Photographic art is John E. Adams passion. Art found in nature, in life around him …and in cars and motorcycles. Each year he spends long hours shooting then editing the hundreds of pictures of vintage motorcycles displayed at the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance. I selected just a few of them, picked only close ups for you to see the details and the quality of John’s work.
John E. Adams sells his photography and if you are interested in buying his art, I strongly recommend that you first visit his Online Gallery in full screen mode. He uses only Kodak Professional Endura Papers for photographic printing offering three surfaces, Lustre, Glossy and Metallic, all at the same price. If you have a question drop him an email at 2thepres@adamsviews.net
Erie 1905.
Indian 1917 Board Track
Nimbus 1939
Harley-Davidson 1913 JHead Cannonball
Cushman 1953 Ice Cream – BSA 1927 Engine.
Indian 1915 Cannonball
Indian 1927 Chief Cannonball
Abington 1912 King Dick – BMW 1954 R69S
Bultaco 1973 Alpina
Triton 1972 Cafe Racer
Pierce Arrow 1911
BMW 1929 R52 Engine
Absolutely beautiful motorcycles and photo’s a true artist showing off these great bikes.
LenNY
Barnetts HD
Thanks Cyril for showing us these pictures. Sublime ride into motorcycle history.
Superb!
You can photograph like that only if you really love motorcycles.
love looking at those bikes… so simple looking .
The first few are over-edited to look like paintings.It’s a matter of taste I guess.
Beautiful work John. You have certainly mastered the art of photoshop in many of your car and motorcycle prints I looked at. Being a photographer myself I enjoy printing the natural settings that I have shot. Each to their own I say.
Kodachrome! Rich coloring. Great positioning. That’s a lot of crawling around with your neck craned, to capture the underside of the ’29 cast aluminum foot board/ cylinder guard.
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“Cushman 1953”
The rear section of the ice cream wagon is a Pacemaker? If it’s two speed (high & low), there’s a cut-out on the left side of the shell for a shift rod (looped at the end).
Not many shells survived more than one (1) summer in Houston, before some kid removed it to expose the frame tubes and appear more dangerous, or to fit Houston Chronicle wooden/canvas racks. The motor’s sat on rubber discs sandwiched by hardened cover washers which allowed it to bounce in the frame. Center kick-start lever, if you pulled it up too high, the flex-tooth jaw would over-ride the starter gear, which then required re-lifting and tooth matching. Usually took three kicks to get started. A motor with even the slightest crack in the flywheel would never start. Wet weather was not it’s friend.
He gets it (:-)
These pictures are just a taste of what we lived and breathed while doing both Cannonballs for 16 days across America. Hope everyone supports Cannonball 2014 and continues the tradition.
Cool Pics…!!!
Good technical Photographs are more than just art, they comprise an Historic Record.
And without history to look back on our mechanical two wheel endeavors are nothing more than an exercise in fielding more marginally interesting contemporary transportation trivia.
Those instances that have a soul are by definition, steeped in that MC History.
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