"hello! is it me you're looking for?" by summerfield

"hello! is it me you're looking for?"

looking up at the sky and buildings to see what would look good in black and white. the sky was a beautiful blue with occasional wisps of brush-stroke clouds. i looked down to change the setting of my camera and this was in front of me: an old jag. in powder blue. parked in front of a heap of garbage on the curb near the market. they don't make beautiful cars like this anymore. and get this: there's a handicap sticker on the dash that's why it's parked on a no-parking part of the street. the car is too pretty for me to make an issue of that. so enjoy!

for the coloured look, click here, please: http://one-photograph-a-day.blogspot.ca/2012/05/day-804-baby-powder-blue.html
Gorgeous car! You're right - they don't make them like this anymore. Love the shiny surface with reflections - someone keeps this in good condition.
May 11th, 2012  
@beba8162 - someone, indeed! i will drive it if i'm forced to, you know. hahaha. thank you, roberta.
May 11th, 2012  
As Camilla knows this is one of my favourite cars and as a boy I had an enormous poster of an e-type over my bed .pure art and your B&W capture is perfect
May 11th, 2012  
@steeler - yay! that's quite a generous comment, howard. i am so humbled. i actually thought of you when i squatted in front of this car to take this shot. "the steeler would approve!" and you did. thank you, howard.
May 11th, 2012  
A really wonderful shot. I love the focus and the angle. Great capture. This is a true classic car as well. Lovely.
May 11th, 2012  
Oh my ... it's fabulous! Love it in b&w ... perfect composition and pov! This car looks beautiful from ANY angle, but I love this view from the front. Sadly, they don't make them like this anymore!
May 11th, 2012  
drooling. just drooling. believe i should have been a mechanic. then i could have what i want. when i speak cars, it always boils down to fixability. not only do they not make them like this anymore, it is nearly impossible to find someone who knows how to work on them correctly. and not just a jag. like how we can just barely see you on the hood of the car. what a beauty. my old boss had a maroon jag and a bmw. truthfully, the bmw was a better drive.
May 11th, 2012  
I'll take two.... fav
May 11th, 2012  
This is beautiful in black and white. I looked at your blog and think this smokey grey may actually fit the car better than the powder blue.
May 11th, 2012  
I like the sleek lines in this
May 12th, 2012  
@netkonnexion - thank you, damon. i got some funny looks just by squatting in front of the car to get the shot. hahaha!

@karenann - you can see that this baby is so loved. i could've brought it home myself! thank you, karenann.
May 12th, 2012  
@catsmeowb - wipe the drool! hahahaha! and you won't believe today i passed by and yet another jaguar, different from this one, with the jaguar logo on the bonnet of the car, and the colour is ecru, was parked on the same spot. but it being such a nice day, there was a lot of people and i couldn't get a shot. thank you, camille.

@lesip - wow, leslie! thank you, you're so kind.
May 12th, 2012  
@pandorasecho - i really like this shot, too, dixie, not minding it's in black and white. i think this is my favourite shot of this segment of the challenge. thank you, dixie.

@sarasdadandmom - good you like. thank you, terry.
May 12th, 2012  
Lovely shot of the car - such beautiful curves. Perfect composition to show it off, Looks like it's been well looked after too :)
May 12th, 2012  
@alia_801 - thank you, alia. i'm off to the botanical garden and i will catch up with your album later.
May 12th, 2012  
Coooool car! Great shot.
May 13th, 2012  
Nice shot! Love the shiny chrome! :)
May 13th, 2012  
wow -- how cool!!!!!!!! Looks like she is smiling, too!
May 13th, 2012  
great pov,she's smiling to us!
May 14th, 2012  
Awesome capture and very cute caption!
May 15th, 2012  
Super cool!
May 15th, 2012  
@olivetreeann - you liking it? it's a real cool car.

@humphreyhippo - thank you.

@cscecil - it's smiling at you, of course! thank you, CS.
May 17th, 2012  
@meoprisan - thank you, mihaela, it is kind of smiling.

@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam. glad you like it.

@michaelelliott - thank you, ME. much appreciated.
May 17th, 2012  
Fav! BAM....I said it. Thats the same feeling I had when I saw this. Amazing capture. Love the pov, lighting and processing. You really made this car the center of attention.
June 6th, 2012  
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