Is our Henry getting all artistic in his old age...
Is our Henry getting all artistic in his old age...
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Diesel130

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1,549 posts

243 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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.. with pics like this...



and this..



and what-on-earth part of a Cayman is this ???



??



MogulBoy

3,066 posts

254 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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The last picture was taken from his yacht, on a particularly choppy night, heading into a safe berth in St. Tropez.

RudeDog

1,670 posts

205 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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The rear wings from the best angle... through the wing mirrors while sat in the drivers seat.

Trev450

6,773 posts

203 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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RudeDog said:
The rear wings from the best angle... through the wing mirrors while sat in the drivers seat.
How on earth did you get that? Well spotted.

RedSpiseeBalls

441 posts

190 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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RudeDog said:
The rear wings from the best angle... through the wing mirrors while sat in the drivers seat.
My god man !

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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I recognised it straight away too, though I think the angle might be from behind the car - isn't the shutline of the 'bootlid' in the top right?

Edit: then again, maybe it's where the window glass meets the rear pillar...

RudeDog

1,670 posts

205 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Actus Reus said:
I recognised it straight away too, though I think the angle might be from behind the car - isn't the shutline of the 'bootlid' in the top right?
Yes, actually I think you are right

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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I'm not sure now - but it's definitely the rear wing. And we should both probably get out more.

Popolou

1,269 posts

238 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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It was perhaps the obvious answer but am not convinced because of the the area which ought to be the wheel arch - it doesn't bulge like that i'm afraid.

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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I think there may be a slightly trick camera lens in use as well - sort of a fish-eye effect?

Diesel130

Original Poster:

1,549 posts

243 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Does it help sell the car though?!

Henry-F

4,791 posts

276 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Hello there people. 5 years at art college! Dan and I have a bit of fun photographing the cars and are always trying out new ideas. We will slip in the odd photo to amuse each other. The Cayman wing was one of Dan's creations.

Although you say it doesn't help sell the cars I think it does. You try getting that up close and personal with a car that isn't in absolutely tip top condition.

A picture from some distance away will hide a multitude of sins, zoom in close and then see what the thing looks like. So we can only do what are doing because of the high quality of the base car and the prep levels we are trying to achieve.

I also like the fact that it provides a bit of visual interest on the site.

Henry smile

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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But which angle is it from!?!?

RudeDog

1,670 posts

205 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Popolou said:
It was perhaps the obvious answer but am not convinced because of the the area which ought to be the wheel arch - it doesn't bulge like that i'm afraid.
It definitely bulges like that, go take a look at one.

[saddo mode]
I think this pic was taken from behind the car with the camera facing forwards and it looks to me like the camera was also pointed ever so slightly upwards (since the boot shutline is visible on the right hand side of the image and there is no wing mirror visible (which you would see if the image was shot perfectly horizontally.
[/saddo mode]

Actus Reus

4,312 posts

186 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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I agree with you, RudeDog - reckon the camera was pointing quite a lot upwards, and a little to the left in fact, so near the bottom left corner of the boot, looking up across the 'hump' of the arch.

Ahem.

Carry on.

Henry-F

4,791 posts

276 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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There's no fooling the Pistonheads cognoscenti smile

Cayman, from the back of the car capturing the curve of the rear quarter panel. Camera angled slightly upwards so as not to include the mirror in the shot. Then you have to arrange for a setting sun to back-light the blurred trees in the background.

Henry smile

Mattt

16,664 posts

249 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Henry-F said:
Hello there people. 5 years at art college! Dan and I have a bit of fun photographing the cars and are always trying out new ideas. We will slip in the odd photo to amuse each other. The Cayman wing was one of Dan's creations.

Although you say it doesn't help sell the cars I think it does. You try getting that up close and personal with a car that isn't in absolutely tip top condition.

A picture from some distance away will hide a multitude of sins, zoom in close and then see what the thing looks like. So we can only do what are doing because of the high quality of the base car and the prep levels we are trying to achieve.

I also like the fact that it provides a bit of visual interest on the site.

Henry smile
A salesman till the end... wink

KH

3,003 posts

216 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Good on you, H.

Your shots have been the best by any dealer by far, for as long as I can remember. I'd buy one of your cars over the phone.

Keep snapping wobble

Popolou

1,269 posts

238 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Henry-F said:
There's no fooling the Pistonheads cognoscenti smile

Cayman, from the back of the car capturing the curveof the rear quarter panel. Camera angled slightly upwards so as not to include the mirror in the shot. Then you have to arrange for a setting sun to back-light the blurred trees in the background.

Henry smile
Bludy 'ell, if it wasn't for the filename, I wouldn't have even pegged it to the Cayman. smile

Pops

HoHoHo

15,402 posts

281 months

Wednesday 12th October 2011
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KH said:
Good on you, H.

Your shots have been the best by any dealer by far, for as long as I can remember. I'd buy one of your cars over the phone.

Keep snapping wobble
I did just that.

Unfortunately his brilliant camera skills still didn't do the car justice.......it was better than his photos showed on his site wink