Urban carscapes
It’s not often we’re truly wowed by automotive photography – we really live in a time of image saturation, and thus (to a certain degree), desensitization – but here are two recent examples that really made us stop and linger— probably precisely because the car has been de-emphasized in favor of the larger surroundings (and in one of the examples is nothing but a bit player— hardly anything ‘automotive’ about the image at all).
Fascinating images of a fascinating place (Hong Kong), and a lesson to anyone wanting to take compelling car photos (put the telephoto or zoom lens down and take several steps back).
Image credits: www.isphoto.lv (top), xavibarca (bottom)
Motoring Con Brio 
Diablo looks like he’s in for some electric work over on the darkside… I miss HKG car culture. Getting a near new exotic for next to nothing, just because it looked ‘old’. Getting new tires fitted in the street by a man wearing no shoes or shirt called Fat. Buying a car on one level of a multistory car park, and getting it insured on another. The Sunday morning blast out to Luk Keng on near empty roads. Contrary to expectations, HKG is a massive place to own a car. Neko.
Kuroneko said this on December 11, 2012 at 12:49 am
To that end, here’s another Flickr account I’ve been enjoying recently:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darylchapman
It’s not art, but there’s plenty of eye candy on display nevertheless.
motoringconbrio said this on December 11, 2012 at 12:55 am
Hey, thanks for sharing my picture with the Diablo. I am really happy to hear such good feedback about it, especially since right after I took it I was really worried that the others would not like it as much as I did. I am glad that when you look at it, you have the same emotions and feelings as I do when I walk through this fascinating city. This is the best compliment for me.
Igor said this on December 11, 2012 at 11:44 am
Igor— happy to do it. Nice work!
motoringconbrio said this on December 13, 2012 at 6:12 pm
Context is everything. Great pictures!
Mr Bridge said this on December 11, 2012 at 3:39 pm
What great shots – takes me back to my last visit to Hong Kong, where every side street, every alleyway is a world unto itself. I must have shot a hundred pics of these fantastic micro scenes. And loads of automotive eye candy prowling the streets, too!
5280 JB said this on December 11, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Don’t forget the Benz in the background….might it be this one, by any chance?
Sam (@mambochapchap) said this on December 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Forget the Benz? Never 🙂
Good eye!
motoringconbrio said this on December 13, 2012 at 6:08 pm