Southampton Antique Auto Show - The Details

We promised two slide shows covering the Southampton Antique Auto Show that occurred on August 21st on the grounds of Rogers Mansion. You saw Peter's who's our wide-angle guy, playing with new HDR techniques. Well now it's my turn and I'm the telephoto gal in our tiny group, so I zoom in on the details, leaving the big picture to him.

As we mentioned in the first post, the automobiles on show dated from 1915 to roughly 1960 or thereabouts and they were all so special. The details had my head spinning - fantastic grills, radiator caps, hood ornaments, hub caps, rumble seats, etched wind screens, spare tires, exhaust pipes, logos, and even a couple of sliding doors. The attention paid to the details on these cars is magnificent. Model A's from the '30s , a 1931 Ford Sport Coupe, Thunderbirds from the '50s, a very special '54 Kaiser Darrin, vintage Jaguars and even old Chevy trucks, captivated our imaginations for hours. They all reflected a time when attention was proudly paid to detail and could afford to be, and they all reflected one another in their shiny paint jobs under the summer sun.

I hope you enjoy the details as much as the big picture.

Photos & Slideshow @2010 Claudia Ward, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Music: Down the Ally (With You) by Mark Isham, A River Runs Through It Silverscreen Edition

Comments

[Kevyn Hagemann]

Uhuh, those are cars really fantastic. They don't make cars like this anymore. Long ago each and every car was special, as if they are tailor-made for each driver. Vintages cars have some sort of a soul to them that you won't find in modern cars. Let's just hope it's not an evil soul like Christine, hahaha. You remember Christine, right? LOL.

[Valerie Jardin]

Nice photos and nice presentation!

[Cuzzin Robert]

Good job ! Narrow depth of field shots like that will make a great "intro" for the longer shots of the whole cars. I also enjoy doing close ups of fins, taillites, logos,etc..they are all so different on the old cars.
I like doing stuff like this but alais, just don't have the time much these days!, so thanks for that bit of perkiness to my slow starting morning with a lousy cup of British tea that is supposed to be so great. aarrrgh