Critique Welcomed '71 Z-600

[Brian Moore]

A 1971 Honda Z-600. I believe it was Honda's first mass-produced car imported to the US. (I'll have to double-check that; there was an earlier Z-360, but I do not think it was imported here.)

I took these shots in our lobby at work.

Canon F1, Canon FD 17mm, and Kodak Ultramax 400 film. Available light.

 

[Beth Anthony]

it was doing well til the backend... did they just forget to finish styling it or did the design budget run out? #2 is a nice view of the old car with the advertisement for the new one in the background.

 

[Kev Pugh]

Agree beth, p6g ugly from the back haha

 

[Brian Moore]

Hahaha! You too are funny @Beth Anthony and @Kev Pugh! What's wrong with you....that is a beautiful vehicle from all sides. (The fact that I work for Honda has no influence on my thinking! )

 

[Beth Anthony]

What's wrong with you

i drive a toyota.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Love that orange Brian - lovely shots, but I'm not sure the 17mm is helping with the car's styling!

 

[Paul Lange]

Well, I think it is pretty neat in it's own retro way. Although it does look like it was originally made from a different shaped headlight but then opted for round ones t the last minute.

 

[Pete Askew]

Nice and I like the general orange-ness. I really like the WA 'bulge' in the first. It give the car an almost cartoon-like appearance.

 

[Brian Moore]

i drive a toyota.

Ouch!

 

[Brian Moore]

Love that orange Brian - lovely shots, but I'm not sure the 17mm is helping with the car's styling!

Thanks Chris. I think you're right. The 17 is making the svelte and seductive lines of our lovely little Z-600 look like an orange crate. I'll have to shoot it with longer lens so that you all can see how pretty it actually is!

 

[Brian Moore]

Well, I think it is pretty neat in it's own retro way. Although it does look like it was originally made from a different shaped headlight but then opted for round ones t the last minute.

You may be on to something Paul. One of the hurdles that non-US car manufacturers have historically faced is to make their vehicles conform to US motoring regulations. In the past this has resulted in some less-than-elegant design compromises. (One need look no further that the '73 and later MGs, with their ugly rubber bumpers.) Your observation about the headlights is a good one; the bulb cavity is clearly not round. This suggests that perhaps the original Japan-spec headlights were actually square-ish. Thanks, Paul!

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice and I like the general orange-ness. I really like the WA 'bulge' in the first. It give the car an almost cartoon-like appearance.

Thanks, Pete. Not sure what you mean by "WA."

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Dunno...I agree with Pete...the wide angle gives it a cartoonish look. And as they say...baby got back.

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks, Pete. Not sure what you mean by "WA."

Wide Angle?

 

[Brian Moore]

Wide Angle?

That makes sense. Thanks, Paul,

 

[Pete Askew]

Yes, wide angle.

 

[Shane Johns]

Brian - second pic is my favourite and I just wish the flowers were out of the shot. Actually, if only the background was free of modern clues you could think this was a vintage pic.

I love the film used and its effect - that analogue creaminess!

 

[Brian Moore]

Brian - second pic is my favourite and I just wish the flowers were out of the shot. Actually, if only the background was free of modern clues you could think this was a vintage pic.

I love the film used and its effect - that analogue creaminess!

I agree with you on the flowers and the background Shane. Thanks for the comments; much appreciated.