2011 is the 50th Anniversary of the E-type Jaguar, and the Jaguar Clubs of North America are publishing a commemorative E-type Calendar. I’d like to submit a photo or two for inclusion. One of my car, and one of another car. Here are a bunch of good E-type Photos for you to pick the “best of.” Make your vote in the comments section and tell us why you like it best.
(sorry for the big red copyright notices… just trying to protect my images a bit)
Edit: I’ve been asked what camera gear was used to shoot these, so I’m adding that to the post…
Other Cars:
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 14-45mm Kit Lens
My Car:
Shot with a low-end Olympus 1.3mp “Point & Shoot” camera
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Olympus C-5050Z
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 14-45mm Kit Lens and 0.7 WA teleconverter
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 45-200mm Telephoto Lens
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 14-45mm Kit Lens
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 14-45mm Kit Lens and .7 WA teleconverter
Late breaking shot from last week:
Shot with Panasonic Lumix G1 w 7-14 WA Zoom lens.
This is a tough one. My criteria: what I’d like to see in a print on my wall. There are a few here, but…
My choice: #2: Mt. Shuksan (Your car)
Gorgeous!
As for the prior category, my vote: #4: Larry Wade’s Series 1 3.8 OTS
Thanks Martin. That is exactly the criteria: what would you like to see hanging on your wall?
How about the rest of you?
so much to choose from!
Here’re my fave three:
1) “XK Head.” Great change-up, a unique POV, both in composition and in the exposition of these cars: Let’s face it; you can look at these things a lot and see all you’re ever gonna see of the OUTSIDE: I like the details!
2) “Beartooth Highway.” Connotes dynamics, and shows a great view, again, different than the standard ‘girlie’ shot. Love the depth of field effet, one of your best pix!
3) “Garth Norton’s XKE.” Again, you can only look at so many gorgeous, same-as-a-hundred-other pix of a Jag; this has great color saturation, and a unique POV of the car in its natural environment. It shows movement and grace: Isn’t that what an e type’s all about, after all?
Very tough, but I’ll go with #3.
Great pictures, but here are my favorites :
#3: Gary Herzberg’s Series 1 3.8 FHC: beautiful FHC pictured in the wild
#3: Miss January : all weather(and beautiful picture with the backround, light son etc…)
#9: Beartooth Highway : action photo and nice contrast /effect
#11: North Cascades Highway : great car in great landscape ready for a nice drive
well
Looking at others’ favorites and realized I mis-voted:
Instead of:
#2: Mt. Shuksan (Your car)
Should be:
#3: Miss January
Sorry. Butterfly ballots would likely confuse me as well. I guess I should just move to Palm Springs. 😉
Cheers
Some votes from the Jag-Lovers E-type mailing list:
I like #11, in the Cascades.
Bob 64 OTS
Chuck,
I think the two slalom pix show you and your JCNA involvement
with the car. I like that. The others ore great scenery but
anybody can take shots of the mountains etc. They’re pretty..
but.
I look at the slalom pix and I can hear it winding up, down
shifting, braking and you doing it.
—
howard bollinger 1961 ETYPE OTS #875864
wilmington nc, United States
My vote goes to—#4 Near Darrington,WA
Like to see that hanging on my wall!!
Better yet–”parked in my garage!!”
Sal Parisi
Roslyn,Pa., United States
BTW, I vote for #2: Mt. Shuksan–something symbolic about
this one–along the lines of the E-Type and the pinnacle of
automotive art.
Wouldn’t mind a few more FHCs though—or are you waiting
for mine:-)
Rick OBrien
65 FHC in CT
Chuck I like #14–it could be the opening scene of a movie–hey
reset that WW arm on the drivers side–car looks wonderful!
—
George Camp
JCRC SE member JCNA Publications and Authenticity Desk
Columbia SC, United States
Chuck, I’d be happy to have any of those pics hanging on my wall. Having to choose, I guess that I would select #10 ‘Somewhere in the West’ because of the anticipation of a great drive that it suggests. BTW, great panel fit on your car and nice wheels! Centerlaced Daytons?
Larry
Agoura Hills, Ca
61 OTS 64 FHC 3.8