1. edgy, cosmopolitan shots- in a warehouse district- graffiti, razor wire, etc.
2. nostalgic- train yard, tracks crisscrossing, guard gates down, etc
3. bright, colorful- carnival, one of those parking lot amusement parks with neon lights, etc. blur out a bit in the background. dusk, low light, cool
4. landscapy- lake edge, parks, BLUEBONNETS (ha), no curbs just road to shoulder to grass.
5. to get a 'look' of a track, sort of, go to a big church parking, grab some orange cones from 'Lowe's' or some such home improvement store, and then strategically place the cones to look laid out for autocross. Could use as few as 3-4 cones- return them for refund when done! Make sure the church or school or such isn't in the background.
6. after looking through my gallery, airports are good.
good luck! Kristen
ps- if you use the cones, etc, make sure the 'depth of field' is really short, and blurs out a lot of the background. Just the fuzziness of the cone would be enough. I've taken pics of my car's' in a lot of settings,