Front bumper, license plate... it would ruin the lines! ;) Great photo Harry.

mbz2662...good point, it would ruin the lines, but bye bye lovely grille and headlights in even the small bump of a collision.

Great capture, good lighting, color and focus.

Gorgeous,

That's one pretty red auto, shiny and fresh. Someone put a lot of love into that baby! A lovely series of shots, Harry, well done indeed, she fairly glows!

Beautiful restoration. Hudsons were unique.

wonderful car. bet it was a fast car back in it day

I don't think I ever saw a '41 before, beautiful car! Looks like they did a fantastic job on it too! Of course, the photos are awesome too. The straight on shot is great.

Great collage of this ultimate classic car, Harry.

Extraordinary!

Beautiful car.

Beautiful car. Aloha

Beautiful indeed! Looking at those wheels, a small amount of custom work.. BUT, it only adds to a fine car! Excellent set of pictures Harry! Rob

Harry, I'm now over 2 hours and unfortunately I have to stop. (For now.) I decided to end with a car shot, because I haven't done one in a while, even though other series are awaiting me. I picked this one for its eye-popping captures. First, you've often commented on the finicky nature of red: Yes, it's a bear of a color with the camera. Yet this montage is blasting in rich, reflective, almost crimson reds. Quite arresting. Then, I don't know if you do anything to the backgrounds, but I assume that these car captures are challenging in that way: Not allowing the background to interfere with the car. Here, whatever you may have done, the car is so predominant, it takes over by itself. I assume that, to capture this red, you worked diligently with camera, lens, postwork, or all 3; because this red is like a blast to a lens; and I'd be grappling with it for sure. It's a beaut, here. I also like, in the 1st and 3d shots, that you show us reds in the background, including those banners (in number 3). Your frontal shot is a visual blast, and well cropped to let it dominate. Your crop allows its bottom-heavy look to dominate, like a big grumpy face. And you got a red shirt and seat in the background, which harmonizes nicely with the car. (I enjoyed the dialogue about the lack of bumper, etc: Yes, bad protection in case of accident.) As usual you give the other views---here, a front and back angle. We get the sheerness, the sweep of it, and the way the world sweeps across its chrome, in reflection. I take it that you, by now, have done these so many times that you've come to terms with the challenges of chrome, of getting enough pov's and details, etc, and knowing where to stand, etc. I say this because those of us who don't do shots like these would have to do them many times before we 'got' them. Having done ad work (via illustration and graphic design, not via photography), I know that presentation-photography is a lot harder than it looks; and to some degree your car shots are presentation work, because you want to present the object in as revealing a light as you can. Your car work is 'love' first and foremost---very different from presentation---but it's still presenting the car from amidst the show-grounds; and I assume It's not easy to do that, and that you developed this art from repeated shows and shooting and studying and coming-to-terms. When I've done photos like this, I invariably created ad-looking images. It's not pleasant when it creeps into a photo you're trying to make out of love; but it's happened many times. I've never seen you fall into that trap in these series. The problem with show-shoots, I assume, is that you can't control a lot of things: For example, if you wait till every passerby is out of the way, you'll never capture most of the cars you want to capture. You have to make compromises, as a result; it's a little like street photography. You have to make the best of what those compromises offer. It seems like your people are more than concessions, here: In the last shot, they become part of the right frame; in the middle, they become part of the top of the car, etc. I assume you acquire a second nature about this, from grappling with shows over the years. Shows may be made for "showing," but I assume they take time and thought for a photographer. In any case: It's an eye popping montage, and another homage from you to these beautiful creatures. Real treats for all of us. I'll do more cars next time, which I hope will be sooner than later. Fav's for everything, Harry: Terrific work, as always. Real love in these shots.