{"id":504396,"date":"2016-10-06T01:19:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=504396"},"modified":"2016-10-04T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T03:07:20","slug":"nsra-2016-coverage-muscle-cars-of-all-shapes-sizes-and-quality-levels-right-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-galleries\/gallery\/nsra-2016-coverage-muscle-cars-of-all-shapes-sizes-and-quality-levels-right-here\/","title":{"rendered":"NSRA 2016 Coverage: Muscle Cars Of All Shapes, Sizes, and Quality Levels Right Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>I\u2019ve been taking pictures of cars since I was 10 years old.\u00a0 Certainly I still have a lot to learn about the art of it, but it has always been fun for me.\u00a0 As some folks that do this will tell you that being lucky \u2013 right place and right time and being ready \u2013 typically is better than planned images.\u00a0 When all the elements come together and you are not scratching your butt, changing batteries, or chatting with someone and in that moment you capture something \u2013 is amazing.<\/p>\n

Since I am not a world-class photographer nor do I have top-shelf equipment those moments are especially sweet.\u00a0 Part of being ready is giving yourself the best chance at a good photo.\u00a0 I always consider background and clutter.\u00a0 Sometimes I like people and things in my photos, but most times their reflections (especially in black cars) detracts from the subject of the photo.\u00a0 I\u2019m also conscious of my own reflection in the surfaces of the vehicle.\u00a0 Sometimes there just isn\u2019t anything you can do and end up in the bumper, hubcap or whatever.\u00a0 So be it.\u00a0 Again, being lucky is a big part of a good shot.<\/p>\n

This Gallery and the next few are mostly of cars from the 60s and 70s muscle car offerings with some others stuff thrown in for good measure.\u00a0 One photo out of this group embodies the narrative above \u2013 the blown Ford Fairlane 500 parked in this spot with Kentucky Kingdom in the background\u2026..not for a photo, but the owner was helping with another car that would not start.\u00a0 As we walked near this photo \u2018appeared\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 By no means is it perfect, but there are no trees or poles growing out of the roof, there are no weird or distracting reflections in the glass or sides, and we\u2019ve got some really cool light scatter coming through the trees.\u00a0 There was almost nothing going on in this parking lot and not a lot of cars at the time, but there was this and if we hadn\u2019t taken the time to stroll over there and been ready to shoot this image\u2026.we\u2019d missed it and not been able to share with you folks.\u00a0 By the way\u2026..it sounded amazing\u2026<\/p>\n

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