Showing posts with label old photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old photos. Show all posts

Friday, 18 October 2013

Around the web today; October 18th, 2013

A feature by Speedhunters on a tough looking 1970s Datsun 260Z owned by photographer and journalist Larry Chen, with an accompanying garage chock-full of cool automotive memorabilia, toys and scale model cars:  http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/10/70s-street-fighter-imai-works-datsun-260z/


A lengthy picture thread from the HAMB, with lots of images of junkyards and wrecks from the 1920s through to the 1970s:  http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390611


Some examples of well-known automotive logos taken back to basics: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/automotive-logos-simplified-1446395923


Skids in a new Bentley worth more than some people's houses. The video also features some cool team drifts in various Japanese imports:  http://jalopnik.com/how-to-get-a-410-000-bentley-to-do-a-burnout-633209494


A pair of thrill-seeking Canadian motorcyclists get hammered with massive fines after police view footage of their antics recorded on helmet-mounted video cameras: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/the-most-expensive-joy-ride-ever-recorded-in-quebecs-h-1445902758/1446288857/@pgeorge


An awkward test drive of a new Chevrolet Impala: http://jalopnik.com/someone-crashed-a-new-2014-impala-into-three-new-corvet-1446832965


Snapshots of people all over the world going about their day from The Big Picture blog: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/10/daily_life_august_2013_1.html



Several big name US wedding photographers get themselves into trouble by plagiarising some content for  tweets and blog posts:

http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/10/sad-tale-jasmine-star-doug-gordon/

https://www.behindtheshutter.com/what-we-can-all-learn-from-the-recent-events-of-jb-sallee-jasmine-star-and-doug-gordon/

http://stopstealingphotos.tumblr.com/post/55742970716/doug-gordon

http://mockstarphotog.tumblr.com/post/58264161952/im-sure-it-was-just-her-web-designer



















Monday, 25 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1930s



Year: 1930s
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: Unsure, may be an extended family photo
Location: Bulgaria


Monday, 18 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1936

Year: 1936
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: An unknown relative at the front of their shop
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Friday, 15 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1972


Year: 1972
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My uncle in the yard with his car
Location: Perth, Western Australia

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: May 7th, 1977

Year: 1977
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My mum and late grandfather on my parents' wedding day
Location: Grange, Adelaide, South Australia

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1954

Year: 1954
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My grandfather and grandmother on their wedding day
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Saturday, 2 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1991

Year: 1991
Photographer: Peter Phillips
Camera: Unknown
Subject: (L-R) My younger brother, older brother and I with the Skaife/Richards R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R, at the 1991 Adelaide Grand Prix
Location: Adelaide F1 Circuit, South Australia

Friday, 1 July 2011

Family Album Trawling: April 1967

Year: 1967
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: (L-R) My uncle, aunt, uncle and my mum
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1960s


Year: Mid 1960s
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My great grandmother.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Monday, 27 June 2011

Family Album Trawling: Late 1930s


Year: Late 1930s (estimated)
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My great-great aunt and uncle at a wedding
Location: South Australia

Sunday, 26 June 2011

Family Album Trawling: 1971

Year: 1971
Photographer: Unknown
Camera: Unknown
Subject: My mum (centre) with my great-grandparents and great-uncle
Location: South Australia