzasqKwprXWlhHdIDq6T/s320/tx_41olds_john.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285797717677794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The ration sticker was still stuck on the inside of the windshield:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4QkDjRSCoXQnEQxduWd-JAECMt-GmGTx7KH-7jWRijZRoikqmgNv5HKN3ksSc0EU8AsClfBzMT8k1Ovs6FiRrfLcUq7Lv_EsxgxEtMX6ovw42-FYRtJbJxZMoQzl9jpzbfEdhiXqORAH/s1600/tx_olds_ration.jpg"></a></span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4QkDjRSCoXQnEQxduWd-JAECMt-GmGTx7KH-7jWRijZRoikqmgNv5HKN3ksSc0EU8AsClfBzMT8k1Ovs6FiRrfLcUq7Lv_EsxgxEtMX6ovw42-FYRtJbJxZMoQzl9jpzbfEdhiXqORAH/s1600/tx_olds_ration.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4QkDjRSCoXQnEQxduWd-JAECMt-GmGTx7KH-7jWRijZRoikqmgNv5HKN3ksSc0EU8AsClfBzMT8k1Ovs6FiRrfLcUq7Lv_EsxgxEtMX6ovw42-FYRtJbJxZMoQzl9jpzbfEdhiXqORAH/s320/tx_olds_ration.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285806108244034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Detail and engine of his other Olds:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJg3rIFGzWQJbMDD0DxchyWWo-n5Lg35S9UYFWbBNRGl6p-d2Wrlz1ECnmLqcLtLhQPDbIsmgCZ6mfEXnbMU2DbvkhSahWce0VUxJsMIfQtzCjzBcxoOiLrYDDjheEEn8H_zzaj0Q_qE7/s1600/tx_olds_98detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJg3rIFGzWQJbMDD0DxchyWWo-n5Lg35S9UYFWbBNRGl6p-d2Wrlz1ECnmLqcLtLhQPDbIsmgCZ6mfEXnbMU2DbvkhSahWce0VUxJsMIfQtzCjzBcxoOiLrYDDjheEEn8H_zzaj0Q_qE7/s320/tx_olds_98detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285800042888082" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hgz_IypqTVSq0ZQQFJXKfKgWKUAFbXF_CdPSy7vW6NACOh3nfJln7gGabdkYvYC7uI4lzk07AituHjUpRmR3sftbKimmhvWkNdUpxVraX9te8DDrVibgC_xkYaTloTGr9p04kwUp7pIv/s1600/tx_olds_rocket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hgz_IypqTVSq0ZQQFJXKfKgWKUAFbXF_CdPSy7vW6NACOh3nfJln7gGabdkYvYC7uI4lzk07AituHjUpRmR3sftbKimmhvWkNdUpxVraX9te8DDrVibgC_xkYaTloTGr9p04kwUp7pIv/s320/tx_olds_rocket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285799652921010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">He took us for a ride in the '41, and I just kept shooting. There were no seatbelts as they weren't required yet in 1941... the seats were nice and bouncy. The car had some pick-up, and you felt invincible speeding down the road. It's huge!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJhUkn-QVCW4Sv2ZKVa8Zw5rYcGcE9gpgq2hhsWL_0h9FXZ9k9V7EExS45_WkYO57pNkg8crBJ7zp0TqNaUV1SQPLdChNa2FhmhSgQ6Klh3gtHEXgtNBtKlEXY4d65XAzuW-my1tf44TK/s320/tx_olds_cardriving.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285139066185186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrjedzrUzQCdviAe7tZfDOpBJwOQcvk9JnpUj0e6WA-8d5FepCouXKuRF4Ca5iLVHsWd1XZYa8c-3OoSDcJ1MZQ0LfK8hK2xQHuvDAxeUk9De3taTgYSbyDHadzasqKwprXWlhHdIDq6T/s1600/tx_41olds_john.jpg"></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_J61BEnpLW4dMCE2GyYh50OAc9K6tJgYzBiavp9PB5w1Na-k9Yo74JllyGmNj7uIU7lp9Wjh93wQpkcXJKmgRL5Iyvaz6mFGOVNKdeibB24vHfH_X2CeGg3Ubba26Tnm1DarXDG41WB7/s1600/tx_olds_radio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_J61BEnpLW4dMCE2GyYh50OAc9K6tJgYzBiavp9PB5w1Na-k9Yo74JllyGmNj7uIU7lp9Wjh93wQpkcXJKmgRL5Iyvaz6mFGOVNKdeibB24vHfH_X2CeGg3Ubba26Tnm1DarXDG41WB7/s320/tx_olds_radio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285148372842434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Come on, if you grew up in the 70's like me, you know I had to take this shot as John Travolta sang "Greased Lightening" on my internal soundtrack:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OZzAndlMvyv1uR03cQZUC8mhH0PhznAUx2yKx7j1h7hM4PguxLOL5b0hFpL7iItPohArkfACKSZG352uDwIc6eSzbBoS574051bnJFABhMlCIkFmFZ5io8yqFys0bT0n-f1tOvnjfImT/s1600/tx_olds_hydra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OZzAndlMvyv1uR03cQZUC8mhH0PhznAUx2yKx7j1h7hM4PguxLOL5b0hFpL7iItPohArkfACKSZG352uDwIc6eSzbBoS574051bnJFABhMlCIkFmFZ5io8yqFys0bT0n-f1tOvnjfImT/s320/tx_olds_hydra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559285145139789426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After we admired the Olds', he uncovered the Packard:<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJhUkn-QVCW4Sv2ZKVa8Zw5rYcGcE9gpgq2hhsWL_0h9FXZ9k9V7EExS45_WkYO57pNkg8crBJ7zp0TqNaUV1SQPLdChNa2FhmhSgQ6Klh3gtHEXgtNBtKlEXY4d65XAzuW-my1tf44TK/s1600/tx_olds_cardriving.jpg"></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sgwzcuOAmdq7dSEaikUhEL_Zl1UQif8zKP01In2CVnBHkHlugMiQtmGyhegrHbT0W7WV0orzgGcmhVTl15xftk_VUMXSeMcc1VETE-_ISGWTX_4883gUoKho95EG8T1699DoX9H4eTPN/s1600/tx_packard_car.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vuog9e-e2RIanRpTrUEkZX8NF6IKkz2ws5wtMIRHItNktqFvXs1P5NL7Vuaa1w01M2oNL4HLYAF6dUFz64GoKl8fmFZk3-eS6XnHYp3-3VCX_Nc_j4GvgqNYOJ-ZImcPyGApPNgQlcLZ/s320/tx_studbkr_frontcvrd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559284677166957826" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We took the '41 down the street to his buddy George's shop - </span></span><a href="http://www.gapracing.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GAP Racing</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - to see the muscle cars he was currently working on:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02n6jjn7-TFXi2_NVwHvVWDTFhC1E9MrqxbEdwO0H3-WSmA3epR8CmnmrzkVa0zcZJriUK_iOUQ1QHuVIWm66fSCwLNc7oXwb_cI2J5-FZloaHqs_euTLzeuNZLh9F-YJJsYjKpGKbrPS/s1600/tx_gap_george.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02n6jjn7-TFXi2_NVwHvVWDTFhC1E9MrqxbEdwO0H3-WSmA3epR8CmnmrzkVa0zcZJriUK_iOUQ1QHuVIWm66fSCwLNc7oXwb_cI2J5-FZloaHqs_euTLzeuNZLh9F-YJJsYjKpGKbrPS/s320/tx_gap_george.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559284378095275090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Are you drooling yet?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuFZraaz7ojzGTP6ANOUmMDC8WZKo_LIbtrw3BSAqyud1sogdlQZb8CRZtduZ7GGcPZh4kOG-TwWOMYCNTTgub9BU3HzCVD2cM0VreWmlL4BuWFwmH2tSx0JBLvZNPtuMmXFWvP5aLhIG/s1600/tx_gap_elcamino.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLcK6fqjEZsHtzWuz8cFFY_rPA-8IDlWLq1URjJhEnNQzeSsHk0urrtMQsRKkVYLxuWaB64yuA0AJG5KN0IJJOIp81epAXOV_yv05o_OXLbUtkAGCiNF1MF_Mhp0fSslMX0l1czxkDPoI/s320/tx_skorpionlist.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559284368290401058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYAkwZRle2B7EqMZtGYw1q22zSaf5n94TjNX5rnfcaHMrx5AnFt3JS7hICLjP1He6AypHY-KegtxgpfF2NfksGduIsdxFPPm9-O1o2tpvukDOlcEusZGjF51L7Al0IQxtd7Y-xDWr6WRR/s1600/tx_skorpionseat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYAkwZRle2B7EqMZtGYw1q22zSaf5n94TjNX5rnfcaHMrx5AnFt3JS7hICLjP1He6AypHY-KegtxgpfF2NfksGduIsdxFPPm9-O1o2tpvukDOlcEusZGjF51L7Al0IQxtd7Y-xDWr6WRR/s320/tx_skorpionseat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559284366806782082" /></a></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Special thanks to John Doerfler and his friends from the </span></span><a href="http://www.gcraaca.org/ourcars.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gulf Coast Region Antique Automobiles of America</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for sharing their enthusiasm for classic cars and their history. I *will* make it to Houston on the second Monday of the month for one of your cruise nights. Thanks also to George Palazzolo of </span></span><a href="http://www.gapracing.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GAP Racing</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for letting us poke around and generally get in the way of his mechanics while drooling over his Chevelle. And, of course, Mom, for bragging about me taking photos of cars and getting us invited in the first place. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">_____________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hope you like my shots. I prefer to keep my shots realistic, bordering on documentary, and don't do any special post-processing; I'll leave the HDR and desaturated shots to those who do it well. I think real is what I do well. I took over 200 shots in an hour and a half on this day, and it was hard to edit down to 20 for this story. If you want to see more, please visit </span></span><a href="http://ponycargirl.smugmug.com/Cars/Houston-Shops-December"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my gallery on SmugMug by clicking this link.