Cars, Cameras & Chronic Illness: Porsche

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Sunday, 17 November 2013

Around the web today; November 19th, 2013.

An interesting post by Jeremy Cowart, comparing different levels and budgets for photography to selling cars:
http://jeremycowart.com/2013/10/photographers-are-car-dealers/

A funky looking new retro-styled camera from Nikon:
http://daviddareparker.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/nikon-df-pure-photography-4/

There I was thinking that riding my bike on a 2 foot wide plank was brave:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/the-red-bull-bikers-were-good-but-this.html

Loads of mouth-watering German machinery on display at the Porsche Club of Queensland's annual concourse day:
http://www.downshiftaus.com/2013/a-day-of-difficult-choices/

Ken Block's new gymkhana video; very cool stunts as usual, but I think I like the previous one better:
http://www.speed-industries.ch/wordpress/2013/11/13/ken-blocks-latest-gymkhana/

This is one mean looking Bug:
http://www.stanceworks.com/2013/11/rick-tolbooms-1959-volkswagen-beetle/

Some gut-wrenching stories from photographers about not taking action to help the people they were photographing:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jul/28/gutted-photographers-who-didnt-help

Monday, 11 November 2013

Around the web today; November 11th, 2013.

Some photos of very impressive sculptures made entirely of Gummy Bears, built by a number of different artists: http://mentalfloss.com/article/53337/16-artworks-made-sweet-sweet-gummy-bears

You can see more sugary creations on the artists' websites and other pages:
http://www.jenicesgummyworld.com/
http://yayachou.com/
http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/sweet-art-the-gummy-bear-artworks-of-johannes-cortes.html
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/mcqueen-inspired-50000-gummy-bears-dress
http://www.instructables.com/id/Gummi-Bear-Surgery/?ALLSTEPS

I'm loving the look of this classic 911, with bonnet-mounted lights reminiscent of the rallying versions: http://www.petrolicious.com/1978-porsche-911

A Koenigsegg Agera R goes head to head against a Bugatti Veyron: http://youtu.be/SywqgH7n-5g

A fascinating series of images showing the construction of a new section of the subway in New York city: http://fstoppers.com/nycs-largest-rail-project-in-a-century

A heart-warming gorilla bonding moment: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/assignment-chicago/2013/11/2-day-old-baby-girl-gorilla.html

An interesting article about camera gear and how it affects the creative process. It's always a temptation to pick up new gear every 6 months when new cameras are released, but would it really help you take better photos? http://fstoppers.com/you-dont-take-pictures-the-good-ones-happen-to-you

American photographer Andrew Link shooting some custom cars for a special Japan edition of Rides magazine, using an 80 megapixel Phase One medium format camera: http://youtu.be/quBR-2-hVtE

Just a few of the creations on display at SEMA: http://www.carthrottle.com/10-unhinged-sema-psycho-cars-you-need-to-know-about/

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Around the web today; November 7th, 2013.

Here's some very cool slow-motion footage, showing the amazing tire deformation of various drag cars while launching their way down the quarter mile. Much of it is shot at 300 frames per second, but about halfway through there's a Corvette Stingray launching shot at 600 frames per second, or 5% of normal speed. You can even see the firing order of the engine from the side pipes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfJejgODr3E

A huge gallery of photos from SEMA 2013: http://www.gtspirit.com/2013/11/07/sema-2013-day-one-and-two-highlights/

Pirelli is currently negotiating with Formula 1 officials in regards to extending their contract to supply teams with tyres for the next few years: http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-pirelli-deal-to-be-for-three-years-only/

In related news, F1 head honcho Bernie Ecclestone had an awkward moment due to a revolving door and lots of cameras outside the High Court in London: http://jalopnik.com/bernie-ecclestone-is-so-rich-he-doesnt-know-how-to-ope-1459536635

