Scenic Picture Locations....

[BAD_AZZ_SS]

I am looking for some good spots to take some pix of my Trailblazer SS and my Grand Prix GTP, and I was wondering if any of you had some good ideas? I'm looking for not only country spots, but also sites in the city (any city) which may offer some cool features to photograph next to. I live in Walworth County and work in New Berlin, so I can travel a little for a good spot (Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Racine Counties are fine). But anywhere you guys can think of would be considered.

Let me know if any of you have any good ideas.

[Anakonda69]

grant park has some nice spots. holy hill area also has nice scenic stuff. anything with the downtown milw skyline in back would be nice.

[-stew-]

grant park has some nice spots. holy hill area also has nice scenic stuff. anything with the downtown milw skyline in back would be nice.


I tool this on south Shore Drive in Milwaukee, just south of the South Shore Pavilion. Shore Drive dead ends there (3000-ish South), east side of the street is the lake. Not sure if you can capture the skylike/lake and a car parked on the street. I'm going tomorrow to find out.


http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/stewsquarenuts/100_0290.jpg

[animal]

Bender park in oak creek, you can get shots with the water in the background. Go on a blue sky day and you can get blue water in the background :)

[SSDude]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3232957508_275de20854.jpg
Miller Valley

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3301131397_e3367e9e19.jpg
Miller Park

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3140321888_7611c92770.jpg
Art Museum

Harley Museum
Jones Island

Lots of places

[1320PNY]

http://www.beauchampengineering.net/images/cala-2.jpg
Milwaukee Art Museum

http://www.beauchampengineering.net/images/fbarn.jpg
Nagawicka Park - Delafield right off of 83 as you go North from 94.
This park also has a lake that is a great spot. You have to either have a park pass or pay the $3 to get in, but it was worth the photo shoot.
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=72552&stc=1&d=1239555075

[BAD_AZZ_SS]

Sweet ideas everyone!!!

Thanks!!

If anyone has any more ideas, keep 'em comin'!!!

[stealthy1ss]

How about the old building behind the JET car wash in Delavan? I believe on the back side of that building there is some graffiti that might look cool. The dog track has some good spots like the old water tower that is right after the bridge over 43. There is a spot in Elkhorn, its a power station thing on W Centrailia and S Broad over by Stans Lumber.

[BAD_AZZ_SS]

How about the old building behind the JET car wash in Delavan? I believe on the back side of that building there is some graffiti that might look cool. The dog track has some good spots like the old water tower that is right after the bridge over 43. There is a spot in Elkhorn, its a power station thing on W Centrailia and S Broad over by Stans Lumber.

Hey, GREAT ideas!!! I can picture the building behind the car wash now. I'm gonna stop tomorrow night on my way home and take a look. Forgot about the dog track. Don't think I'll be bothering anyone there. ;-) Bet I may be able to get some pix at the airport by LakeLawn too. Maybe on the runway?? Maybe?? :-)

Wheels are spinnin' now!!

[xopher]

How did your pics turn out?

I was driving back from the Hot Rod Power Tour and used my camera phone to scout out some locations. This was in the early evening. I want to return to some of these locations in the morning to get better lighting. I know some are crap, but these were my rough drafts:

Art Museum / Calatrava
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_fartmuseum.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/fartmuseum.jpg)

Summerfest, North Entrance
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_hummerquest.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/hummerquest.jpg)

I'm by a boat
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_imbyaboat.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/imbyaboat.jpg)

Making the coast guard nervous
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_mckinleyithink.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/mckinleyithink.jpg)

some miserable attempt at artistic angles
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_somethingwithangles.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/somethingwithangles.jpg)

By Discover World
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_water.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/water.jpg)

That starburst thing across the pedestrian bridge from the Art Museum on Wisconsin Avenue
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/th_wiscavestarthing.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/20090607/wiscavestarthing.jpg)

[CPonyGo]

behind summer fest under the bridge with teh lake as a back drop and MMSD/Jones Island...

[Flicktitty]

How about the old building behind the JET car wash in Delavan?.
been there.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/6/l_2627601e8ae6d6bd02ea14aee198aa78.jpg


The dog track has some good spots like the old water tower that is right after the bridge over 43.

been there.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/JOSH/June055.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/JOSH/June061-1.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/59/l_46b7c29de1201a3008c58836bf61d2bd.jpg


There is a spot in Elkhorn, its a power station thing on W Centrailia and S Broad over by Stans Lumber
Been there.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/100_0806.jpg

Come on Tyler you can do better then that ;)

i like the spots out around the back side of elkhorn too (bowers rd area)
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_1ea0d18642df4bef9b67507cc8933f5c.jpg

or on south lake shore dr. in Lake Geneva.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_51a80f33e0fa41bf9472f003de1b08ec.jpg

