wings and a prayer

1959 chevrolet impala

came across this impala in the midst of things. i just love the back of these cars, and usually don't pass up the opportunity to take a shot.

usually, i pull in close, up and under those fins. i did that with this one too, but just didn't get an angle i liked. this picture, pulled back a bit, still showed the curves that i want, and gives it a sense of it's place in the world, the variety of makes and years represented at the show.

is it my eyes, or does it still look a little dark? maybe it's my monitor.

da boyz

quick post. relatives visiting here, and i'm tired. stayed up too late last night, followed by a long day's work.

i did manage to get around to finding the originals east los angeles club, eventually. not hard to miss, with their big banner hanging from the trees.

they're a friendly bunch, and i've gotten to know them a little the last couple of years. armando always says hello, and shakes my hand.

the tall dude with the pepsi, called me over to show me something in his phone. for no reason, and completely randomly, he had a picture of me he'd shot at last year's show. a picture of me taking a picture. at least i didn't look too pissed or squinty or whatever it is my face does when i'm focused on a shot. he even showed it to my better half, when he'd been over there.

i'm pretty sure he added another to his collection, as i shot his car here. shiny car. buffas, they have lots of buffas.

figured it would only be fair, that i'd shoot a picture of all of them. didn't turn out too terribly awful.

tweedy

looking back to last year's shows, which i hope to attend this year, i found this chevy from greenspan's tweedy mile show. so many wonderful cars there. another show i would go to a whole lot earlier than i did, to avoid the heat later in the day. also the humidity, from the water evaporating off of the grass.

i think i really just liked the color combo of this one, the green, beige and pop of red.

some days i should have just stayed in bed

long day at work, as usual. i like being busy. i had a few days when there was actually very little to do, which is very rare, and i was just bored and falling asleep in my chair.

so the second day with this dog, was ok. took him for a relatively short walk after work. i'm out of shape, i could so feel it in my legs. and then that foot that is already screwed up wasn't too happy about it either. finally made it back home, and thank god my son had turned on the air conditioner. was so hot, and only supposed to get hotter this weekend.

went to the market, and got food for tomorrow. got home and tackled the bathroom, that apparently isn't part of my son's cleaning routine. i feel much better now that i won't be attacked by the slime monster that was living in there.

tried to get this picture posted last night, but first, the web site host was down, so it wasn't going to happen anyway; and second, soon after i figured that out, my computer decided to freeze up and i had to turn it off anyway. then, realizing that it was after eleven p.m., didn't bother to turn it back on to see if i'd lost my work.

apparently, the file was ok, as i'd saved it not too long before the crash. ain't it nice what overcast skies can do for a picture? my better half shot this car too, but from a different angle, and being on the main drag where the river of people walked by, his has quite a lot of people-related blur across the door. maybe he has another shot without so many people. must be the angle i got it, where i don't really see all the people walking behind me reflecting back in the paint.

one of too many other wonderful cars. not sure which one to do next. pretty much need to close my eyes and point at the screen.

and i gotta post the other shots of that pontiac...hopefully tonight. after the dog is thoroughly worn out and doesn't need my attention.