Indianapolis Car Show

 Found another passion this last week - photographing antique cars. As mentioned in a previous post I am loving the reflections and detail on these cars.....the craftsmanship and TLC in these vehicles is awesome.

I had planned to leave Indianapolis early on Sunday when I learned there was a large car show at the raceway home of the Indianapolis 500. On Saturday there were over 3,000 cars but with the possible rain on Sunday there were only about 750 cars. There was no lack in quality....so I stopped by on the way out of town..NOTE: The overcast day made the perfect lighting to photograph cars...

In addition to the great color and reflections they cars are a trip down memory lane - saw a few cars I actually owned - a 55 Pontiac, 55 Chevy, 57 Ford and a few others. These vehicles are like old songs and made me think about where I was when I owned a particular car....

Today's post are a few posts from the 350 images made on Sunday...


The owner of the vehicle below actually drove it to the show.....

Indianapolis Jazzfest

George Benson

Stayed over in Indianapolis yesterday to photograph the Jazzfest......and was treated to a perfect weather and fabulous music.....Her a few images...more to come...

Rufus Reid

Russell Ferrante, Yellowjackets

George Benson

Jimmy Haslip, Yellowjackets

Central State Asylum

 
This image is what is currently left inside the Men's Recreational Room at the Indiana Hospital for the Insane aka Central State Hospital.

I wonder what that contraption with the hood is/was - some sort of hair dryer maybe.....need to get back to Central State before they demolish the buildings...

Photographed with a Canon 5DMKII, 21MM Zeiss Lens

Abandoned Hospital

Electrical, Central State Asylum

Long week finally coming to an end. The gallery opening went very well. Renaissance Fine Art and Design has a new location in Carmel on the corner of Range Line Road and Main Street. The new space has very large windows making it easy to see what is currently on display, and, being on the corner makes it hard to miss from 4 directions. Congratulations to Kathleen  on the move.

The Apple Store Music and iPhone Presentation could not have gone better.  It was the first time for me using the iPad2 and it worked perfectly. I was able to work on the iPad and see it on a screen, in this case a very large apple monitor. The only thing missing was the ability to watch the stylus actually touching the screen but a win win as one no longer needs to use a projector.  The personnel at the Apple Store could not have been more helpful.

After the Apple Store a friend took a few of us to the Indianapolis Hospital for the Insane, Central State. This hospital was originally established in 1827 and opened its doors in 1848. The hospital has been abandoned since 1994. I could have spent a few days on this location and do plan to return next time in Indianapolis - so many stories in these old walls.....More images coming...

Image captured using an Alpa Camera, 47MM Schneider lens and a Phase One P65+ medium format digital back.

Majesty Unfolding/Allusions of Reality

In November I will be showing at the Renaissance Fine Art and Design Gallery in Carmel, Indiana. This is a two person show with my good friend Barbara M Ventura. Over the next few days I will be posting artist statements and bio information as it relates to the show.

This post will be the first of many 'shameless promotional' opportunities.