What a great photo! :)
VW Bus landscape panel view
Monthly Archives: February 2012
PHOTO GALLERY - DUBS BY THE PUB (QLD)
Pics from the Caboolture Big Fish Tavern for the annual Dubs by the Pub VW show in Queensland. Had a blast over 24 hours, cruising with Dion and his single cab ute from the Mid North Coast of NSW to the Sunshine Coast and return. The show was excellent and the people I met all day were awesome.
The roaring 40s
Photo of the week #13 – A Beautiful 1940′s VW Beetle photographed on the streets of Hessisch Oldendorf, Germany in June 2009.
Jam yesterday…
Bug Jam at Santapod Raceway in the UK began as a one-day only event on a sunny Sunday afternoon in July 1987. Around 3,500 people made it to the first Bug Jam although considerably more than that claim to have been there. I was there and I have the photos to prove it! These are some of my favourite photographs taken at the first shows. I should really get around to scanning the rest – some day…
DubFreeze
I went along to DubFreeze on Sunday afternoon at the Stafordshire showground and, even though I was only there for a couple of hours and as it was the first UK VW show of 2012 I thought it only right to use the opportunity to take a few Photographs.
It was very busy even at 1.30 when we got there. We passed lots of people heading back to their cars carrying bags of goodies and many with large roles of carpet over their shoulders. The indoor show and shine is always a mixed bag of around 30 VWs including watercooled, rat-look, resto-cal and a few stock VWs too. There were still some nice VWs still parked outside when we left at 3pm as well.
Approved by who!
Photo of the week #12 – This van made me chuckle as soon as I saw it at Vanfest in 2004. It’s the little details that make all the difference!
The Love Bug – Ten ways to get to the church on time
So, when you’re planning your ‘big day’, what do you choose as a memorable mode of transport? Perhaps you would choose a Rolls Royce or a horse drawn carriage but, for many couples their preferred ride comes in the shape of an air-cooled Volkswagen.
Volkswagen wedding hire is now a huge business in the UK with a long list of companies able to supply a VW beetle cabriolet or camper for that special occasion. Here’s a selection of photos by some top wedding photographers featuring the ‘peoples’ choice in transport!
Photograph by John Mold
Photograph by Shannon Phillips
Photograph by Kate Hopewell-Smith
Photograph by Jonny Draper
Photograph by Stephanie Williams
Photograph by Sebastien Dehesdin
Photograph courtesy of vw4weddings
Photograph by Ian Johnson
Photograph by PhotoTOM
Photograph by Bespoke Wedding Photography
San Diego Beach, Surf & a VW Bus
This just puts a smile on my face. Try to be in a bad mood if this is your bus in San Diego, on the beach, 75 degrees and you are about to get into the water. Photo nerd info: Nikon D7000, Nikon 50mm shot at f 1.4 @ 1/8000, drank a Dr Pepper without High Fructose corn syrup but real sugar.
© timm eubanks
Timm, you seem to be in the perfect location for VW photography! :)
True colours
True colours? Who knows! After seeing some great examples of black and white portrait ‘recolourisation’, Rob Amos, who runs the popular Vintage VW Website and forum – pre67vw.com, was inspired to try the same technique using some iconic black and white photographs from Volkswagen’s past as his starting point. I think you’ll agree that the results are excellent! I might just be tempted to have a try at this myself!
“I’m not trying to make it look like it’s not colourised – I really like the vintage look of a colourised photo, so thats what I’m trying to achieve.”
Heaven and Hull
Photo of the week #11. A 1950 VW-Hebmüller Convertible, 1947 Beetle and 1950 Karmann Cabrio waiting for the ferry at Hull docks, on-route from the UK to The Bad-Camberg Vintage Volkswagen Show in Germany, June 2007.
