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I literally stumbled on the Porsche Club Concourse at Glenelg today.
The camera is always nearby....thought I would share some pics.

thats total PORN Darren. danke schon for sharing

That ratty weiss 356 is the shit.

Yep, a bit of a twist to that one.....it is electric powered, a GE prototype from the 50's. Bloody awesome history. Didn't have time to chat to the owner, but this card was at the rear..........

Great picts!

I'll have the grey 356c vert!

Thanks for sharing.

its good to see unrestored porsche great pics boris. the new models never appealed to me

love the orange 911 - I think the best models of the 911 is the late 60s with chrome bumbers - all downhill from there! Do you know who's 550 it is? I only know of Dave Pedder - from Pedder's Suspension who has a silver with red tails in SA - looks the same, but different plates

boris wrote:

Ok....you have my attention.....now tell me more!!! Please.

i want that 914!

and that orange 911.

boris wrote:Yep, a bit of a twist to that one.....it is electric powered, a GE prototype from the 50's. Bloody awesome history. Didn't have time to chat to the owner, but this card was at the rear..........

There was one of these for sale on ebay in the US a few years back. Is it possible that this is the same one?? Its a cool prototype tho.

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FONZ....eeeeeeyyyyy!!! wrote:

boris wrote:

Ok....you have my attention.....now tell me more!!! Please.

FONZ....eeeeeeyyyyy!!!...I'd love to give more info but I have none. I was on a really tight schedule and could only stay for 30mins so didn't get to ask. All I can gather is that this was the OG engine from the 356 that was replaced by the GE Electric unit.
Sorry for being so vague. I will have a chat to my mate with SKY 356 and see if he knows anything from club members....will keep you informed.

Ok Darren.... You have asked me to look over your shots and critique them.... First I'd like it to be known, that I'm not a guru when it comes to photography.... I do teach it at high school and I use to teach it at Uni, but for the most part, I am self taught.... And this is what I recommend to everyone...

Now to your pics....

They are all nice shots, but the best ones (for me anyway) are the more abstract ones.... Now we have a little bit of problem with this statement.... Before you take a photo, you must create brief for yourself.... What is the purpose are these shots? Are you after technically interesting shots? Shots for publication? Abstract, creative shots? Happy Snappy's?

To me, most of the shots you have here are the latter.... Nothing wrong with that, but not overly creative.... These sort of shots, with a little tweaking would work well in a 'middle of the road' magazine.... They would not cut it in a mag such as MOTOR or STREET MACHINE, but they'd be fine for show spread in AVWM....

Now this is not a negative criticism of the shots, I'm just pointing out the differences between this work and Luke's stuff.... Luke takes shots more like I do.... Its more abstract, more human, more descriptive, more exhibitable... If there was such a word! Our sort of stuff appeals on an artistic level.... Its something that you would put on the wall at a gallery and sell as a work of art.... Its not a publishable image for the mainstream, its more a 'coffee table' sort of product....

Some of your shots are working very well.... Take the B&W ones for instance.... You focus on the details more, not the whole car, you are looking at the tail light, the stripe, the pulley, the lines, etc.... The foreground is cropped out and the background is obscured... Some of your shots are getting good arty results, but the bulk of them are only skin deep.... Like VW's, Porkers have lovely lines, fine details and impeccable form, use those factors as points of focus..... In an environment such as a car show, where there is so much going on around you and the landscape is highly active (ie: trees, people, flags, buildings, signs), you need to get closer to your subject and try to minimize the periphery!

I hope this is of some help Darren.... You are well on your way...

Thanks Boris.

I wonder if he is selling the engine or if he just has it on show. Be curious if he's thinking of selling.....though I get the impression from his board he's probably not.