A photographer's attempt to sue Australian newspaper 'The Age' for psychological damage, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression, claimed to be a result of working on stories about the terrorist bombings in Bali just over a decade ago, has been declined. However, the court did declare that it was almost certain the claimant would never be able to work as a photographer again: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/age-trauma-leads-to-calls-for-industry-to-act-on-risks-of-reporting/story-e6frg996-1226733834070

In my line of work, which has mostly been focused around shooting trucks and cars for magazines, I've not witnessed even a small fraction of what a news photographer would over years of service. The difficult situations I've been presented with are minimal, generally traffic or racing accidents, but even those have had an impact on me, despite being fairly removed from the situation. Constantly working on the subject of terrorism, seeing and photographing terribly injured victims would have to be very difficult to deal with.

Some interesting runs between a ridiculously LSX V8 powered Willys Jeep and several others cars, including a ZO6 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, 996 Porsche 911 GT3 and CBR 600 motorbike; but doing it the dumb way on the street: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAoeyAJ6XXk

A brief teaser clip for American stunt driving master Ken Block's 'Gymkhana 6' video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxgzt6S_Qxo

The Atherton Police Department in Silicon Valley would like some Tesla police cars. Pretty please.
http://jalopnik.com/ludicrously-wealthy-silicon-valley-town-wants-tesla-pol-1459679199

Strong crosswinds and a semi-detachable home on a trailer aren't a good combination: http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1892582/semi-detached-half-a-home-falls-off-truck/?cs=2452

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Around the web today; October 24th, 2013

This 911 driver probably needed some fresh underwear after this close call. I had a couple of interesting moments yesterday on the roads, with a van and AMG C63 pulling out in front of me, but nowhere near as scary as this: http://www.carthrottle.com/witness-this-porsche-911-driver-avoid-a-huge-smash-on-a-french-autoroute/

An inspirational post from Jon Acuff, offering some food for thought about pursuing your dreams: http://acuff.me/2013/10/youll-never-make-money-doing-that/

I struggle a lot with the issue of work and income, having been sick for so many years and not physically capable, but having hopes, aspirations and dreams are important for your mental health, whether or not they're going to make you piles of money.

If you like seeing new Camaros in one piece, you probably shouldn't watch this video: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1087300_hey-russian-camaro-guy-youre-doing-it-wrong-video

A tasty new Ferrari F12 shreds some rubber around Anglesey Race Circuit, piloted by Chris Harris, whose job is envied by roughly 99.5% of males who have a pulse. Skip the first 5 minutes if you're not interested in hearing about the car and just want to see a Ferrari being thrashed, the sideways shenanigans start at 7:50: http://jalopnik.com/how-to-kill-five-sets-of-tires-step-one-get-a-ferrari-1450894562

This is a pretty cool wagon/boat trailer/caravan combo: http://bringatrailer.com/2013/10/20/two-tone-trailer-1952-ford-ranch-wagon-with-kom-pak-camper/

Saturday, 17 September 2011

Random Car Spotting: Porsche Carrera GT

I took these two photos on the way up to a dietitian's appointment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, at around 9am. I was driving my parents' little red Corolla hatch, with my dad in the passenger seat down North Terrace, when traffic stopped for a red light next to the Adelaide Railway Station.

With the Classic Targa Adelaide on at the moment, there is a reasonable chance of seeing one of the competing cars at random around town. But it was still a pleasant surprise to have one of the most expensive and rare cars poke its nose out of the Hyatt Hotel driveway. Obviously I hung back so he could come out, and quickly grabbed my little Canon Powershot for a few snaps. I've never seen one before on the streets.

He didn't take much care pulling out onto the road, and I cringed as the front bumper scraped on the ground as he turned onto the road. The main thing that struck me about the car was just how wide and low it was, markedly different to almost any other car around.

With the lights going green a short time later, I paced along near the Carrera GT and a couple of other Porsches that were ahead of it, which you can see in the photos. There was another red light a bit further down, and I pulled up short of other cars in my lane, and managed to grab another shot of the rear quarter.