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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 9:48PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, Bokeh, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, Lensbaby The setting sun's golden light creates bokeh highlights and casts long shadows across these classic Chevy's at Bob's Big Boy Broiler in Downey.
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:04PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Creative, Downey, HDR Via Flickr:
This is a really nice 1954 Chevy Truck. I saw it at Bob's Big Boy Broiler and since then I've seen it a few other times. Always spotless and a joy to shoot.
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:47PM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Old Memories Car Show A beautiful sunset is reflected in the paint of this amazing classic Chevy. Kathy read about a car show on Crossroads Parkway so we drove over to see what might show up. Turned out to be a big show. Lots of cool classic cars plus quite a few lowrider impala type cars too. The sun set pretty quickly after we arrived so we had to shoot fast.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, Chevy, HDR | Share Article Permalink Email Article Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 5:22PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Creative, HDR the Bob's Big Boy Broiler this Saturday. Kathy and I walked around and didn't see much we wanted to shoot. I put my camera away and just then 3 or 4 really nice Bombs drove in. Works every time. Whenever I put my camera away great cars show up. Anyway, this is a really nice 1948 Chevy. I think Kathy said she had seen it before.
Post a Comment | tagged 1948, Bobs Big Boy Broiler, Car, Car Show, Chevy, Downey, HDR | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, January 31, 2011 at 9:48PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, Caddy, Cadillac, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR Even in the dark parking lot at the Bob's Big Boy Broiler, this amazing 1959 Cadillac shines brightly. This was another tough one to photograph. Lots of people walking right through my shot. Either people are unaware that I am photographing the entire vehicle or they're getting pretty rude. As a result I had to combine the tone mapped image with several of the individual exposures, masking away images of the people who walked through my long exposures. Oh well, I like the end result so that's cool.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:03PM | in Architecture, Culture, HDR, Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC This is the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. On the day Kathy and I visited there were very few other guests walking the galleries. It was nearly silent and the sound of our footsteps reverberated across the vast open spaces. I could almost hear the hushed voices of visitors past, diminished but not forgotten.
1 Comment | tagged Architecture, Culture, HDR, Museum, Washington DC | Share Article Permalink Email Article Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 8:57PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR It always seems that when the sky gets cloudy, classic car owners put their cars in the garage. Not a single rain drop is going to fall on their custom paint job. The bummer with that is that HDR makes cloudy skies look amazing. I got lucky with this shot. The clouds rolled in after the car show got started so I had a chance to catch this amazing '57 out of its element. You can see the owner reflected in the trunk. He kept a close eye on my big tripod and camera which was just about a foot away from his cars tail fin. Viva la wide angle lens baby!
Post a Comment | tagged 1957, Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car, Car Show, Chevy, Downey, HDR | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, January 3, 2011 at 9:11PM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Whittier This 1940's chopped Mercury was sitting at show center during the 2010 Uptown Whittier Car Show. The translucent flames on the hood and front fenders were only visible when the light hit them just right. The car itself was clean inside and out. What a great way to start my day photographing these classic cars. I like the dice on the valve stems. They match the fuzzy ones hanging from the rear view mirror.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Mercury, Uptown Whittier, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, December 6, 2010 at 9:35PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Creative, Downey, HDR Here's another shot of this amazing green Chevelle I saw at the Bob's Big Boy Broiler. This side view better shows how reflective this car is.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 11:13PM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR When I first saw this '65 Ford Fairlane I immediately noticed it's paint was reflecting the car next to it like a deep blue mirror. The clarity of the paint was evident even under the yellowish overhead light of the Bob's Big Boy Broiler in Downey. Cars like this just can't be captured with a single photo. Only high dynamic range photography can do them justice.
