Car Week
The Fog of War
I don’t know exactly how Josh’s idea about a group “car week” for photographers here on Substack came across my feed. But it sounded interesting, so my immediate reaction was:
I’m in!
One minor issue: I don’t actually take very many car pictures. I mean we definitely have plenty of very cool cars here in southeast Arizona, so I could probably head out with my camera and get some good shots. But there are some really talented photographers who also signed up for this, and I’m looking forward to seeing what I expect will be amazing car pictures from them. I wanted to try to do something a little bit (hopefully) unique instead.
I thought about the image at the top of this page (“The Fog of War”). It’s a little soft and and maybe even a bit out of focus ( took it from the passenger seat of a moving truck). But out of the nearly 1,000 images I took during that deployment to Iraq, it’s one of my favorites. So I think my contribution to Car Week is going to be sharing some other pictures of HMMWVs I’ve taken over the years.
Two things to know about the military HMMWV:
They are a pain in the butt to maintain
They are really fun to drive
Caveat: they’re fun to drive in rugged four-wheel situations. On a flat paved road convoy for hours and hours, not so much.
Of course there are other ways to get a HMMWV from point A to point B:
Whether up-armored and parked in the mud in northern Iraq
Or driving through a field in Texas on the way to an exercise
Your HMMWV will take care of you, as long as you take care of it …
Heck, you can even put your name on it so it’s easy to find in the crowd.
It’s been a few years since I’ve been in a HMMWV, but my memories remain fond.
We started this series with “The Fog of War”, and I think we’ll end along the same lines. Of course, if Mother Nature doesn’t provide the fog for your war, nothing says you can’t make it yourself.
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Til next time,
Todd
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I thought I could post a photo of a Bugatti or a Ferrari and be the Car Week hero but nope. You came along with your totally unique photo and put me in my place. Well done!