{"id":204,"date":"2012-11-29T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2012-12-30T07:34:03","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T12:34:03","slug":"found-a-great-location-for-some-car-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"Found a great location for some car photography."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past couple of months, I&#8217;ve been trying to find a nice place we can take some pictures of our cars without the busy background we usually have when we meet up at our local car cruises\/meets. \u00a0 \u00a0Well this am after finding out (ok forgetting) the Orlando Wetlands are closed for the season&#8230;. I took a drive out towards KSC on a scouting mission, to look for a nice setting that would compliment our cars.<\/p>\n<p>I came across a parking area with boat ramp off RT 50 just past Christmas that seems to work well for both early am (sunrises) and should work for early evenings (sunsets).<\/p>\n<p>Note the shots below, in the gallery are only for reference. I was shooting into the sunrise without being able to light the car with an external flash and my car was filthy. \u00a0Also note this should work very well with the sun setting behind me lighting the car\u00a0correctly\u00a0from behind.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-204 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=205'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4174-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=206'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4178-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=207'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4181-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=208'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4183-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=209'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4188-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/?attachment_id=210'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/centralfloridachallengerowners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC4191-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A couple of other nice things about this spot:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We can fit a number of cars together for a nice group shot.<\/li>\n<li>Can shoot sunrise or sunset at the same location<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of room to shuffle cars around to get a number of individual car shots in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Concerns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The sand used for the road bed gets everywhere. \u00a0Even after banging my shoes off I still tracked a ton of sand into the car (will bring my battery powered dewalt shop vac)<\/li>\n<li>Is open to the general public and it could be busy in the evening (durning sunset or the golden hour )<\/li>\n<li>Not sure how much (good light) time we would have to\u00a0jockey\u00a0cars around<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So let me know if anyone is interested in an early am or late afternoon meetup for a cool\u00a0photo shoot\u00a0 \u00a0We could always meetup near Waterford Lakes, cruise up together, do a photo shoot and then cruise somewhere for breakfast or dinner.<\/p>\n<p>I need to get some times for sunset and sunrise so we know when the best time of day will be. \u00a0I also plan on heading back up there tonight to see if anyone goes there during the evening (right before sunset). \u00a0Granted weekends could be more\u00a0crowded\u00a0then say weekdays. \u00a0I&#8217;m open either, as I have a lot of vacation and time off over the next month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past couple of months, I&#8217;ve been trying to find a nice place we can take some pictures of our cars without the busy background we usually have when we meet up at our local car cruises\/meets. \u00a0 \u00a0Well this am after finding out (ok forgetting) the Orlando Wetlands are closed for the season&#8230;. 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