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Week 12, March 23-29, 2025 – Car Shows, week 2

March 29th, 2025

Tagged 1936 Ford Phaeton, 1957 Chevy Bel Air, 2022, 2023, 2024, 22.08.27, 23.07.18, 24.05.12, 24.06.18, 24.08.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug22, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, bumper, car, car show, Carmina's Mexican Restaurant Car Show, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet BelAir, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy, Chevy Bel Air, Chevy Belair, Chevy Corvette, Chevy Corvette Stingray, chrome, Corvette, Duesenburg, Elgin IL, Elgin Parking Garage Party, Elgin Parking Garage Party 2022, Festival Park, Festival Park Car Show, flying, Ford, Ford Phaeton, grill, hood, hood ornament, Jul23, July, Jun24, June, lights, logo, May, May24, Mercedes, mirror, ornament, red, reflection, silver, Sony, sting ray, sunlight, tail lights, V8 BiTurbo, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2023, Wauconda Cruise Night 2024, Wauconda IL, Week 12 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, white

“Looks Like a Helmet”

March 28th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.08.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, car, car show, chrome, Elgin IL, Festival Park, Festival Park Car Show, hood, hood ornament, logo, reflection, silver, Sony, sunlight, Week 12 2025, white

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“Shiny, Like a Mirror”

March 26th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.05.12, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, Carmina's Mexican Restaurant Car Show, chrome, Elgin IL, May, May24, mirror, red, Sony, sunlight, Week 12 2025

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“Duesenberg Weather Vane”

March 24th, 2025

Tagged 2023, 23.07.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, chrome, Duesenburg, hood, hood ornament, Jul23, July, Sony, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2023, Wauconda IL, Week 12 2025

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“Carbon-Fiber Silver”

March 23rd, 2025

Tagged 2022, 22.08.27, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug22, August, auto, auto show, car, car show, chrome, Elgin IL, Elgin Parking Garage Party, Elgin Parking Garage Party 2022, Mercedes, silver, Sony, V8 BiTurbo, Week 12 2025

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Week 10, March 9-15, 2025 – Car Shows

March 15th, 2025

Tagged 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, 2023, 2023 Elgin Antique Car Show, 2024, 2024 Elgin History Museum Classic Car Show, 2024 Meadowdale Motorsports & Memories Car Show, 23.07.09, 24.07.14, 24.09.07, 24.09.17, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, autoshow, black & white, blue, car, car show, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy, Chevy Corvette, chrome, Corvette, Delorean, Elgin Antique Car Show, Elgin History Museum, Elgin IL, Ford, Ford Mustang, headlight, hood, hood ornament, Jul23, Jul24, July, logo, Meadowdale Motorsports & Memories Car Show, monochrome, Mustang, Oldsmobile, ornament, pin stripe, Raceway Woods County Forest Preserve, rear window, red, reflection, rim, Sept24, September, Sony, steering wheel, sunlight, sunset, trunk, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2024, Wauconda IL, Week 10 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, wheel, window

“Decorations or Tattoos?”

March 14th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.09.17, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, logo, ornament, pin stripe, Sept24, September, Sony, trunk, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2024, Wauconda IL, Week 10 2025

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“Into the Wind”

March 9th, 2025

Tagged 2023, 2023 Elgin Antique Car Show, 23.07.09, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, chrome, Elgin Antique Car Show, Elgin IL, hood, hood ornament, Jul23, July, red, Sony, Week 10 2025

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Week 45, November 10-16, 2024 – Monochrome Auto Shows

November 16th, 2024

“The Guilded Way”

November 15th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.05.12, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, bumper, car, car show, Carmina's Mexican Restaurant Car Show, chrome, Elgin IL, hood, hood ornament, May, May24, monochrome, monoVember, monoVember 2024, Sony, Week 45 2024

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“Chrome Wrap”

November 14th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.05.12, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, bumper, car, car show, Carmina's Mexican Restaurant Car Show, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, Elgin IL, hood, May, May24, monochrome, monoVember, monoVember 2024, Sony, Week 45 2024

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“Making Things Go”

