Commercial, Advertising and Editorial Photography. Greensboro, North Carolina
Odell and Dori Routh, of Lineberry, North Carolina, head out for an antique auto meet in their 1931 Model A Ford roadster on a recent Saturday morning. Both of them are pretty well bundled up because it seems their beautiful old car doesn’t have a lot of heat.
(Photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
From my files, several yellow race car images. A Lola T-70 coupe above on track at Road Atlanta and below are Michael Schumacher’s Benetton Formula One car and an SCCA Dodge Viper.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
As a continuation of my rust series from a while back, I found this old Chevy truck sitting in the woods in New Hampshire.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Today’s photograph is pulled from my files and goes back to the days when a lot of my work was based on motorsports. The image is of International Motorsports Hall of Famer and Pro Stock driver Bob Glidden, who when he retired in 1997 held the record for the most NHRA wins at 85 (he now stands third overall). I shot this shot from a cherry picker over the start line at Rockingham, North Carolina.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
There is a body shop across from my studio in Greensboro, North Carolina, and they must do pretty good work. You never know what they will be working on, but from time to time there are some nice cars sitting out front. This slick 56 Chevrolet was there for some touchup last week. Looked fairly stock on the outside, but when I saw the hood open, it definitely wasn’t original show-room.
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
One of the things I enjoy about photography is location scouting. Gives me a chance to just go out and look for nice places to shoot. The image above is of my Mini Cooper from a scouting trip in Liberty, North Carolina. Oh yea, I love my Mini.
Odell Routh of Lineberry, North Carolina, south of Greensboro works on replacing the brake master cylinder of his 1946 Willys CJ2A Jeep in his garage at Routh Oil Co.. The vehicle is actually an “Agri-Jeep”, a post war, civilian model of the famous World War II military vehicle. Odell has long been a vehicle restorer, and currently has several he has restored and is working on, including another Willys, a 1948 four wheel drive pickup.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
(photograph copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
My community, Grays Chapel, was traditionally a farming community until just a few years ago. Development has spread into the area and it has become more and more a bedroom community for Greensboro and the Triad. There is still a lot of rural space left, however, and there are many old farms, and with these old operations, there is a world of old farm equipment and vehicles. Time has produced a patina on many of them and they take on the effect of historical sculpture. This old Chevrolet heavy farm truck sits sleeping in my neighbor’s barnyard.
I went up to Virginia International Raceway on Friday and caught practice for the Rolex Grand Am race. Both the DP (Daytona Prototype) and GT cars were on track. Above is the eventual race-winning Gainsco Pontiac.
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
Continuing in the automotive vein of last week’s post, over the weekend I stopped by Richard’s Auto Salvage on Highway 49 between Asheboro and Denton. Richard’s specializes in salvage parts for pre-1972 American autos, and his yard is a treasure trove of old car parts. He has several old Buicks that are beautiful examples of art deco design. Even in their un-restored condition, they are subtle pieces of art. If you have an old car with chrome and fins, he has parts available. Some people see junk yards, or salvage yards, or used auto part facilities as eyesores. They are however, the original green businesses, the first recyclers. Old 50 year old vehicles wait for restoration and someone to bring them back to life, and an art form is preserved. For info, go to http://www.richardsclassiccars.com/
(photographs copyright 2009 by Dan Routh)