</span></span></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-82977341989803694942010-12-29T17:51:00.000-08:002010-12-29T20:03:28.812-08:00Series in Progress - Classic Cars with a Retro Camera<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Last spring, I started throwing one of my many old/antique cameras in my camera bag when I went to car events - a </span></span><a href="http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Sabre_620"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sabre 620</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In order to use it, I have to re-roll 120 film onto 620 reels - yes, I roll my own. Film! I wanted to shoot classic cars with a camera that is about as old as they are, and I really dug the results when I developed the first rolls. I've seen a lot of digital photos post-processed to look "old" or "retro," but actually using film gives it an authenticity that can't be replicated in Photoshop.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Last night, I was hosting a friend who was a JFK Airport refugee - she was stuck here because of the blizzard, halfway to her destination. Before she arrived I had been scanning some film I shot at a restoration shop in Texas, and the roll hadn't turned out all that well. It was way too dark in the shop for a simple box camera with no exposure control. I left the one frame that was salvageable open in Photoshop, and when she woke up my laptop to check her flight status, she exclaimed, "Wow, I like that!" Great, all was not lost. If Lecia from my art school days likes it, I guess it's got some merit - I am my own worst editor and critic.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a series-in-progress - I'm still not sure what it will ultimately be or when it will end (maybe a Blurb book?), but I'm having fun with it for now - and it will go to </span></span><a href="http://www.vivalasvegas.net/vlv14/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with me! I bought the tickets months ago...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12.23.2010, Houston, TX:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EhysPQEJ2Kq2FWTcSLeG1_4_bizCF5UFF6Hgmi87OyHTzzpbMh_QEcUx-M1rHp3WQC9Pc_6dfCoHMgKr9riRixO-4s1O6mxLx2c6aFXUbb4l7eOAtNRE7cS26wy0lFuLeFi22wxc5zOm/s1600/houston.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EhysPQEJ2Kq2FWTcSLeG1_4_bizCF5UFF6Hgmi87OyHTzzpbMh_QEcUx-M1rHp3WQC9Pc_6dfCoHMgKr9riRixO-4s1O6mxLx2c6aFXUbb4l7eOAtNRE7cS26wy0lFuLeFi22wxc5zOm/s320/houston.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291730643641826" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6.12.2010, Rumble in the Country, Terryville, CT:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3D1rcH9FvftA2DmDtIORj5Hx4Y89T3Q_93e4rwdM8Vx5WBLiThDlly1AxpDC4qER5kWAo0L8Amgc7ylQtOq5v4E4jdFqPuL2i55bCAwPmaPOZqIt60JEEM38RjMQM1mICTYMUVzVqBnu/s1600/rincountry_hoodram.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPSUbjcYPMauLd4UsrhKqwz-TIr6rLa23_Gl4OfregblLqrOA3yzZGgsw5u5gua7FcAc3ZYuttC4eerupbwdC0Pbt721FlgBahstDOhJ-d1IOF-Jcg86-djVjPhBO5L1KOspkW2TKZ6lm/s320/rincountry_roadster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291722657966546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8.21.2010, Woodward Dream Cruise, Detroit, MI:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mLcZqxyiG5DYZpwTyL5faY6Zjl_ykeeYH3CsPZwO04R2eVn3kydog4ksFkB8n55TD6JLl9cqz-0oJej9nuMy_aznrVvCCMgUbcL5tK8uDTOXGkJ5mHhWwNmKR81qC6HVMZ42cxV3UXTF/s1600/woodward_ford.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mLcZqxyiG5DYZpwTyL5faY6Zjl_ykeeYH3CsPZwO04R2eVn3kydog4ksFkB8n55TD6JLl9cqz-0oJej9nuMy_aznrVvCCMgUbcL5tK8uDTOXGkJ5mHhWwNmKR81qC6HVMZ42cxV3UXTF/s320/woodward_ford.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291723519551170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsLTFv9s9bkw1mqFbUPHBf_-RcOm5YmjPazAWjaky2hNTXhz3_X84DJsbHA7qRRQihiqlovZYNZcM1jObaq2sTD0udlCe8BBvqK3JJGmr6xukqBNfRww-RxnjFi4bvS6kCYjXZxcB4Wwd/s1600/woodward_wetchevy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsLTFv9s9bkw1mqFbUPHBf_-RcOm5YmjPazAWjaky2hNTXhz3_X84DJsbHA7qRRQihiqlovZYNZcM1jObaq2sTD0udlCe8BBvqK3JJGmr6xukqBNfRww-RxnjFi4bvS6kCYjXZxcB4Wwd/s320/woodward_wetchevy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291494009635650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 11.3.2010, SEMA, Las Vegas, NV:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlj_K6hyphenhyphenWQv51b7dazwwGBY7ZeuNK5wS-FiTmxd99jryYbFUd3yb4jDDhZKdCgT88fbTxbXsFVMcjyn0cOzzkTZyEVr-P3YzcMjiwnUsQF6EHZhSTghe0hktV3iNPPW6oTE5BCKMjGZBY/s1600/sema_hairgod.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkFtFpsScodtPnOKAzQD8myaBcI4FxOimE_F-MvKeJ8OwT6PY_8BFeOLC6oAPwBkDgZHUZ-g7982J2Y5upcRu4XsiMxR7sMojm7wof7uZkDJb8__MAaOyGdOATP7lo8gNtnD8clnbVLYt/s320/riffraff_tires.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291481022999154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdgrv2Xrp-nYDac0hMuTJBkZ4PoRQAiwvbH2gjfqFgoNNvcNlag0zSpMwi6288BJKttHzcx8s21Kz-yu0ICPIK_JFbsgNUuhjEvqFt_jqiXfoiZz4p5kIvAcIhoqN2zm3dSUKz3GzkUvB/s1600/riffraff_allcars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdgrv2Xrp-nYDac0hMuTJBkZ4PoRQAiwvbH2gjfqFgoNNvcNlag0zSpMwi6288BJKttHzcx8s21Kz-yu0ICPIK_JFbsgNUuhjEvqFt_jqiXfoiZz4p5kIvAcIhoqN2zm3dSUKz3GzkUvB/s320/riffraff_allcars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556291476330225298" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you "Like" my </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pony-Car-Girl/113684098646501"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pony Car Girl facebook page</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, there are a few more shots there. Looking at these, I realize I need to shoot more rat rods! I'll post more as the series goes on... but right now, all of the cool cars are in hibernation here in the cold, snowy Northeast</span>.</span></span></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-52245612657989092392010-12-04T16:48:00.000-08:002010-12-05T00:44:31.751-08:00Outtakes from LA Auto Show<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Nov. 17-19, 2010</i></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This year's Los Angeles Auto Show proved to be more frantic than last year, possibly because (as the NY Times reported) there were 50% more journalists there this year than last year. There just didn't seem to be enough time and space to get the more creative and interesting shots I wanted to get (or, in some cases, the basic shots that I needed) without other photographers in the way - and it seemed we were always in each others' way. After three days (two press days and the first day open to the public) I was exhausted; my feet hurt for a week. One journalist announced in the press room, "My pedometer says I've walked 14 miles today!" It took me this long to get to the task of finding my shots for the blog because of the sheer number of photos I took.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There were few surprises, least of which was the </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74714/2011-camaro-convertible---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2011 Chevy Camaro</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Convertible. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo71Ni97QVAqrXFGpKeiH8crWiFjyU8U9pCFTiQZSAShp1o3eDrS3V4FuEXPdms-zBwFgeCCCndQl6cTbGz56fO2qFhcRynQqIEhW4t-yyBA6e5BzsADZOLmI3LIfEQSOuUh_OomV5ZEi/s1600/01_camaro.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSo71Ni97QVAqrXFGpKeiH8crWiFjyU8U9pCFTiQZSAShp1o3eDrS3V4FuEXPdms-zBwFgeCCCndQl6cTbGz56fO2qFhcRynQqIEhW4t-yyBA6e5BzsADZOLmI3LIfEQSOuUh_OomV5ZEi/s320/01_camaro.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994821070707090" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I think the car I loved photographing the most was the </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74801/jaguar-c-x75-concept---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jaguar C-X75 concept</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. My camera loved its fluid lines. Just look at the way the cover hangs on it...</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjiI354hqyR2WdMYFZIivkbrPTRI9Uc7dwC8QuviNnfFKBW2GuMTVZXv274ZKTg41x_duCeHe4xY7GtdEJvgAAa6F5KGHLVZMxx7VExMt9Pl7CXI8uf6ToWOlHqdro69MFFBKnI8yOaGa/s1600/02_jag.jpg"></a></span></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjiI354hqyR2WdMYFZIivkbrPTRI9Uc7dwC8QuviNnfFKBW2GuMTVZXv274ZKTg41x_duCeHe4xY7GtdEJvgAAa6F5KGHLVZMxx7VExMt9Pl7CXI8uf6ToWOlHqdro69MFFBKnI8yOaGa/s1600/02_jag.