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photography
American Cars: Photographs By Kevin Gray
Today we're showing the work of a Los Angeles-based pro photographer who heads down on the street to find his subjects: battle-scarred American cars in their natural habitat! More »
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Comment by Theimbellis: "PRO photographer" Uhm, are you sure he's a PRO? It looks like I can do that easily with my iPhone. 7 Responses | Other threads
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retro cars
Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s. More »
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Trainlopnik
A Tilt-Shift Romp Through the Train-Dotted Swiss Countryside
Now that HD-video capable DSLR cameras are finding their way into the hands of photographic tricksters, beautiful stuff is beginning to emerge. The latest is tilt-shifted train porn by two Dutchmen. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by Fatty Shcock: Big whoop. Everyone is now doing tilt-shift shots, and it's starting to get old. Next thing you know, people will... 17 Responses | Other threads
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formula one
Formula One Through Tilt-Shift Lenses
Originally developed for architectural photography, tilting and shifting lenses are much more than gadgets for turning cars into toys. Professionals even use them to document the ins and outs of Formula One. Mega-sized gallery below. More » -
down on the street bonus edition
Automobile As Landscape By Dave Glass
Joe Bob Briggs hisself reviewed Alameda's drive-in theater back when I worked there, and I decided to write about it. First, though, I'd need a photo of the place, so I headed over to Flickr.
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Murilee's Interstate 5 Road Trip Photos Of The Late 1980s
I've finally dragged out the ol' SCSI slide scanner (purchased back when my main computer was a Centris 650, so we're talking prehistoric hardware here) and digitized more of my old I-5 photos. More »
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: Murilee, you should have been born in 40s, early 50s tops. Freak? Check. Motorhead? Check. Subversive? Definitely. Artistic? Of course. Crazy? Well, sure. And that's why... 12 Responses | Other threads
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novelties
Wohnwagen: A Seedy Yet Intriguing Interactive Photo of Various Cars
We found this on a Dutch blog with very little explanation, but an underlit trailer park with a caravan, an Impala and a Gallardo is already exciting enough. Potentially NSFW. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by Ash78: "There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch." 5 Responses | Other threads
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how to
The Future Of On-The-Go Driving Videos
Forget hacked iPhones with their crap lenses: to make your reckless driving videos look pretty, grab a video-capable DSLR and stick it out the window. More » -
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vintage racing
Invasion Of The Porsche 356 Racers!
Pacific Northewest-based race photographer and Datsun 510 racer VintageRacer has continued to send us plenty of great action shots, and now it's time to share a few.
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Comment by Jon: So, VintageRacer is a race photog from the PNW...sweet. Hey, VintageRacer, do you know Jim Culp ([www.prorallypix.com]), also a... 2 Responses | Other threads
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retro
70 Years Of Cars In Los Angeles: The UCLA Library Digital Collection
Because the 5,000 LA Times and LA Daily News photographs in UCLA's Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990 collection were all shot in Southern California- where the car has been king for 75 years- a bit of searching will unearth a lot of seriously cool car photos such as this 1980 shot. Make the jump to see a gallery with 50 of our favorites, then follow the link to the whole collection and kiss the rest of your day goodbye! More »
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2009 cadillac cts-v
Can the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Do Burnouts?
