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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Tint job looks nice Jack, pictures make it look like a limo.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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Nevada, looking good as always. I bet you are loving sitting in that thing every day.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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Nevada, looking good as always. I bet you are loving sitting in that thing every day.
Thanks Chris...

As with most new cars I am looking for reasons to drive somewhere...:-)
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Blending of 3 separate exposures...

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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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E 63S Wagon Renntech, E55 Renntech, SL65, SL 55 030, ML, bunch of old ones--they come, they go...
Been meaning to do this for months...

and now it's time to sell it. I have really enjoyed this one, and just want to get another one, maybe a 55 this time. Good board and nice stuff here!
Attached Thumbnails R230 Official Picture thread!!!-146-4660_img.jpg   R230 Official Picture thread!!!-146-4686_img.jpg  
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Photos of my SL600

Finally got my but out and took a few photos, wish I had the talent to take good photos as some of you do:






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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Beautiful SL600! Some nice angles and nice clear images... they are fine.
Thanks, it is your quality photos that are so impressive.
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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In post #280 what is the circle in the bottom right of the rear window?
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Thanks, it is your quality photos that are so impressive.
When I saw that I immediately went out to the garage to see if the dealer had put on a sticker on the window or there was something else there. Well I could not see anything. Because of the sun lighting and tint film, I think there is some kind of sensor in the glass and I happened to catch it in my images. Perhaps the sensor is related to the climate control in some way?

This image is a blend of three exposures to capture the dynamic range of the scene and whether that had anything to do with it I don't know.

Here is a shot taken before the film was applied and there no sign of that circle. This was a single exposure shot.


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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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Thanks, it is your quality photos that are so impressive.
Thanks... photography has been part of my life for many, many years and I enjoy getting some nice shots now and then.
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
When I saw that I immediately went out to the garage to see if the dealer had put on a sticker on the window or there was something else there. Well I could not see anything. Because of the sun lighting and tint film, I think there is some kind of sensor in the glass and I happened to catch it in my images. Perhaps the sensor is related to the climate control in some way?
I believe it is the circular vent on the front dashboard
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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I believe it is the circular vent on the front dashboard
Excellent catch tomd! I think you solved the mystery...:-)
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Excellent catch tomd! I think you solved the mystery...:-)
Thanks!

I shoot a Canon 40D as well, but my car pictures are not as nice as yours. congrats!
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks!

I shoot a Canon 40D as well, but my car pictures are not as nice as yours. congrats!
Thanks... shoot and then shoot some more. Over time the quality improves as does the desire to make them better...:-)
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Nevada Jack
Thanks... shoot and then shoot some more. Over time the quality improves as does the desire to make them better...:-)
How do you keep your car so clean with all the dust! I owned a 2005 SL500 in Obsidian Black and keeping it clean drove me nutz.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Get a California Duster type of product. I dust my car every couple of days. I used to have a much darker color on my previous vehicle, and dusting it made a huge difference.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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How do you keep your car so clean with all the dust! I owned a 2005 SL500 in Obsidian Black and keeping it clean drove me nutz.
As suggested by Chris Brown I use a California Duster on a regular basis. Dust here is not as bad as it used to be with all the greenery.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Shot this on Saturday while shooting some images of the new bridge being build at Hoover Dam. This is a 3 image HDR image.

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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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awesome - as usual
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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awesome - as usual
Thanks...:-) A lot of satisfaction when an image turns out like this and is appreciated when others react the same way I do to it.
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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