Amelia Concours Car Show

[black mamba]

I took quite a few shots at the Amelia Island show. The day was terrible for shooting....piercing morning Florida sun made it tough. Highs and lows often outside the DR of the camera. There were fabulous cars to see and enjoy. Take a look at www.black-mamba.smugmug.com (http://www.black-mamba.smugmug.com)

Tom

[leaforte]

Welcome! I seem to be attracted to the red ring on the wheels of this corvette? Whats up with that? :rofl

http://www.black-mamba.smugmug.com/photos/242472028-L.jpg

[cmason]

Welcome! I seem to be attracted to the red ring on the wheels of this corvette? Whats up with that? :rofl

http://www.black-mamba.smugmug.com/photos/242472028-L.jpg

That was the 'L' option....If you went for larger tires, they came in white, rather than black...those are kinda rare.

[black mamba]

Those tires were correct period pieces. Back then, we simply called them " red lines ". They were the hot ticket for performance cars of the day. They were not particular to the Corvette. I ran them on several cars I had during the 60's.

[HarveyMushman]

Love the 8C Alfa:
http://www.black-mamba.smugmug.com/photos/242897428-M.jpg


Many of your photos seem to have a haze about them. :scratch Were you seeing condensation on the lens? Were using the lens shade? :dunno

[black mamba]

Hi Harvey,

Thanks for your comments. This show is held on the oceanfront. There was bit of morning sea mist still lingering for a while. Not having a lens hood with me might have been a contributing factor as well. The biggest issue was the D-80 trying to blow out highlights. The lighting in general was very stark and the extreme highs and lows were beyond the DR of the sensor. Trying to save some of the shadow detail caused the highs to go slightly " hazy " or washed out looking.

[Skippy]

I took quite a few shots at the Amelia Island show. The day was terrible for shooting....piercing morning Florida sun made it tough. Highs and lows often outside the DR of the camera. There were fabulous cars to see and enjoy. Take a look at www.black-mamba.smugmug.com (http://www.black-mamba.smugmug.com)

Tom

Hi Tom, gosh they came up with some odd shapes for those cars,
where they actually aerodynamic or not?

Got yourself some really nice shots......what is it about Red cars that makes ya look twice :D .... thanks for sharing :thumb .... Skippy :D
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[black mamba]

Hi Skippy,

Thanks for looking in. I just ordered some carbon fiber parts for one of my motorcycles from an outfit called Geelong Carbon Crafts in Broadwater Beach, QLD. Is that near you? I appreciate the work you do as moderator.

Thanks,

Tom