We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 burnout, this wasn’t me. This time, it was one of our commenters. More » -
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2009 Corvette ZR1 Mega Gallery
Think you’ve seen all of our photos from our review of the 2009 Corvette ZR1? Well you haven’t. Follow the jump for every single one of our 81 photos of the "best car ever made," in all their unedited glory. More » -
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More Troy Paiva Photographs Of The Pearsonville Junkyard
We were all knocked out by LostAmerica's (also known as Troy Paiva) nighttime photographs of the legendary Pearsonville Junkyard And Racetrack, and now there's a whole new batch available for you to pore over while pretending to work. Who can identify all the vehicles in these photos? [Troy Paiva Photography] More »
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: @LostAmerica: These are amazing. The little Nash/Rambler manages to look apprehensive about whatever lights are approaching; and the old Caddy... more » | Other threads
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down on the street bonus edition
59 Old Vehicles Down On The Streets Of San Francisco
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're going to check out some of the work of San Francisco photographer Martin Taylor, who was actually paying attention in photography class when they taught all that stuff about composition and color that I was never really able to figure out. The photo above of the New Yorkerpage Camper Special alone would be enough, but those of you who make the jump will see dozens more great shots (and read Mr. Taylor's descriptions). [Street Parking] More »
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Comment by wimbles - Mad as hell about Pontiac's demise: Good stuff here. I actually recognize a couple of them, like the blue/black A100 and the yellow Spitfire, as cars... more » | Other threads
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photography
66 Drives: Scenes From Western Roads
I've always enjoyed shooting photos on California's highways, but never had the guts to get close-up shots of the occupants of nearby cars and risk dome-ventilation courtesy of road-ragers' firearms. Photographer Andrew Bush, however, does have the guts, and he's been rewarded with an amazing collection of photographs. Most of these photos were shot in California between 1989 and 1997; make the jump to check out the entire gallery, then check out the artist's site to read the captions. Bonus points to the reader who can identify the make/model of the largest number of cars! More »
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moment of junkyard zen
A Case Of Junkyard OCD?
While I can't claim to be a junkyard photographer of Lost America's caliber, I do my best to capture junkyard images that tell a story. The other day, I went to the local yard... More »
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novelties
Pearsonville Junkyard Erased, But Not Before Lost America Captured It On Film
We love junkyard photographs, and Troy Paiva, proprietor of the Lost America site, has shot some amazing ones at the now-defunct Pearsonville Junkyard in the Mojave Desert. There's no Photoshop trickery here, just long nighttime exposures and colored lighting. Make the jump to check out the whole gallery, at which point you'll probably want to spend the rest of the morning checking out Mr. Paiva's other work. [Flickr] More »
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Comment by redleg319: What once was and will never be again. Todays cars and trucks all look the same, no style or personality... more » | Other threads
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novelties
Crazy Japanese Interchanges Look Crazier From Underneath
Google Earth does a mighty fine job showing the essence of crazy interchanges, but if you really want to know how ridiculous interchanges can be, check out the underneath view. These interchanges don't come from China, but rather the neighbor of Japan. Ken Ohyama is the man that has captured some of Japan's most efficient traffic clusterfucks. Not only do you get to see the underside of these engineering marvels, but Ohyama is pretty damn good photographer, as well. Check out the gallery below with some of his select works or follow the link to see the entire Flickr set. More »
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Comment by lascauxcaveman: @DoctorNine: You're quite the peeping tom, aren't you? I was wondering who was making all that noise in our... more » | Other threads
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By Mark ArnoldComment by pkstanger: Hey Moron!!! Turn off the traction control BEFORE you try to do a burn out!!!! more » | Other threads
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knight rider
Exclusive: Jalopnik Lifts KITT's Hood
Ray and I got to live out a major childhood fantasy of ours earlier today when KITT swung by Brooklyn and offered to take us for a ride. KITT's found new life not as an F-body, but as a Ford Mustang GT500KR. Well, a more accurate description would be a Mustang GT with an automatic transmission — the cast can't drive stick — a supercharger and GT500KR bodywork. They do say, "Never meet your childhood heroes, you'll be disappointed." In this case, they're only partially right. More » -
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found on craigslist
Neither Sleet, Nor Snow, Nor Gloom of Night Shall Stay This Fairlane From Its Appointed Sale!
