Pictures of our cars.

[peteyg]

Just stuimbled across this website with some fantastic photos of Esprits.

The really weird thing is there are pictures of my car with me in it and I have NO IDEA where or when they were taken!!!

Anybody any idea and who else has their car on here?

http://www.magiccarpics.co.uk/search/index...=50&cPage=1

[jimmybondi]

The contributor of the piccies is named in the description...

[tonyp]

[Bibs]

http://www.richarddredge.com/

^ It's his site I think.

[OwenGT3]

Some of those pictures are official Lotus images and art, so they would need permission to sell them on from Lotus, perhaps they have it.

If someone takes an image of your car in a public place I think they can sell it on without your permission, they own the copyright of the image, and as you the owner of the vehicle have parked it in a public place you can't really expect it to not be photographed at sometime while out. If a picture is taken at a private event , like a Lotus open day or a track day you need permission from the land owners or event organisers to take images, but not the individual car owners at the events, again you are attending an event so should go with the understanding that your vehicle might get photographed or filmed at sometime

This is why it's taking me ages to make my DVD, everything I use I have to make sure it's alright to use, you just can't nick images from Google. Most people don't mind their car having it's photo taken, it's a compliment to you that someone would want a picture of your car, if you are using it in material for resale some sort of acknowledgement is the norm.

I think if you are taking people it is different, they need your permission to take an actual photo of you, but if you take a crowd, then you don't need it as you are not targeting anyone specific, it's a general image

Owen

[Hippo]

I think if you are taking people it is different, they need your permission to take an actual photo of you

Owen

Hmmm, think i'll tell the rozzers this the next time they take a picture of me apparently breaking the law on the road...

[Bibs]

It's perfectly fine to take a picture of anyone in public. If you're in public, expect to be recorded. The exception is taking pictures of someone if they are at home as that's a place one can expect a right to privacy.

It is good practise to ask someone for permission if you take their picture and expect to use it for commercial gain, but it's not a legal requirement.

[Kimbers]

The exception is taking pictures of someone if they are at home

Say what to who now? I can't do that anymore?

I rather suspect Lotus won't be happy at them selling those Copyrighted pictures.

[Tony K]

A lot of the photos are from magazine articles in the past several years (like the orange S1 is from that V8 S1 "proposal" article in, I think, Practical Classics). Any chance he is the photographer for the non-Lotus copyrighted images?

[Jeanvm]

Lovely pictures but

[Loose Cannon]

A lot of the photos are from magazine articles in the past several years (like the orange S1 is from that V8 S1 "proposal" article in, I think, Practical Classics). Any chance he is the photographer for the non-Lotus copyrighted images?

The orange S1 and many others were taken by John Colley, photographer for Practical Classics mag amongst others. He sells them out of his own website too, possibly for less. In this instance I think it's just the brochure and magazine scans that are bit dodgy. Even if it's not illegal it's unethical.

[peteyg]

The mystery continues.....hmmm, that car seems familiar but I just can't quite place it...

http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/fr...cs.php/?see=565

[Loose Cannon]

On that shot you appear to be staring at the photographer, presumably lying on the ground taking pictures of you.

Are you sure you can't remember it?

Nice shot though!

[peteyg]

Have been in touch with the photographer, they were taken at a Goodwood Breakfast Club meet a couple of years ago. He was snapping lots of cars as they arrived.

The shots are aimed at publishing groups rather than private individuals, hence the price and why my photo popped up on the Octane website!

[OwenGT3]

Ok, this isn't my car, but it is owned by someone. I found this while looking for images at work, this person can not be serious to think this is an improvement over the original design, they need a lobotomy.

Don't go getting ideas Mark now you own one!

Owen

Edited December 11, 2008 by OwenGT3

[Mark Blanchard]

Yep, those pics were from brochures, Practical Performance Car magazine and Practical Classic Magazine:

http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Lotus_Espr...cs_Magazine.htm

http://www.lotusespritworld.com/ERoadtests/PPC_Nov05.html

[Gasman GT3]

Never mind the pictures on Octane, what about the price of second hand Esprits???? V3