[LargeFormat] road trip

[Dan Suskin]

Ok - cars and photography - have to jump in here:

In order to combine both these passions, last spring I drove my 1925 
Silver Ghost from Atlanta to Gettysburg, along the Blue Ridge Parkway - 
800 miles each way with terrific photography at almost every turn.  At 
40 mph, the trip took 3 days each way.

That trip used a Leica Digilux 2 only (first time I never took a film 
camera anywhere) - next trip will be with the soon-to-arrive  
BetterLight back for the 4x5.

Danni


Danni Suskin
www.skukuza.com
      .....leaving only footprints
On Jul 22, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Les:
>
> The url for the Buick produces a 404
>
> But... it "sounds" like you might be a automobile aficionado, soooo...
>
> I went to a mini car show at the Larz Anderson Museum of 
> Transportation a week or so ago:
> http://www.hemenway.com/MOT/
>
> Alas not LF, but instead shot with a Pentax isDS with the 14mm lens, 
> (effectively like a 21mm on 35mm format).
>
> Jim
>
> Les Newcomer wrote:
>
>> snip<
>>>
>> Well, it's been a while but yes, I've ridden across the country 
>> before.  The first time was New York City to San Francisco,  Then 
>> Montreal to Tijuana (we broke the crankshaft in North Bay Ont., but 
>> luckily it broke in front of a welding shop, and they convinced us 
>> they could weld it, so we were back on the road in two days)
>> The last was from Seattle to Philly in '76,  Ended in Philly July 2, 
>> 3 & 4.  Got snowbound on Granite Pass between Cody and Sheridan in 
>> June.  Broke the crank again, in Indianapolis--the Birthplace of 
>> Speed. Oddly enough we had to convince them they could weld it this 
>> time.
>> The car?   http://home.twmi.rr.com/buick.jpg
>> Cruising speed.  33mph.    When it rains, we get wet.  When it snows, 
>> we get cold. and if forced to drive on the Interstate, we get scared.
>> Alas due to ahh cramped conditions, the only cameras we had were a 
>> Petri Racer and a venerable Argus C3.
>> But these trips were all planed out years in advance (there were 50 
>> cars 1914 or earlier starting, so we weren't alone).  My trip will 
>> be, faster, cheaper and, as much as possible, driving on a whim.
>
>
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