Most of the time, when we see a listing for a used car for sale and we can't make out anything useful in the photographs, we get pissed off. After all, how hard can it be to de-schmutz-ify the camera lens and knock back enough peach schnapps to banish the shaky-handed DTs for time sufficient to take a somewhat informative photograph of the vehicle you wish to sell? Pretty tough for some folks, apparently. But every so often you run across a car ad with photos utterly bereft of useful information about the car, yet so pleasing to the eye that you don't get irritated. Highmile has found such an ad, in this case for a '65 Fairlane wagon, and was kind enough to share it with us. The seller couldn't wait for the snowstorm to stop, you see, because every second counts when it's time to sell! [Craigslist Colorado Springs]
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Comment by Novaload Misses Murilee: @Mad_Science: Sorry, that's what I meant, i.e. identifying the Country Sedan as the one WITHOUT the faux wood. We had... more » | Other threads
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photography
Old Cars In Square America
The website Square America showcases an obsessive collector's- wait, we mean curator's- vast selection of found photographs from the first three-quarters of the 20th century (most of them in the old Brownie-style square format, hence the site's name), including some great car-themed stuff. Warning: this site is a hazard to workplace productivity [Square America, via BoingBoing] -
junkyard
Smell Fresh For The Crusher: Junkyard Little Tree Gallery
It's Thanksgiving Day, and that means it's Half Price Day at most major self-service junkyard chains! Yes, after a hard day pulling parts (and, in my case, wielding a camera), you'll be able to scarf down that turkey with extra gusto. And so, in honor of holiday junkyarding, I'm sharing a sampling of some of my Little Trees In Junked Cars series of photographs, each image radiating meaning the way a polonium/beryllium fissile-core initiator radiates neutrons. You really will find one in every car, kid. You'll see. Now make the jump to see the complete gallery. More »
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interstate 5
Drive Oakland To The Grapevine, 1988 Style
Back in 1988, I hopped in my MGB-GT and headed south from Oakland, taking a photograph out the windshield every five miles until I got to the Grapevine, just north of Los Angeles. Yes, I worked a full-manual SLR while driving a twitchy sports car, and reloaded film while driving as well (thus losing the right to complain about people using their cellphones while driving). The idea was to load the shots in a pair of slide projectors, add weird soundtrack, and do some sort of installation art piece. I did the piece and, sadly, lost the slides during a move years later. However, I just ran across a long-forgotten videotape of the slideshow and was able to grab most of the images off it. All that remained was to dub the Murilee Arraiac song "This Is What He Is Saying" onto it and rollin' on I-5 like Dukakis in a tank! -
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Emblem & Hood Ornament Pr0n From Alameda
When I went out on Alameda's main drag to take engine porn photos, I didn't overlook the shiny stuff that lets us know that Some Car Stuff Was Better Back In The Day. Yeah, maybe the engines make a lot more power now and the brakes actually stop the car and stuff, but we lost something important when the days when even Grandma's option-free sedan came with a gigantic chrome hood ornament with wings. More »
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Comment by olddavid: The funny thing is when they were actively traded and current models- we called them "Back-a-bookas"' to clarify, it meant... more » | Other threads
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photography
Hold Still, Valves! Adventures In Pinhole Photography
I enjoy shooting properly focused and exposed I-5 photos with a nice SLR, but sometimes you just get tired of stuff like sharpness and non-infinite depth-of-field in your photographs, know what I'm saying? Sure you do. That's when you reach for your homemade pinhole camera, put it in a box of small-block Chevy valves and springs, and take a 45-minute exposure. The cool thing about a pinhole camera is that you can shoot objects 1/4" from the "lens," which is fun with car parts.
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junkyard
Kudzu and Mopars: Georgia Junkyard, 1995
As I'm sure I've made tediously clear, I dig the junkyard. Most of my junkyard experience has been in California and Nevada, but I lived in Atlanta for a while and made sure I sampled the flavor of the local wrecking yards during my stay (and, naturally, brought my camera with me). Kudzu on the outside, snakes on the inside!
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Comment by Turboner: @MeMikeYouNot: Hey! I didn't know there was a '57 ElCamino! [www.classiccarsrotting.com] more » | Other threads
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interstate 5
Somewhere Between Santa Nella and Avenal
From the same early-90s road trip that produced Somewhere Between Buttonwillow and Twisselmann Road, here's a quasi-self-portrait shot from the dash of a '65 Impala.
