On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 6:14 PM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Of the 14 cars I shot at the Mopar Nats this past summer this '55 Desoto > Fireflite was my favorite. I don't like the open windows, but the magazine > editor wants hardtops shot with the windows down, so... The engine is a 528 > cubic inch all-aluminum hemi from the Indy Cylinder Head company of > Indianapolis. I believe it dynos at about 800 horsepower. The drivetrain and > suspension are equally stout. The front end can be raised via hydraulics for > more ground clearance when necessary. The interior is white leather. No door > handles. Doors open via a radio control device. A decent machine. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10131333&size=lg > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10131255&size=lg > > Both shots with the K7. The car was shot with the 60-250, f5.6, 1/800th, > 250mm. The engine was shot with the 16-50, f8 @ !/125th with flash and > lightsphere.
Oooh, baby! Love both shots, but especially the one of the car. (other than the fact that it's clearly sexist) Oops, sorry, I meant "sexy"... ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
