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The Indiana Historical Society has an exhibit on the Model T Ford. This kind of car is what used to be called a “delivery.” If you wanted one of these, you ordered the frame, running gear, brakes – all that stuff – from Ford, and then you went to what they called a “coach builder” and had them make the wood body for it. Yeah – they don’t make things like they used to!
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I was walking home after meeting some friends and decided to fool around with the camera a bit. Since it was dark out I figured I’d see what I could make happen with some slow shutter speeds. Since the shutter is open for so long, moving objects will appear blurred or smeared as they move across the camera’s field of vision. I like car lights done this way, so I gave it a try. This was handheld (no tripod and plenty of chances I’d breathe and shake the camera), and many of them came out surprisingly well. I could do better with a more intersting surrounding or better cars or whatever, but the effect itself is pretty cool.