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjiI354hqyR2WdMYFZIivkbrPTRI9Uc7dwC8QuviNnfFKBW2GuMTVZXv274ZKTg41x_duCeHe4xY7GtdEJvgAAa6F5KGHLVZMxx7VExMt9Pl7CXI8uf6ToWOlHqdro69MFFBKnI8yOaGa/s320/02_jag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994820969097634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelttctTtsOfFYeoJXFFEaynxgIumUqg4QQW1pV_QnQwiOzOtoMGBbkWEmth3CZTUasZERYwUqxtIjx6k6cBo9k0wwBQHDjb5VfdNPHf321SPLg1tvnQ9oYZHFhDIG2jlMZ1b_wTFNvWDa/s1600/03_jag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelttctTtsOfFYeoJXFFEaynxgIumUqg4QQW1pV_QnQwiOzOtoMGBbkWEmth3CZTUasZERYwUqxtIjx6k6cBo9k0wwBQHDjb5VfdNPHf321SPLg1tvnQ9oYZHFhDIG2jlMZ1b_wTFNvWDa/s320/03_jag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994814563495730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmtda1Ye5F20dSuPRrRK3hH3Y_uyZzSDeNDi3F8gFPwsA6SrsA0j-SZrV6G1kWXk8SXCk8noHybozEtsNfcVMCkA9fgVd63OYcfehrZ8N6RfryjlGfo7hD0Lir52Yma8gIo1Gd8KJKpL7/s1600/04_jag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmtda1Ye5F20dSuPRrRK3hH3Y_uyZzSDeNDi3F8gFPwsA6SrsA0j-SZrV6G1kWXk8SXCk8noHybozEtsNfcVMCkA9fgVd63OYcfehrZ8N6RfryjlGfo7hD0Lir52Yma8gIo1Gd8KJKpL7/s320/04_jag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994813126747730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GldHnNMY0lNnd2Jz7o2CCmV5t6P7QggvEC88yX-wHB_RUmC8tC-6s3DlYN8D01x8P7DxZ19VrJ1UVxqixyt6AJm4kpTx-Y2MuiD73G8V4LB8x22fSoBUg9xTdhPu2H384U-Rr1O9LgV/s1600/05_jag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GldHnNMY0lNnd2Jz7o2CCmV5t6P7QggvEC88yX-wHB_RUmC8tC-6s3DlYN8D01x8P7DxZ19VrJ1UVxqixyt6AJm4kpTx-Y2MuiD73G8V4LB8x22fSoBUg9xTdhPu2H384U-Rr1O9LgV/s320/05_jag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994814043760930" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5GldHnNMY0lNnd2Jz7o2CCmV5t6P7QggvEC88yX-wHB_RUmC8tC-6s3DlYN8D01x8P7DxZ19VrJ1UVxqixyt6AJm4kpTx-Y2MuiD73G8V4LB8x22fSoBUg9xTdhPu2H384U-Rr1O9LgV/s1600/05_jag.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes, drool-worthy. Jay Leno apparently has one already.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74805/1950-porsche-356-cabriolet---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Porsche</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> was fun with models dressed in retro fashion. (Two other Porsches </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74703/2012-porsche-cayman-r---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74696/2011-porsche-911-speedster-a-modern-classic---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.)</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dH5mk8t9IZ7Bx1ZCjptjcMhyphenhypheneR-2Gsi7BRmRvUyAsOuoZzSjVZtIAd8mJ4Ro4Hq30hjPwqOR1H1ZMH8D0Pwwh0ERpjGDdA0BquVipEshbl514WUdWGyIKYmaBUbaD6x0a_a1yfx5u1Us/s1600/06_porsche.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dH5mk8t9IZ7Bx1ZCjptjcMhyphenhypheneR-2Gsi7BRmRvUyAsOuoZzSjVZtIAd8mJ4Ro4Hq30hjPwqOR1H1ZMH8D0Pwwh0ERpjGDdA0BquVipEshbl514WUdWGyIKYmaBUbaD6x0a_a1yfx5u1Us/s320/06_porsche.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994621768272242" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dH5mk8t9IZ7Bx1ZCjptjcMhyphenhypheneR-2Gsi7BRmRvUyAsOuoZzSjVZtIAd8mJ4Ro4Hq30hjPwqOR1H1ZMH8D0Pwwh0ERpjGDdA0BquVipEshbl514WUdWGyIKYmaBUbaD6x0a_a1yfx5u1Us/s1600/06_porsche.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a great example of what NOT to do when going in for a really cool reflective shot (of the </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74698/2012-ford-focus---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2012 Ford Focus</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">) - get your Fiat swag in the picture!</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1LXAlkVQCcSoIBKBAnZNN4T-Xur0vCrGf5uwOtJUAFxEbgQ4fP3cj25Rven6_slV_ec3Z2tk_qQqzzRLwZgW8DztOgjNgPbDeLaAe0_LS93ITCD1sI9xn9hEEyutmJN6yiZZxlIimWkb/s1600/07_ford.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1LXAlkVQCcSoIBKBAnZNN4T-Xur0vCrGf5uwOtJUAFxEbgQ4fP3cj25Rven6_slV_ec3Z2tk_qQqzzRLwZgW8DztOgjNgPbDeLaAe0_LS93ITCD1sI9xn9hEEyutmJN6yiZZxlIimWkb/s320/07_ford.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994623096332514" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1LXAlkVQCcSoIBKBAnZNN4T-Xur0vCrGf5uwOtJUAFxEbgQ4fP3cj25Rven6_slV_ec3Z2tk_qQqzzRLwZgW8DztOgjNgPbDeLaAe0_LS93ITCD1sI9xn9hEEyutmJN6yiZZxlIimWkb/s1600/07_ford.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">_______________________________________^^white bag of swag</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While this shot isn't perfect, I think it's my favorite shot from L.A. This is a detail of the back of the Dodge 2011 Charger. I wish the Charger plate was lit better and a bit brighter; this was the rare occasion where, for a few moments, no one got in my way at </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74803/2011-dodge-durango---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dodge</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. They tweaked their interiors a lot, which is good - I was in the backseat of a rented Avenger from Dallas to Odessa, and it was a bit... firm.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61iX0lLVKttiDsPF02Hfr5dQ4o0v4x1T2d_lZhT6KAbD1h6L5dPWPAa7_3t8dv90AhePMb5nMlWBjXvzlIV2PuMOlYPzMGV94yP0d0Y71Dfeac7OmEdhqb61ACP_UWnfF9UIyBag9USil/s1600/08_charger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61iX0lLVKttiDsPF02Hfr5dQ4o0v4x1T2d_lZhT6KAbD1h6L5dPWPAa7_3t8dv90AhePMb5nMlWBjXvzlIV2PuMOlYPzMGV94yP0d0Y71Dfeac7OmEdhqb61ACP_UWnfF9UIyBag9USil/s320/08_charger.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994619744276994" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61iX0lLVKttiDsPF02Hfr5dQ4o0v4x1T2d_lZhT6KAbD1h6L5dPWPAa7_3t8dv90AhePMb5nMlWBjXvzlIV2PuMOlYPzMGV94yP0d0Y71Dfeac7OmEdhqb61ACP_UWnfF9UIyBag9USil/s1600/08_charger.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Kia is always fun to shoot - yet another </span></span><a href="http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/auto-show/74699/2011-kia-optima-hybrid---la-auto-show.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">hybrid</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> choice:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACcYNXJPYf-yGRXVrShpsHdPzhe-UjT8jQImMqNEXiE77jOjSUeoG54SaY_3frGyaDd7s_YdGN7l7ndwD3bCLkWBkU1K9Qve3LNdrQv5RmtCkqFFgVmGiQZu2syTOtaKVUaN_-L-OAM9Q/s1600/09_kia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACcYNXJPYf-yGRXVrShpsHdPzhe-UjT8jQImMqNEXiE77jOjSUeoG54SaY_3frGyaDd7s_YdGN7l7ndwD3bCLkWBkU1K9Qve3LNdrQv5RmtCkqFFgVmGiQZu2syTOtaKVUaN_-L-OAM9Q/s320/09_kia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994617858735506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRJOz4MF0d0bujbtV3TRoLWO8QMw8ICZ0ip5_qy4W598-9BdAYbU82-6ijWdRKplrHLhURudldHngaFIV2coSwOmiaTG0KxXOu2c8LzEaTZ-B3hBTNOeLLBaM6LXy7hFMzW8OeGeYLo4D/s1600/10_kia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRJOz4MF0d0bujbtV3TRoLWO8QMw8ICZ0ip5_qy4W598-9BdAYbU82-6ijWdRKplrHLhURudldHngaFIV2coSwOmiaTG0KxXOu2c8LzEaTZ-B3hBTNOeLLBaM6LXy7hFMzW8OeGeYLo4D/s320/10_kia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994613970026594" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRJOz4MF0d0bujbtV3TRoLWO8QMw8ICZ0ip5_qy4W598-9BdAYbU82-6ijWdRKplrHLhURudldHngaFIV2coSwOmiaTG0KxXOu2c8LzEaTZ-B3hBTNOeLLBaM6LXy7hFMzW8OeGeYLo4D/s1600/10_kia.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Mazda Shinari concept was just as exciting as the Jaguar C-X75 to photograph:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcbrpLCBjnSc3p1I5uJeauPq44UEaFxpsD8LljXEbMSjjAtH83QlM-mdSYzFgQcvPlwdrOGFLPDWjbT6ggAN3HBsEpKXxvXGjch6odonVaIjqTDkapbrsFVcQrGw3Z3fDT4xpBsyUBS5x/s1600/11_mazda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcbrpLCBjnSc3p1I5uJeauPq44UEaFxpsD8LljXEbMSjjAtH83QlM-mdSYzFgQcvPlwdrOGFLPDWjbT6ggAN3HBsEpKXxvXGjch6odonVaIjqTDkapbrsFVcQrGw3Z3fDT4xpBsyUBS5x/s320/11_mazda.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994403970235570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7u1kOUY9HJpKB_LkDjqOHI0I_7GIS3wlwWy4SfvHpNp6YRV1jMj-lPLT4HVhcuEQToTJGqeHKt0JeGJbAHaBkdcFQ2mP45BueFnd74iEcp9EdRVGWn92MEZLGoY_9VGwsjQJAtFVPm6K/s1600/12_mazda.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Things were less rushed on the second day at Audi, and I was able to slow down and get some nice detail shots such as this one inside the R8 GT. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwn-5L5sZ48SPaSf-BBOqa2iUdz4ZmdgpeUx64xG1hXQqO97L5Lxgbx_o3effRsiLXWf47r_mdDJ13CzrlhtVBvR54EiswE2nIFT4A-8J3TEjgAk9DmnptZViYAfzntyAeZOEYxCvkcUN/s1600/15_audi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwn-5L5sZ48SPaSf-BBOqa2iUdz4ZmdgpeUx64xG1hXQqO97L5Lxgbx_o3effRsiLXWf47r_mdDJ13CzrlhtVBvR54EiswE2nIFT4A-8J3TEjgAk9DmnptZViYAfzntyAeZOEYxCvkcUN/s320/15_audi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994389729280818" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwn-5L5sZ48SPaSf-BBOqa2iUdz4ZmdgpeUx64xG1hXQqO97L5Lxgbx_o3effRsiLXWf47r_mdDJ13CzrlhtVBvR54EiswE2nIFT4A-8J3TEjgAk9DmnptZViYAfzntyAeZOEYxCvkcUN/s1600/15_audi.jpg"></a></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While waiting for the press conference to begin, I played around with the camera to try some unique shots of the event. I like to flex that creative muscle to keep things fresh, even if the shots fail in the end. There's something about this shot that I dig.