Lest you think digital infrared capture is an esoteric photographic pursuit, a recent Google search turned up 9,600,000,000 hits for “digital IR.” By comparison “Gum Bichromate” produced only 546,000 hits; now that’s a bit more esoteric.

Note: You might consider this part of a series that also included Photographing “Yoga Truck” with an Epson RD1, In this case I’m photographing a vintage firetruck with an equally vintage Pentax K-30.

In addition to my all-time favorite Buick, the Grand National, here’s another one of my favorites. Created to mark Buick’s 50th anniversary, the Roadmaster Skylark was a top-of-the-line, limited-production convertible that General Motors introduced in 1953 to promote its design prowess.

As things slowly start to begin looking almost “normal” people appear to be traveling more. In fact today, my wife is traveling to New Mexico today, making her first business-related travel since January 2020. Maybe it’s time for all of us to hit the road?

“Everything always looked better in black and white. Everything always looked as if it were the first time; there’s always more people in a black and white photograph.” – Jack White