Honda CB Cafe Racer vintage racing print 20x16in
- Thread starter oldog
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You're right DrJ. It just doesn't look right.
Plus the photo states that it's a late 60's photo but the CB750 wasn't available till mid 1969 and from the picture it doesn't look like a sandcast anyway. Also the other bike is a cb500 which wasn't introduced until early 70's.
Plus the photo states that it's a late 60's photo but the CB750 wasn't available till mid 1969 and from the picture it doesn't look like a sandcast anyway. Also the other bike is a cb500 which wasn't introduced until early 70's.
Yeah - this guys work are all 'illustrations'. They sell BMW prints along the same lines. If you look at their other auctions, almost all the images appear to be more fake than real. Some more obvious then others. Very few are appealing in any way.
The deceiving part is the detailed descriptions provided for each image. Sure, the description describes what is shown in the image, but it lends too much credibility to the authenticity of the image, when it is clearly an illustration.
I suppose he offers up a disclaimer: "You won't find this rare scene anywhere else -- it's a one-of-a-kind."
The deceiving part is the detailed descriptions provided for each image. Sure, the description describes what is shown in the image, but it lends too much credibility to the authenticity of the image, when it is clearly an illustration.
I suppose he offers up a disclaimer: "You won't find this rare scene anywhere else -- it's a one-of-a-kind."
Roustabout
Been Around the Block
Hot wire a battery to your starter and do a compression test.
HerrDeacon
Over 1,000 Posts
Yeah, I agree. If you take a look at his BMW R75 Cafe Racer one he is selling you can easily tell its a chop. In the picture the two bikes are both in focus even though there are not even close. With a photograph only one of them would be clear, the other would be a bit blurry.
If he was only more honest and clear about it, it wouldn't be too bad. Nothing wrong with having a nice cafe pic even if it's chopped, but he is clearly trying to sell them as vintage photographs.
If he was only more honest and clear about it, it wouldn't be too bad. Nothing wrong with having a nice cafe pic even if it's chopped, but he is clearly trying to sell them as vintage photographs.
DrJ
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This one's even more obvious than the Hondas. I believe he took 2 photos of the same BMW rider in his studio and placed them in the scene. The rider was definitely not moving when the photo was taken. He added the motion blur to the tire and a shadow to the road. I've seen plenty of photo retouching to know this is a bad example. Too bad for the buyers who think they're getting the real deal. Most of his other pieces are enhancements of the actual original but he tends to overdo it with the colours and sharpening. This stuff is junk.
TonUpSoldier
bad assed, super fast and fully gassed
Look even closer..*I* think they are the same bike and rider, flipped and highlighted differently.
TonUpSoldier
bad assed, super fast and fully gassed
Another thing that upsets the picture is the angle of the wheel. That turn looks MUCH sharper looking at the inside line of it than his wheel indicates. His head says "Im cornering" , His front wheel says "Im about to lowside when i try to correct this line" LOL
Well the images on the auctions are pretty detailed, so if they look like what they're selling, what choice would someone have but to give good feedback. I'm just not a fan of the pictures in the first place, so I wouldn't have a reason to order and have my expectations not met anyhow.
S
Scarcat
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I did a bit of research and found the following page:
http://www.owenartstudios.com/bio_beacham_owen.html
Here it says:
"His work has been seen in AutoWeek, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Racer, Road & Track, Roadracing World and Sport Rider magazines. He also appeared twice on Late-Night with David Letterman.
In 1996, Beacham was commissioned by Miller Brewing Company's South Pacific distributor to paint Bobby Rahal in his MGD champ car to celebrate his finish in the Australian race. The artist has since painted the top racers in Formula One, CART, Moto GP, World Superbike and the Isle of Man TT. He also paints vintage street scenes and modern sport-touring motorcycle scenes that are very popular."
So ... call it as you will ... but he basically finds pictures on the internet, blows them up ... re-does them as digital art or air brush, copies them like mad and sells them on the inter-weeb. Because of his credibility, he can't be pulled from eBay for copyright infringement.
http://www.owenartstudios.com/bio_beacham_owen.html
Here it says:
"His work has been seen in AutoWeek, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Racer, Road & Track, Roadracing World and Sport Rider magazines. He also appeared twice on Late-Night with David Letterman.
In 1996, Beacham was commissioned by Miller Brewing Company's South Pacific distributor to paint Bobby Rahal in his MGD champ car to celebrate his finish in the Australian race. The artist has since painted the top racers in Formula One, CART, Moto GP, World Superbike and the Isle of Man TT. He also paints vintage street scenes and modern sport-touring motorcycle scenes that are very popular."
So ... call it as you will ... but he basically finds pictures on the internet, blows them up ... re-does them as digital art or air brush, copies them like mad and sells them on the inter-weeb. Because of his credibility, he can't be pulled from eBay for copyright infringement.
Seems to know what he's doing, and maybe the peices are better in real life. Not my taste, but neither is Picaso. He's done some racing too.
"In the late 90's, he decided to get closer to the action and began racing cars in the Barber Dodge Series, then motorcycles in Formula USA/Championship Cup roadracing events. During that time, he was also part of the team that put Italy’s Mauro Cereda to a 9th-place finish at the famed Daytona 200 and later that year to win the 2001 AMA Superbike Rookie-of-the-Year Award. Beacham last raced in 2002 ending his short racing career with an expert ranking and a third-place finish for his only full season."
"In the late 90's, he decided to get closer to the action and began racing cars in the Barber Dodge Series, then motorcycles in Formula USA/Championship Cup roadracing events. During that time, he was also part of the team that put Italy’s Mauro Cereda to a 9th-place finish at the famed Daytona 200 and later that year to win the 2001 AMA Superbike Rookie-of-the-Year Award. Beacham last raced in 2002 ending his short racing career with an expert ranking and a third-place finish for his only full season."
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miss alliekat
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oldog said:
Very fishy....the bikes are the same bike printed twice... and the second is not a cb500....shouts rip off to me.
