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

Mercedes-Benz W125 -Ohhh, the sound of the engine - MUSIC!
Copyright ©2007, Anthony Cummings
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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: Anthony Cummings
Folder: Tony's vintage cars
Uploaded: 17-Sep-2007 23:27 CEST
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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]