Fabio 2320 CA 1511b zenOceanside vacation

Traveling is a great way for me to experience new sights, and to create images that I would not normally have in my back yard....well except for the image above! As I travel, I keep my camera with me all the time, which sadly I don't always do at home.

In California people drive their classic cars down roads close to the beach, which is what happened here. There was a constant parade of cars that night, since the rain was holding off. They were mostly modern, dull black and silver SUV's, and I was being the not so normal "tourist" photographing the sunset with the cool ocean breeze on my face. Out of the corner of my eye I saw this absolutely, gorgeous 1960's Chevrolet Impala driving by the little cottages where I was staying. My photojournalist brain kicked into gear, and I was able to quickly pan 6 images as the car drove by. After I returned to the studio I took two images, blended them together and I came up with this. I could not have scripted this photograph any better for the car color matched the cottages perfectly. Except for a couple of tweaks, this is exactly what was there! This is truly one of the most beautiful classic cars I've ever photographed, and have NOT seen anything like this cruising Woodward during the Dream Cruise. (Thank you Photoshop and On1 software for the help!)

Looking forward to another "Memorable" Vacation........

Shot with my favorite traveling camera: the Nikon Z6II with the Nikkor 24mm-120 S lens.

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Update May 2nd: I entered this photo in a contest through a professional organization I belong to called KelbyOne.com. This organization is where I keep up on the latest information about all the programs I subscribe to, so I can produce better images for my clients. I came in 1st place and am very happy to have won. This is a special photograph and makes me very happy.

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