And Another Thing….

The steering wheel was what first caught my attention, but it wasn’t alone. The horn button, the cluster of round gauges, and their polished bezels created a wonderful collection of circles within the cockpit of this 1960 Ferrari 250 GT.

I was standing inches from the closed door, holding my camera through the open window and being very careful not to touch anything. From that vantage point, I composed the photograph to fill the frame with those circular forms, letting the shapes play against one another.

Later, while editing the photograph, I began noticing circles I hadn’t consciously registered when I pressed the shutter. The knobs, the gearshift, even the mounting for the turn signal switch—there seemed to be another one everywhere I looked.

That’s part of the pleasure of photography for me. Sometimes I know exactly what has caught my eye, only to discover that there’s more going on than I originally realized.

And another thing…