Saw this license plate and knew there was something special about this car. Luckily the car was parked on the street and no car in front of it. Literally 5 seconds after taking this shot, a car came up and parked.
Seen on DCist About Tonight on 2/4/08: dcist.com/2008/02/04/about_tonight_117.php
This photo was taken on February 3, 2008 using a Nikon D40X.
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CandyAppleRed Images (53 months ago | reply)
Great shot - looks like it could have been straight out of the 50's. Good angle and composition, but just a bit of detail lost in the white buildings, upper left.
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Youssef Abdelaal (53 months ago | reply)
A great photo of a great car! I love old Cadillacs! You've got great composition and perspective in this shot, it really portraits the car as powerful and legendary. The B&W also adds a great touch. If only there wasn't such great contrast between the sky and the road under the car. The sky is kind of overblown and I can't really distinguish the wheels from the road. HDR would have been perfect for this shot, but you could also fix the overblown sky and brighten up the bottom a little bit. I love the smoothness of the car and its grille's shiny parts, as well as the headlights, classic! Beautiful shot, well done!
maxedaperture (53 months ago | reply)
I see this car on R street all the time - sweet ride.
bott.richard (53 months ago | reply)
Although I'm not much of a car afficianido, your photo seems to have captured a number of the Cadillac's beautiful (and strong) lines.
I really like your decision to go with b/w on this shot - it pulls me right back into old photos of my grandparents' vehicles. The angle you shot from was great! My eyes kept playing tricks on me, and I had the sense that the car was actually in motion when you took the photo. (Perhaps because the side-headlamps were slightly out of focus?)
Great stuff!
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Photos by Chip Py (53 months ago | reply)
Nice
cstein96 (53 months ago | reply)
Thanks Zoot and Youssef - i totally agree with the washed out white buildings and the sky. I am going to purchase photoshop soon and try to play with it.
maxed - I cant believe someone would let this beauty sit out on the streets of DC. Crazy.
Richard - I think the headlamp being OOF is slightly due to the wide angle distortion. Im glad it wasnt moving because I surely would NOT have been in the middle of the street for this one haha.
Thanks chip
KM-7D (53 months ago | reply)
too bad it wasnt a 56 plymouth furry id call it christine but realy its a great shot and the contrast and tones are right on.
kittykatmeow! (53 months ago | reply)
I love this shot! The angle is great and the colors are so crisp!
Excellent!
philliefan99 (53 months ago | reply)
Wow, there's something you don't see every day. Lemme guess -- 10 miles per gallon? ;)
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christaki (53 months ago | reply)
now that's a car with some personality. good catch.
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zyrcster (51 months ago | reply)
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