Well now, it has been about a month since my last entry, so I figured it is high time for another. The weather is warming up in the northern hemisphere and that means race season is upon us. I’ve been thinking of Bonneville for several weeks now and appropriately enough Car Culture Deluxe magazine ran one of my stories about Bonneville in their latest issue. Strangely enough they didn’t use all my pictures, but instead chose to include a few snap shots from another photographer; thankfully they are only a just a few snap shots. Be that as it is, I think the story is ok.

1949 Mercury

South Central LA, a section of the City of Angel's who’s reputation is anything but angelic. It may seem to some that this part of the city is about as far south of heaven that one can get. Still, it is home to many residents of all types. One such resident, this 1949 Mercury, daily prowls the south central streets and attracts all types of stares from passersby. As I write this blog, the Mercury will be gone within the week. Soon, it will be packed into a cargo container and on its way to the United Kingdom. I’m glad I got to shoot her before she disappears from these shores forever.

Once again sorry for the lame watermarks, but some bone smugglers have been stealing my work and posting it on their blogs!

Classic Chevy Truck

It’s all about the quality of light. Whether it is natural or artificial, well placed light can make any vehicle attractive. I must admit, it does help if the car is attractive to begin with…it might be a tough sell to make a Datsun B210 look good in any type of light. Thankfully this is no Datsun! Take for example this ‘39 Chevy truck. The soft golden light of California’s setting sun worked its magic on this former farm hand. A classic look for sure, the outer darkness black suede paint combined with the brimstone red steel wheels and the angelic glowing halos of the wide whites. “They” may say this look had been beaten to death like a rival fan in the parking lot of Dodger stadium. Who cares what they say anyway? I call it beautiful, and the golden light with the black suede makes it an ideal piece of eye candy.

PS. Sorry about the watermarks on the photos, some dumb bastards have been stealing my photos and putting it on their blogs! So now I have to ruin my photos in order to ensure thieves don’t steal my work and repost it as their own.

No Trespassing means great photography!

A rolling Reo Speed Wagon gathers no moss! And I’m not talking about that fecal laden rock ballad band from the ‘70’s either! It makes me sad to see this old Reo truck turning into a salad.

A devilish coven of towering trees are attempting to conceal the crime that is taking place beneath their canopies. A legion of the forest flora and fauna struggle upward like the arms of an undead army. Those strangling arms weave and wind their way around the immobile Speed Wagon and pull it back into the earth. I swear I can almost hear their whispers and groans as they conspire to destroy what is left of the old REO. It’s both beautiful and sad all at the same time.

Another thing that makes me sad is hearing that horrible band on the radio that stole their names sake from this line of trucks.

Mooneyes....MADE IN THE USA

I went to Mooneyes the other day, and was surprised to learn that their performance parts are still made here in the USA, by hand, one at a time. Chico the owner of Mooneyes was gracious and let me roam around his shop with my Camera in hand photographing anything I wanted.

In these photos, Manuel "Manny" is making an aluminum fuel tank. I won't show the entire photo thread, but here are a couple from the shoot.

I got a kick out of watching flat pieces of aluminum being turned into gas tanks for race cars, maybe you will too.

Sinister Mustang.

Those that know me know I almost always shoot vintage race cars, muscle cars, and custom cars. I photographed this Mustang for Galpin Ford yesterday. I don’t know too much about it other than it is a custom built wide body Mustang that is on its way to Saudi Arabia. This thing sounded like friggin’ Formula 1 race car and looks mean going down the road. Needles to say it is an impressive machine. It’s also a nice challenge to step up and shoot a car with nearly zero miles on it. Galpin Auto Center as a very impressive line-up of vehicles this is just one.

Latest Magazine Cover.

It's been several months since I have had a magazine cover. I rather like this one, although I don't understand how the printing process makes her skin look pale and washed out, oh well.

Dig some of the many, many out takes from this shoot.