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Old 12-28-2015, 07:39 AM
 
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Anyone know of a nice, scenic place?
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Old 12-28-2015, 07:59 AM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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Same situation years ago. We ended up taking shots on Falls lake dam. However, after checking street view I don't recall the handrails being there during the photo shoot. I do recall the shoot was during the winter so there was a clear shot of the lake.

https://goo.gl/maps/vi45KT6AHks


Another location I've seen for car photo shoots was Dix campus using the city skyline as the back drop. These weren't shots for a magazine but just to have nice pictures I guess.

https://goo.gl/maps/hERjVrRUjsJ2


And I think this would make for a good backdrop for a hi-perf., lowered street car.

https://goo.gl/maps/opJUP53VuPt
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Old 12-28-2015, 08:57 AM
 
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Cool, I'll check those out. I've done the dam before, but you can't drive on top of it any longer like you could back then. The others look good at first glance.
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Old 12-28-2015, 11:24 AM
 
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I've seen parking decks/garages used with good outcome. Or an old washed out brick wall like found in many of the smaller downtowns around, such as Louisburg, Smithfield, Clayton, etc.


tuonobricks by Heath W., on Flickr
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Old 12-29-2015, 07:14 AM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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Cool, I'll check those out. I've done the dam before, but you can't drive on top of it any longer like you could back then. The others look good at first glance.
Really? When did that change? I drove across it just a few months ago. Actually, there is a f/b page for Falls lake dam and someone posted a picture on the 27th driving across it.
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Old 12-29-2015, 07:20 AM
 
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Dix Hill as already mentioned. Lassiter Mill or Lake Crabtree down by the boats ramps or launch by hand area.
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Old 12-29-2015, 07:29 AM
 
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I know a lot of people go to downtown Durham. If you ask this on local car site Horsepowerjunkies.com you'll probably get some good suggestions.


I've always took ****ty pictures at the boat ramp that never came out that great.
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Old 12-29-2015, 12:06 PM
 
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I've heard rumor of the road into the Falls Dam area being open, but I've never seen the gates open in the last couple of years. Usually, the gates are locked, even when the "park" is open.
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Old 12-30-2015, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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^I've never heard of the road being permanently closed. Yes, the gates are only open during daylight hours for vehicle traffic but that doesn't mean the road is closed.

Heck, the Google car drove across it July '13 and the latest satellite imagery taken summer of '15 shows cars on it.
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Old 12-30-2015, 06:38 PM
 
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Just saying, last few times I went over there, during "open park hours", the gates were locked.
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