tiabunna's photos with the keyword: voiture

It was a real thrill, at our Easter gatherings of old Renaults, when this 1902 De Dion Bouton arrived on the scene. More images in the PiPs. Wishing everyone a Happy Bench Monday and a good week to follow.

What more can I say about the imposing Tingha Town Hall across the way? Taken from outside the Royal Hotel (see PiP).

I had read of a process called either "bokeh panorama" or "Brenizer Method", so decided to give it a try. The process involves combining multiple images and I needed a static subject, so the little red car came out. :-) Best viewed large. Explored.

I haven't posted a classic car for a while. This is the (recently acquired) Peugeot 505GTI from 1985. Explored.

I washed and polished the car today - that needed to be recorded, so camera time. :-) Best viewed large.

A Renault Floride from 1960, at our recent gathering. Still looks classy.

This is a 1958 Renault 4CV. I'm heading away with her for about a week, to catch up with a few more of them (see inset, also www.4cvregisteraustralia.org ). Best wishes to all, I expect to be online only infrequently while away. View on black. Explored.

I had just received my new (well, about 30 year old) SMC Pentax-A Macro 1:2.8/50mm and hadn't even opened the package, when a pal stopped by with his three wheel 1934 Morgan. This seemed a good subject with which to test the lens. :) Another image in the note. Nice on black. The monthly competition for the Prime Lenses (fixed focal length) group this month (July) is for images of cars or motorcycles. Only one restriction - they must be taken with a prime lens. This is my second entry. If you are a member of the group, why not put an entry in now: if you are not, we welcome any images taken with a prime lens.

A few years ago we visited a museum in Vienna where we saw what I consider the world's most significant car. Forget the Ferraris, Cadillacs, Bentleys or Bugattis: it's a fairly obscure make called a Gräf & Stift. And its significance? One hundred years ago (28 June 1914) while travelling in it, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Duchess Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a South Slav nationalist opposed to Austrian rule. (A note marks a bullet hole). The killings precipitated the chain of events leading to the idiocy of World War 1, the death of many millions, and arguably much of the course of history since that date. In this centenary year of the start of WW1, while listening to the daily news, I find myself wondering whether the human race has learned anything over the past century. Posted in a suitably sombre mood. Image somewhat edited and texture applied. View on black and pause......

Australian-built Renault 4CV (1958).