Hello hivers and passionate about black and white photography. With these images I want to make my entry in the daily challenge #monomad. This time I propose captures made in the historic center of the city and not precisely to its architecture, but to some old means of transport that work wonderfully today. Many have surely heard that Havana is a rolling museum and it is indeed so. And I would dare to say that all of Cuba is. And it's not that here they love old cars madly, it's that due to many government restrictions over the years they have shaped today's automotive scene on the island.
The owners and drivers of these cars have literally worked magic with their cars to keep them rolling for so many long years. This has led to a vintage look in terms of transportation in almost every city in this country. Right now that is something exotic, unique in the world, to see so many cars from the 40's and 50's flooding the streets in the middle of 2024. In some cases the owners have not been able to keep these relics and have changed them for some even older means of transportation, jjjj. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I did, see you!
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Hola hivers y apasionados de la fotografía en blanco y negro. Con estas imágenes quiero hacer mi entrada la reto diario #monomad. Es esta ocasión les propongo capturas hechas en el casco histórico de la ciudad y no precisamente a su arquitectura, sino a algunos antiguos medios de transporte que funcionan de maravilla en la actualidad. Muchos seguramente habrán oído que La Habana es un museo rodante y es en verdad así. Y me atrevería a afirmar que toda Cuba lo es. Y no es que aquí amen los coches antiguos con locura, es que debido a muchas restricciones gubernamentales a lo largo de los años han conformado el panorama automotriz de hoy día en la isla. Los dueños y choferes de estos autos han hecho magia, literalmente, con sus autos para mantenerlos rodando durante tantos largos años. Esto ha provocado una visualidad vintage en cuanto al transporte se refiere en casi todas las ciudades de este país. Ahora mismo eso es algo exótico, único en el mundo, ver tantos carros de las décadas de los 40 y 50 inundando las calles en pleno 2024. En algunos casos los dueños no han podido mantener estás reliquias y las han cambiado por algunos medios de transporte más antiguos todavía, jjjj. Espero disfruten estas imágenes tanto como lo hice yo. ¡Nos vemos!
Both the text and the images are of my authorship. Text translated by DeepL, my native language is Spanish. Nikon D5100 camera.
Wow... These classic cars really still look very good, in my area classic cars I have never seen again, especially since the cars produced in the 40s are really beautiful.
Good shot my friend.
Awesome photos, especially that portrait of the horse. Excellent work, thank you very much for sharing!
Between classic cars and horses it is as if it were another era and even more so in black and white, but that is the magic of Cuba. Greetings !