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3906FeOjLJgyImKonP-xXOdfohHtqtHEVGL74685dUA841XQdRWU3sq8AO4HOqS2CoAaASEF_R2OIOnRCvc5MM8N0yTut5kTARcqRJKtGqdZcV0f6OnUznoiOTdc_zKr3ijyaLPTIm-zd/s1600/16_audi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3906FeOjLJgyImKonP-xXOdfohHtqtHEVGL74685dUA841XQdRWU3sq8AO4HOqS2CoAaASEF_R2OIOnRCvc5MM8N0yTut5kTARcqRJKtGqdZcV0f6OnUznoiOTdc_zKr3ijyaLPTIm-zd/s320/16_audi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994154924296098" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3906FeOjLJgyImKonP-xXOdfohHtqtHEVGL74685dUA841XQdRWU3sq8AO4HOqS2CoAaASEF_R2OIOnRCvc5MM8N0yTut5kTARcqRJKtGqdZcV0f6OnUznoiOTdc_zKr3ijyaLPTIm-zd/s1600/16_audi.jpg"></a></span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Before the show opened to the public, I had five wonderful minutes alone with the Boss 302. I had a list of about 15 different shots that I wanted. I couldn't get them all - the doors opened to the public way too soon.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7FGeQfySr6GKefZ_SDZ2loSwxk2i6pGoE1XcSsDUVTu25EVrDq8zVaqyIbKuZOjnIFbBs6u8XZzxTCQxDwE2HsZSGmCDN4CFGF6tStICB8Y26nqcAXd7T6qi54EfGrV-G2Xd2d7ZKYaz/s1600/17_boss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7FGeQfySr6GKefZ_SDZ2loSwxk2i6pGoE1XcSsDUVTu25EVrDq8zVaqyIbKuZOjnIFbBs6u8XZzxTCQxDwE2HsZSGmCDN4CFGF6tStICB8Y26nqcAXd7T6qi54EfGrV-G2Xd2d7ZKYaz/s320/17_boss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994151964083682" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB3stbwnaAIqj_NC5eoIGxugGHFY8Ab8DVfdZh5P2P14I2CIczbn-W2GhPto4695oDkkrMvZVow0TgnnkckGQ2efoY5Us-tIgRXWNb9mokIHYoHOSa1uDH7K5GrWgX8GZLfz9v5vMtWa1/s1600/18_boss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB3stbwnaAIqj_NC5eoIGxugGHFY8Ab8DVfdZh5P2P14I2CIczbn-W2GhPto4695oDkkrMvZVow0TgnnkckGQ2efoY5Us-tIgRXWNb9mokIHYoHOSa1uDH7K5GrWgX8GZLfz9v5vMtWa1/s320/18_boss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994143328457970" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68wbYuqS1m3fZQlge4ycBB4Gn_GAeiyxcWE7d7-3up0D2kW6H7bG_eGP7yIAWMv7MSAAAhiPItR-AX1CAjm74CHQWCnjwtxva9RHJEd5Ij-PucOGM_58xeh11GdzALyuhC7RMa4JuGZHW/s1600/19_boss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68wbYuqS1m3fZQlge4ycBB4Gn_GAeiyxcWE7d7-3up0D2kW6H7bG_eGP7yIAWMv7MSAAAhiPItR-AX1CAjm74CHQWCnjwtxva9RHJEd5Ij-PucOGM_58xeh11GdzALyuhC7RMa4JuGZHW/s320/19_boss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994135958668850" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9b1Qt7p0aBTsS-fgkZ42CaVCc7LwLemyfCwDAmLpPUYwqhf2AwEt7M_nOjvcK9ibrd0OgC1dUbVuJiJV17Libgd7DPZSB4q2SPtIQte5YNvRF2LkFTYCi8DSDBnd_p4-s5KtedIczBoOY/s1600/20_boss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9b1Qt7p0aBTsS-fgkZ42CaVCc7LwLemyfCwDAmLpPUYwqhf2AwEt7M_nOjvcK9ibrd0OgC1dUbVuJiJV17Libgd7DPZSB4q2SPtIQte5YNvRF2LkFTYCi8DSDBnd_p4-s5KtedIczBoOY/s320/20_boss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546994136501331298" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes, kids, I'll be asking for a pony for Christmas too.</span></span></p>_______</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">All Photographs ©2010 Megan Green, All Rights Reserved. Do not download or otherwise copy without my permission.</span></b></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-67334055669996572912010-11-15T17:12:00.000-08:002010-11-15T20:30:41.303-08:00SEMA 2010 - Las Vegas<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Something chewed me up in Vegas and spit me out in my bed in New York, and I'm pretty sure it's name was SEMA 2010. It was two days of seeing the sun rise over the Strip, then exhausting ourselves walking behind people moving at the speed of stuck rocks, tripping over the Rascal brigade, and omgihavetobeatapressconferenceinfiveminutesinahallididn'tknowexistedWHEREISIT?!?!? Two days fueled by protein bars, dry boxed lunches and as much caffeine as one ingest. It even killed my second flash of the year. Viva Las Vegas, but the pony car girl is begging "no mas!" </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What did I notice? The show was still Camaro-heavy, but not quite as heavy as last year. I saw a few cars with a pearl matte white finish - on a classic (forget which one, it was in passing) as well as a customized Equus at the Hyundai footprint. Not many '57 Chevy Bel-Airs. The track in the parking lot was Ford Racing, not Toyota Trucks - and it looked very well attended. I was so busy getting my shots, though, that I never had the chance to head over and watch for a few minutes.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">However, on the way to team lunches and rushing to the Top Gear screening (yes, I do have to mention that, I can't wait for the show!) I managed to snap a few personal photos of some things that caught my eye.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I drooled over this Mustang:</span></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplXbVUxt8HQD9DY8kfLLSqRWRGK9TKsnf1YB2wUHfCJW8P_JzRRM31oJksN7nrVZWAOpvFv7MdZuXB05soEHXfb06EzMaerR1JBRY82uFQtFrDtqf-ii8G9NQzJDtiZGnFP3b0rW9tJlz/s1600/sema_01pony.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplXbVUxt8HQD9DY8kfLLSqRWRGK9TKsnf1YB2wUHfCJW8P_JzRRM31oJksN7nrVZWAOpvFv7MdZuXB05soEHXfb06EzMaerR1JBRY82uFQtFrDtqf-ii8G9NQzJDtiZGnFP3b0rW9tJlz/s320/sema_01pony.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539952147955735954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvM_ib-Sic042X8KmpnFx_CtRPrOcbMfnyGEptCF13bF2sWciKyFdVQwg478LdJMb3H0Ll7ZlWU8FcqFIT1vsBWH9cootu1S6lFDvcZQoYVgtqWx-rwfo7rg99wdjVu5sLTO4S3QNBBey/s1600/sema_shiftknobs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvM_ib-Sic042X8KmpnFx_CtRPrOcbMfnyGEptCF13bF2sWciKyFdVQwg478LdJMb3H0Ll7ZlWU8FcqFIT1vsBWH9cootu1S6lFDvcZQoYVgtqWx-rwfo7rg99wdjVu5sLTO4S3QNBBey/s320/sema_shiftknobs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539952048048573906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_kvH1c2yyNmotdA1H05mSqzcLD8JvrrNcmkU4mf0n4YwYimt4otnNul9YzEja_urrMWxAHAr28RDuptkBV5YUqFDVnsB8MEhbgG-cjcmi6A0eFztGRx_ibNx7zfHQcit2SqCEbUa9vfP/s1600/sema_t-shirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_kvH1c2yyNmotdA1H05mSqzcLD8JvrrNcmkU4mf0n4YwYimt4otnNul9YzEja_urrMWxAHAr28RDuptkBV5YUqFDVnsB8MEhbgG-cjcmi6A0eFztGRx_ibNx7zfHQcit2SqCEbUa9vfP/s320/sema_t-shirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539952046305119442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Top Gear Ferrari that I sadly did not have time to stand on line and ride in: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtS7etU8q0MfYGeBg5-D_M6jhl47FcGLRwAnsrSAnppnKORu5c7VFaeEt1Ew8aF9QpuXwquVqkoVcuWetqQQ5w0_VaBtATiXvBsu11N3i25QCt6YQ-O6rOnAgHoLSugiTxGeBU0_Bv0rB/s1600/sema_topgearferrari.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtS7etU8q0MfYGeBg5-D_M6jhl47FcGLRwAnsrSAnppnKORu5c7VFaeEt1Ew8aF9QpuXwquVqkoVcuWetqQQ5w0_VaBtATiXvBsu11N3i25QCt6YQ-O6rOnAgHoLSugiTxGeBU0_Bv0rB/s320/sema_topgearferrari.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539952037090244434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Top Gear Mercedes:<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqonw3WWFhUpJTA-hKyhAYvmoPQSB5KhUgfR74zrh6svY6Ttud-LXwblN_YkOq028N_zFGdn9m6_M_GRlwoxtcoJYchjw4UsFwp0TxRQkRDfRN4rRADBft1K9tJECNVlUnGpo1ANvkYciz/s1600/sema_topgearmercedes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqonw3WWFhUpJTA-hKyhAYvmoPQSB5KhUgfR74zrh6svY6Ttud-LXwblN_YkOq028N_zFGdn9m6_M_GRlwoxtcoJYchjw4UsFwp0TxRQkRDfRN4rRADBft1K9tJECNVlUnGpo1ANvkYciz/s320/sema_topgearmercedes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539952023908308002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DUB had some great cars:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyjobJwkO-BYj94sFtbavVrzqYvALkCNn71Ry8O3PUr9q2QpiDdBxZ5lApiO2RX_H8Y3_e3qcNHbysD2a6A1xkwRSTe8qj-35moPB4Y5jaxu3F3m5Dy9snLasi8OE63ORcnThq0TV-kvR/s1600/sema_dub_a.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyjobJwkO-BYj94sFtbavVrzqYvALkCNn71Ry8O3PUr9q2QpiDdBxZ5lApiO2RX_H8Y3_e3qcNHbysD2a6A1xkwRSTe8qj-35moPB4Y5jaxu3F3m5Dy9snLasi8OE63ORcnThq0TV-kvR/s1600/sema_dub_a.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mythbusters backwards Porsche:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeFH90XUXkl2HHUV6zhEJjEvY_nrRmv3JXvz-XfT59yFtVNttcdITV9roVE6LDb-JYPK1FH1mS4XdJ2RnuqnwgU757fiZMrgt9mOXQK-_-COoFKlHK1Mv-PA2-wHVN9PHdcSgEo24ZseV/s1600/sema_dub_b.jpg"></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYg5FLEnX3G5TR2hhMabMDTgPqQ3u-ZafiA7hWYA32bJNG6iMlcoRp8QfE3x1W7YhFGBXv8yCfzynKJkifJWlDEsx0we3GHTQWg3OrPNY7Ey_a4zg0HgqmNeqUyo_rcmQFalkwYRtsb2m/s1600/sema_mythbusters_a.