Planes, Trains and Automobiles – 28 Views For Inspiration
Airbus in downtown Hong Kong Copyright Luis Argerich
The movie was funny but people take the design and upkeep of these people movers pretty seriously. Being able to appreciate the lines and curves of these amazing man-made machines is as equally as important as getting the perfect angles to be able to see them in photographs. Translating power, prestige and property can set your work apart from the next guy. Here’s to the collection of art that can fly like a bird, speed through the country side and transport our kids to school.
Traveling through time on the Spadina train Copyright squirrel brand
Predator - Copyright Rick Flores
1957 B-47 rocket assist takeoff - Copyright James Vaughan
Calatrava - Copyright Bert Kaufmann
1966 Pontiac Bonneville abandoned - Copyright Mike Baird
P-40E Warhawk/Kittyhawk - Copyright Armchair Aviator
Early train to Bangkok - Copyright maessive
Formula 1 drift - Copyright Luciano Meirelles
1952 YB-60 Bomber - Copyright James Vaughan
Grand Canyon Railway - Copyright Krikit
Alvis Speed 20 Tourer 1932 - Copyright Pedro Ribeiro Simones
Air drop – humanitarian relief over Port au Prince, Haiti - Copyright Beverly & Pack
Commuter train - Copyright JR F
Red Jaguar Xk140 - Copyright Pedro Ribeiro Simones
Chubu International Airport - Copyright Emran Kassim
Off the tracks - Copyright aussiegall
Scarlett Corvette Stingray - Copyright seargant killjoy
Powering through the skies - Copyright Alberto P. Viga
Strathspey Railway - Copyright dave conner
1950 Buick LeSabre - Copyright James Vaughan
Christmas Eve Amtrak run over Salt Creek - Copyright Bruce Fingerhood
1926 Chevy Truck - Copyright Hugh Lee
US Air Force Thunderbird Aerial Demonstration - Copyright Beverly & Pack
Mysterious station - Copyright Feliciano Guimaraes
Clunkers - Copyright Bob Jagendorf
Empty Train - Copyright Erik Soderstrom
Mercedes 300 SL Cabrio - Copyright Dominik Bartsch
48 Responses to “Planes, Trains and Automobiles – 28 Views For Inspiration” - Add Yours
September 21st, 2011 at 6:36 am
As someone who works in downtown New York City, the first picture is kind of chilling to me. Other than that, though, these are great pics. The picture of the train with the old picture overlay is brilliant.
Here’s mine, a 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom Convertible: http://flic.kr/p/9QPffm
September 21st, 2011 at 6:44 am
Wow on that top photo, I’ll bet that makes people comfortable in those buildings seeing those planes that low. Perfect timing and good shot though.
September 21st, 2011 at 6:53 am
A few of my own – A Ford Roadster
http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/the-ford-roadster/
September 21st, 2011 at 6:54 am
How to get photos like the published in this post?
September 21st, 2011 at 6:55 am
Planes
http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/remove-before-flight/
September 21st, 2011 at 6:56 am
Trains: http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/take-the-midnight-train-going-anywhere/
September 21st, 2011 at 7:01 am
The Scarlett Corvette Stingray looks more like a Chevrolet Impala and the Formula 1 does not look like Formula 1 at all.
September 21st, 2011 at 7:27 am
Nice photos, but that is NOT a Corvette Stingray. It looks more like an early 60s pickup
September 21st, 2011 at 7:40 am
That’s what I was thinking or an Impala!
September 21st, 2011 at 7:41 am
My mistake, that’s a ’59 Chevy Bel Air
September 21st, 2011 at 7:42 am
Old No 40
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60701150@N04/5726598601/
September 21st, 2011 at 7:45 am
Old No 40
September 21st, 2011 at 8:19 am
Nice collection of photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/4262386227/
September 21st, 2011 at 8:21 am
Love the car photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/5204555667/
September 21st, 2011 at 10:33 am
Here is my inspiration as well
http://vipmediastar.com/vipblog/?p=568
September 21st, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Some really well done car photographs. I think the really tight composition on the red Jaguar works great.
