Highway of dreams.....

Following on from Ultrawide's South Aussie Pentaxian Chrome Glorious Chrome thread, here's my take on a fun day......(warning - many images!)

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A bit of metal sculpture - isn't that what its all about? This is made from car parts!


A classic - need I say more? But I'd love to see it great great grand child the Veyron


And we need to remember those that put out the fires in our country...


And a classic Aussie car - the FJ Holden


followed by classic American angles!


More classic Americana


and for those with motor sport aspirations - Bernie Ecclestone raced this car (yes - he was a racer before he became the master of F1) before it was raced by many others.....


Where would the free world be without James Bond and the Aston Martin DB6?


or this Italian beauty - where can I get one?


Lets head back the future - someone said that the movie studios own more of these than anyone else


Lets not forget the classic motorcycles either


and like the Indian (my father in law had an early one without this magnificent hand tooling etc)...


and its logo....


and the figure head....love this shot.


And finally, the crash test dummy....


and the classic Sunbeam cake mixer like my mum had in the 1960's (how did that get in here )



Hope you liked the trip down memory lane

BTW, most of these were hand held on a dull wintry day indoors - thanks to Pentax for built in SR!

Cheers

[Ash]

Quite a spectacle.
The DeLorean looks a little plain without the flux capacitor and accessories...

Looked like fun.
Thanks for sharing.

[wil4713]

wow, love to have been there.
(i think your '007' car is actually an e-type jag, though).

great shots!

[UltraWide]

Hi Chris

Nice set!!

It still amazes me that the different viewpoints of the same subject!!!

Good results from a great day out!

[kerrowdown]

Well captured in difficult lighting conditions.

[MattC]

Great set there Chris - well done!

[MoiVous]

Originally Posted by MattC

Great set there Chris - well done!

Thanks Matt - sorry you missed it! Do we get to see some of yours from the weekend before?

Originally Posted by kerrowdown

Well captured in difficult lighting conditions.

Thanks Kerrowdown - your support and praise is always appreciated by all in the forum.

It was a bit tricky - and when I looked back at the exposures most were slower than 1/30s. It amazes me how well the camera worked its magic with SR!

Originally Posted by UltraWide

Hi Chris

Nice set!!

It still amazes me that the different viewpoints of the same subject!!!

Good results from a great day out!

Cheers Ultrawide - I suppose the difference is how we perceive the image on the same subject. If the fundamentals are there then there is no perfect way - many paths lead to an outcome.......that was a bit deep....

Originally Posted by wil4713

wow, love to have been there.
(i think your '007' car is actually an e-type jag, though).

great shots!

I stand corrected - I think the DB6 was the car on its left. BTW, If you ever get to our part of the world this Motor Museum is worth a visit and you can have check out the other classics, along with our wine and foodie culture.

Originally Posted by Ash

Quite a spectacle.
The DeLorean looks a little plain without the flux capacitor and accessories...

Looked like fun.
Thanks for sharing.

Yeah - a bit plain, but consider it the template for a journey to a fascinating past Thanks for looking....

Cheers