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Old 09-24-2009, 05:05 AM
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What's old, rusty and old school tough ? a Rat-Rod ..

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no shiney new paint job on these hot rods, the meaner they look the better .. not everyone " gets " the whole rat-rod look or mentality.. kinda like photography, the meaning is not always apparent to the non-informed.

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Old 09-24-2009, 05:19 AM
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Great shot. The subdued color works perfectly with the subject matter.
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Lean, mean, menacing and bad to the bone racing machines, great shot Vin

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Great shot! I love old cars. I was raised around hot rods. I can't wait to have one myself one day.
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I love rat rods! Use what you can find. You won't find any bought billet anything on these! You definitely caught the essence of these cars!
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All I can say is, sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet..... Great shot Vin.
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Just fantastic, Vin. I love that you're shooting cars now, too! Fantastic PP work here, I really like the sepia with selective coloring - it totally adds to the mood. Very nice stuff, my friend.
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How cool is that shot, perfect PP for the shot.
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Oh yeah! Muscle cars before muscle cars were invented. Pure, simple unadulterated horsepower and street tough. You even have an industrial chimney of some sort in the background adding to the tough-guy industrial image. Love these
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Hi Vin. Well, I never heard of a Rat Rod till I opened your post. These are awesome buddy and I love the work that you did in this one. You are really varying your work and it is so good to see all the new things you come up with. I just love the Rat Rods. Great work as always Bro.

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