Antique car hood ornaments

[SharpByCoop]

I work with knife photography 99% of the time there is a camera in my hand. That said, we all like to branch out and experiment.

One of the cool things I have 'focused' on is shooting hood ornaments at the classic car shows I attend (following around my Grandfather-in-law with his pair of boattail coupe Bugatti's from the twenties.)

These were taken with my Canon 5D and a 100mm fixed lense. I kept the aperture at f2.8 to provide the blurry background (pro term: 'Bokeh') which gives them prominence.

Like I do in my knife photography, I will focus on an object and then swing away slightly to capture the scene out of dead center. Very effective quick method. You will see.

More coming....

 

[SharpByCoop]

This was fun to shoot. The 100mm lense is near perfect, as most of these autos were behind a rope, and I could stand away about six feet. Full-length shots had too much scene corruption.

Thanks for checking them out.

Coop

 

[mete]

Thanks ! I'm always thankful that there are those who restore and maintain old machines .They were beautiful and many of the 'modern' innovations go way back to the early days.
BTW there were a huge number of makers before the depression .Both FIAT and Rolls Royce had assembly plants here .FIAT built one in 1908 in Poughkeepsie NY and RR in Massachusetts ! So FIAT's entry here now is just deja vu all over again !!

 

[scarysharp]

what an awesome idea from an awesome photographer.
The last two are really neat up close :thumbup:

 

[zenheretic]

Thanks for sharing your method. I have done that on occasion but can really see the effect from some one with the skill and proper effect.

 

[beau5278]

Great shots Coop,I take a few myself from a purely amateur standpoint.Most of what I take are of the big ol' chrome grills that used to be so popular.

 

[T.K.C.]

Great shots!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[AeroNautiCal]

Loved those pictures, thanks for sharing!