StuartMMVITL

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It's been a beautiful weekend here, so I detailed the car and took a few pics this afternoon.

Even though I've had it only a month, I'm really loving everything about this car! I know alot of people don't care for the styling of the 2010 TL, but I quite like it.

I'm thinking of adding the front & rear spoilers and the side skirts as I think they complement the styling without going over the top. If I can find a good tint shop in Denver, I'll probably have that done as well.

Hope you enjoy the pics....

chaiwala

Great Pics!! That is one clean car. The first photo looked like a flat black paint and it looks great!! You definitely have a talent for photography. Great car, great pics and I also don't give a hoot what people say about it on this forum because all I have had in the "real" world is compliments one after another.

Ken1997TL

Very nice!

Interior shot or two?

legend74

Great looking pics !!! How much do those winter tires hurt your gas mileage ??

StuartMMVITL

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Thanks! I've been taking photographs since I was about 6 and I guess that's my "other" hobby and about as expensive.
Same here with "real" world encounters, everyone I've talked to actually compliments the new look. The 3G I had was really good, but the 4G I'm finding to be great.

Appreciate the compliment! I'll take a few this week and post them, interior shots can be a bit tricky with the lighting, but it'll be a fun challenge.

Thanks as well! The winter tires don't seem to affect the mileage much at all. I had the 19" HPT's until a couple weeks ago and I was getting about 22-24 MPG & the winters are right about the same. Overall all I'm getting about 3-5 MPG lower than I did with the '06 TL 6MT.

The real "problem" is not being able to keep my foot out of it as the power & AWD are just way too much fun!

tmnhs81

jizzinmypants......

Clean car and great pics...

BLACKURA_NY

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damn. class A, professional pics my friend.... hats off to you

and the car aint too bad looking either :wink:

princelybug

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nearwater4me

Nice pics! Thanks for sharing!
It must be tons of fun during Colorado winter with the AWD + Dunlop M3s.

Dan

dave_ramkumar

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nice car i cant to get mine ina a few months

Pete2010

Beautiful ride, even better photos!

I agree on the styling, everytime I look at mine I think "Damn.. that's one hot ride" Can't wait till I get the tint/headlights/RJ Legends... Spring can't come soon enough

docboy

Nice pics, and some nice angles!

Which camera/lens did you use?

I just picked up a Canon EOS T1i outfit. I'm eager to try to take some pics of my car as well. Any pointers?

prepreludesh

I think a pointer that most people forget is that the optimum lighting for your car is right at dusk or dawn, before you get the reflection of the sun coming back at the camera lense and also get shadows distorting certain areas.

However, nice pictures as well, I am also waiting for interior pictures!

ieh

looking good my friend~~~

Hapa DC5

I think the 4g's look better in darker colors (which saddens me because White with a black interior is my preference in color combo) and while the grille is still not growing on me as I would like the car looks pretty darn sharp.

StuartMMVITL

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It should be a good time this winter with that combo, I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks. I used a Nikon D80 with a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. The camera body is a bit old now, but the lens is top notch & ran me about $1700 new. Well worth the price as it can produce stellar images!

Canon makes some good glass as well. If you can, look at picking up a good "L" series lens from them to improve over the normal "kit" lens that comes with most DSLRs nowadays. They can be expensive, but they are higher quality. (Like high-end speakers for a home entertainment system, can make a huge difference in the end product)

The best thing about DSLR is you get instant feedback on the images and you can adjust on the fly easier than with film. Get real familiar with the controls and using manual mode so you can control exposure, aperture, shutter speed etc. I also use Adobe's Lightroom to organize and process my images. But most of all, just take a ton of pics & have fun doing it.

Thanks!

Definitely lighting makes a world of difference, the so called "golden hour" after sunrise & before sunset can produce excellent lighting (and not as harsh or contrasty as mid-day). That's why I waited until late in the afternoon to try and capture the sunset lighting on the car and it seemed to work out well.


Thanks everyone for all the great comments!

Stuart

JwongTLS

I vote for dark tints

Alexander.

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i highly recommend getting a polarizer filter - an absolute necessity for shooting black cars!

great pics and thanks for sharing them

vester1986

^ + 1
great pix

naphta94

Awesome pics.. can't wait for my acuras' to come in..uh the wait... next month

StuartMMVITL

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Been a busy holiday week and managed to take a just few quick interior shots as requested. It's a bit awkward trying to get a tripod in the car for longer exposures.

