Photo Gallery by Dale LaFollette
From the VeloceToday Archives, August, 2017
So often Dale LaFollette has been our unsung hero, providing classic old photos for a variety of uses on VeloceToday. One the most popular such articles was the recent series on Bob Temple’s photos from Watkins Glen. But in addition to being the brains behind Vintage Motorphoto, LaFollette is also an excellent photographer in his own right, as we found out when he sent us his own stunning photos of racing from the 1970s.
In 2017 Dale decided to go to Monterey and just relax, shoot what he liked, and did not go the big buck route at The Quail or Pebble Beach. He returned with hundreds of interesting images, from which we culled the following shots; let your imagination guide you.
Congratulations, Dale, for thinking outside the box–often we photojournalists are so intent on getting the news photo (complete car, yadda yadda) that we miss the partial shot that is still rich with content, my favorite here being the young lady in the rumble seat. I also like the close-ups of fenders & such where parts of the car become sculptural wonders. You almost need several cameras–one for reportial (sp?) duties, one for fun, one for art, one for…
Thanks for the compliment Wallace, for about 40 years I have enjoyed photographing “pieces” of cars to try and distill the essence of a them. I often ask myself what piece will remind me of the whole……
I really like these photos Dale!