A couple used a first generation 1955-2957 Ford Thunderbird instead of a limo to use for their wedding, which I thought was a very classy choice:
http://jasoncollinphotography.com/blog/category/cars
September 21st, 2011 at 1:41 pm
WOW….. Are these pictures taken by Pro?
September 21st, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Clunkers – Would it OK if it is Portrait orientated instead of landscape, since it shows scale?
Empty Train – Would it be OK if the camera move at dead center or slightly to right?
Mysterious station – Would it be ok if I capture the train when it reaches the converging lines (brightest area) at 1/3 vertical area, when the train light on..?
Could It do the same with my only len 18-55mm VR Kit Len Nikon f3.5-5.6?
Just asking for learning purposes
September 21st, 2011 at 4:55 pm
@scottc, nice picture and car. How did you get that silky look on the paint?
September 21st, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Battleship Wisconsin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuaussi/3424959767
DC Metro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuaussi/881769208
September 21st, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I took this motion blur of a train a while ago, whacked the saturation up and it came out really well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spooke/5955737188/in/set-72157627115384265
September 21st, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Some wonderful stuff there!
As usual, be careful in some stations and airports as they are private property and you may need permission to shoot. If not you may find yourself being ejected very rapidly by the local police or worse held for questioning.
I have shot in London mainline train stations and despite always obtaining the correct paperwork I once got questioned 5 times in 90 minutes by the station security and local police officers as to why I was shooting in such a crowded, public place. The security people are very jumpy and think anyone with a camera is a threat! Granted one of those times I was questioned was by a nice officer and fellow amateur snapper who wanted to talk about camer kit and shooting styles!!
September 21st, 2011 at 11:19 pm
here is an air plane fore you all. take a look
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian-johnson/5459930443/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian-johnson/5459931003/
thank you
September 21st, 2011 at 11:57 pm
My 2 cents
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50259324@N08/5348692703/in/set-72157625085424023/lightbox/
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:01 am
Indeed Fuzzypiggy, especially in England taking pictures in train stations will give you lots of questions. Usually it’s just not worth it. On the platform it’s usually no problem, but in the main hall it will get you into trouble easily.
As for some train inspiration: Night-shot, long exposure, with a rest of sunset and the help of an urban tripod (parapet): http://wp.me/p1LDRy-3l
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:08 am
waiting for the “i do car photography for my website” guy… for once he won’t be off topic
September 22nd, 2011 at 3:16 am
Fantastic collection, I’ve got to say my favorite was the relief drop over Haiti until I saw the 1950 buick. I had to wipe the drool off of my keyboard. I think I’m in love with that car.
I love car shows, but don’t often go because it looks more like that clunkers shot, not in quality of the cars, but in how they pack them all together. There’s never enough room to appreciate them.
September 22nd, 2011 at 5:10 am
I realize some of the photo descriptions are not 100% accurate, but I kept them according to the owner’s wording. Sorry about that, but I thought it most fair and the photo was good quality.
Fuzzypig, I totally understand it can be a pain shooting in some place like train station but figured I didn’t need a disclaimer here as most who read this site are adults and able to make those decisions themselves. Regardless, thank you for making the note as it will help some, I’m sure. The irony is, from what I’ve read, they never found surveillance photos from those who bombed the London Underground and bus, Timothy McVey never took pictures of the Oklahoma City Federal Building, etc… Terrorists don’t want to stand out and be suspect. Where as photographers don’t want to bomb things. It’s annoying to be treated like a suspect when the actual terrorists never did what we are doing (blatantly taking photos in a crowded train station because you know what? It looks artistically cool. Not because I want to harm people.). End of my small rant.
September 22nd, 2011 at 5:11 am
Few of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64577297@N00/sets/72157627722176358/
September 22nd, 2011 at 5:27 am
These are awesome. Big thumbs up for the shot of the aid drop over Port au Prince (Beverly &Pack). Those parachutes look magnificent against the plain blue sky!
