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View on a BLACK background and count all the variations of "white" in this image: www.flickr.com/photos/the_kav/8713007448/in/photostream/l...

Me: Is this your car?
Owner: Yup.
Me: "Back in the day, I hated this car!"

...now in Alberta I just might have received a punch in the face but in Windsor, Ontario this fellow just laughed. After talking with him for some time I got a shot of him in front of his car. This was his first car show and his new 1965 Barracuda.

I did tell him later on that I now like this car....just in case he was thinking about hitting me before I left. All kidding aside, I had a great time at the Wheels on Wyandotte car and motorcycle show.

That high afternoon sun is a killer for shadows and highlights so I used an HDR technique to tame everything down.

This particular image was my seconds shot at editing. My original edit was too dark so I thought I needed to update this one for this fellow.

Besides dealing with the sun I had to deal with all the various whites in this image. The car is actually a dull almost off-white color especially when you compare it to the Camaro behind it, the owners shirt and the white street line.

Nice on a BLACK background here: www.flickr.com/photos/the_kav/8711747563/in/photostream/l...

View LARGE here and see your reflection: www.flickr.com/photos/the_kav/8711747563/sizes/o/in/photo...

1934 Studebaker photographed at the Wheels on Wyandotte Car Show last summer (2012) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

I liked how the colors of the car matched the store behind it. Actually, many of the cars I photographed on this day blended well with the stores behind them.

What I really liked about this car show is that the cars were widely placed on the street and not jammed side by side like they do in Alberta. This makes for some nice side views of the cars and more room for people to walk.....anybody hearing this in Alberta?!!!!

Yes, jazzed up the color quite a bit. I am allowed to go nuts every now and then. Color came out of Photoshops LAB Color Space.

Jackson Park is a beautiful place to visit in Windsor, Ontario. I had my wedding pictures done here years ago. In the heart of the city.

Nice on a BLACK background here: www.flickr.com/photos/the_kav/8706863610/in/photostream/l...

LARGE size is nicer here: www.flickr.com/photos/the_kav/8706863610/sizes/o/in/photo...

The 442's were (are) a great-looking car. It was a little bulkier looking then the Chargers, Mustangs and GTO's of the day.

I am thinking that I was insane to take these pictures with a high sun with lots of shadows but in the process I found a way to deal with some crazy editing to bring these images back to life.