Enjoy

kubr1ck

Very nice interior shots. The best I've seen so far for this car. Thanks for taking the time to share them.

StuartMMVITL

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Thanks! The lighting was bit off in the garage, so I'm gonna try and get some outside as well.

03CoupeV6

I'm one that doesn't care much for 4G exterior styling, but your pics have me scratching my head. The interior is gorgeous. And maybe the outside is growing on me some.

George Knighton

I'm not sure what's up with this, but I've got a surprising number of compliments on the car's looks after I bought mine.

I knew the car's looks were controversial for some people, but I didn't care...it was just a very good buy and a very good combination of performance and features.

So many people actually liking what the 4G looks like was a huge surprise to me, especially after reading up on the car at enthusiast sites like this one.

dave_ramkumar

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i love the interior of acura....its best that many other cars ive been in...even better that a maserati gts

MTL_tl2009shawd

I agree, the TL as a great interior.

StuartMMVITL

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I have to admit when it first came out, it was so different from the 3G styling, I dismissed it as a possibility as a replacement for my 3G TL. (especially when I found out they weren't offering a 6MT)

That changed when the 2010 came out with the 6MT and I spent time test driving it a couple of times. I find myself really liking the exterior styling because it is so different. I've always liked the interior of the Acuras I've had and I think this one is the best yet. (Better than my 3G TL and much better than my E46 wagon)

This also seems to be one of the few cars I've bought that I don't see alot of on the road. Which makes it a bit unique

NVPA2003

Love the car man!

ttk5

great shots man...love those interior ones. Your car's paint color looks different in some of the outside shots haha

nearwater4me

LOVE the interior shots!
Oh man, I want that car.
Thanks for sharing.

Dan

naphta94

holy smokes.... nice interior pics. hows the shifter? do you feel the need for a short shifter aka comptech short shifter kit or anything that may be made for the new TL?

chaiwala

I nominate Stuart for the resident photographer of the 4G TL

Quick question, from memory I thought the back lit controls for all switches and knobs were green? Can someone confirm or correct me? Thanks.

BTW, great interior shots. Really shows the true quality of the interior materials.

Looking forward to more pictures when/if you get the time.

StuartMMVITL

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Thanks! I really like the throw of the shifter, not too long, and a very positive feel to it.. Hard to say for sure but it might be just a touch shorter than my 3G TL.


Thanks as well!

The backlit controls are a somewhat cooler white/blue hue, I guess to match the blue interior lighting.

I'll try not to disappoint with the next batch of pics...

Sandals

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i like that Acura kept the blue light, that is one of my favorite features on the 3G because i have never seen a stock car with them.

@Stuart, what camera are you using/Lens. I have tried to take interior shots put they come out blurry (using xsi w/ kit). And Great photos.

-Alex

legend74

I don't know what's going on with his pictures but the interior lights are bright white....no longer blue like the 3G.

StuartMMVITL

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Alex,

Thanks!

For the exterior & interior shots I used a Nikon D80 w/ Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens. The lens was more expensive than the camera, but it's quite fast and incredibly sharp!

The exterior shots were easy compared to the interior cause I had really good lighting at sunset. To get the interior shots, and avoid using flash, I setup the tripod in the back seat and used a shutter speed of 3-5 seconds. I took a couple from outside on a tripod as well with the windows rolled down and the seats fully reclined.

Even without spending an arm and leg you can still get some nice shots. If you have a tripod available (a remote shutter release helps even more), setup the camera on manual (so you can choose the aperture & shutter), set the aperture wide open (probably f/3.5 -5.6 for the kit lens) and choose a shutter speed of 5 seconds. If you can select manual focus, do that to prevent the camera changing focus on you. You can then adjust the shutter speed to your liking if the 5 second exposure wasn't right on.

The tripod is really the essential part as there's no way to handhold at those exposure times. It might take a few attempts, but you should come up with some shots you really like.

If you do make sure to post them up too

-Stuart

StuartMMVITL

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They are actually blue, but I think the garage lights helped to wash out the color a little bit.

Next batch I leave the lights off...

febdragon

Is it just me or is the parking break handle way up! In my 5sp AUTO, I don't think I can pull up that high!

Anyhow, very nice pics man!

BLACKURA_NY

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ummm... my lights are white? your's are blue? Is that a different thing for 2010....