A little nostalgia this morning
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From: Savageduck on 3 Jul 2010 00:29 On 2010-07-02 21:09:00 -0700, Paul Furman <paul-@-edgehill.net> said: > Savageduck wrote: >> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >> >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > > > Jensen Interceptor II 1969-70 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgehill/4729792952/ Yup. The Interceptor was an interesting car. It should have done better than it did. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: Savageduck on 3 Jul 2010 00:57 On 2010-07-02 20:40:12 -0700, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> said: > "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message > news:2010070220041143658-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >> On 2010-07-02 19:38:20 -0700, "John Sisker" <jsisker(a)sprynet.com> said: >> >>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>> news:2010070217590116807-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >>>> >>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Savageduck >>>> >>> >>> >>> Interesting picture of the car itself, but the photo looks like nothing >>> more than my typical travel snapshots. A slightly different angle would >>> have been much better, plus some serious cropping for a better >>> composition, and if you actually intended that reflection, that could >>> have been done much better as well. In this particular case, I would >>> assume that you did have amply time in taking the picture, even with >>> the possibility of using different lenses and/or special effects. >>> >>> John Sisker - Huntington Beach, California >> >> You are correct. It is nothing more than an opportunistic snapshot, no >> cropping, I didn't care about the reflection. The reflection was of my >> car which I had to park along side. This was not a competition entry, >> just a shot of a car I haven't seen for some time, and I thought some >> here might be interested. >> >> Another example might be something like this; >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3479w.jpg > >> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3485w.jpg > > > > You are really trying to make me feel older. > Mine was tan with the suicide doors. Here is another Cord shot to help relieve your nausea. < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/_DNC3487w.jpg > -- Regards, Savageduck
From: John Navas on 3 Jul 2010 01:06 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 20:31:33 -0700, in <CsWdnYjr5paEMrPRnZ2dnUVZ_o-dnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, "John Sisker" <jsisker(a)sprynet.com> wrote: >And I >thought you could take as good as you can give. That's a dangerous assumption here. ;) -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: tony cooper on 3 Jul 2010 01:09 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:47:58 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: >Sedan, black. I traded it in for a Nash Rambler. (2nd worse car I ever >owned) My Olds diesel being the worst, even though it was a tank and >probably saved my daughter's life when she got sideswiped by a motorcycle. Ohhh! I had one of those. An Oldsmobile diesel station wagon. Zero to 60 by tomorrow and a dense cloud of black smoke. Bought during the gas crisis in 1973. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: tony cooper on 3 Jul 2010 01:22
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 20:06:41 -0700, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: >On 2010-07-02 19:47:41 -0700, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: > >> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:38:20 -0700, "John Sisker" <jsisker(a)sprynet.com> >> wrote: >> >>> "Savageduck" <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in message >>> news:2010070217590116807-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom... >>>> For those who care, a 1948 Hudson Commodore, downtown this morning. >>>> >>>> < http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/DNC3644w.jpg > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Savageduck >>>> >>> >>> >>> Interesting picture of the car itself, but the photo looks like nothing more >>> than my typical travel snapshots. A slightly different angle would have been >>> much better, plus some serious cropping for a better composition, and if you >>> actually intended that reflection, that could have been done much better as >>> well. In this particular case, I would assume that you did have amply time >>> in taking the picture, even with the possibility of using different lenses >>> and/or special effects. >>> >> >> Interesting critique, John. Feel free to offer a critique on my >> recent photograph of an automobile. Note that there are no >> distracting reflections. >> >> No special effects were used. While I could have used my Bondo or my >> Turtle Wax filter, I didn't. >> >> http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/2010-06-30-003/919446485_6YMQ7-XL.jpg > >I'm >> >thankful you took care of those annoying reflections there Tony. A fine >capture of American iron. >Thinking of a full restoration are you? Naw, the car I saw that day that I would like to restore was this one: http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Other/Current-Favorite-Shot/2010-06-30-002/919446464_RcCHu-XL.jpg Being a Hoosier by birth, I've always had a soft spot for Studebakers. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |