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Circa 1985 Sam_Charupakorn

1985: Family Classic

I found a print of this 'family classic' in one of my files.
Here is my brother Joe, and dad, along with our ride back in
the day, our "ghetto blaster" the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
white-wall tires, missing hub-cap, and all!

Despite its scars, I was amazed how sweet the print still looks.
I took this shot with a Minolta X-700, and 50mm f/1.7 MD lens,
my main kit for years. I look back at the prints, and still marvel
at the spot-on metering of the X-700, and the fine Minolta optics.
Ah, those were the days.


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Kevin Chan02-Dec-2010 12:26
this is too beautiful, a treasure to keep... totally agree
an nguyen19-Jul-2010 12:22
I love this one , Sam.
a treasure to keep.
James Clarke20-Jun-2010 08:49
Love it Sam, thanks for sharing, feeling nostalgic for the 1980s now. BV
Marc Demoulin17-Jan-2010 20:33
Wonderful vintage shot!! vVv
Marc
Jeff Real11-Nov-2009 00:18
This is a classic in several ways. Fantastic! I had an X-700 that was stolen in a break in.
I loved that camera too. Good memories. ~V~
Simon Chandler17-Feb-2008 22:33
Love classic images. Great composition and tone. v
I still love my Minolta XG9 with the Minolta 50mm f/1.4 lens. After 25 years, it is still working good. Now my son uses it to shoot true black and white images.
Elmer Quianio12-Jun-2007 19:56
Love This Shot! Remind Me The God Father. Big V.
Guest 10-Jun-2007 20:54
This is great, Sam! You lived in a world that I only know from the movies. VOTED!
QUERIDO10-Jun-2007 17:14
Excellent shot, V.
Guest 10-Jun-2007 11:37
reminded me of "smoky and the bandit"
great shot Sam.
david procter10-Jun-2007 08:55
I love the scars!
What a great picture - the fashion - the colours - the memory!
Latifa Messaoudi10-Jun-2007 08:30
so lovely !! really strong picture!
Eric Carrère10-Jun-2007 08:27
Hey...Excellent atmosphere here my friend :o)
V.
Fong Lam10-Jun-2007 08:06
There's a lot of charm in this old image...love the cool dressing of that period and of course the Oldsmobile. Vote
12310-Jun-2007 07:40
Now this image is soooo, oh so cool man!!! I dig the grain and grit terribly.
VOTED BIG TIME!