I've been a long time lurker, and decided it was time to say hello by posting a couple of pics of my "winter car", which is a 2005 Nissan 350z Track model. Yes, numerous people have questioned my sanity in having this particular car as a "winter car" in New Hampshire, but hey, I do put snow tires on it - you will note that it is wearing its winter Brigestone Blizzaks in these pics; the Rays Engineering wheels and summer performance tires are tucked safely away in the garage. (My summer car, by the way, is a 2004 BMW R1150RT motorcycle.)
There's nothing really special going on in these pics, other than I had the chance to wash it on Saturday (Z-7) when the temperature got above 32 degrees F. I maintain the car with Zaino, but all I did this weekend was wash it on Saturday, and then wipe it down with Z-6 before pulling it out of the garage today for these quick pics -- and it was only 20 degrees out, so the photo shoot was done quickly! But the car has seen its share of layering with Z-2, Z-5, and Z-CS.
Anyway, I have enjoyed lurking here for a while, and I am in complete awe of some of the work posted. Me, I'm just a slightly obsessive guy who likes to try to keep his car clean. My work doesn't hold a candle to some of you in this forum.
After taking that shot above, I tried playing with this close up of the reflections of the house on the car, using a wider aperture (and thus less depth of field):
For some reason I just love seeing the house reflection in the paint. Another:
And finally, the house reflection off of the roof of the car:
--Tom