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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 05:08 PM
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Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Took these last Sunday of my 1988 medium maui blue metallic Trans Am as the sun was going down. The setting sun of Labor Day weekend is also a reminder that here in the northern midwest we only have 2 months max to enjoy our cars before putting them away in hibernation for the winter. Get out and enjoy them while the weathers still nice!

To get the high dynamic range shown these photos I used a tripod and took 5 photos each a different exposure setting. The five photos are then merged together to get the resulting photo. I also used a neutral density filter. Maybe too much for some peoples liking but I was happy with the result.










Thanks for looking!
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 07:18 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Cool!!! and great pics!!!
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 08:33 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Looks GREAT!
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 08:59 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Love the pictures, sunset photos are the best. Nice TA also.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 12:13 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Great pictures! This will be a COTM oneday.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Incredible!

I love the Maui Blue! Great pics!
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Old Sep 8, 2018 | 07:29 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Glad you had the opportunity to take these beautiful sunset pics. You speak of only two months left before the car gets parked, but some of us are looking forward to those months. In Central Florida, we get daily rains in the summer afternoons. You can probably count on one hand the number of days it doesn't rain in the summer. I look forward to the winter months when we can finally drive our cars with the ttops out and the windows down. I need to move back up north to get out of this heat and rain and be able to enjoy the summers like the rest of the country!!!
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Old Sep 9, 2018 | 03:56 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Those are some beautiful pictures. And the car looks fantastic!
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Old Sep 9, 2018 | 04:41 PM
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Nice Shots,
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Old Sep 9, 2018 | 11:52 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

That’s beautiful! As always, your photos are stunning.
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 03:13 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Originally Posted by maks10
Cool!!! and great pics!!!
Thanks Maks10

Originally Posted by dagwood
Looks GREAT!
Appreciate the comment Dagwood.

Originally Posted by 86TA355SR
Love the pictures, sunset photos are the best. Nice TA also.
Thanks 86TA255SR

Originally Posted by punzak9
Great pictures! This will be a COTM oneday.
Thanks Punzak9. So many great cars here with a lot of upgrades. Mine is pretty basic.

Originally Posted by 88IROCvertZ
Incredible!
I love the Maui Blue! Great pics!
I appreciate the comment, 88IROCvertZ.

Originally Posted by scottmoyer
Glad you had the opportunity to take these beautiful sunset pics. You speak of only two months left before the car gets parked, but some of us are looking forward to those months. In Central Florida, we get daily rains in the summer afternoons. You can probably count on one hand the number of days it doesn't rain in the summer. I look forward to the winter months when we can finally drive our cars with the ttops out and the windows down. I need to move back up north to get out of this heat and rain and be able to enjoy the summers like the rest of the country!!!
Thanks Scott. I do like the mid-western summers and the Autumns with plenty of colors and cool day. I bet you are looking forward to getting the T-tops off and cruising without the AC on.

Originally Posted by DaveyDug
Those are some beautiful pictures. And the car looks fantastic!
Appreciate the comments Dave.

Originally Posted by mantaguy
Nice Shots,
Thanks Mantaguy

Originally Posted by Linson
That’s beautiful! As always, your photos are stunning.
Much appreciated Linson.
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Old Sep 10, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

I think of the 3 pics, the 2nd one nailed the lighting levels. All great pics.
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Old Sep 11, 2018 | 01:44 PM
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Re: Labor Day Weekend Sunset

Originally Posted by Bow_Tied
I think of the 3 pics, the 2nd one nailed the lighting levels. All great pics.
Agreed. Thanks for the comment.
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