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Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz - alone in the museum during the day

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Created on April 9, 2021

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Torsten Krebs

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Torsten Krebs (TorstenKrebs.com)

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Matthias Schuler

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Torsten Krebs (TorstenKrebs.com)

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Matthias Schuler

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (pre-series) (1957) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg - the entire museum is available for use

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg - a look inside the museum at the end of the day

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg - so many historical treasures, the photographers would love to take pictures of them all right away

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg - it's all about the right lighting

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg - ready for the next shot

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg - the 300 SL Roadster from the pre-series is to be photographed

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Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg - checking the settings

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C. Benz Söhne 8/25 (1924) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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C. Benz Söhne 8/25 (1924) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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Mercedes-Benz 230 W 143 (1936) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (pre-series) (1957) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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Porsche 356 (1955) - Photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz Automuseum in Ladenburg

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Ford Cagle A special midget racing car (1929) - photo shoot at the Dr. Carl Benz car museum in Ladenburg

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Summary

Visiting museums has become more difficult during the pandemic, but the forced break has also created opportunities for something special. For example, two photographers were able to spend a whole day at the Dr. Carl Benz Automobile Museum in Ladenburg, where they were able to pursue their craft completely undisturbed and explore new perspectives and special lighting effects at their leisure. This somewhat different museum report describes the day and shows some of the results in pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A unique opportunity
A difficult selection
Sunshine
That darn star
Rarity from the pre-series
Not just stars
And another special perspective
Final bouquet
Thanks to the museum

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The moment is epic and surreal at the same time. It's Saturday afternoon, 2:13 pm, a sunny but cold February day. The key turns in the lock, the door opens. A familiar and beloved smell of old leather and rubber fills my nose. And then I catch my first glimpse. The VELO patent motor car from 1898 catches my eye first and reminds me that I am looking at the milestones of automotive history. This is where he himself worked, the inventor of the automobile, Dr. Carl Benz. In the halls of his historic factory in Ladenburg. I enter together with my assistant Matthias and it seems almost like always; the sunlight floods the spacious building and over a hundred contemporary witnesses of the automotive past are waiting to be admired. But something is different. It is unusually cold in the museum. And... unusually quiet. There are no visitors. On a Saturday lunchtime. It is "Corona".

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