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0umgL77oGV6uxVcyDklkVm2oOflJLbsTLEhH3C9yo04GAIbBYM4bEaTODHEE3NAzB-mQSi6bhyX3AN69Wgj8rSauvUaiNG1dAKu2Kbz4wW4ko7eAZgUSGu_LLe6foa81QGgAuovNtIX6/s320/sema_mythbusters_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539951597548887170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know that it's a refrigerator, but the Avatar mural was gorgeous:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeFH90XUXkl2HHUV6zhEJjEvY_nrRmv3JXvz-XfT59yFtVNttcdITV9roVE6LDb-JYPK1FH1mS4XdJ2RnuqnwgU757fiZMrgt9mOXQK-_-COoFKlHK1Mv-PA2-wHVN9PHdcSgEo24ZseV/s1600/sema_dub_b.jpg"></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjml78vVOvOKBcsntJr9wQxnzersdta7dRqULjyE6n26UeRZTj8EKWbuRLDjypy_Rc830kNWyqW3c8eXH8gPr1mbZmGNTjyw7F8amz5IH4HNVqHNXIbKs2uYwhfOX3DEFyWKx-bsWvY0A5N/s1600/sema_pandorafridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczf2YYxN-v2eiJuA0MyNZSRjNLG604MnqRqrnEBoAjBCkSdFFzEG-lqQGohxOOptrJl8UtgxTkIFLIOUbysQygTTj7SPn57oWxWYsj3q9Is0x2QZsQOsV7oZnKcZFgewmIfk4_bBRC6y9/s320/sema_hulkfront.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950843504080962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgFXiXb_PwX19YQwOkka2yr_81U7ZQY0Av-gpS-sNTWnu1epRR5FuTLofN_ujHzcTRTIGxFO9Y7lvz50WkAYuXS5g2M8JCBfJq2ZucVaiNG-Nv2NnJhyeXMDTXaF1twUR0UEq-S4_mN1j/s1600/sema_hulkcar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgFXiXb_PwX19YQwOkka2yr_81U7ZQY0Av-gpS-sNTWnu1epRR5FuTLofN_ujHzcTRTIGxFO9Y7lvz50WkAYuXS5g2M8JCBfJq2ZucVaiNG-Nv2NnJhyeXMDTXaF1twUR0UEq-S4_mN1j/s320/sema_hulkcar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950833719199602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...rat rod...<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5rFWQhAenPaROCI7uSm_Z1IBoy_AS9IlwEF68S7CIpykny6J4SXkbgRDh_8-EYTL7K2q4ImYpCKHV-RBmtVIPYzkZm-B9_UuuwhvV2ikmjhN5Zvy4-lOJyl0vKKJIigu0VU_05sy5NVj/s1600/sema_ratrod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5rFWQhAenPaROCI7uSm_Z1IBoy_AS9IlwEF68S7CIpykny6J4SXkbgRDh_8-EYTL7K2q4ImYpCKHV-RBmtVIPYzkZm-B9_UuuwhvV2ikmjhN5Zvy4-lOJyl0vKKJIigu0VU_05sy5NVj/s320/sema_ratrod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950823830237170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpPvl-qcF_XZWwruzPw8vYdZ2Shw_dJP_zInzQSx_ICIy4A_57hpzyUUc_kRv5tcOOhJDzCYSnkgZzsTsMZMKGk1xfDmpvuDI7Xusx6V7MHmk3aLNbjnJXxzVe96vy38rOddUzHbhvymF/s1600/sema_twochevys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpPvl-qcF_XZWwruzPw8vYdZ2Shw_dJP_zInzQSx_ICIy4A_57hpzyUUc_kRv5tcOOhJDzCYSnkgZzsTsMZMKGk1xfDmpvuDI7Xusx6V7MHmk3aLNbjnJXxzVe96vy38rOddUzHbhvymF/s320/sema_twochevys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950557642811122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSlSlJ-tVyST3DRJ-aerY7U1brOrebOQRmGNjI4-rJ7GoxDrpArJ9P_Sp_eaCW88vswYZedCSfNXEBcERY9VQY9REd28lXytuc0voUcdD7Qu8EevpWhrMSbsPLLjJ3uzvsZMzZWJpepMd/s1600/sema_redchevy.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfjff8p8xXO3K5exsJoPZSAefw7WQn2vNcB4zOlgkiirB1QjcOQau4Zvp-0Q98kgyLaeUVt-AIF4DWX-2ijF1cyuPhA1I-ufEaJe-9JuzI_swkbtF85VEhRNOFg4BRe3JAIcLilEheRTM/s320/sema_gray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950541390432194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and I leave you with Hair God:<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7YrBcwoDDMXqHb5eOJHgN_URIpagma_OP3AWEvJyJBB7S96UHfYUnoFF8uJg48th42Tg4-ylodpgQoGEqNeON3IUbidYls0FMjoGF6HK7U10zu0jEM_M2pp10T9bsaMXmptB69b5X5mF/s1600/sema_hairgod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7YrBcwoDDMXqHb5eOJHgN_URIpagma_OP3AWEvJyJBB7S96UHfYUnoFF8uJg48th42Tg4-ylodpgQoGEqNeON3IUbidYls0FMjoGF6HK7U10zu0jEM_M2pp10T9bsaMXmptB69b5X5mF/s320/sema_hairgod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539950524155838466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's it - I have to go pack for LA.</span></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-42899118845516327282010-11-14T13:59:00.000-08:002010-11-14T14:34:36.384-08:00Shore Blvd., Astoria, 11.14.2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73O07qBCdYg7zZpyZGVdB1DBOXHL1RXoVXgo3fBByRmVRETjvKKKLOQ7XgmW5JKIdNefCJMkIuH3j1xT970Rr9LqC-BIR1wjqUlPfVJnMCiSvJXy_pKZpTqfrkxh0atRJ9I4tXd9K13Nj/s1600/novanow_guyslooking.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Way back in April, I tagged along with a friend to some garages in Astoria. We first stopped into the garage of a family friend, and while they chatted, I poked around and took photos of the garage, parts, and then the owner's 1970 Nova in the process of being restored.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, I headed down to Shore Boulevard to see who was hanging out with their cars. I didn't see anything, but then on the way back, I saw this Nova parked by the war memorial. I crossed Shore and headed over. When I got close, the car owner called out - "Hey! You're Taso's friend! You took photos of the Nova when I was working on it! Thanks for the photos, I really liked them. What do you think of the car now?" It's gorgeous - a metallic caramel with black stripes. The interior isn't complete, but he promised me the photos would be great when he redoes the interior. We even tried calling T. to see if he would show up with his newly restored Firebird, but I guess that will be a post for another day. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are some shots of the Nova before, in the garage:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19zFKdC9-oGwP7plrmi9YDy35advmknYi5zOrmUB0F4ZHbZrf6phtEDVn7kpsD-uEYf_a1zjGfp3dFVCKuS2KUy3jKI5cKf4uO9pgjvCWUTgTJqDKzcZaxFiMcaZRQB37RaHmHlqMX6a8/s1600/novanow_frontend.jpg"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCagDR-BCSEHeQpkQJhbEUfS3j5rvnQ2tVG7wU0PnW7wTCUlqMjaj_gtzDHaEoJywbo4Y2LOGSukwYxIG7JPd-nAEfafq0T3egcvXG-YP1iNb_JuJRpXn9L_zT638AVe86dxGCKaBGo5g4/s1600/novab4_backwindow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCagDR-BCSEHeQpkQJhbEUfS3j5rvnQ2tVG7wU0PnW7wTCUlqMjaj_gtzDHaEoJywbo4Y2LOGSukwYxIG7JPd-nAEfafq0T3egcvXG-YP1iNb_JuJRpXn9L_zT638AVe86dxGCKaBGo5g4/s320/novab4_backwindow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539530520420278002" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdeGjTzBOXo4LA5Qk945RjIJIgchSAvJhWThNSAPeR5kWZxk-tiu3ikSAfyElYjnYAMaUol8gQ0ktiUG6ZdZ9lyS_UXaq4fa9P50o0ahSt71XnIZHunLlnW_HDODCyRjELF94iYKi4TRA/s1600/novab4_bpillar.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73O07qBCdYg7zZpyZGVdB1DBOXHL1RXoVXgo3fBByRmVRETjvKKKLOQ7XgmW5JKIdNefCJMkIuH3j1xT970Rr9LqC-BIR1wjqUlPfVJnMCiSvJXy_pKZpTqfrkxh0atRJ9I4tXd9K13Nj/s320/novanow_guyslooking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539531303936109666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After I finished, and we were both about to head home, he asked me, "Why do you have a Pontiac on your t-shirt?" Yeah, it happens. It was my Woodward t-shirt.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know, I know, I know... SEMA shots! I have to get those up.</span></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-23371468947824470412010-11-08T16:03:00.000-08:002010-11-08T20:29:03.985-08:00So you want to be a pro automotive photographer?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An aspiring automotive photographer recently contacted me on a photo site, asking for advice, contacts, anything, to get started as a pro car photographer. I responded honestly - while I've been shooting at car shows for about five years, this is only my second car show season (in the US, November to April/May) shooting press/editorial. I'm still the noob tagging along to the industry parties with all of the connected people, thrilled when the writers on my own team actually remember my name, and always nervous that I'll screw something up royally and my client won't hire me back for the next show. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Pony Car Girl blog is mostly to show my photos with a little bit of writing, and I don't know if anyone other than my Dad actually reads my blog... but hey, I thought that I would publish my response here in case anyone else is curious.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is what I do (or try to do):</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Go to local car meet-ups/shows: Mopar, classic, swaps, Corvette, whatever, and take photos of different types of cars. Photograph a lot. The more cars you photograph, the more you learn what works and what doesn't. Your camera needs to be an extension of you arm, and you need to know its functions intimately. (READ the MANUAL.) You can find your local car club on Facebook, most likely, and if they are savvy enough, will post about upcoming events. Chat with the car guys/gals. If you take a great shot of their car, get their contact info and send them a freebie. You won't make money, but you have a new contact; car people are very proud of their cars. Don't be that photographer that says "Yeah, yeah, I'll send you a shot," then doesn't (oops, I owe someone a shot. Note to self...)