September 22nd, 2011 at 12:57 pm
i rarely get to shoot cars. But here is one that i shot a month back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balajimurali/6170753447/
September 22nd, 2011 at 7:56 pm
The first image, while dramatic, is a composite. A flight path does indeed go over HK harbour but the aircraft are at several thousand feet by then. There has been one recent exception, namely when the Airbus A380 was launched – it was cleared to fly through the harbour (not over Central’s office buildings!) at around one thousand feet – that’s no A380 anyway! Now, if it had been taken in Kowloon City in the old days when Kai Tak Airport was operational, it would have been more believable.
September 23rd, 2011 at 5:55 am
Some great stuff.
Here is a link to some of my car shots:
http://studio413.smugmug.com/Cars-and-Motorcycles/Concours-de-Elegance/7071755_WCRMLC#460371064_279LH
September 23rd, 2011 at 6:06 am
Awesome and inspiring photos. The Scarlet Stingray is a ’59/60 Chevy Impala. Still a terrific pic.
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:13 am
When taking aircraft photographs it always pays to check in the viewfinder first for distracting elements
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28363083@N02/3694945481/in/photostream/
Thanks for your article
PLJ
September 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 am
Planes and cars are some of my favourite subjects to shoot so I can’t resist posting a photo or two here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/6018393802/in/set-72157627348268748
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/4980376719/
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 am
Some of these are awesome, but some of them fall into that old discussion topic of ‘it’s not the photo, it’s the subject’. Many of these are just great subjects taken with point a click technique. Would love to see what some of those would turn out like with a bit more thought put into composition and light etc.
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:40 am
Love the pics but the one identified as a Stingray is not a Stingray. It looks a lot like a ’59 or ’60 Chevy but certainly not a Corvette.
September 23rd, 2011 at 12:57 pm
photos old:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42002845@N02/6118711570/in/set-72157627479496805/
and new:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42002845@N02/6066747689/in/set-72157627362789709
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Re composition: Dallas, at least 80% of these photos show good compositional elements. Not necessarily excellent, but at least great. The one which disappoints is the Strathspey Railway. The engine should be just a couple of metres closer, with less ‘nothingness’ to the right. On the other hand, ‘Mysterious Station’ is brilliant.
September 23rd, 2011 at 11:11 pm
It’s a 59 impala
September 25th, 2011 at 1:37 am
Two cars in an alley.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuaussi/6170700299
September 25th, 2011 at 2:38 am
Love the Jag, and that Buick is crazy
Here’s my ride, not quite as classic but getting there at 20 years old: http://flic.kr/p/akXqdH
September 26th, 2011 at 5:13 am
Crazy pictures. I’m inspired!
September 27th, 2011 at 1:10 am
I agree with Jeff, that first one truly bothers me as I was there on 911; however, I can appreciate the photo and do. I love photographing old cars and thought you all might enjoy seeing these slide shows.
http://open-window.typepad.com/blog/2011/08/southampton-antique-auto-show-2011.html
http://open-window.typepad.com/blog/2010/09/southampton-antique-auto-show-the-details.html
http://open-window.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/southampton-antique-auto-show.html
September 27th, 2011 at 6:01 am
I am a starter in photography and your pictures shall definitely give me an idea where to start this hobby with.
September 29th, 2011 at 4:21 am
All great shots!!
I love photographing vehicles..
Here are a few of mine..
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j350/photosbyrt11/Vehicles/DSC_7014.jpg
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j350/photosbyrt11/Vehicles/PorshewmBW.jpg
My vehicles album..
http://m1081.photobucket.com/albums/photosbyrt11/Vehicles
April 11th, 2012 at 4:08 am
That Thunderbirds photo is actually a U.S. Air Force photo. It is free for use but the copyright does not belong to Beverly & Pack. The proper credit is, U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Tracie Forte. http://www.luke.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/090322-F-1618F-561.JPG
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