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The CameraPorn crew hit the road again last weekend to the Spring Fling Mopar show in Van Nuys California. Are we serious car guys? No, not really, but the opportunity to shoot something new was there and we had to take it. Being that neither myself or CHL had ever shot cars before, this was an excellent opportunity to get out there and shoot something new and experiment with HDR photography.

The Spring Fling is a yearly car show, held this year at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California and it showcases some of the hottest Mopars the west coast has to offer. “Mopar” originally represented Chrysler’s “Motor Parts” division which includes any Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, Imperial or DeSoto and later AMC or Jeep, and has become synonymous with the American muscle-car. Mopar people are so crazy for Mopar, they name their dogs after it

All in all, the day went well, and we came out of it with some excellent shots, and it was a great opportunity to shoot something different. It also gave me the chance to further experiment with HDR photography, which delivers some excellent results when shooting old cars. I’ll do a full post on HDR sometime in the near future to better explain the steps required for a great HDR shot. Check out the favorites below, or head over to flickr to view the whole set.

• Best time to visit: May 5-6th, 2007
• Best thing to shoot: Old Cars
• Gear I brought: Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 17-85 f/4-5.6, Sigma 14mm Fisheye, Canon 580EX Speedlite