valiant

I didn't expect much with this one. I was leaving a parking garage in St. Paul and it was raining but the "v-a-l-i-a-n-t" caught my eye because I love all of the photos dakgirl1 takes with that camera. So, I pulled the emergency brake and got out to shoot it. It worked out well!

This pic has recently been rejected twice from two group shows ;] haha. Still looks nice in a frame though!

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familybmx says:

indeed
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Camera.Ed says:

Worked out well? It worked out excellent! The letters are awesome, but I like the rain drops on the trunk.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

ha, thanks!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

abrietta says:

My very first car was a 1965 Valiant!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

nolansmock says:

beautiful! really!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisfawkes.com says:

Very moody, nice.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

thanks---it's odd how this one turned out so well while the rest are kinda blah. oh well!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Olivander says:

This one shot makes the whole roll.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

yeah. I just got 2 rolls back so I'm going back and forth pulling from each one. I think this is my fave out of all of them so far!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

elliottpayne says:

Your pictures always make me want to shoot film!

(I'm a n00b to photography via the "digital revolution.")
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

dakgirl1 says:

The b & w is so perfect here -- the raindrops are so clear and the chrome so shiny.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

sweet distin says:

perfecto!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Kris Kros says:

Love this. Congratulations.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Norma Desmond says:

gobsmackingly gorgeous...
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

wow, thank you everyone! Bummpy, you should get an inexpensive camera for shooting film!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

photo-geek says:

oh my.....
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

dubsyuhs says:

Great water texture! You should go out in the rain more often. heh.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

ladyloneranger says:

Great shot!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

smalldogs says:

ack! this is so luscious, i am literally gasping with delight. so so so glad it's in b/w.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

waiting line says:

I had a roommate with a Valiant. It was powder blue and he called it "Valerie".
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

pfflyers1 says:

has anyone ever actually counted the lakes?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

freshasspearmint says:

fantastic.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

License plates don't lie, pfflyers! ;]

Ah, powder blue is a nice color.

again and again, I really appreciate all of the comments!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

squeezeomatic says:

very cool
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Olivander says:

Actual number of lakes in Minnesota: 11,842.

I'm considering changing my username to Cliff Claven.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

ha, but I'd get you and Cliffy (my cat) confused!!!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Fixed Image says:

Great shot. I love old cars.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Chatarra says:

This shot screams MAFIA! :D
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

* hugo * [deleted] says:

toy camera? not shure...
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

If only that frog decal wasn't there---it doesn't scream "Mafia"! ;]

yeah, it's my new Holga, ::Hugo::
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

eyewash says:

ohhhhhhhh , ahhhhhhhhhhhh this photo is H-O-T!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Ted Forbes says:

Awesome shot Erin...

My uncle had one of these - push button transmission? Awesome shot!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

photo-geek says:

I still love this one....
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

*jesper says:

your holga is sharp ~!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

B&W always seems sharper than color for me---it may be that my scanner likes it better.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

rippo says:

extra super cool. funny how sometimes the worst (!) cameras can yield such stunning photos. if you'd told me this was a Leicablad or a Hasslelander or something, i would have believed you. Except for the vignetting perhaps. ;)

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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

Ha! Yes, a 'Hasslelander" photo to which I applied my best post-production computer skills too! Thanks for making me laugh with those great camera names ;].
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

sweet distin says:

Heh!
My friend calls my Hassy a Bladderpuss.....no bloody respect :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

rippo says:

:)

i have a couple of Voigtlander cameras. a Vitoret and a Vitoret 110 EL. bought solely because i could finally afford a Voigtlander. never mind one is a clapped-out zone-focusing 35mm with a sluggish shutter, and the other has an annoying fondness for 110-format film. At least I can shoot with the big dogs! (if they worked that is.) now to pick up that Leica Instamatic i've had my eye on....
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

mollusk says:

this is sssssssswwwwwwwwwwweeet. :)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

waking_dream says:

the rain is awesome here.
this shot has so much character.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

jim_moore says:

Great detail on that 'trunk' (as you Americans call it) with lovely lines on that car. Sometimes the wee Holga amazes me at the detail it grabs through that wee lens.

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Seen in your Holgalicious set. (?)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

e50e says:

This photo pushed me to shoot with the Holga in a completely different manner after I got this image back. I thought it could really only be used for crappy landscape shots (because I didn't really understand the camera and I took crappy shots), but then I realized I can get detail and get closer to my subject. I really haven't shot a lot of b&w with it either. I think the detail pops more in b&w. Thanks for the comment.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Spookygonk says:

Impressive, you got the car centered and straight, no mean feat considering it's a Holga. the fact it's b&w is the icing on the cake.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

desert crossing 2015 says:

This truly looks like it was took back in the day! Will you add it to Holga ** Transportation?
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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