THE STORY BEHIND THE SHOT

On the first of every month I’ll be posting about a photograph I made.

This month we look at an image I created in 2010. It’s an Aga Blue 1973 911E parked in front of some old quonset huts in Orange County. The car’s owner and I scouted this unusual set of buildings and arrived at dawn the next day.

We started with one background, but it wasn’t quite right. Then we found a palm tree, spinning fans, and soft light that were perfect for this quintessential scene of California car culture.

Canon 5D Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L at 70mm, Gitzo tripod, 1/2 sec, f/16