v e s p a m o r e: May 2012

vespamore photography (pronounced "vespa-mor-ay" combining the words vespa and amore, the Italian word for love, "vespalove" by definition) - 35mm film photography by Paul Hart, gallery - here As well as featuring my own work, this blog also features work by other photographers and anything else creative that has caught my attention or inspired me.

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30.5.12

Old Retrospective shot

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I believe I'm right in saying this classy shot was taken for Retrospective Scooters quite a few years back now. I used to see it in the Retrospective shop in Hornsey, London, N8 - I think there may even be a faded, 'dog-eared' print of it still on the shop's wall...

I absolutely love this shot & have always admired it; not sure of the photographer's name but will update this post if I find out....

Incidentally, Retrospective Scooters will have a stall at the upcoming London World Vespa Days event where they will be carrying out repairs to visitors' vespas; parts are chargeable but labour will be free.

www.retrospectivescooters.com

Italians do it better!!!

Another good shot by Matteo Pozzo - see previous post. Like this capture - humorous & well taken...

Matteo's website here www.hbmusic.it

Vespa vs 500

What a great shot this is taken by Matteo Pozzo in Zimone, Piedmont, Italia

Check out Matteo's website here www.hbmusic.it

window & vespa

Nicely composed shot taken in Aigues-Mortes by Kimberly Poppe in Languedoc-Roussillon region of France

Vespa

Seen in Valencia, Spain - taken by LKLC

29.5.12

no title needed :P

Loving this shot by Jax (aka SKUTERUS), taken in Kuta, Bali - nice composition, movement & atmos....

Vespa VBA

Liking this VBA shot; particularly the way it's framed in the window/door recess. The vespa's 'submarine' grey paint is nicely set off by the white/black painted wall & blue/green glass panels too....

It belongs to a London based vespamore blog follower who'd rather remain incognito, which is fine by me; I'm just grateful to receive a quality shot to add to the blog - so thanks very much!

Anyone else who fancies sending me a quality shot of their vespa(s) can email me pics at vespamore@hotmail.co.uk

Just a random tone

Great shot by Vietnamese photographer Jet Huynh

Jet's website - here

26.5.12

Running in

Called in on Saturday for day trip to my vespa club's first event of 2012, at the Ashfields Polo & Carriage Club in Great Canfield, Essex. This took place over the weekend of 18th-20th May.

All shots taken by me on 35mm Fuji Superia film (3200asa) with my Olympus OM-2N manual SLR camera - view full set here

www.vespamore.com

www.vespamore-uk.blogspot.com

www.veteranvespaclub.com

ENDURANCE - TRAILER

Short film by cinematographer/independent filmmaker, B.Holke of this year's Vespa the Resistance 24H vespa race at the Zuera International Circuit, Zaragoza, Spain

Miss Vespa has a walk on Brussels' wild side, Belgium

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Really like this tunnel capture by Ivan Dupont who takes some great Vespa shots - see previous post here

An old and worn Vespa P200E

Cool shot taken by Eric Flexyourhead in Gastown, Vancouver - great angle/composition here

25.5.12

Samantha and 1959 Vespa GS150 Photoshoot by: Creative images by Allison

Samantha and 1959 Vespa GS150 #2 Photoshoot by: Creative images by Allison by www.greentreescooters.com

Photoshoot by: Creative images by Allison www.creativeimagesbyallison.com

View full set here

GS150 VS5 restored by Greentree Scooters www.greentreescooters.com

24.5.12

Veteran Vespa Club Ashfields event

23.5.12

vespa super

Canon A1 | Soligor 28mm f/2.6 | Kodak Colorplus

Nice workshop shot taken by Gandi Purwandi

22.5.12

Vespe

foto re-blogged from Retro Scooter Garage

Vespa ACMA 1955‏ - for sale

Scooterworks, Enid Street by Vespamore !

Scooterworks, Enid Street , a photo by Vespamore ! on Flickr.

Vespamore blog follower, Fabrizio, has asked if I know of anyone interested in buying his 1955 French built Acma. Here is a film shot I took of London based Fabrizio's Acma while it was being serviced at Scooterworks in Bermondsey.

I'm not sure what Fabrizio is asking but if you're interested you can email him at fabrizio_ratti@yahoo.com

Trip Chic! (Live Madrid! Enjoy it by Vespa!)

Trip Chic! lets you tour Spain's capital Madrid by classic or modern vespa - can't ask for more than that!

Check out their website at www.tripchic.es

See more pics on their gallery here

vespamore t-shirt

Just had this sample t-shirt printed; may get a batch printed if there's any demand/interest for these. They would be available as shown on heather grey or white 100% cotton quality tees in S,M,L & XL sizes. I'll follow this up with prices when I receive samples & invoice.

