stunsworth Posted January 7, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Another shot where I'm not sure of the car. I think from the colour of the badge on the original shot that it may be a Lotus of some description, but I'm happy to be proved wrong :-). I think it safe to say that whatever the car, it's seen a bit of action in its life judging from the front! Canon 5D, 50mm Summicron [ATTACH]20875[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 Hi stunsworth, Take a look here Lotus?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
abrewer Posted January 7, 2007 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2007 Can't tell about the marque, Steve, but I do enjoy the great tones and detail of this image of a battle-weary veteran. Looking at those screws and the aircraft rivets and I am shaking my head at how automotive racing engineers relied so heavily on brute strength oh not so long ago. Nowadays the seems and joints are taped smooth and the fasteners all lie internally...so much has changed to accomodate aerodynamics. Thanks. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted January 7, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2007 It may be an early Lola. 50-50 its that or Lotus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 7, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 7, 2007 Steve, You hunch was correct, it's a Lotus eleven- I spoke with the owner of this car in 2005 and asked why he did not replace the front panel; he said that he wanted to keep the orignal parts as much as possible; this bodywork was made by Williams and Pritchard, who were artists in alluminium. It could be replaced by a replica piece for less than 5k GBP, which is small potatoes to these guys. I like the way you are being selective with what you include in your paddock images, I've been doing that myself, with mixed success for a few years now, most of the time now I'm happy to let others stand out on the track whist people throw old cars at them. Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 7, 2007 Share #5 Posted January 7, 2007 Sgteve - Yes the tones, details and selective focus all work well. The badge on the nose sure looks like the Lotus badge, and the headlights sure look to be the 11. Thanks, Pete, for confirming it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted January 7, 2007 Stuart/Pete thanks, I'm trying to get away from the 'Autotrader' style of photography :-). Being serious for a mement, there is usually so much clutter in the background at these events - people and vehicles - that usually the only way to get an interesting shot is to move in close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted January 7, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Are these all from the Oulton meeting in August? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted January 7, 2007 Andy, yes they're from Oulton Park. The weather's been so bad that I've been going over the shots I took then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted January 7, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 7, 2007 Nice..B&W image Steve. Best Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter41951 Posted January 7, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 7, 2007 Works really well in black and white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted January 10, 2007 Share #11 Posted January 10, 2007 The metallic toning is almost tactile in nature. Excellent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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