Author Topic: Blue Pagoda by the sea (Read 155242 times)

J. Huber · « **Reply #100 on:** August 23, 2009, 02:28:21 »

Guys, at some point do we say "geeze, could you quit rubbing it in?" ...

yea, ok -- not quite yet. Gorgeous photos! Thanks Rob.

RobMarks · « **Reply #101 on:** September 06, 2009, 10:18:29 »

i still have more James

RobMarks · « **Reply #102 on:** September 07, 2009, 13:32:36 »

Stanwell looking south to Wollongong

Haven't worked out how I'm going to get a pic on the Sea Cliff bridge in the background

rob

Garry · « **Reply #103 on:** September 08, 2009, 02:06:40 »

Rob,

You need two drivers and a cunning plan

RobMarks · « **Reply #104 on:** September 08, 2009, 20:17:37 »

looks like you have a bit of experience at it!

I figured a second car, open top. Bit of elevation would be nice though

rob

Peter van Es · « **Reply #105 on:** September 09, 2009, 07:54:37 »

Bit like this then... take 2 Pagoda's. Two drivers, One photographer. Have him sit on rear lid (carefully). Drive, but slowly. Longer shutter time. Take photograph.

Ignore bald spots (there's three of them...)

Bob's your uncle.

RobMarks · « **Reply #106 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:45:54 »

I like your suggestions , unfortunately in this state , not only would the passenger cop a seatbelt ticket, but also the driver along with a few points. I like the remote view from the second car, I like to do a few in motion pics in interesting surrounds or backgrounds. But the elevated view behind the driver is also a interestingview. Peter it got me thinking instead of a tripod, a mono-pod with an adaptor to slip into the hole in the middle of the deck lid, a metre and half high with a remote shutter control. Hmmmm, I don't think the wife would be seen dead with me in the pagoda if I did so.

By the way, are any locals or interstaters going to the Sydney Concours this weekend? Or the Canberra Concours, and German Fest(all german Marquees will have a presence) the following weekend?

Rob

Peter van Es · « **Reply #107 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:49:32 »

Rob, the same applies here.... that's why we took this photograph on a Sunday morning at 09:00 when a) the light was good, and b) statistically there are fewest cops around. Note that Cees was actually driving on the wrong side of the road.

Peter

RobMarks · « **Reply #108 on:** September 09, 2009, 11:01:04 »

I'd like a few action pics like that!

rob

Garry · « **Reply #109 on:** September 09, 2009, 14:53:21 »

In my case I actually had a passenger in the rear seat hanging out of the window to take the photos whilst havng a mobile phone on speaker talking to the driver of the chase car as to what and when. Agree Peter, Sunday mornings are always good for getting those "unusual" shots on bridges etc when there is little traffic and even less law!

Rob Unfortuately not going to Sydney or Canberra at this point.
Garry

majothelo · « **Reply #110 on:** September 10, 2009, 06:49:37 »

Peter your criminal chap! I´d did some phonecalls to my colleagues in Hilversum district. They promised to watch out for you and your friend

/Thomas

RobMarks · « **Reply #111 on:** September 13, 2009, 11:56:27 »

Took the Pagoda out to the Sydney Concourse. Unfortunately only on a display basis so relegated to the back row with nice group of other Pagodas in front.

Nice collection of 190's and an immaculate 300sl there to excite ones senses!

rob

Peter van Es · « **Reply #112 on:** September 13, 2009, 16:58:12 »

Good showing, nice cars. But what's with the funny cowboy hats? For appropriate attire for driving Pagoda's I recommend the following film clip: "Two for the Road" here on our site... http://www.sl113.org/FilmExcerpts.html

Peter

RobMarks · « **Reply #113 on:** September 13, 2009, 20:17:43 »

It was a hot day, end of winter ,30 plus, so hats were pretty popular. A lot of wide brim hats huh!Don't know how long they'd last driving a pagoda

My 12 yeAr old lasted till about noon in the sun, before the " when are we going"

rob

treedoc · « **Reply #114 on:** September 17, 2009, 08:57:19 »

Peter,
Funny hats are a good thing down under, when you get here have Rob take you for a blast through central Aus in middle of summer with the top down, you might like to wear one too.
Rob, sorry I didn't see you there last Sunday, I am the one behind not in the wheel chair. Except for the tall guy in the middle of the attached image is of the current and five past presidents of MBC NSW. Second image needs no identification.
Peter, note we're all wearing something over our thin spots.
Geoff

Peter van Es · « **Reply #115 on:** September 17, 2009, 20:36:20 »

Sure, I wear hats too to cover my bald spot. And I realize that especially in Australia that is very important. But wouldn't one of the following two hats not be a lot more appropriate in a classic Mercedes Benz than a Cowboy hat or indeed a baseball cap?

66andBlue · « **Reply #116 on:** September 18, 2009, 00:13:56 »

Peter,
are you related to the Corleones by chance?

Peter van Es · « **Reply #117 on:** September 18, 2009, 07:42:35 »

Sure... now pay me my protection fee or I'll get you another bald spot!

RobMarks · « **Reply #118 on:** September 19, 2009, 10:52:36 »

Peter

I'm with you, I'd prefer a Panama hat or if I wanted to live dangerously possibly a fedora.

I should probably correct you in saying Australians tend not to where Cowboy hats in the American sense of Cowboy hats, or at least in the city here. I think that is reserved for Cadillac Eldorado ragtop owners with bull horns on their hood.

We like our Akubra and variations. who were first made by an Englishman in Tasmania

When the temps hit 35-45 celius, fashion isn't first priorty

Oh and geoff what's this about me taking Peter for a blast through central Oz, middle of summer with the top down. I haven't been there yet myself! I think you could fry an egg on the hood of a car out there

rob

rob

RobMarks · « **Reply #119 on:** September 20, 2009, 11:23:27 »

here's another hat spotted at the Canberra Concours

Oh and of course a great lineup of good looking Pagoda's

rob

RobMarks · « **Reply #120 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:30:09 »

Couple more pics at the Canberra Concours

A couple of imaculate 190's from victoria

rob

Jonny B · « **Reply #121 on:** September 21, 2009, 16:46:09 »

Not quite to forum topic or not - I just love the wide white walls on the 190 SLs! They are dandy!

treedoc · « **Reply #122 on:** September 27, 2009, 10:39:53 »

Rob,
Our Blue Pagoda looking out toward San Francisco early morning of Sept 27 through the mouth of the Noosa River, Queensland, Australia
Treedoc
P.P.R. [Post Peter's Reply]
Yes Peter it is a strange morning sky, the grey band above the horizon is the remnents of the previous day's dust storm when 2 mm 's of Central Australia got blown eastward, it eventually gets dumped on New Zealand and it's our way of getting back at them for nearly allways beating us at Rugby.

Peter van Es · « **Reply #123 on:** September 27, 2009, 21:42:20 »

I like the colour and mood of that shot! Well done!

Peter

RobMarks · « **Reply #124 on:** September 28, 2009, 13:56:05 »

Looks Great!

Good to see the Queensland Plate on it

Must get a few looks driving a LHD

The paintwork looks great. Look forward seeing one day.

Be good to see an early morning sunlight shot to better see the colour

I just spray all the red dust off my car. Even in the garage I got a bit of a layer on that Red Dawn

I thought it would have been an interesting photo opportunity, but was off to Rockhamton that day

rob

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