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read magazines. There are still a lot of car periodicals out there. </span></span><a href="http://www.motortrend.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Motor Trend</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.hotrod.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hot Rod</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://www.hemmings.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hemmings</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, etc. etc. Go to a local book store and pick up a few different publications; learn the publishing players. Read the content. Look at the photos. Get the super-slick special quarterly edition for the larger and more creative shots. Try to do what the published photographers did in their shots to strengthen your creative muscle, learn how someone else sees, and ultimately, develop your own vision/style.
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read the business section of the NY Times to keep up on the industry. Read the </span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/automobiles/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Automobiles</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> section; look at the photo galleries to see how the NY Times photographers are shooting. (Even though sometimes I am sitting right next to one of them, yes, I look at their shots to see what they got of the same event.)
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read the blogs. </span></span><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Autoblog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://jalopnik.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jalopnik</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Go to the consumer auto shows. Fill your memory card with shots of everything. Cars, people looking at cars, engines, displays, whatever catches your eye. Learn how to use a TTL flash; the lighting situations are rarely optimal on the show floor.
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Say yes, smile and play nice. Even if it's some video jerk at the [unnamed German automaker]'s booth threatening to kick you out of the press conference before it even starts for </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">no apparent reason</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> other than the fact that he has to share the press conference with other shooters... oops, sorry*... yup, smile and be nice, even if you want to go New Yorker on him. Oh, and say yes to possible shoots, even if it's "not really your thing." It's always a learning experience and possibly a new contact. (It's also how I ended up shooting at car shows in the first place - sometimes it is exactly your thing.)
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Always carry your camera with you and keep an eye out for car events/promotions in unexpected places. A local blog, paper, or even the PR department might be interested in the shots.
</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Get a paid </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flickr</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> account, upload your shots, keep them public (lo res/watermarked though, don't want people stealing them) and tag them well. Sometimes publications (web or print) will need shots of a car or an event, see yours, and will buy it.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a web presence; a professional website, a professional sounding email address, (iluvteletubbies@whatever.com is not professional), a page on Facebook, even start a blog that only your Dad reads.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have business cards with a great car shot (that YOU took) at the ready. I like </span></span><a href="http://us.moo.com/en/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">moo.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> because you can get many different shots in the same batch.</span></span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To sum it up: do your homework, take lots of pictures, talk to people, play nice, put it out there... and be over-prepared for opportunity.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Later this week: a few shots from SEMA</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">_______________</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*I remember you, baldy...</span></span></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-31136599560656598542010-10-16T13:06:00.000-07:002010-10-16T14:25:30.434-07:00Riff Raff Riot - 10.9.10 (Part II)<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Moose Lodge, Greenlawn, NY</span></span></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Details, details, details. Since there was no rain pouring down, I had more time to notice the customizations. There were pinstripers there personalizing everything from headlights to radiator covers.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MJhnbpPGf4Rff0Cd3PxOp0QpFcG4vtvakMNI7fuT6gYDv7F7BkCqdNnXtwXqiQjWrkxJsbC1prQdG7RsDHPs9XIEvGcCG3Ziw37niaHnzDc6UgZAqFXHOLDEdSxk-t6m-8JA9Bbrbu15/s1600/01_detailsflames.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MJhnbpPGf4Rff0Cd3PxOp0QpFcG4vtvakMNI7fuT6gYDv7F7BkCqdNnXtwXqiQjWrkxJsbC1prQdG7RsDHPs9XIEvGcCG3Ziw37niaHnzDc6UgZAqFXHOLDEdSxk-t6m-8JA9Bbrbu15/s320/01_detailsflames.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741903724772626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK-Gi0tqFTxk2MgV45wUgdpjjnASTfNxrdnNBgik3whYD49UW9VXITa9x6GEWWvkzSslbtN-d6VJ_r0URanxpJ4wiKCAuCgQf2bcXzaMsSZVK7UZcLYnUJ4VXKMY5qghSTF-ZnukGHZiD/s1600/details_reflection.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK-Gi0tqFTxk2MgV45wUgdpjjnASTfNxrdnNBgik3whYD49UW9VXITa9x6GEWWvkzSslbtN-d6VJ_r0URanxpJ4wiKCAuCgQf2bcXzaMsSZVK7UZcLYnUJ4VXKMY5qghSTF-ZnukGHZiD/s320/details_reflection.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741904264510306" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This Ford Ranchero was (almost) panel painted:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZMYncyVgTY_HuAActq2KmVk1l7aDZfua3zkI3Daszkn48NAt-81yflp-FTYhDjTDkNTkorxJbgDPMf_Gsf38-79NSC5s9LvJWD8oHZ8pkm3VnJ8aC34SEyFvLhudElX4d48Wpr8MO2Z/s1600/details_ratchero3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPZMYncyVgTY_HuAActq2KmVk1l7aDZfua3zkI3Daszkn48NAt-81yflp-FTYhDjTDkNTkorxJbgDPMf_Gsf38-79NSC5s9LvJWD8oHZ8pkm3VnJ8aC34SEyFvLhudElX4d48Wpr8MO2Z/s320/details_ratchero3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741727389633426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIDPDYgDBU3Q51svTqPVgKK2cWzvCXa2Yf9-G8RCSlcA9QHhjVmdnG8hrap5P9mo-hk2zi45UediDbEx4qu75FAC0CZVVKgK0EbbGFsVjXVyg_-YsoU9o_plR5xyZ5paYc85zMUb9Wsbp/s1600/details_ratchero2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIDPDYgDBU3Q51svTqPVgKK2cWzvCXa2Yf9-G8RCSlcA9QHhjVmdnG8hrap5P9mo-hk2zi45UediDbEx4qu75FAC0CZVVKgK0EbbGFsVjXVyg_-YsoU9o_plR5xyZ5paYc85zMUb9Wsbp/s320/details_ratchero2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741719928728610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKW_CyN-q5-jVsSPRgHv22DiawnZr3Sk48MjdTiwQnVIKhZ1t5HQhBDrjD-wm_9tdPA5gOx6ssO9lj86M70XBwHXYBvNHZaoBshyphenhyphenIUvvxVyGtPdW0dBvqCVRT_5dS_v4akTideG4w2QDW/s1600/details_ratchero1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKW_CyN-q5-jVsSPRgHv22DiawnZr3Sk48MjdTiwQnVIKhZ1t5HQhBDrjD-wm_9tdPA5gOx6ssO9lj86M70XBwHXYBvNHZaoBshyphenhyphenIUvvxVyGtPdW0dBvqCVRT_5dS_v4akTideG4w2QDW/s320/details_ratchero1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741714999686914" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Being half-in and half-out of shadow, this car was insanely difficult to photograph. Highly customized and about an inch off the ground with a gorgeous matte purple paint job. A dream car, for sure.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwf7auQO-dz6LJtZiAdho49sJ20yFVuvhRtUP_gTkiuQRIjmJMFuubzNLqpi6i1-9k5zjeoDbxUKzCCf_CwdQ6nST3RVXcRSwDy2pAOm7X1lCrXFGbpMR0FfdaPmdckInFhpHBaS73kWs/s320/details_purple1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741698557996274" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Detail of the dash:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxZBeqUueSZGWE4a9Gw35P-62I8q8gPc877zOC0LxvZQhgY6SEb_XKsrfOguqK3pxP9IfGbo7v-Eo5HlD6CLSf5p-V4RgrhHPI4HZv3jXzVH992t77HkPZcXGolUZDx9sNY3fU_YM0x20/s1600/details_purple2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxZBeqUueSZGWE4a9Gw35P-62I8q8gPc877zOC0LxvZQhgY6SEb_XKsrfOguqK3pxP9IfGbo7v-Eo5HlD6CLSf5p-V4RgrhHPI4HZv3jXzVH992t77HkPZcXGolUZDx9sNY3fU_YM0x20/s320/details_purple2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741703963824018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVbI-gluFyCTSJn5SQJ2fqbkaqrTO4bZkGsC4pOogy_yc-YZPbSPr21DKuSmxXv1Y7m0CYnJZIG7iKtjzmKHDFOB7JehPJ6J7I4GIjRm6hzZZxodaY7txjb-IUOlZHkbg_9mdRxNn-xn7/s1600/details_adios.