Photo Essay: Petersen Automotive Museum

"mtdrift" (mtdrift) 09/16/2016 at 10:54 • Filed to: Petersen Automotive Museum, Photos, Black and White, Los Angeles

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In August my wife and I traveled to Los Angeles (well, Orange County, really) for my cousin’s wedding.

We planned on spending a few extra days in the city afterwords, and the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was at the top of my sightseeing list. My wife Julie broke out the DSLR and took some pretty amazing photos that I thought I’d share with Oppositelock.

One of the Petersen’s current special exhibitions is “Precious Metal” - all significant cars from different eras rendered in silver paint, including that 1957 625/250 Testa Rossa above, a McLaren F1, Bugatti EB110, a M-B W196, and a Scarab. It was my favorite part of the museum, and I think these cars in particular take to black and white.

If you find yourself in Beverly Hills, the Petersen is well worth the $15 gate fee.

Enjoy!

I’m that one guy who reads all the wall text.

This 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti made me feel funny things.

Lots of shots of me looking pensive.

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Clemsie McKenzie > mtdrift 09/16/2016 at 11:11

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Amazing shots! The more I see of the Petersen museum the higher it gets on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie 09/16/2016 at 11:17

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I agree, I think it can’t go much higher on my bucketlist anymore. Can’t they just pick it up and move it to Europe? Or would that be selfish of me, haha

Clemsie McKenzie > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/16/2016 at 11:24

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Yeah, please bring it here. I’ll pay it a monthly visit.

mtdrift > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/16/2016 at 11:33

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Thanks for the share on the Photography Oppo!

mtdrift > Clemsie McKenzie 09/16/2016 at 11:37

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Thanks! It’s been on my list for years, but LA just isn’t on our travel schedule all that often. The LA County Museum of Art is right across the street, so you can have a whole “museum day” in one block!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > mtdrift 09/16/2016 at 11:52

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Your welcome, I figured this post matched their interests too. And I’m stunned by the beauty of these black and white shots!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie 09/16/2016 at 11:54

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Yeah, I would too. I guess somewhere in the middle of Belgium would be ideal, haha.

Clemsie McKenzie > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/16/2016 at 11:57

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Look, I’m not a hard man. You can have it anywhere you want, given the Bugatti stays in Paris.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie 09/16/2016 at 12:02

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Well, I was thinking Belgium would be doable for both of us, haha.

I guess we can split the Bugattis, they’ve got multiple 57Cs anyway.

Clemsie McKenzie > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/16/2016 at 12:27

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Deal!

mtdrift > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 09/16/2016 at 12:29

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Thanks - she’s got some real talent, I think.

Jobjoris > mtdrift 09/18/2016 at 16:51

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Amazing shots. So...

mtdrift > Jobjoris 09/18/2016 at 21:50

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Thanks! I take only credit for putting the post together, my wife has the talent behind the lens.

0pihl > mtdrift 09/27/2016 at 13:33

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I’m not sold on the Peterson’s “pool of light” display. The museum is quite dark with the cars displayed under spotlights.

I like the Nethercutt collection in Sylmar.

mtdrift > 0pihl 09/27/2016 at 14:23

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That’s really interesting - we were both commenting on how dark it was in there, especially in the hall with the pre-War cars, which I think needed more light to capture a lot of the intricate interior detailing on those coachbuilts.