Entries from Ann-alog: a pixel remix tagged with 'cars'
Drinking the D.A.M. Kool-aid
Hood ornament, from last Saturday's PhotowalkingUtah Lensbaby Photowalk Whenever I finish a big project, the next thing that happens is picking up the pieces, cleaning up the disarray that accumulated during the intense effort to reach completion. One thing I...
Speedweek 2009
Sunrise at the starting line Either the bike or its rider is called Butch-couldn't really hear over the engines that were revving up at the start line of Speedweek. Bryan Jones and I drove out early on Sunday the...
What I see - Classic Chrome
Classic Chevies These classic cars are one of the earliest photos I made with my D70. Might have had it for a week. I was a guest at a private party when I made this photo in 2004, had...
So fast I almost missed it
So fast I almost missed it Found this in the archives last night. A little stash-diving, to borrow a knitting term. Vindicates, or at least justifies, my reluctance to delete old files. Not sure what I "expected" when I...
Collection of Airport Codes
Classic Chevy fins For a person who doesn't like to fly, I have been to a lot of airports. I wondered, I counted, I remembered more. 71 73 so far. Some unusual ones, like Yakutat, Invercargill and Yellowknife. I can't...
Snowing in Arizona
A 1931 REO, One of two registered REOs in the nation, per its proud owner/restorer/driver 12 days into my road trip, and yesterday I broke down and ate fast food. The appeal is all in the consistency - when...
Tricolor
The tricolor is the French name for their national flag Shot on the Peugeot showroom floor on the Champs Elysee in Paris in 2003. On film. Uploading it now to anntorrence.com - more progress on the Getting Things Done...
Car Show Preview
Bill Barnes in Ogden invited me to come shoot his newest baby at the first car show of the season. I met Bill at Bonneville last year, and we hooked up again at Peach Days last fall, so when...
Indicators and Signals - a rusty car metaphor
Signal indicator on an old Ford truck I am not sure about how to think about this. According to my Google stats, two phrase tie for most referrals to my website: "explosions" and "live nativity". I have some good...
Brigham City UT Peach Festival
Amusement rides at the Peach Festival Brigham City's Peach Days organizers hold it is the second oldest ongoing harvest festival in the nation. The parade began with every fire truck (or so it seemed) in Box Elder County, each...
Not in Utah when you're at Bonneville
In line for another go at Speedweek This is the tow car for the Dripps & Gibby Racing team, and behind you can see car number 1986, in the E/STR class. Their best time at Speedweek was 163.035 mph...
Bonneville in a different light
Colorized IR at Bonneville Speedway Thanks to Bryan, another fine outing to Bonneville Speedway for Speedweek. We got going a lot (4:30 am) earlier than last year, but we didn't quite make it to the salt flats before sunrise....
Wipe yer feet - Bonneville Speedway
Study in Blue and white While they don't want the salt in the car, the racers are really concerned about the salt flats themselves. No one may set up pit crew without first laying down a tarp on the...
Salt, Flame, Metal - Bonneville Speedway
Salted rims at Bonneville Speedway Thanks to Bryan for the invitation, I have been to the speedway and seen fast cars up close and personal. SCTA organized the event, maybe they organize all of them. Cars, up close and...
Loveless MC classic cars - Salt Lake City Utah
Chief Pontiac, I presume Driving over to Pictureline to pick up my new light meter, the one that does it all, and I took a slightly different path than usual. When I do these things for no reason and...
Even in NZ, First things first
For those of you who want the short story, R broke his ankle on day 3 of our South Island safari. We were evacuated by helicopter to Invercargill, where he underwent surgery to pin the fibula back together. We flew...
