JayKnight Life: Running, Reviews, Photos

            I really think that you can tell a lot about a community by the cars that they own... even if they aren't daily drivers. I'm from Connecticut where we get a lot of snow, but we also have some beautiful summers. So, you see a lot of people with front-wheel drive vehicles or four-wheel drive vehicles. I'm sure Audi and Subaru get a lot of play because they're sporty 4-wheel-drive vehicles. You see some mustangs and Camaros and BMW's, but not like in the south where you don't have to worry about having a second car to make it to work on those snowy days.       In some communities you'll find more pick-up trucks... because that's what they use and that's what they need. But one thing I'm finding is that every community has some classic car collectors. While there is a push toward new electric cars and those that use less fossil fuel.. there's something in all of us that wants to preserve these classic cars. That's why we have ...

       So, do you see how intently these young gentlemen are look at this teeny-tiny automobile from another era? I've looked and looked and looked, and I'm still not sure exactly what this thing is. I'm told they call these bicycle cars because of the teeny tiny wheels this thing rolls around on. The hood ornament lead me down a road toward Spyker, but that was a dead end (as far as I know.) So, I'm open to suggestions. What Is it?      To me, this is the original smart car (before A/C, seat belts, air bags and disc brakes were considered smart). The only reason I put it in the smart car category is because --- look at how much room is inside. Don't gain any weight, because this car will quickly become a one seater. To save room (and to make it feasible for a driver to get in) there is only one door on the bad boy -- on the passenger's side. If there were a door on the other side, you literally wouldn't be able to get your body past the steering wheel...

 I love taking pictures of cars. i'm going to go out on a limb, but in a lot of cases, adding people into the pictures makes it so much better. For instance, at this event in Middletown. There were literally hundreds of people willing to sweat it out on the first day of summer... (one of the hottest on record here in Connecticut.) I decided to focus on people loving cars instead of just the hot rods. I think I got some awesome shots. It's hard to get that moment when someone looks up and sees an awesome car. But what I got was a lot of people, seemingly, in deep thought about how much work when into these cars, the attention to detail and the original car-maker's craftsmanship. It's funny because people tend to be more aware than they think of cameras. As soon as they hear the camera click or see me hunch down, they stop in their tracks, or back out of the shot always assuming that they're messing up my shot. For the most part that is not the case. I think having ...