Thank you Serge, prior brake system was rebuilt by me, it lasted many years but always pulled a little, so this time I paid a pro to take care of it. This particular corvette is pretty but no performance car, it is a lot of fun to drive but if I am not careful I can be embarassed by a redneck in a diesel truck or a grandma in a Toyota van.
This is a place long time members will remember, it is the Queen Califia court, by Nikki St Phalle (RIP). She was the queen of the island of California, in a spanish mythical tale from the 1400s. All the statues and totems have a meaning, most related to the invasion of Constantinople by the muslims in the 1400s. The queen was a muslim and had fierce Griffins attack the city, but she was captured and fell in love with her spanish captor and they lived happily ever after....... (don't remember it well, should read the tale again).
This place used to be open all the time, but it is in the middle on nowhere; now it only opens a couple of days a week and the second Saturday of each month.
When it was open all the time it was my place to test lenses, a mile from home and full of detail and light.
Was glad to find it in good condition after many years.
Wanted technically excellent photos, not special looks, so the Millenium and the 20mm 2.8 ais were tasked with the Z6 ad D810.
I remember your old posts of that location Glad to see it is still there and in good shape
rafaelcasd wrote:
This is a place long time members will remember, it is the Queen Califia court, by Nikki St Phalle (RIP). She was the queen of the island of California, in a spanish mythical tale from the 1400s. All the statues and totems have a meaning, most related to the invasion of Constantinople by the muslims in the 1400s. The queen was a muslim and had fierce Griffins attack the city, but she was captured and fell in love with her spanish captor and they lived happily ever after....... (don't remember it well, should read the tale again).
This place used to be open all the time, but it is in the middle on nowhere; now it only opens a couple of days a week and the second Saturday of each month.
When it was open all the time it was my place to test lenses, a mile from home and full of detail and light.
Was glad to find it in good condition after many years.
Wanted technically excellent photos, not special looks, so the Millenium and the 20mm 2.8 ais were tasked with the Z6 ad D810.
Samy - nice use of the close up 4T. Especially good eye on the second shot. Really interesting. Not sure if I would have spotted that or picked up on it. Also, now you are going to have me rummaging through my boxes tomorrow. I know I had a 4T years ago and I never get rid of anything, Just ask my wife
I finally got a day where I could go out and take a few photos, but Mother Nature didn't want to cooperate. I was standing in the rain taking this and this is the only photo I took all day. If you look at the lower left corner of the photo you can see where the fence looks washed out because of a water drop on the lens. Oh well, it was still nice to get out and enjoy the ride.
Familiar sight Rafael! And interesting story too.
quote]rafaelcasd wrote:
This is a place long time members will remember, it is the Queen Califia court, by Nikki St Phalle (RIP). She was the queen of the island of California, in a spanish mythical tale from the 1400s. All the statues and totems have a meaning, most related to the invasion of Constantinople by the muslims in the 1400s. The queen was a muslim and had fierce Griffins attack the city, but she was captured and fell in love with her spanish captor and they lived happily ever after....... (don't remember it well, should read the tale again).
saph wrote:
I won't even dare ask anyone for a Z9 The FTZII is definitely lighter and loses the extra bulk/bump for the tripod attachment. Is there anything else different? I am using mine exclusively once I got the II.
Raphael I recall my C3 brakes really giving me a fit. They were all replaced with stainless and I recall using the GM recommended special brake fluid. One other thing in the 70’s it was a performance car until the gov’t mandates reduced the HP and they had them all sport 15 MPH crash proof numbers. Yours pre-dates these “improvements.”
The C3 Vette is an icon and yours looks really sharp.
I’ve given up on wax products and now I am using ceramic coating which is simple to apply and lasts 10x longer with more protection. I just did a Tahoe which is like swabbing the deck of an aircraft carrier but the wash, clay bar and ceramic coat only took a little over 2 hours.
