Leaping Jaguar hood emblem, from an older-model Jaguar sedan. Taken with a Canon 400D digital SLR and Canon EF 100-400 IS zoom lens; shutter-speed 1/1600, aperture F5.6, focal length 340mm, ISO 200.

Coca Cola ad reflected on the gleaming bodywork of a venerable old lady, a 1964 Austin Princess Mk IV, photographed at Cars in the Park, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Canon EOS 400D with 18-55mm IS lens, 1/200 at F8. The 18-55mm lens can be classified as a standard zoom within the range of Canon EF-S lenses that are designed specifically for use on Canon digital cameras with the smaller APS-C format sensors.

Rear light and tail fin of Ford Fairlane 500, taken at local “Cars in the Park” Show, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Canon EOS 450D digital SLR with Canon 70-300mm IS zoom lens, 1/1000th at F8, 165mm.

Morgan sports cars in a row

Another image of classic cars, this time a close-up of a row of Morgans with the emphasis on the headlights and the bright primary colours.

A Pair of MG TD classic sports cars

A pair of MG TDs, showing the coloured grills, headlights and long bonnets of these classic British sports cars. The prior models, the MG TCs, did not have front bumpers while the tyres were carried by 19″ wire wheels.

MG TD Grill and Headlights

Like most men, I like cars, although I’m by no means “car crazy” and have never had the cash to own anything exotic. Once a year there’s a car show in my town, called “Cars in the Park”, where mainly older cars are displayed. I like to wander around taking photos, but it’s difficult to get anything other than close-ups, as there’re always people milling around. But that’s fine, as I enjoy the colours and shapes, so tend to concentrate on line and form.

The pic above is of a British classic, the MG TD, that was popular in the 1950s, and was the successor to the MG TC that came out after the Second World War. The image has been digitally “painted”.