Tour de Aotearoa
Couldn’t believe my luck, took a detour on the way to work via Petone Esplanade and low and behold! is this the mystery machine? Scooby, Scooby Doo Where are you?, this is as Kiwi iconic as it gets, 9.30 in the morning on a busy road by the sea and all the occupants are asleep!
kiwi spirit, travel light, can do, next stop South Island?
Look at the distortion from the wide angle lens on the rear wheel, that combi is raring to go bro!
Shot on a Nikon D700, 17-35mm Nikkor Lens
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midzing
fantastic shot,,, well done
Dean Mullin
Ken, I’m loving how you do the skies…. got any tips?
KenWright replied
yep, start with a very wide angle lens, this 17mm is fantastic, what I do is to rebuild the image in photoshop, I shoot to capture a much info as possible, shooting RAW, this gives me a massive range of colour, the shot I take looks flat, PSD brings it to life.
Laurette Ruys
what a classic, can’t believe this thing is still going :)
Anne O'Connor
Good find Ken. Great story and image.
Steve Liptrot
Brilliant capture Ken
John Shortt-Smith
Fabulous. Been there, done that, missing that…
Peter Martin
totally s!ck Cuz! awesome! count me in!
Oswald
Very nice!
Paul Gitto
nice capture, great lighting
ruxique
Wonderful capture! :) You’re right, that car looks like taken out from a cartoon, it’s so cute looking with that awesome landscape behind :)
Joanne Bradley
Super composition, love the contrast between that little green van and that wonderful deep blue and white sky!
amarica
Congratulations on being featured in the Nikon DSLR Users group!!!
Dayonda
You also get distortion from one or both of you moving fast past each other. I don’t remember the effect’s name, but that’s where they got to making circular cartoon tires into ovals in order to make them look like they’re moving. It’s named for the man who discovered it.
Kiwi Green caravan under a powerful sky. (Kiwi Green Camping Machine)
That’s what I’d call it, before I put it into certain Groups.
Sharon Mau
A wonderful title and I LOVE your funny commentary! This is a brilliant image Ken!
KenWright replied
Thank you Sharon, I’d missed your comments, Lol Ken
Christian Hartung
great set up shot, well done
KenWright replied
not sure what you mean, don’t know who these people are, i had an appointment at hospital that gave me the detour, and thats how I found it, nothing set up about it, jut pure luck.
Christian Hartung
sorry
i l d i l a z...
Pretty scene!
thefluxcapacita
great shot!!! mean van:D
expatraveler
Love the look framed in Black. A beautiful image.
Mia1
Wow, this is a very cool shot. Gorgeous. :o)
deannedaffy
Too cute!!!
ValeriaQuerini
makes me want to go on a road trip with some crappy car
Portia Soderberg
brilliant! love the character in this shot!
CPTurner
great shot
Steve Chapple
Sensational capture. So true to ‘life’ and freedom. Great power in that sky!
John Shortt-Smith
Glad to see the car’s still there!...
EarthGipsy
lol!...that’s magic :)
Congratulations – a well deserved feature!
Brendan Schoon
WOW, WOW and another big WOW Ken!! Don’t know why I like this image so much but I think it is because of the great lighting and the perfect composition!! The cloudscape is very special too and there is so much detail. Amazing shot, had to favorite this one!!
Brendan
Alessandro Pinto
Wonderful…
Angel Warda
fab!
RollemFloyd
I love it! Especialy the dark sky and those mysterious lights on the road fore and aft of the van!
Gareth Bowell
Really like this. Saw it amongst the exhibition photos you had in your Journal entry First Display Ever. Nice work!
Rosalie Dale IPA
What a classic shot – one of those serendipitous moments!!!
maxy
Oh you are so right! This is wonderful – right down to the color! Scooby is standing guard somewhere I’m sure.. and bumming food! Excellent and fun work!
Sam Mortimer
I love this so much!!!!!!!!
DesImages
This brought a smile to my face. You are right, this is so kiwi!
madworld
Awesome shot!! I love this van, I need it…badly. And yes sooooooo kiwi. Well done on your capture
clizzio
Love the car and sky together. Congrats on the feature.
Bonnie Blanton
Love this! Great composition, well done.
Adam Gormley
WOW, great skyscape/seascape mate, such brilliant composition! that sky is alive! :)
VintageXposure
that is an awesome shot!
Cathleen Taraw...
Congratulations, you are featured on the New Zealand Made group homepage :)
francescabrew
Choice, Ken! What a find and brilliantly executed. Makes me homesick too – NZ is such a treasure trove for well-loved classic old vehicles and that burly Wellington sky is majestic. Love it.
Ellen Price
Congratulations!!!
Ellen Price
Excellent capture!!!
donnz
classic !
Lisa Kenny
ah the old Bedford van…. i had one of these….. gee I miss it…..
Great shot Ken
Christine Wilson
love it
chris Whitney
I saw this one among your promotion pieces for your upcoming show and it jumped out to me. Very nice!