Got any cool cars in cemetery photos? - LotusTalk

Notorious L.R.G. · 09-08-2006, 04:23 PM

The industrial photo session got me thinking about cemeteries as a backdrop for Lotus photography. I've always taken cemetery photos, but onyl here on EliseTalk have I seen the similar work of others. Here are a few favorites:

1987 Esprit Turbo (James Bond car from "For Your Eyes Only")
My personal all-time favorite composition:

A rare one with a human subject:

1997 Esprit V8 Twin Turbo:

And a couple NLC, too good not to include:

Feel free to share your favorites.

MickOpalak · 09-08-2006, 05:44 PM

Damn, the Esprit is beautiful.

Taxcheat · 09-08-2006, 05:53 PM

Pond. Kneeland Pond.

I don't know which is more beautiful, the turbo or the v8... Nice shots.

Shaggy · 09-08-2006, 08:58 PM

Some of mine from Cavehill Cemetery in Louisville...

zOOmz · 09-08-2006, 10:02 PM

Love the Esprit. There is something really chilling about those cars...
I get goosebumps from the sight of them.

PhlypSide · 09-08-2006, 10:13 PM

Anyone else see the creepiness of sportscars in graveyards? Heheh no thanks but I'll keep my cars away from tombstones...

JWA · 09-08-2006, 10:19 PM

Yeah - weirdest thread ever.

PhoneBoy · 09-08-2006, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWA

Yeah - weirdest thread ever.

+1

NRG x Elise · 09-09-2006, 01:41 AM

.... *chills*.... sorta creepy....

ivan1 · 09-09-2006, 05:05 AM

I didnt want to say anything, but I also thought it was somewhat inappropriate (and bad karma), but I guess if we can have fetish threads on ET.....

skiddo · 09-09-2006, 08:17 AM

give over with the superstitious mumbo jumbo. great pics mate. very atmospheric.

EburgE · 09-09-2006, 09:56 AM

Hey, people put flowers there. Why not colorful cars?

I know I'd like to have future Lotus generations visit me if I were there.

Notorious L.R.G. · 09-09-2006, 10:45 AM

My brother and I started the "cemetery photo" tradition because eventually you sell your beloved car, and they serve as sort of an R.I.P. for the vehicle.

Also cars look spooky cool in a graveyard, especially Esprits.

And a final shot of my 87 Turbo (Which the Elise reminds me of a lot from the driver's seat.)

Be on the lookout for my next fetish photo thread...you will not believe it!

Rich

PS: Not so sure my "happy" racing striped Elise will work very well in a graveyard.

kestrel74 · 09-09-2006, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JWA

Yeah - weirdest thread ever.

dead thread !

zOOmz · 09-09-2006, 03:44 PM

I like it. They would look good in modern ruins also.
I think that graveyards are fascinating. Especially old ones.

OoooooOOOOooooooOOOOoo! hehe

JnC · 09-09-2006, 03:50 PM

The Kryton Green Elise in a graveyard looks like some glowing mutated zombie!

WhitePlume · 09-09-2006, 08:02 PM

I know I'm a freak, but funeral coaches are cool.
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Gojira · 09-10-2006, 12:50 AM

My old roommate inherited his grandmother's Cavalier.
He loved Harold & Maude.... and decided to have some fun

on one window he had a bumper sticker that said "Budget Burials"

pixlpush · 09-10-2006, 01:22 AM

I don't get it? what's with the graveyard photo's? Honey how about a nice long ice water bath before bed, and then stay very still. I say wierdos.

Notorious L.R.G. · 09-10-2006, 07:26 AM

Hey, this IS getting out of control. The whole point of "Sportscars in cemeteries" is the contrast of old and new. In the name of art.

A hearse is not out of place at all in a cemetery, although the "Cavalier hearse" is funny.

Skiddo, maybe you should repost your Elise cemetery shots to give these guys an idea of what we mean by "artistic".

