Still more sunsets over the Toyota dealer

It’s time for another look at the spectacular sunsets we get here on the western edge of Zionsville, Indiana. Our back yard overlooks a retention pond, a Toyota dealer, and I-65. It gives us a pretty good view of the setting sun. I made all of these images except the last one with my Canon PowerShot S95. A couple of the sunsets pushed the S95 slightly beyond its limits, but the sunsets were interesting enough that I’m showing the images to you anyway.

Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer
Sunset over the Toyota dealer

I found this final sunset when I looked through the images on my iPhone 6s before I traded it in. I made this in 2016, before the Toyota dealership was built. We aren’t thrilled to have a Toyota dealership in our view, but looking at this sunset it’s clear: the towering sign provides a strong anchor to these images.

Sunset before the Toyota dealer was built

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13 responses to “Still more sunsets over the Toyota dealer”

  1. brandib1977 Avatar

    You are correct about the sign being a powerful anchor. It’s especially true in the first image where you see just the silhouette. It draws the eye in and allows the imagination to wander a bit. Nice collection!

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Thanks! I can’t get over the sunsets we get.

      1. brandib1977 Avatar

        They are stunning!

  2. DougD Avatar
    DougD

    Nice! I’m surprised you’re not driving an orange Toyota by now.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      I bought two cars from that dealership in its old location, which was not far from my previous house. But currently we are Toyota-free in this household!

  3. Ben Cotton Avatar

    “a retention pond, a Toyota dealer, and I-65.” reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions”. Of course, Duane Hoover wouldn’t tell Toyotas. Sudden realization: in the book, Duane Hoover’s family changed their name from Hoobler, which is a lot like Hubler, which is the name of several Indianapolis-area dealerships. Midland City is very obviously Indianapolis. I wonder if Vonnegut did that on purpose or if it was subconscious.

    Also, these photos are gorgeous and if I owned that dealership, I would be knocking on your door begging you to do a calendar or something for me.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      You never know with Vonnegut!

      Wouldn’t that be hilarious if Tom Wood wanted me to do a calendar of these.

  4. dionyb Avatar

    Tangentially just to let you know 4Runners and Tacomas are very popular in Hawaii and my daughter drives a Corolla.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      I’ve owned three Toyotas in my day, a Sienna minivan and two Matrixes. Corollas are everywhere here.

  5. M.B. Henry Avatar

    WOW!!!! These are breathtaking! And they make me very anxious to move to Indiana in March! :) :)

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Here’s hoping your home has an unobstructed westerly view! My last home didn’t – I had no idea about the sunsets until I moved here.

  6. thedullchannel Avatar

    The daylight pictures are somewhat unremarkable but the whole scene comes to life in the dark. Number 5 is my favorite. You can clearly see the limits of the S95’s sensor compared to other cameras of the time but the images are still interesting. Maybe someday we associate noisy, low megapixel and low dynamic range shots with the era of digital photography before people used smartphones for almost all their photographic needs.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      I’m partial to #5 as well. I love my little S95 but you’re right, it does have its limits. Someday I’ll upgrade it, but I’m in no hurry. It’s still a great camera for 98% of the subjects I point it at.

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