All I wanted to do was get my ass back home, and on the way stop off at the store for some Blue Moon beer. You see, my finally-graduated-from-college daughter, now that she has gotten a decent job and is making some money, has decided that it is her time to enjoy the high life, and apparently, Blue Moon, ice cold with a wedge of fresh orange, is the new “ I have arrived” status symbol of the new Gen Xers.
But back to my story .... So there I was driving along, minding my own business, when looking off to my right, what do I see but a cherry red restored 1935 Ford Pickup truck, outfitted with chrome rims and an engine that was gleaming in the sunlight.
What a sight, I thought as I remembered that right there beside me was my Nikon D300 with its 10mm lens and fully charged battery. “Oh No”, I thought to myself... "It is the end of the day so just drive on by .. Just Drive On By”.
You know, I was so proud of myself that I did just that ... for about 300 feet and then, regretting my decision, and being seduced by that dark red and chrome, I slumped my shoulders, as I guiltily listened to my camera berate me saying, “Dude, you are a street photographer, and here is something right there on the street just begging to be shot.”
“OK, OK. Just shut the hell up”, I told my camera as I started to look for a place to turn around. “But don’t whine and complain if that car is not still there”, I told it, because. many times in “street”, if you do not shoot it right then, it is gone forever.
Lucky for me, however, that car was still sitting in the parking lot of the Quarry Village right next to the golf course and I was able to shoot it and speak with the owner for a bit.
Turns out that the owner has the car up for sale and in exchange for letting me shoot his car, I post some of the images and his information here.
1935 Ford PU
Per Bailey
832-657-700(four)
Ahhhh .. Doesn't get much better that this for a street photogrpapher!