Snake Rd out by Lake Geneva
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/l_74a42e6c611e10bd6f2f669251acf186.jpg

few decent spots out by Mound rd in delavan.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_6d52c62c78345fe1cee3772ad4967dd4.jpg
http://b2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00921/27/35/921135372_l.jpg

the helicopter in Lake Geneva behind wal-mart
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_137e32bcbb3c75fc283d30aedca4b0ff.jpg

i've driven around delavan/elkhorn/etc ALOT so i'm always looking for a new spot. i plan on going down by the sewer plant some night as the "old" part of that has some pretty cool buildings.

the deaf school has some neat spots too. Lake Lawn is a pretty good spot but sometimes the security will not allow you to be there. but i'm friends with some security.

there are some spots on hobbs drive that are pretty good too. i'll post more from the area up soon.

[Flicktitty]

taken tonight with stealthy1SS

something as simple as a "veiw" can make a pic.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/Tyler/august034.jpg

the grain silo's in Darien.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/Tyler/august004.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/flicktitty/Tyler/august006.jpg

[1320PNY]

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/610553

I found Panoramio.com which is an extension to Google Maps. This gives you Pictures taken from scenic sites around a Map search. You pick your area, search the images, then it shows you where the picture was taken and gives you directions to the spot.

Seems like a good possibility you can find some places in Walworth Co.

[PB86MCSS]

I think it would be neat to get pics around the abandoned areas of Northridge Mall or the dog track off I-43 near Delavan....the weeds/overgrowth and abandoned large buildings might make for a neat backdrop for a cool car. Not sure how to sneak in the gated off Northridge crap though.

[xopher]

the helicopter in Lake Geneva behind wal-mart
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/71/l_137e32bcbb3c75fc283d30aedca4b0ff.jpg


There's another Apache in North Lake:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=north+lake,+wi&sll=43.158987,-88.364925&sspn=0.052655,0.132093&ie=UTF8&ll=43.156143,-88.369252&spn=0.000823,0.002064&t=h&z=20&iwloc=A

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/th_Photo_081708_001.jpg (http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh118/xopherwhite/Photo_081708_001.jpg)

[Greg@GLD]

All around Port Washington there are great spots, especially Upper Lake Park.

http://app.onlinephotofiler.com/images/A_6/6/5/9/49566/DSC08946_52088.1600x1200.jpg

Over in Cedarburg by the Covered Bridge..

http://app.onlinephotofiler.com/images/A_6/6/5/9/49566/DSC09069_6504b.1600x1200.jpg

http://app.onlinephotofiler.com/images/A_6/6/5/9/49566/DSC08313_07edf.JPG


Up in the Holy Hill area of Washington County is also a great place, especially in fall...

[DirtyMax]

I like finding old run down stuff like old train cars and brick buildings...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t227/jdallard/2004%20S281/DPP_736.jpg

[Schinner]

Old buildings for me, just drive downtown Milwaukee thats what I do, always find something

[lordairgtar]

There is a little park on the river in Big Bend, and the bridge over the river in Big Bend would be pretty good on a light traffic day.

[lilws6]

There is a little park on the river in Big Bend, and the bridge over the river in Big Bend would be pretty good on a light traffic day.

where exactly is this i live out here and can't seem to picture it in my head

[xopher]

I'm driving up NW of Appleton tomorrow morning for camping. Since I was going to be driving the length of Lake Winnebago, I thought I might try to grab a decent pic somewhere. I found a few places where I think a car can be driven up to the water:

Driftwood Beach Rd
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5700+driftwood+beach+rd,+brothertown,+wi&sll=43.99126,-88.324611&sspn=0.049833,0.045233&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

Ecker Lakeland Rd
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5496+ecker+lakeland+dr,+brothertown,+wi&sll=44.000733,-88.323469&sspn=0.006228,0.005654&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

Qunney Rd
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=quinney+rd+and+e+winn+rd,+brothertown,+wi&sll=44.013559,-88.320229&sspn=0.006227,0.005654&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

Stockbridge Boat Launch
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1913+west+st,+stockbridge,+wi&sll=44.070922,-88.329134&sspn=0.006221,0.005654&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A

Calumet County Park Boat Launch
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=calumet+county+park+near+harrison,+wi&sll=43.048466,-88.096537&sspn=0.101235,0.090466&ie=UTF8&ll=44.104629,-88.327042&spn=0.006217,0.005654&t=h&z=17

But I'm not sure what the sites will look like. Anyone grab decent pics on Winnebago? If so, where at?

[97z2801ss]

I love the 281 at the Train cars looks super sweet, but the Cederburg covered bridge has a little soft spot in my heart, cool pics, I wish I had a cam when I was there