Photo of the Month Contest Winner

by Christy Spangler, photo of the month chair

Under Backstreet Lights

This month’s photo was submitted by Alec Druth of his 2004 986 Boxster S.

I really like the creativity and the eye for the lighting on this night shot. It really brings out some nice details of the Boxster S contrasting against the texture of the parking lot and background.

Alec’s passion for Porsche started at an early age. He had floor to ceiling posters in his room of the 2005 911, Boxster and Cayenne. After all, Alec’s parents met at a Porsche dealership when his father was there to put in a pre-order deposit on a Boxster when they first came out.

Since he grew up in Manhattan, NY, Alec did not need a car and didn’t get his first driver’s license until the age of 21. When he turned 22, he began searching for a vehicle. The practical cars & SUV’s did not interest him and with the encouragement and help of his father, Alec began the search for his first Porsche. They began looking at 2000 Boxsters, but they were either out of his price range or in poor condition. Alec said that according to his father, “If you are getting a Porsche, it would be a manual transmission”. Alec came across a 2000 Boxster S in good condition in his price range in Orlando. He and his father drove to Orlando the next day to get it. “I picked up shifting fairly quickly and absolutely love this car.” says Alec.

This photo was taken in the parking lot of a CVS near Alec’s parents’ apartment late at night under a street light. He wanted to accent the beauty of the car with some aggressive lighting and surroundings to make a dark and moody photo.

Alec’s photo is a stitched panorama shot on a Nikon D500.

I really appreciate all the great submissions - please keep them coming!

How to submit a photo for consideration: Submission deadline is the 20th of each month. Please include the following information: • name • phone number • information about your car • the title for the photo • a short write up about the photo • what kind of camera or smart phone you used to capture the image? Email the above information with your high-resolution image attached to gcr.potm@gmail.com