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Topic starter
10/10/2023 8:26 pm
‘59 DeSoto Adventurer actual and in 1/43 by Brooklin
And in black and white
and in Sepia
Which medium, color, b&w, or sepia do you think shows these cars the best?
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
10/10/2023 10:30 pm
Since the gold trim on the Adventurer is what makes the car a standout, I think the color photos display it to its best advantage.
You posed the Brooklin perfectly to contrast with the picture of the 1:1!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
11/10/2023 2:37 am
It looks superb, both as a real DeSoto and as a Brooklin. I like DeSoto Adventurer automobiles, so this one is a treat in either black and white, sepia, or color. I recall I was delighted as a little kid to get up on the turntable with my Mom and older sister at the 1960 Chicago Automobile Show along with a prop dog ........ and the beautiful 1960 DeSoto Adventurer ! I had a promo of that car, too.
11/10/2023 2:54 am
I agree; the angle of your shot is perfectly aligned. All media treatments work well, but you've missed-out duo-tone which would be in perfect keeping for this era. Photoshop fake duo-tone is not very successful - there's nothing like the real thing - but it's worth a shot. (Excuse the pun).
David Green and Christopher Moroni reacted
11/10/2023 6:12 am
I personally prefer the B/W.
11/10/2023 11:23 am
Those sepia shots are very nice and evocative!
11/10/2023 11:54 am
Interesting that Western Models did this Adventurer as well. I got mine back in 1995 and also in black.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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