So, I went to Cruising Gran Street too early, had not comprehended that summer is on us and one should wait to be there later for the best light. Saving grace is the 'old' Z6 that handles the strong contrast well in post processing. My old D3 would get very noisy in the shadows under these conditions.
I was photographing the group of Packards and Pierce Arrows, ignoring the not-so-vintage group of Rolls Royces, struggling a bit with the strong sun heating me up, and listening to some owners speaking (boasting) of their made to order town car from 1936, a million+ dollar affair and the only one like it in the world.
Down the road comes chugging the grandaddy of them all, a 1910 Pierce arrow, complete with grandma, grandpa, and the kids. I did not ask them how they came to own and care for this beauty but I loved that they were dressed like anyone else and acted totally down to earth. My guess is that they were old California money, not dot com or Hollywood but orange growers whose land became gold. I have met some of these folks over my lifetime - very normal people who are serious about money and business but do not think themselves better than anyone else. (The way Leighton and I would be if our farm had been in Orange county )
One such person I met was the owner of Rainbird Co. Tony LaFetra, in his family's Azusa farm the irrigation sprinkler was invented. Tony has left us, and he was a good man.
Enough talking, on to photos:
Arriving, this first one by the way is at 1.2 with strong sunlight, sure there are better lenses, but this is a good one!
So, I went to Cruising Gran Street too early, had not comprehended that summer is on us and one should wait to be there later for the best light. Saving grace is the 'old' Z6 that handles the strong contrast well in post processing. My old D3 would get very noisy in the shadows under these conditions.
I was photographing the group of Packards and Pierce Arrows, ignoring the not-so-vintage group of Rolls Royces, struggling a bit with the strong sun heating me up, and listening to some owners speaking (boasting) of their made to order town car from 1936, a million+ dollar affair.
Down the road comes chugging the grandaddy of them all, a 1910 Pierce arrow, complete with grandma, grandpa, and the kids. I did not ask them how they came to own and care for this beauty but I loved that they were dressed like anyone else and acted totally down to earth. My guess is that they were old California money, not dot com or Hollywood but orange growers whose land became gold. I have met some of these folks over my lifetime - very normal people who are serious about money and business but do not think themselves better than anyone else. (The way Leighton and I would be if our farm had been in Orange county )
One such person I met was the owner of Rainbird Co. Tony LaFetra, in his family's Azusa farm the irrigation sprinkler was invented. Tony has left us, and he was a good man.
Enough talking, on to photos:
Arriving, this first one by the way is at 1.2 with strong sunlight, sure there are better lenses, but this is a good one!
So, I went to Cruising Gran Street too early, had not comprehended that summer is on us and one should wait to be there later for the best light. Saving grace is the 'old' Z6 that handles the strong contrast well in post processing. My old D3 would get very noisy in the shadows under these conditions.
I was photographing the group of Packards and Pierce Arrows, ignoring the not-so-vintage group of Rolls Royces, struggling a bit with the strong sun heating me up, and listening to some owners speaking (boasting) of their made to order town car from 1936, a million+ dollar affair.
Down the road comes chugging the grandaddy of them all, a 1910 Pierce arrow, complete with grandma, grandpa, and the kids. I did not ask them how they came to own and care for this beauty but I loved that they were dressed like anyone else and acted totally down to earth. My guess is that they were old California money, not dot com or Hollywood but orange growers whose land became gold. I have met some of these folks over my lifetime - very normal people who are serious about money and business but do not think themselves better than anyone else. (The way Leighton and I would be if our farm had been in Orange county )
One such person I met was the owner of Rainbird Co. Tony LaFetra, in his family's Azusa farm the irrigation sprinkler was invented. Tony has left us, and he was a good man.
Enough talking, on to photos:
Arriving, this by the way is at 1.2 with strong sunlight, sure there are better lenses, but this is a good one!
So, I went to Cruising Gran Street too early, had not comprehended that summer is on us and one should wait to be there later for the best light. Saving grace is the 'old' Z6 that handles the strong contrast well in post processing. My old D3 would get very noisy in the shadows under these conditions.
I was photographing the group of Packards and Pierce Arrows, ignoring the not-so-vintage group of Rolls Royces, struggling a bit with the strong sun heating me up, and listening to some owners speaking (boasting) of their made to order town car from 1936, a million+ dollar affair.
Down the road comes chugging the grandaddy of them all, a 1910 Pierce arrow, complete with grandma, grandpa, and the kids. I did not ask them how they came to own and care for this beauty but I loved that they were dressed like anyone else and acted totally down to earth. My guess is that they were old California money, not dot com or Hollywood but orange growers whose land became gold. I have met some of these folks over my lifetime - very normal people who are serious about money and business but do not think themselves better than anyone else. (The way Leighton and I would be if our far had been in Orange county )
One such person I met was the owner of Rainbird Co. Tony LaFetra, in his family's Azusa farm the irrigation sprinkler was invented. Tony has left us, and he was a good man.
Enough talking, on to photos:
Arriving, this by the way is at 1.2 with strong sunlight, sure there are better lenses, but this is a good one!
So, I went to Cruising Gran Street too early, had not comprehended that summer is on us and one should wait to be there later for the best light. Saving grace is the 'old' Z6 that handles the strong contrast well in post processing. My old D3 would get very noisy in the shadows under these conditions.
I was photographing the group of Packards and Pierce Arrows, ignoring the not-so-vintage group of Rolls Royces, struggling a bit with the strong sun heating me up, and listening to some owners speaking (boasting) of their made to order town car from 1936, a million+ dollar affair.
Down the road comes chugging the grandaddy of them all, a 1910 Pierce arrow, complete with grandma, grandpa, and the kids. I did not ask them how they came to own and care for this beauty but I loved that they were dressed like anyone else and acted totally down to earth. My guess is that they were old California money, not dot com or Hollywood but orange growers whose land became gold. I have met some of these folks over my lifetime - very normal people who are serious about money and business but do not think themselves better than anyone else. (The way Leighton and I would be if our far had been in Orange county )
One such person I met was the owner of Rainbird Co. Tony LaFetra, in his family's Azusa farm the irrigation sprinkler was invented. Tony has left us, and he was a good man.
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