09-08-2006, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Notorious L.R.G. Oh, NOW I get it! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 466	Got any cool cars in cemetery photos? The industrial photo session got me thinking about cemeteries as a backdrop for Lotus photography. I've always taken cemetery photos, but onyl here on EliseTalk have I seen the similar work of others. Here are a few favorites: 1987 Esprit Turbo (James Bond car from "For Your Eyes Only") My personal all-time favorite composition: A rare one with a human subject: 1997 Esprit V8 Twin Turbo: And a couple NLC, too good not to include: Feel free to share your favorites.

09-08-2006, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
MickOpalak Prez: The K.G.B. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,333	Damn, the Esprit is beautiful. __________________ 2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter 2002 Jaguar XKR convertible 2000 BMW 528i President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/

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zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	Love the Esprit. There is something really chilling about those cars... I get goosebumps from the sight of them.

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PhlypSide My Lotus hates my bike. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,452 Images: 9	Anyone else see the creepiness of sportscars in graveyards? Heheh no thanks but I'll keep my cars away from tombstones...

09-08-2006, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
JWA #33 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 3,791	Yeah - weirdest thread ever.

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ivan1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 6,279	I didnt want to say anything, but I also thought it was somewhat inappropriate (and bad karma), but I guess if we can have fetish threads on ET.....

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skiddo stormer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: manchester, uk Posts: 314	give over with the superstitious mumbo jumbo. great pics mate. very atmospheric. Last edited by skiddo : 09-09-2006 at 09:25 AM.

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EburgE Super 7 Owner In Training Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Eldersburg, MD Posts: 2,416	Hey, people put flowers there. Why not colorful cars? I know I'd like to have future Lotus generations visit me if I were there. Attached Images __________________ '05 Lotus Elise '07 Caterham Seven www.hals7.com

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Notorious L.R.G. Oh, NOW I get it! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 466	My brother and I started the "cemetery photo" tradition because eventually you sell your beloved car, and they serve as sort of an R.I.P. for the vehicle. Also cars look spooky cool in a graveyard, especially Esprits. And a final shot of my 87 Turbo (Which the Elise reminds me of a lot from the driver's seat.) Be on the lookout for my next fetish photo thread...you will not believe it! Rich PS: Not so sure my "happy" racing striped Elise will work very well in a graveyard. Last edited by Notorious L.R.G. : 09-09-2006 at 11:02 AM.

09-09-2006, 03:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
zOOmz Guest Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,682 Images: 42	I like it. They would look good in modern ruins also. I think that graveyards are fascinating. Especially old ones. OoooooOOOOooooooOOOOoo! hehe

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JnC Thread unraveler Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,891	The Kryton Green Elise in a graveyard looks like some glowing mutated zombie! __________________ 2007 Cross Country Travelblog 06 Lotus Elise :: Chrome Orange :: Base :: Black Pack :: TC :: SS 00 VW Golf GLS TDI

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WhitePlume Eliseless and forlorn Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eastern Virginia Posts: 666	I know I'm a freak, but funeral coaches are cool. __________________ All my laurels you have riven away... and my roses; yet in spite of you there is one crown I bear away with me. And tonight, when I enter before God, my salute shall sweep away all the stars from the blue threshold! One thing without stain, unspotted from the world in spite of doom mine own...and that is... my white plume. Cyrano de Bergerac, Act V, scene vi.

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09-10-2006, 12:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gojira Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 470	"Cadavalier" My old roommate inherited his grandmother's Cavalier. He loved Harold & Maude.... and decided to have some fun on one window he had a bumper sticker that said "Budget Burials" Attached Images

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pixlpush Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: socal Posts: 1,012 Images: 124	I don't get it? what's with the graveyard photo's? Honey how about a nice long ice water bath before bed, and then stay very still. I say wierdos. __________________ 2005 Elise, CO, LSS, Hard Top 2006 Mini Cooper S - peper white 1986 BMW E30 325E - 24 Hours of LeMons race turd The B-Team, 24 Hours of LeMons Race Team

09-10-2006, 07:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Notorious L.R.G. Oh, NOW I get it! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 466	Hey, this IS getting out of control. The whole point of "Sportscars in cemeteries" is the contrast of old and new. In the name of art. A hearse is not out of place at all in a cemetery, although the "Cavalier hearse" is funny. Skiddo, maybe you should repost your Elise cemetery shots to give these guys an idea of what we mean by "artistic".