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVbI-gluFyCTSJn5SQJ2fqbkaqrTO4bZkGsC4pOogy_yc-YZPbSPr21DKuSmxXv1Y7m0CYnJZIG7iKtjzmKHDFOB7JehPJ6J7I4GIjRm6hzZZxodaY7txjb-IUOlZHkbg_9mdRxNn-xn7/s320/details_adios.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741369060092418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrdsZ0-8qxFY0XQzkw3RgbKxJJcvrh8kBnwUJ8cKMW8q6beFbBJuAccpC588YdtZrVE0TTM-bIxNqkc8dzCnNHb6m9m0YLcRN8-oNkj8f5w6EL2Wowr__rc3-8P4R1bGaZkxpAr99yjE6/s1600/details_flames.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrdsZ0-8qxFY0XQzkw3RgbKxJJcvrh8kBnwUJ8cKMW8q6beFbBJuAccpC588YdtZrVE0TTM-bIxNqkc8dzCnNHb6m9m0YLcRN8-oNkj8f5w6EL2Wowr__rc3-8P4R1bGaZkxpAr99yjE6/s320/details_flames.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741360722546722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRMZCA3wnmVXAv6iorhNXr5yubjKZ-Ogn4bOPeJShJ-V2IniepA_wYbcHkMLq70C182Q9dIT8d8bjOVSYfvR5JQdR54YF6uySsutqJ843Gk1gg9gbDjIiGosKmvZOM0kPHLQyN5aGHuWh/s1600/details_wildcat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRMZCA3wnmVXAv6iorhNXr5yubjKZ-Ogn4bOPeJShJ-V2IniepA_wYbcHkMLq70C182Q9dIT8d8bjOVSYfvR5JQdR54YF6uySsutqJ843Gk1gg9gbDjIiGosKmvZOM0kPHLQyN5aGHuWh/s320/details_wildcat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741361862391394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The most forbidding rat rod ever...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorDoFAmVUK8w8tg1wpEAnVLHMd7HpmbrX-Qd1eoNW0Wph1IKimv1Xi5dyeRB4kUWpPNNAzcsIURMhsILdqN-d_N9qnxKSKJ77YFJo4xf7XpSu8ikXtO13q-HIM5CgPEn1G2DtPuSF32su/s320/details_rat1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741349336808082" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C-sGNgZqDvzAZrX5dckvU_Eoo8XdlKYLoBOF3pKk1VpEC2bySqQTbzlNIi0RcDCYwylBXrgGCx21jOXrOckcl4uzTwXMN288HsqyxHiFYA7xSUTaxkMQWdgWa6vH3UgGi7IubPEI0VGN/s1600/details_rat2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C-sGNgZqDvzAZrX5dckvU_Eoo8XdlKYLoBOF3pKk1VpEC2bySqQTbzlNIi0RcDCYwylBXrgGCx21jOXrOckcl4uzTwXMN288HsqyxHiFYA7xSUTaxkMQWdgWa6vH3UgGi7IubPEI0VGN/s320/details_rat2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528741351420123778" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While invited to, I didn't test out the faux fur lined back of the Shagin Wagon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEK-ZElmJLI-3cPVqA4uDxaljyIZaK5crlKkLjTPHvyJ_RZ0NQk7AsL0G-VNwXiLPjd0cHR92O03QbOg7N1eeQWTknyXtUACeZA1kfrlagrXbsFJCk_0t4lLaAGpZHOq5uIsiwnRICx2r/s1600/details_shagin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEK-ZElmJLI-3cPVqA4uDxaljyIZaK5crlKkLjTPHvyJ_RZ0NQk7AsL0G-VNwXiLPjd0cHR92O03QbOg7N1eeQWTknyXtUACeZA1kfrlagrXbsFJCk_0t4lLaAGpZHOq5uIsiwnRICx2r/s320/details_shagin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528740461461855426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bobby painting "Fujimo"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0PwzCD2aeY_dlnCxWBAFJfCqsYG14nxfbMPTo-XMZyKEctdnK_ts9yiIZ5CsE4eF6acq-3VDxHDrR0uJW8QLh_QBgr3Qhrlwyk4Uk7_AanpqLBKlmXjmg6DfBHUmfJdMUpJtzXqlK4id/s1600/details_fujimo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0PwzCD2aeY_dlnCxWBAFJfCqsYG14nxfbMPTo-XMZyKEctdnK_ts9yiIZ5CsE4eF6acq-3VDxHDrR0uJW8QLh_QBgr3Qhrlwyk4Uk7_AanpqLBKlmXjmg6DfBHUmfJdMUpJtzXqlK4id/s320/details_fujimo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528740459057321538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After four years of art school, I still couldn't draw an such an elegant arc free-hand. Amazing.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgJDjtKq6nGV3DEZwhkGpLYlmdniI6oLnLZ6-VyoP_sFvFymwJJ0eeGvHWHEvU8s3RL2oLM4TOT2TYuV-lKRhGv19qklWkuyrf4KH2kPFjJnZs_m9BUq18taBOn2lO1oNZGeXNlbJQ3bU/s1600/details_arc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgJDjtKq6nGV3DEZwhkGpLYlmdniI6oLnLZ6-VyoP_sFvFymwJJ0eeGvHWHEvU8s3RL2oLM4TOT2TYuV-lKRhGv19qklWkuyrf4KH2kPFjJnZs_m9BUq18taBOn2lO1oNZGeXNlbJQ3bU/s320/details_arc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528740443618019122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TPpX1TLxzd61LvfU51316_Ehl4rid2eOBoGSOadrDbV-EXOuJegKy_9P5gCvga-WWRo2xo7G4NzIKq7UrCozGmvRXy0cfYKY3z4u4LcZTHBMdcDspW0DEVFeZhumTrtSJhTrXqTKGTXy/s1600/details_doubledetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TPpX1TLxzd61LvfU51316_Ehl4rid2eOBoGSOadrDbV-EXOuJegKy_9P5gCvga-WWRo2xo7G4NzIKq7UrCozGmvRXy0cfYKY3z4u4LcZTHBMdcDspW0DEVFeZhumTrtSJhTrXqTKGTXy/s320/details_doubledetail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528740432731416162" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I worked up the nerve to ask Bobby to touch my my Holga camera that I had detailed last year. He did, and added his own embellishments.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HGWmdZ67Fdp1hNa6xDmDvHcyTE3Zy7dFbZImCz42f2fIR6sLuf8AkcEkQrfy_SxghwxN_dclPe9I547qsJm97GVbF2e6hkad7pR2liLDHp_SLdqlS3WiOfcGLLghgIFWslwHsTKiCVEZ/s1600/details_holga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HGWmdZ67Fdp1hNa6xDmDvHcyTE3Zy7dFbZImCz42f2fIR6sLuf8AkcEkQrfy_SxghwxN_dclPe9I547qsJm97GVbF2e6hkad7pR2liLDHp_SLdqlS3WiOfcGLLghgIFWslwHsTKiCVEZ/s320/details_holga.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528740425902890738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I might not have that dream Mustang yet, but I've got the coolest Holga ever.<br /></span><br /></span></div></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608663432288784781.post-66323007419955659212010-10-12T16:56:00.000-07:002010-10-13T19:04:48.616-07:00Riff Raff Riot - 10.9.10 (Part I)<div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">oose Lodge, Greenlawn, NY</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It seems that every classic car show I went to this summer, the rain followed. I finally caught a break this past weekend with a bright sunny day. "Finally!" thought I, "No photographs of cars with raindrops!" Well, the glaring afternoon sun created a whole new set of issues; glare on chrome and harsh shadows. One good thing, though, is that the reflections were fantastic... and hey, no shots of cars with raindrops.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Believe it or not, only one '57 Bel Air showed up. There was, however, a red Nomad wagon from the same year.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Gj0x-xEmXbjcEt0zbHk9hSlzm_CtJ677P87S4YmPO4ZC2jV3oLdT039EHoJOoGGyeyfWB3BbiZzaNx4ptX8BJ4w9acHBjHc7u4TG19Vq0ewnv_s_ihGfgtRO9CPb3QNoOw89bOLw7jO/s1600/01rr_belair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0Gj0x-xEmXbjcEt0zbHk9hSlzm_CtJ677P87S4YmPO4ZC2jV3oLdT039EHoJOoGGyeyfWB3BbiZzaNx4ptX8BJ4w9acHBjHc7u4TG19Vq0ewnv_s_ihGfgtRO9CPb3QNoOw89bOLw7jO/s320/01rr_belair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527315058686458482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This rat rod looked like it had been shot up. A LOT.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mn8IlbfPMAWgk5vNaGr4CwOzZpu_P5P3rK5lXUQlAWCp5RAuC-StaO9gj5F71NUYXWsJ8w4CAVrz2GLX1-0OksDnXUr0McKAlX6U5PU09_pIJ-KgZklwJLm_3pxKNPW-VUY3VzZQnJGI/s1600/rr_drivingratrod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mn8IlbfPMAWgk5vNaGr4CwOzZpu_P5P3rK5lXUQlAWCp5RAuC-StaO9gj5F71NUYXWsJ8w4CAVrz2GLX1-0OksDnXUr0McKAlX6U5PU09_pIJ-KgZklwJLm_3pxKNPW-VUY3VzZQnJGI/s320/rr_drivingratrod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527315057739369586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOLxW1S9ov8PKdSOmzAn55miZuNQcr5k-UodcWP6JORTnuGIWRtDB7acA6mgIsX9PpRngMmUXBZj-3-K_m82-KE_nE6kcRBhtMHZILxr4yocH46ktvmHGrDk-B5vJWrVSwudwIp5PKRIX/s1600/rr_twocars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOLxW1S9ov8PKdSOmzAn55miZuNQcr5k-UodcWP6JORTnuGIWRtDB7acA6mgIsX9PpRngMmUXBZj-3-K_m82-KE_nE6kcRBhtMHZILxr4yocH46ktvmHGrDk-B5vJWrVSwudwIp5PKRIX/s320/rr_twocars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527315046144048050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">An award-winning tribute to Bonneville Salt Flats...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGUvL9FIcR3QjcyjoUHrTCbRD4KNtz7gxIqHQkdZGfJGuyeEfyFnP323n1wdJhk2_pMm-r1dDANCnTN3QaUtrmDKHOKlfp2ZDLjDtcFtIgoqAVN_ysCBej370VcI0MiLmp_yQ-9QDE-Px/s1600/0333_saltflats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGUvL9FIcR3QjcyjoUHrTCbRD4KNtz7gxIqHQkdZGfJGuyeEfyFnP323n1wdJhk2_pMm-r1dDANCnTN3QaUtrmDKHOKlfp2ZDLjDtcFtIgoqAVN_ysCBej370VcI0MiLmp_yQ-9QDE-Px/s320/0333_saltflats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527315044838514386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...signed by George Barris.