Today I awoke at 5:30 and saw the makings of a spectacular sunrise. But by the time I rushed around and finally drove to an appropriate vantage point, it had dissipated into something monolithic/monochromatic/mediocre. Returned in time to chase Charlie about in the yard. Then I visited Lanny, another one of those “car guys” where he worked to repair my driver-side seat. While there I photographed his award-winning ’53 Chevy custom which is being completely reworked (some specs: Corvette engine, drivetrain including 6-speed manual and independent suspension, 1.5 inch chopped top), checked out a 1928 Willys in for restoration, and then embarked on 2 1/2 hour photo walk around the “other side of the tracks”. By lunchtime, I met with my old friend Tracy who is enlisting me as backup programming & design support for her website clients, future and existing, in her role as marketing person at the local broadcasting media group with several radio stations. I also dropped in for a few minutes to see my old EONI colleague, Gary, who builds and repairs hardware. Finally walking home, I stumble upon a funeral — apparently for a deceased Chevy guy –where a bevy of restomods (a ’56 Chevy, a early 70s Corvette, a late 60s Chevelle and an early 70s El Camino) were queued up to lead the procession. Later, we return to Lanny’s custom interior shop, giving Charlie a front seat view of a train. And I dropped by Eric to see what he was up to in his body shop.
By the end of the afternoon, I discovered that I had made 441 photographs for the day. Haven’t had time to review them very closely, but here are a few quick selections (reserving most of the car-oriented stuff for another time and place).
