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Car Show Rant
TonyCooper
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Went to a car show today and ended up taking only two photographs.
Hundreds of cars, but all so closely packed together that a shot of any
car was difficult unless it was front- or rear-end only.
What's more, all hoods and trunk lids were up. Signs plastered all
over the cars.
Good for the people who like to look at cars, but not good for photos.
Ended up with this shot of a 1935 Ford Tudor's taillight. Nice paint job.
Hundreds of cars, but all so closely packed together that a shot of any
car was difficult unless it was front- or rear-end only.
What's more, all hoods and trunk lids were up. Signs plastered all
over the cars.
Good for the people who like to look at cars, but not good for photos.
Ended up with this shot of a 1935 Ford Tudor's taillight. Nice paint job.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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I understand your frustrations at the show you attended. I've quit going to shows that jam the cars so close together. The really big shows do a better job of spacing the cars but even some of them have gotten so bad that I've dropped them from my itinerary.
Take care,
Tom
It's all to much for my delicate sensibilities.
Cars packed so close you can barely walk between them, printed signs covering everything up, folks with copious midsections overflowing shorts leading to raged flipflops sitting in folding chairs while presenting immaculate, incredibly detailed autos restored with loving care that are wonders to behold.
Kinda like hanging a Rembrandt in your dimly lit local thrift store.
If they could only spend a fraction of the time and effort on themselves and the presentation....................:cry
Sam
In my experience, if you want to shoot cars, show up at 8 - 9am while they're setting up
You also get the benefit of early light
BTW... Nice shot.. remove lint before hanging
I faced that decison. There was dust on the finish, and in the bright Florida
sun the dust shows up. The Spot Healing Brush is my friend, but do we
show the photograph of what was there, or what we want to have been
there?
Thanks for the comments, though.
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I agree a lot of shows are difficult to shoot and some of the Atlanta ones are so packed with people with cameras that it's just an exercise in patience half the time.
There are always opportunities it just takes a bit more planning or evaluation. Good advice on showing up early when they are setting up, I take most of mine early and late at the shows, and spend the rest of the time looking at cars or getting tight shots like yours above.
I don't understand the gripe about open hoods and ads, it is a car show after all.
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About open hoods and rear decks...the gripe is purely from a photographic standpoint.
I understand that cars are displayed for the 99.9% of the people who attend the shows
and want to see what's under the hood, but I'm photographing form, not function.
Hey, it's all about me.
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Car shows can be frustrating, photographically speaking. The proximity of vehicles and crowds leads to lots of unwanted reflections, which can lead to real puzzles to try to solve.
Nice wall hanger!
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Agree with the comments above - too many people which makes it tricky to get those great image.
I usually get a special pass that lets me in days before the crowds at the Detroit international auto show.
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