Philadelphia Auto Show 2006
There was universal disappointment in the Philadelphia Auto Show. The verdict was: not enough new interesting cars, not enough concept cars, not enough interesting revisions of old cars, and too many gas-guzzling SUVs. The car enthusiasts among us are small car enthusiasts, which meant we spent a lot of time looking at the Scions and the new Honda Fit, and we bypassed the Hummer area completely. Although, we did get a good laugh at a GM hybrid truck that got 18 miles to the gallon. GM probably got a lot of tax credits for that one.
But this entry is not really about the Philadelphia Auto Show. It is about my new camera.
I got my Canon 20D on Friday, and I am in love with it. I also got two lenses, the 28mm-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS USM and the 100mm-300mm 4.5-5.6 USM. I took pictures for the first time at the Auto Show, which turned out not to be the best place to take pictures. Although the place seemed well-lit, the lighting was spotty, and I ended up having to do a lot of color correction. There are more pictures after the jump.
Also, Mike's parents are in San Diego and they saw the baby panda! I am so jealous.
Mike and Steve check out the new Scion.
Buddy gives us his mysterious look.
Mike shows me what he thinks of all my picture taking.
Steve expresses his displeasure. This may be the Jeep that he declared "the most poorly-designed car ever made."
Me Hummer. Me crush you puny humans.
I liked the old cars best.
This car gets ready for its closeup.
I didn't like this car, but I really liked the color - it was an opalescent white.
A bunch of expensive cars and one not-so-expensive one. I have decided that I don't like that Honda Fit. I was too busy taking pictures at the Auto Show to decide...
I was trying to take more portraits (surreptitiously, of course), but I didn't see many people I liked. This was the one exception - this lady was taking pictures of people in front of the cars, and putting them on a web site. She smiled the entire time, and seemed very happy and friendly.