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jalopnik flickr finds
Anyone who refers to himself as the Grand Poobah of Luxemburg and is also one of our Flickr contacts deserves a huzzah. It appears he is governing his tiny European country from UK dragstrips and car shows. [ The Grand Poobah of Luxemburg via Jalopnik Flickr contacts] More » -
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Somewhere Between Pumpkin Center and Lost Hills
Backing away in photography-geek horror from the blurry-ass Instamatic 126 stuff and returning to good ol' 35mm Tri-X black-and-white shots of the Los Angeles-San Francisco artery that is Interstate 5, we find ourselves in a dusty patch of Kern County in the Impala, circa 1991. Note the multiple shades of primer on the hood; damn, primer always looks so good on a 60s beater roaring down an empty stretch of interstate.
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interstate 5
Somewhere Between North Flynn Road and Westley
In addition to shooting 35mm black-and-white shots of my endlessly-repeated I-5 drives back in the late 80s, I did a lot of highway photography using thrift-store 126 and 110 cameras. I won't make y'all deal with the headache-inducing 110 stuff (or the even more maddening pinhole-camera shots), but here's a 126 Instamatic shot from the Altamont Pass area that's one of the few shots showing any part of my old MGB-GT. Yes, I know, it's not technically I-5, but it's spittin' distance.
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interstate 5
Somewhere Between Buttonwillow and Twisselmann Road
Well, now that I've broken out the pain-in-ass SCSI slide scanner for the Buddha-Equipped Olds I-5 photo (and in honor of Srs. Bumbeck y Johnson heading back to Pedro after their Pebble Beach triumphs), I might as well dig into my vast collection of Interstate 5 photos for another shot. This one was shot from a '65 Impala doing the San Francisco - Los Angeles run, circa 1992.
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Comment by dorkusmaximus: Please keep posting these killer road trip pics. Didn't some wise-ass once say something about the journey being more important... more » | Other threads
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tiny minis
Detail Oriented: Hyperreal Hot Rods, Photographed
Call it hyperrealism or just mucking about withfigurinesPhotoshop. Either way, these scenesshowportray an attention to detail that's hard to find outside of an architect's shop or CSI crime lab. [UPDATE: Though they're Photoshop fakery.] Maybe we'll start that slot-car project after all. [Flickr via Motorpasion] -
goog is all around
Google Street View: How They Did It
If you're like us, you've been playing with Google Maps Street View for the past week instead of working. But if you've also spent too many hours wondering, while picking lint off a throw pillow, how they created all those street-level panoramas, you might want to leave the day room for a few minutes. For much of it, you can thank Immersive Media, whose Beetle-mounted Dodeca camera provided the 360-degree shots. Arranged in a dodecahedron, the camera's 11 lenses and sensors produces 11 video streams of 100 million pixels per second. Pretty sneaky, goog. More »
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Comment by Maymar is breaking in the commenting system like a new pair of socks: It's not a cool car, but I found the supposed house of Lt. Frank Bullitt (south west corner of Clay... more » | Other threads
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nascar
We Got Your Art Car Right Here
With camera in hand at a mere eighteen years old, Paul Novak captured in black-and-white glory what American racing used to mean as publicity photographer at Playland Speedway in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Racing back in the '70s at Playland meant jeans, t-shirts, barely held together junkyard specials, and fistfights in the stands thanks to cheap malt liquor. A collection Playland Speedway photographs shot by Novak will be on display at the Modernica Gallery here in Los Angeles from March 15-April 14, with a reception for the artist tonight. We're unsure if malt liquor will be served or if fistfights will be allowed. More »
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By Mike BumbeckComment by iowahawk: Bluffs in the house, beeyotch! Good ol' CB, a/k/a Iowa's own white trash Fontana, hometown of former heavyweight contender Ron "The... more » | Other threads
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art
You Could Even Say it Glows: Phosphorescent Smart Art Project
Don't adjust your rods and cones, this Smart Fortwo really is actually glowing like dandruff particles in a blacklit nightclub. It's part of an art project headed by Katharina Sieverding, whose large-scale self-portraits from the early 1970s convinced artsy types that photographs could succeed as legitimate conceptual objects (as well as being pretty creepy). Two of Sieverding's master-class students shot the Fortwo, which had been covered in luminescent green paint, in a series of photos that will be shown at Galerie Viaux in Berlin in March. The proceeds will go to charity. More »
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