November 10th, 2024

Tagged 2022, 22.06.12, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, auto, auto show, car, car show, Cars & Coffee, D750, Elgin Civic Center, Elgin IL, engine, green, Jun22, June, monochrome, motor, Nikon, Week 45 2024

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Week 37, September 15-21, 2024 – Hood Ornaments

September 21st, 2024

“Babylonian Gates”

September 21st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 2024 Geneva Concours, 24.08.25, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, chrome, Geneva Concours d'Elegance, Geneva IL, painter, painting, reflection, Sony, week 37 2024

Ishtar

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When I first saw this hood ornament, I immediately was taken with how fragile and sharp the front piece was. I was then taken with the luster of the copper color of the animal (perhaps a pegasus?). The copper color and the animal’s shape reminded me of the decorations on the Ishtar Gate, and placing that hood ornament with the rich blue backdrop really completed the enchantment.

“Flying With Style”

September 20th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, Bentley, car, car show, chrome, Elgin IL, Festival Park Car Show, hood, hood ornament, logo, reflection, silver, Sony, sunlight, week 37 2024

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“Shades of Blue”

September 19th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 2024 Geneva Concours, 24.08.25, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, blue, Cadillac, car, car show, chrome, Geneva Concours d'Elegance, Geneva IL, painter, painting, reflection, Sony, week 37 2024

blue Cadillac

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As I walked north through the Concours, I passed by the painter; so I made a point to stop by and say hi on the way back south. John Paul is from California and was just in Illinois for an art collaboration, and chose to come to the Concours to paint a car or two. Also, the blue Cadillac in the painting was detailed by a friend’s dad’s friend; life really is only 6 degrees of separation from painter to the artist who created the subject of the painting.

“Sun Catcher”

September 18th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, black & white, blue, Buick, car, car show, chrome, Elgin IL, Festival Park Car Show, hood, hood ornament, logo, monochrome, red, reflection, shadow, silver, Sony, sunlight, week 37 2024

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“Reflecting the Show”

September 17th, 2024

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“The Bat Symbol?”

September 16th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug24, August, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, Elgin IL, Festival Park Car Show, hood, hood ornament, logo, red, reflection, shadow, silver, Sony, sunlight, week 37 2024

yellow hints

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If you take a beginners’ photography class, your instructor is likely to bring up leading lines, rule of thirds, and removing items that aren’t needed as some of the keys to a great photo. I’d like to think that those are the reasons that I love this photo, but it’s probably only because I love the color red combined with the yellow hints in the center-line trim work.

“Lead the Way”

September 15th, 2024

shiny chrome

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I have mentioned more than a few times that the Geneva Concours can be crowded and those crowds limit the photos that you can capture. In addition to the crowds though is the venue; the somewhat narrow street and shops and businesses also often provide a very cluttered backdrop for photos and the Concours. Which is why I’m thrilled with the simple nature of this photos; the red really brings out the shine of the chrome.

Week 34, August 25-31, 2024 – Name Plates

August 31st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aston Martin, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Ferrari, horse, Jun24, June, Lamborghini, logo, McLaren, name plate, orange, Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche 928, red, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, white, yellow

“Red & Yellow Chrome”

August 31st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, Lamborghini, logo, name plate, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024

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“Wrap Around Lights”

August 30th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, name plate, Porsche, Porsche 911, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024

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“Reflection”

August 29th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, McLaren, name plate, orange, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024, yellow

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“Engine Vent”

August 28th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, name plate, Porsche, Porsche 911, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024

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“Royal Blue Sky”

August 27th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aston Martin, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, name plate, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024

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“928 Bumper”

August 26th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, name plate, Porsche, Porsche 928, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024, white

muddy cars

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Since many of the cars were crowded or muddy, I had to come up with a different strategy for photographing at Sonny Acres Farm. So I turned to the iconic nameplates that showed up, including the embossed Porsche on this 928.

“The Prancing Horse”

August 25th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Ferrari, horse, Jun24, June, logo, name plate, red, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024

muddy car show

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ChiTown Exotic Car Club hosted a car show at Sonny Acres Farm. It may have been the oddest site that I’ve been to for a car show; and it had been rainy recently, so it was very muddy. Overall, I did see quite a few rare cars, but it was very difficult to capture interesting photos due to the large crowd and the fact that the cars were so tightly packed.