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Saturday Morning Porsche 356 SC

April 30, 2014 by Danny Cruz

Saturday Morning Porsche 356 SC

Here we have another example of the benefits of always having your camera ready. This is a beautifully restored Porsche 356 SC, also a regular at our local meet Cbad Cars and Coffee Carlsbad.

I was on my way to Cbad Cars on a Saturday morning during spring. I was with my son and we had just picked up Peet’s coffee. We were riding in my truck, cruising and simply expecting an uneventful drive to the car meet. I then spotted the 356 a ways ahead at the stop light of El Camino Real in Carlsbad.

I said to my son, “Please pass me the camera from the back seat.” A quick flick of a switch, windows rolled down and I started shooting a few frames. The whole episode was rather mellow and the shooting was nonchalant. We got a wave from the Porsche driver and passenger and a smile and that was it.

Really, the entire process was super-relaxed. Even the camera settings were lax. The camera was set at a safe but useful 1/80 shutter speed and a “deep enough” aperture of f/7.1. The diffused light helped my B+W circular polarizer do its job without straining and gave me a beautiful shot with nicely dramatic cloudy skies. The lens was my trusty Canon 24-105L. ISO was 320. I love to shoot at ISO 160, but with this dawn light, 160 would’ve yielded too big an aperture and made those trees too fuzzy.

I love this rolling shot. This photo is now printed and framed behind glass.

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