Let me know though if any of you out there would be interested in one of these t-shirts...?

You can email me here vespamore@hotmail.co.uk

Vespa GS 160 MK II

Nice shot, part of a set taken by northernsoule on a warm, sunny day in Singapore - see full set here

yellow vespa with basketball

Steve Barringer took this lovely shot & says:

"while on the way back from the bank i noticed this vespa, illegally parked, but it looked so perfect in the morning sun, yellow and with that basketball.

taken with my iphone4- processed with instagram
capture: qinghai road, in beautiful taichung, taiwan"

You can see more of Steve's shots & what he gets up to on his blog here www.baiwenjia.blogspot.co.uk

18.5.12

Iberovespa 2012

Taken at this year's Iberovespa in Mértola, Portugal by Hugo Cardoso see full set here

Hugo's scooter blog here www.hortadasvespas.blogspot.co.uk

Short film by clarxtube

hornet65blue - vespa & lambretta memorablilia

hornet65blue is a website run by a long standing scooterist showing pictures of his Vespa & Lambretta memorabilia from the 1950s & 1960s as desribed in the homepage text below:

WELCOME TO THE HORNET65BLUE WEBSITE!
You are looking at a collection of Vespa and Lambretta memorabilia from the 50s and 60s – the golden age of scootering. I have been a collector for years, and am one with a passion. My passion is not only for the items themselves but also for others to enjoy them. By making images of them available to everyone I hope to create a flavour of these times and give encouragement to those who want to preserve the scooters themselves. Collecting all these treasures from a world that has now disappeared has enhanced my life. I hope it will enhance yours too.

Check out this interesting site here www.hornet65blue.co.uk

vespa dettaglio

Nice detail shot by Mexico based Alessandra

Morbide curve

'Soft curve' - very nice abstract shot taken by Firenze based Sandro Migliorini

See Sandro's other vespa shots here

Vespa Club San Vincenzo

Fotos by Francesco Ligato, re-blogged from Retro Scooter Garage blog

17.5.12

v e s p a

foto by hryk.hrd

Siambretta

fotos re-blogged from 8Negro

Love this set of shots taken by Gabriel Hernan photography of Diego on his Siambretta in Argentina.

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Another beautiful lomo film shot taken by Guiseppe in Palermo, Sicilia. I love his photography & could look at his work all day; it really conveys a Southern Italian aesthetic for me...

Check out peppo's excellent blog here www.spleenforbreakfast.blogspot.co.uk
& his Flickr photostream here

Vespa loungin'

Nice lomo shot taken with a Holga film camera by Andrea*C in Italy

Andrea's website here www.andy78.tumblr.com

VW Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 34

VW Karmann Ghia Coupé Typ 34 5 by Meyer Felix

Another great shot taken by Felix Meyer of this lovely Type 34 which are rarely seen these days; don't think I've seen one 'in the wild', just at classic car events like this one I took here

See Felix's Type 34 set here

Check out Felix's website here www.fotogipfel.de

VW Karmann Ghia Coupé Type 34

VW Karmann Ghia Coupé Typ 34 3 by Meyer Felix

Beautiful shot taken by Felix Meyer, see full set here

Check out Felix's website here www.fotogipfel.de

16.5.12

"Verde metalizado"

Nice shot of this bling' looking Motovespa 150s taken by Miguel Durán in Valencia, Spain

Check out Miguel's design blog here www.366project2012.blogspot.co.uk

Vespa pin up

Foto re-blogged from Retro Scooter Garage

my_vespa

Really like this shot by Luke Healey who says - "This is an accidental double exposure.. I shot a blurry photo off the floor when I pulled my camera up to take a photo and tripped the shutter on accident."

Luke's website here www.lukehealey.com

24H vespa 2012

Great shot taken by Raul Abio at this year's Vespa the Resistance 24 hour race at the Zuera International Circuit, Zaragoza, Spain - see more of Raul's set of shots here

See Vespa the Resistance Facebook page here www.facebook.com/vespatheresistance

15.5.12

Veteran Vespa Club Ashfields event

The scooter club I belong to, Veteran Vespa Club are hosting their Ashfields rally in Essex this coming weekend, 18th - 20th May, may go if weather is reasonable. VVC rallies are always good for seeing some great classic vespa eye candy, including un-restored & restored examples of older models not seen too often these days.

The above shot was taken (not by me) during VVC's Cheddar rally in May 2011; this is the rideout passing through Cheddar Gorge en route to the Kingswood museum; site of the Douglas works in Bristol where Piaggio licensed vespas were once assembled & manufactured.

The VVC Ashfields rally programme can be seen on their website here. More shots of previous VVC events can be seen here.

www.veteranvespaclub.com