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRri92ZmblJKCeF_gcpYPqv5xWDhOI6djRl1sx4NVsUqu0Uwym1h2i2VMKWzvyHCf1hwvwaBIozhbUUyXYD9RWFlySK0wdoqV4SnSkq2S4RFgNCTgz4Q5cAqd1w7PYzZQAItww4uaaW_V/s1600/02rr_saltflats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRri92ZmblJKCeF_gcpYPqv5xWDhOI6djRl1sx4NVsUqu0Uwym1h2i2VMKWzvyHCf1hwvwaBIozhbUUyXYD9RWFlySK0wdoqV4SnSkq2S4RFgNCTgz4Q5cAqd1w7PYzZQAItww4uaaW_V/s320/02rr_saltflats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527315038647835490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Bpim7QRS_yHEPBuItGF0iPH9-KpjCp-FoOITXSE3aId05YpV5Rfc8b-H7TicEDb8-XZpMCTuS27eRepu9oEPfhzEvz_y3Y6pTpGkGAVK_UrUy65hIZi4a71PG_Be_GBr6_X3aohAiJO/s1600/rr_ratrod_angle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Bpim7QRS_yHEPBuItGF0iPH9-KpjCp-FoOITXSE3aId05YpV5Rfc8b-H7TicEDb8-XZpMCTuS27eRepu9oEPfhzEvz_y3Y6pTpGkGAVK_UrUy65hIZi4a71PG_Be_GBr6_X3aohAiJO/s320/rr_ratrod_angle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314316167258946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95hnNtDKXPw3wPVdB9E5dMV2M7_oypHTLKHA7qCo4H7s3wwGgo0ntBSo9mQGQsL02X3TRwp4royLfhpGTNAIvQFKyiJnSxOyVxuxEB_fuXCPGGocj3G3ki4t_DAmmiAZ5LADPLQ9wSBH1/s1600/rr_purple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95hnNtDKXPw3wPVdB9E5dMV2M7_oypHTLKHA7qCo4H7s3wwGgo0ntBSo9mQGQsL02X3TRwp4royLfhpGTNAIvQFKyiJnSxOyVxuxEB_fuXCPGGocj3G3ki4t_DAmmiAZ5LADPLQ9wSBH1/s320/rr_purple.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314299452529090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Plymouth hood ornament:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusgENpu1vGbMG2r9F1xd8UHqRXdRvx88fyVVuMWy7CtiCs3SKrSLXRHd9gFMZs012QLdq6jgvu5Dmm3zmVYMmiEYESsehvfwAwO-GmeLAvJeioQK8Gpgb7ZKU5A4KFFEtrMiOat3zPRdu/s1600/rr_plymouth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusgENpu1vGbMG2r9F1xd8UHqRXdRvx88fyVVuMWy7CtiCs3SKrSLXRHd9gFMZs012QLdq6jgvu5Dmm3zmVYMmiEYESsehvfwAwO-GmeLAvJeioQK8Gpgb7ZKU5A4KFFEtrMiOat3zPRdu/s320/rr_plymouth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314296107192002" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gorilla Monsoon's Dodge Magnum - he did all the work himself:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBMrb3JrN4a4pbZhf7_TaoxDnSHSSByfwfl9JTJ1lF6Q3fNapxS-I_GSyyL4TRxw2aKtB_nrqW7ZJkaFuXZo0Nz7F0-y2vROn3NJlrrU8wAt4uGe8vAHoqaAKbgl37BLMJmjb9esuXdGu/s1600/04_dodge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBMrb3JrN4a4pbZhf7_TaoxDnSHSSByfwfl9JTJ1lF6Q3fNapxS-I_GSyyL4TRxw2aKtB_nrqW7ZJkaFuXZo0Nz7F0-y2vROn3NJlrrU8wAt4uGe8vAHoqaAKbgl37BLMJmjb9esuXdGu/s320/04_dodge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314289346524226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A close-up under his hood:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuVygPkSdP9Y4A6Dw6Z274i5PNFezgQYkuiLG8Bz6JbTU5XhdTDw-ZqLrOoQOclFjurk2xm7iGQCSyRe5i7L5ri2TNHyElL37dy7UutLJA_9dzDOAbJ-JkoJ7FdL7_CCjvRzmhssoq22p/s1600/05_dodge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuVygPkSdP9Y4A6Dw6Z274i5PNFezgQYkuiLG8Bz6JbTU5XhdTDw-ZqLrOoQOclFjurk2xm7iGQCSyRe5i7L5ri2TNHyElL37dy7UutLJA_9dzDOAbJ-JkoJ7FdL7_CCjvRzmhssoq22p/s320/05_dodge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314260777801954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Detail of a '63 Cobra. It's a kit car, but it wasn't any less hot:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCQ_du-AGmabwb1sQ9ciIFW5WcKWnwWfb5IImC6XKxiHT1QONPQqf9qxAh97gNEHm7Izve-JmwMCxpINjkBEHz8FsVClRS14i_SdM3KJmlGY796OBuJG2ErGxuY3SuDOF7KeIVfmYuYhN/s1600/rr_cobra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCQ_du-AGmabwb1sQ9ciIFW5WcKWnwWfb5IImC6XKxiHT1QONPQqf9qxAh97gNEHm7Izve-JmwMCxpINjkBEHz8FsVClRS14i_SdM3KJmlGY796OBuJG2ErGxuY3SuDOF7KeIVfmYuYhN/s320/rr_cobra.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314032326482642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Custom cycles:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF1wpuE8ngAkatVkzp3j9KdIQEDIalLGqE5qGJ9gNsMjcKlbkhEcH2PiRLpyDrgXsHQX3EsOEqwwkLofVuzwbYppVXnfy4FdS2RhUQZJzi9yT9JvrUHs3sm8qLfZIWKTKFpXeaoqCl2Wo/s1600/rr_choppers.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqQ9hPHH3i_iIRa6ShSmpGn19mpAfcrhRAr1Fy0_9jOAFrHq6Q07h3GaT4U1AhgZ65_a_ujzOlIEOg-T1a43u5xROrFvwcSnx4e2ammwjHaoIxHgT_g_yvDqqTbt-XzfFTIwKrmxC8Mmk/s320/rr_cars2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314015420102434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtB8clDlzlszg0ZXqc_RVHyZlfcJuNq0qG-MfS-0xw2HAZM7oVbZp6SWxmV5IU3hzAW4Gn6Z19yL4Qrz-1W4rVZEr3s9Ea68UYNUiVRW9ajEF1qfDrJl_ZcOhzlPm7gkYQIq-Q36MUISz/s1600/r_orange_rat_rod.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtB8clDlzlszg0ZXqc_RVHyZlfcJuNq0qG-MfS-0xw2HAZM7oVbZp6SWxmV5IU3hzAW4Gn6Z19yL4Qrz-1W4rVZEr3s9Ea68UYNUiVRW9ajEF1qfDrJl_ZcOhzlPm7gkYQIq-Q36MUISz/s320/r_orange_rat_rod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527314011676536946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Local rockabilly bands played throughout the day, and in between, there were raffles (I won tickets to roller derby, thanks!) and a hula-hoop contest.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuukxClfA3Pq2XZsDTT2nQxozYao6srEmwuQ4ulEX9bN7rlRNTMecnP_9y1MvgIu1tZQpOZRMoZWnN8IaoQzP0D-PWEEwD1pC2yvic2xa9cOHn3VoM-oO4F7bJIFfAri59iv8oQxIhqRQ/s1600/rr_hulahoop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuukxClfA3Pq2XZsDTT2nQxozYao6srEmwuQ4ulEX9bN7rlRNTMecnP_9y1MvgIu1tZQpOZRMoZWnN8IaoQzP0D-PWEEwD1pC2yvic2xa9cOHn3VoM-oO4F7bJIFfAri59iv8oQxIhqRQ/s320/rr_hulahoop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527313630333917346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the evening when the cars left, the party went inside for more entertainment. This is Barry Ryan's Rockabilly Express...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E2Xj0ZX12SKML-KoWXkennH3nSv8mDwnQJi9WOJi53YaChjBGDd93sa6h_8MaTVOBNkiYQKxFrsv0z4mFoi9T2RILm0Ssxw0QHXPptI_FMwWqCYijD5H17JKFvfsSHzuQiKX4DyZtrdd/s1600/rr_rockabilly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E2Xj0ZX12SKML-KoWXkennH3nSv8mDwnQJi9WOJi53YaChjBGDd93sa6h_8MaTVOBNkiYQKxFrsv0z4mFoi9T2RILm0Ssxw0QHXPptI_FMwWqCYijD5H17JKFvfsSHzuQiKX4DyZtrdd/s320/rr_rockabilly.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527313628490605762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...Adam RealMan swallowing progressively longer swords...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoqab5S5KHlA6D8z8inMi1iYsPDii8X6EjxTUIZ5J2J0kGceCtltLy8TeduNJ5cjw1ypQ3_KbMf8pn6JizreXeqzhWNIgVxBjkkj9JGOpk8w2MaFiUTrP71VU4lKU9fXWFGUfynrDJBps/s1600/rr_swords.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoqab5S5KHlA6D8z8inMi1iYsPDii8X6EjxTUIZ5J2J0kGceCtltLy8TeduNJ5cjw1ypQ3_KbMf8pn6JizreXeqzhWNIgVxBjkkj9JGOpk8w2MaFiUTrP71VU4lKU9fXWFGUfynrDJBps/s320/rr_swords.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527313623733370290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and Big Daddy Deluxe...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEoXlXTLKTclUurngCh7XFn1WG0X_HnXVb3GniPr25J3GdYKk2dVgu6MhkBldhwaAv0TjKz1VXob08WubYsNhTGhbjQz3VdEOLDPBHY9PT5YfqEX7Yftq0BCj_qb8GSHbviosD9Ftuqvu/s1600/rr_bigdaddy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEoXlXTLKTclUurngCh7XFn1WG0X_HnXVb3GniPr25J3GdYKk2dVgu6MhkBldhwaAv0TjKz1VXob08WubYsNhTGhbjQz3VdEOLDPBHY9PT5YfqEX7Yftq0BCj_qb8GSHbviosD9Ftuqvu/s320/rr_bigdaddy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527313614891193394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...with pin-up girl and chanteuse extraordinaire JRocket joining them for a song.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih1DLQn3ag0ccFzMEkrrVsgoyjLnGnOBblP6EWqnSkyufh_s5NAjsUGs81fwLwyLZs-Dug8vcw4S34xjWGIe7JiC14IyRf6trNx5iRzt8fhLt_JrkP6nw5BP2lbBYA79GoeYuh61O0FtN/s1600/rr_jrocket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih1DLQn3ag0ccFzMEkrrVsgoyjLnGnOBblP6EWqnSkyufh_s5NAjsUGs81fwLwyLZs-Dug8vcw4S34xjWGIe7JiC14IyRf6trNx5iRzt8fhLt_JrkP6nw5BP2lbBYA79GoeYuh61O0FtN/s320/rr_jrocket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527313610689405650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had to head back to Queens with my friends, so I sadly missed headliner Robert Gordon. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Part II really will be posted soon with more photos concentrating on the custom detailing. I haven't decided if the rest of the photos will end up on Flickr or SmugMug, so I'll post that link in the next installment.</span></span><br /></div>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149298245200890878noreply@blogger.com0