Pagani Huayra photoshoot

[DanPhoto]

Sticking to the forum rules and not going to mention where this is, but its for sale in a well known showroom near Wimbledon. I shot a couple of the other cars there too, so there will probably be a follow up post for those once I've gone through the pics.

I know some people don't like the wide-mouth front end, and prefer the wedgey Zonda but in the flesh this is a stunner with some incredible design details.

Some of the pics are below. Apologies in advance if you don't like the style of the shots. The car is in a showroom so no Alpine driving shots to be seen here!

Get lifted by pluckphotography, on Flickr

Love is the slug by pluckphotography, on Flickr

Exquisite by pluckphotography, on Flickr

Spotlight on Lou Rawls y'all by pluckphotography, on Flickr

Deep pan by pluckphotography, on Flickr

Play those pipes by pluckphotography, on Flickr

[graeme4130]

opinion on the car asides, those are lovely pics

[kazste]

I love how the car could be for sale anywhere, however if I were Mr H R Owen I think I would of put a different personal registration on it

Lovely photos, it is one of those cars where the more I see one the more I'm thinking maybe. Would still go Zonda first though but would be nice to have a matching pair.

[GregK2]

Adore this car, but is it me, or do the arch gaps at the front look mahoosive? Especially in the last pic.

[DanPhoto]

GregK2 said:

Adore this car, but is it me, or do the arch gaps at the front look mahoosive? Especially in the last pic.

I think the lifting gear is raised.

[epom]

Still so so rare in the spotted thread....

[Beefmeister]

I've got to ask, why in God's name would you go to so much effort with some photos of the car with the nose lift up?

[dxbtiger]

Beefmeister said:

I've got to ask, why in God's name would you go to so much effort with some photos of the car with the nose lift up?

This, a million times, it looks st.

[Beefmeister]

Or in fact, you've clearly used a tonne of photoshop on the photo, why not drop the nose down in post-production?

[Beefmeister]

To clarify, I love the shots themselves, they look great, it's just the nose lift!

[DanPhoto]

Beefmeister said:

To clarify, I love the shots themselves, they look great, it's just the nose lift!

I agree. Its not looking its best. I was up against the clock and didn't notice the lifting gear was raised until I was almost done. There is a certain amount of photoshoppage involved here, but probably not as much as you think. I took the decision to not drop the car in post. Its possible to do a seamless job of that when shot side on, but at an angle it would never look quite right.

So here it is, a Huayra displaying its ability to hoik its front end up.

[Anjum]

Great shots Dan!

Are you off to Geneva?

A

[Transmitter Man]

There's another in a certain Park Lane showroom.

I prefer the Zonda.

Phil

[jackal]

Like the detal shots, great work. For the wides i would tidy up/move the highlights but crucially use a longer lens. Much too wide.

[traxx]

I was just thinking that cars been for sale for the last 18 months, but its no longer on the Macari website - has someone bought it?

[DanPhoto]

jackal said:

Like the detal shots, great work. For the wides i would tidy up/move the highlights but crucially use a longer lens. Much too wide.

You've got no way of telling, based on the pics, but the car is close to the showroom wall and is parked between two other cars. So I had to go wide on the lens on the full length shots to deal with the restricted space. Not ideal, I know.

[DanPhoto]

Anjum said:

Great shots Dan!

Are you off to Geneva?

A

Cheers Anj. That would be cool, but nope. I'm in the US with someone who got to look around the new Ford GT at last week's auto show in Chicago.

[ps01]

Owner of this retired from where I work last year. Real petrolhead - absolutely loves his cars.

[ilovevolvo]

ps01 said:

Owner of this retired from where I work last year. Real petrolhead - absolutely loves his cars.

What did he do ?