I love 58 Chevy’s…one of my favorite cars. An old shot that I was able to salvage because of my editing skills improving. Needless to say I am happy I was able to! Now generally as a rule of thumb, I would KO the powerlines, but this time I left them in intentionally. Why? Well I started to KO them then went back, after noticing that without them, the telephone pole is just kinda strange and they add a sense of perspective in this shot. Processed with Photoshop, LucisArts, Virtual Photographer, about 7 layers, and custom color retro actions using curves. —-—-—-—-—-- / More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com / All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
Pickups and Thunderstorms I was really going for exposure and atmosphere here with this shot featuring a 60 Chevy Pickup. It just really had an air about it…...
maybe it’s something that a lotta people outside America don’t understand….how we have this romance with the automobile. We view it as a gateaway to the wide open highway, elegance and freedom, able to take us anywhere we wish to go….leaving the stress and daily rat race behind us. It is even more prevailing in classic cars. The reflection on the past, when elegance, romance, style, and a simple life is what it equates. And speaking of romance, style and elegance, the Cadillac had all that. This is a 1949 model….and I wish it was mine. I wish I could just get in it and drive, westward California. Yeah romance the American way… / Thoughts welcomed! —-John —-—-—-—-—-—-— / More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com / All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
And this is what it’s ALL about. Sure, show cars are nice, with their shiny paint, but are NEVER driven! Welcome to the wildside of the Kustom Kulture/Rockabilly/Greaser/RatRod lifestyle! Where they are driven year around in all kinda of weather, where blood, sweat, and guts are spent many a late night in garages all over America, downing cans of PBR, welding and hammering, making it all fit. Homegrown hot rodding at it’s finest! Made to go, and made to run your show cars ass off the road! It’s a Model A with a vintage 50s Hemi, bullet holes are real, from when th ebody sat in a field for some 50 odd years. Beer Keg in the back works as the gas tank, and straight pipes make this thing louder than Hell’s Chariot! If Satan had a Hotrod, then this would be it!!!! Processed with my won Kodachrome PS script for vintage slide coloring Thoughts welcomed!
When Mercury made some of the badest cars around, when the lines were designed and Chrome reflected it’s wonderful colors. When Rock & Roll was just being born, and tailfins were the norm. Welcome to the Montclair Timewarp! HDR processed, selective vignetting, custom retro color curves, selective dodging and burning. All I can say is that I am ordering a 24×36 print for my wall! I love how this one came out! Thoughts welcomed!
Model/Styling: Charlie / Shot at Wintersun 08
Hotrods & Kustoms are a specialty of mine, so get ready to see a whole LOT more! I L O V E 60’s Cadillac’s, I love em even more when they are 1960-1966, this one being a ‘64. Even more when they are lowered with painted wheels, have Lake Pipes, and wide whitewalls! Welcome to the West Side Sinners Kar Klub, hailing from Denver, Colorado, and bring you more hair grease than a can of 40 weight motor oil! I saw this in front of their shop with a few of their other rides and had to stop, it was mandatory. No one around at all, I started shooting away…was kinda nice not having to worry about a ton of people at a car show for once. The building in the background which you will see in upcoming shots, provided a nice authentic backdrop as well. Processed from RAW in Lightroom, then onwards to PS and LucisArt. —-John
One of 2,500 H.O.G (Harley Owners Group) enthusiasts from Australia and all over the world at the 18th National Australian H.O.G. rally held this weekend (Oct 5, 2008) at Lennox Head, NSW. /
A trip back in time – with mobile phone.. / Taken at “John’s Annual Hot Rod Picnic 2008” at Pakenham
Digital art. A space rocker visits a diner in his radioactive ratrod
Fictional 45×35 cm / Acrylics, Gouache & Watercolours on canvas. — / / — © All images copyright ROUBLE RUST / Spyridoula Bleta / All the images in this gallery are copyrighted, are NOT part of public domain & may not be reproduced, copied, edited, transmitted, uploaded, downloaded, or published in any way without my permission. Any violation of this copyright law will result in a lawsuit.
Who stripped who? / Original painting – Oil on canvas, Exhibited and sold at Kustom Lane Gallery – V8 Vixens exhibition.
Original – oil on canvas. Exhibited at Kustom Lane gallery and kustom kulture weekender, Adelaide. Featured in ‘Deadbeat’ magazine.
Original- oil on canvas. Exhibited and sold as part of V8 Vixens exhibition at Kustom Lane gallery.
Digital ‘toon’
Original- oil on canvas. Exhibited in V8 Vixens exhibition, Kustom Lane Gallery, Kustom Kulture weekender, Adelaide.
Digital artwork
Vintage style garage shirt
Oil on canvas. Inspiration from model Bernie Dexter.
Oil on canvas. Will be displayed as part of the ‘Freak show” exhibit at Kustom Lane gallery 13th March 2009. And yes, this is my husband.
Alternative punk rock girl with Holy Pink tattoed across her knuckles
He’s a happy chap alright, tickle his belly and he’ll bestow happiness and good fortune, Im hoping for a Hemi… come on Kustom Kulture Buddha
1 SALE (15.09.09) CHALLENGE WINNER: / That One Great Shot – CLASSIC CAR CHALLENGE (31.08.09)
Taken at The Happy Store, Idas Valley(a very poor coloured community) outside Stellenbosch. We ate the most superb lamb shanks here with home-made lemonade … see my other pic her on the bubble “back to basics” Fabulous music recitals and poetry readings by local artists are held outside at the rear of this wonderful nostelgic gem Canon PowerShot S2 IS FEATURED: / “Passionate About Vintage” (20.10.09)
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