Thursday, May 14, 2009
Have you ever been distracted by a relatively interesting car when a Lamborghini or Maybach speeds by? This has happened to me in many instances, such as the time I photographed a custom two-tone Mustang on a Chicago highway, and later found when viewing the photos that a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti was about 50 yards away in the background. In another instance, I was taking photos of a '68 El Camino that was driving in front of me, when a 2005 Ford GT supercar pulled up on the other side of the intersection we came to. I've now named this nature's "Distraction Effect".
Even just today I saw this phenomenon in action. I was trying to get a photo of the '84 Capri RS I told you about before, when we pass a driveway with a Freightliner Sportchassis RHA114 AWD, which is a $200,000 truck, sitting in it. This effect is somehow inherent in many car-related occasions, as it has happened to me and many others I've talked to before. You could be looking at this little 1994 Honda Civic Del Sol (later known as simply the "Del Sol"), found at www.coneslayer.com, when an Audi R8 or something else much more expensive goes by. There must be one way to stop this from happening without being forced not to stare at lesser, but still interesting cars, but I couldn't think of a solution for the life of me.
Labels: distraction, supercars