Monday, 6 April 2009

Old English Gent


The roads have become over run with modern machines that do everything perfectly. We take for granted air conditioning, cd players, heated screens, 10 years of rust proofing. The list of requirements for modern cars is quiet staggering. This blog pic celebrates a legend from the past. When GT meant Grand Tourer and not VW Golf! The GT6 (Pictured) was a 70's great that had performance, style and a wonderful exhaust note. I thought the only setting for a pic with this car was outside an old english building in the middle of an old english village. The colour / black and white effect is supposed to bring a sense old with new. The low down and rotated composition give the car stance and presence, something hard to imagine when you stand next to it and it doesn't reach your waist!

The Open Road


What a feeling. Whizzing along the open roads on a summers evening. Cows, horses, sheep and the odd tractor for company. It can be very relaxing this working out!

Todays pic has had a bit of wind effect added to the background, and also the bike frame to help with the sense of motion. The picture angle manages to hide most of the subject whilst retaining the inatantly recognisable business parts of a cyclists engine!