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There once was a time when there was some nice color combinations on cars. It was all paint, but the gold trim on this car was aluminum.
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Some cars had names and numbers!
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There once was a time when there was some nice color combinations on cars. It was all paint, but the gold trim on this car was aluminum.
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Some cars had names and numbers!
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Some cars still do . . .
Yes, some. Im not a big fan of just numbers and letters, though.
Particularly good, Ken. Lovely compositions and colours.
Thanks, Ash. I really liked that Ford.
Very wonderful.
Thanks, Barry.
And nowadays they all look alike… Great work, Ken!
Only not as good looking. Thanks, Malin.
All cars had personalities back in those days… I grew up in a garage and I loved the smell of oils and gasoline… 🙂 Today all cars look the same.
These are fantastic! This is really a tremendous series you have going on. You ought to compile them into one at some point!
Thanks, Howard. I’m thinking of adding a page here dedicated to the cars. That will give me the chance to post the best of the series, including some earlier work from years ago.
That first image reminds me of a Mondrian.
Thanks, John. Yes, now that you mention it. I didn’t think about it when I shot it.
That little star of light off the chrome is a wonderful finishing touch to a couple of very nice photos.
Thanks, ehpem. I think Topaz has a plug-in that, supposedly, accentuates the highlights with a star effect. I have it in a bundle I purchased years ago but I never used it. Hmmmm!
I have that software and used it once or twice. It has quite a lot of control in terms of number of rays in a star, length of rays and so on. It should be possible to make something very subtle like your lens has gifted in this picture. I did not find it difficult to learn, but most of my subjects don’t need stars added or enhanced, so I have not played much with it.
Superb selection
Thanks, SP.
Ah, the bold 1950s. These images appeal to me particularly as i am busy with the restauration of a 1958 Lambretta Li (first series).
Lovely details, well spotted an wonderfully captured! Thanks for this. Big like!
Thanks, Alessandro. I had to Google the Lambretta as I’m unfamiliar with the name. Gorgeous bike!
Ah, it was my dad’s, so that’s why i’m putting a great effort into it. Most experts agree that it might have been Lambretta’s most, well, luxurious and abundant. In a Marilyn Monroe kind of curvaceous ways…
Thanks! 🙂
They don’t make them like they used to, Ken! I’ve always been partial to red cars.
Thanks, Tom. I’ve only had 2 red cars in my lifetime, the Focus most recently and an old Vega years ago. The Vega can qualify as one of the worst cars ever built.
You’re probably right, Ken. Although I owned a few Pintos that might give the Vega a run for worst ever!