SCraig
Been spending a lot of time on here!
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Not my name, but the name of the exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts here in Nashville. "Sensuous Steel" is an exhibit of uber-collectible automobiles from the 20's through the 40's. These are not something you'll see on the street at any time. Delahaye, Cord, Pierce-Arrow, Hispano-Suiza, these are the cream of the cream.
I'm pretty disappointed with my photographs. The ambient lighting was absolutely horrible and flash was absolutely forbidden (with security guards everywhere to ensure that rule was adhered to). Theatrical flood lights mounted on the ceiling absolutely guaranteed harsh reflections on top with areas of deep shadow below. I was shooting at ISO 800 with varying aperture and shutter speed, but sometimes was down as low as f/4 with 1/15 second. Plus, there were so many people that a tripod was completely out of the question and I didn't have my monopod with me. I'm not sure they would have allowed either though. Trying to keep most of the people out of the frames explains the tight crops to.
The exhibit runs through September 15 so I plan on going back, but next time it will be on a weekday when there should be fewer people there.
Here are about half and there are more, along with a few detail shots, on my web site at This Page.
1937 Delahaye 135MS Roadster
1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
1930 Jordan Model Z Speedway Ace Roadster
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe
1938 Hispanno-Suiza H6 Dubonnet Xenia Coupe
1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Sedan
I'm pretty disappointed with my photographs. The ambient lighting was absolutely horrible and flash was absolutely forbidden (with security guards everywhere to ensure that rule was adhered to). Theatrical flood lights mounted on the ceiling absolutely guaranteed harsh reflections on top with areas of deep shadow below. I was shooting at ISO 800 with varying aperture and shutter speed, but sometimes was down as low as f/4 with 1/15 second. Plus, there were so many people that a tripod was completely out of the question and I didn't have my monopod with me. I'm not sure they would have allowed either though. Trying to keep most of the people out of the frames explains the tight crops to.
The exhibit runs through September 15 so I plan on going back, but next time it will be on a weekday when there should be fewer people there.
Here are about half and there are more, along with a few detail shots, on my web site at This Page.
1937 Delahaye 135MS Roadster
1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet
1930 Jordan Model Z Speedway Ace Roadster
1934 Packard Twelve Model 1106 Sport Coupe
1938 Hispanno-Suiza H6 Dubonnet Xenia Coupe
1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Sedan