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Mercedes-Benz W125 -Ohhh, the sound of the engine - MUSIC!

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Taken at Vintage Racing Car Club "SeeRed" 2007, Castle Donington, England. Car brought over specially from M-B Museum in Germany for demonstration runs :)

1937: 8-Cylinder In-line engine; 5,660cc; 646 bhp at 5,800 rpm - did I mention the sound?

Photographer:	X Anthony Cummings
Folder:	Tony's vintage cars
Uploaded:	17-Sep-2007 23:27 CEST
Model release available:
Camera:	Olympus E500
Exposure time:	1/640s
Aperture:	f11
Focal length:	780mm
Lens:	Sigma 50-500mm
Focusing method:	Manual
ISO:	400
White balance:	Auto
Flash:	no
Image format:	RAW
Processing applied:	Capture One LE: Crop, white balance and curve for contrast
Various:	Tripod
Image resized to:	566x800

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Mercedes-Benz W125 - re-visited:

Anthony -

Music - sweet music (not 'sound'). The abbreviated exhaust system of a straight 8 is fitting for: Hendrix meets Wagner. just imagine Hendrix playing 'Flight of the Valkyries' over the PA system while the MB-W125 puts in some hot laps.

Another thought, while this is a great photograph as is, I can't help but think that this image would look as good - if not better - in B&W, especially since this driver was good enough to dress in attire that matches the machine he's driving. The same is not true (unfortunately) for the driver of the Bugatti.

Ciao!

-leon

Leon Plympton at 02:56 CEST on 18-Sep-2007 [Reply]