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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Thread starter bensonga
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bensonga
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Last weekend I was at the Laguna Seca track in Monterey, California to see the IndyCAR Firestone Grand Prix. The main event was the final IndyCAR race of 2019. There were also 2019 season final races for three other "Road to Indy" open wheel series, plus the Mazda MX5 Cup and Porsche GT3 Cup races. The weather was sunny and warm (very hot on Saturday...track temps of +100 degrees). The racing was loud and raw (hearing protection advisable). I took more photos with the Olympus E-M1X and 40-150/2.8 lens than I've ever taken at similar events with other cameras before (+1500 images over a 3 day period). I started to go thru them tonight and it seems that few of my photos really captured the visceral and raw experience I remember.
I decided to take one image and process it in a way that might reflect (for me) a bit more of the raw beauty, force and agility of these cars.
None of the photos I took could capture the sounds.
Gary
At the top of the Corkscrew.....
I decided to take one image and process it in a way that might reflect (for me) a bit more of the raw beauty, force and agility of these cars.
None of the photos I took could capture the sounds.
Gary
At the top of the Corkscrew.....
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pegelli
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On our way back from the isle of Skye we visited the Glenfinnan viaduct to catch "The Jacobite" steamtrain running between Fort William and Mallaig, also known as the "Harry Potter train"
Black Five "The Lancashire Fusilier" #45407 running tender first back to Fort William
Unfortunately no sound with this second photo, and too warm to see much steam, but the sound of the engine starting to climb the gradient after the viaduct was surely impressive
And an emulation how a post card from the time this engine was built might have looked
All A7ii + FE24-70/4 CZ
Black Five "The Lancashire Fusilier" #45407 running tender first back to Fort William
Unfortunately no sound with this second photo, and too warm to see much steam, but the sound of the engine starting to climb the gradient after the viaduct was surely impressive
And an emulation how a post card from the time this engine was built might have looked
All A7ii + FE24-70/4 CZ
JoelM
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Okay, so the first one is of the rare 1969 Trans Am. The second is from a rather impromptu gathering of a group of BMW Z4M Coupe owners, me (and mine) on the far left. Only 1815 imported into North America from 2006-2008. You will hardly ever see one, but they are wonderful, fun, and exciting cars. Highly underrated.
Joel
Joel
Nice! Where is this depot? Are these loks a 41 and a 23?
Knorp
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Ah, that's closer to home than I thought. I was thinking of a BW in Germany, not good old Rotjeknor, my former home town.
As a teenager, I've seen and photographed the 23 023 many times. In high school I even made super 8 movie about the SSN loks. That must have been around 1979. Good memories.groeten,
Menno
Knorp
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As a Mokumer I've to speak 'funny' every time I visit SSN's depot ... :grin:Ah, that's closer to home than I thought. I was thinking of a BW in Germany, not good old Rotjeknor, my former home town.
groeten,
Menno