Photoshoot: ChameleonZ (56k warning)

Somebody asked me to do some shots of a Chameleon 350Z. I've seen the car around at car shows, but didn't know the guy lived in my city. The lighting on this car is strange. It looked much better in the shade with a little bit of light reflecting on it. The owner told me it actually looks best when it's cloudy! So here are my efforts to somewhat faithfully recreate his awesome paint job. Enjoy.

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why does it have the european rear fog light?

Is it a Mood Car?

I LIKE THE 350Z IN THIS PAINT IT TOPZ IT OFF

Typing in caps and in slang such as "TOPZ", probably isn't going to go to well with the mods.

As for the car. This paint really does nothing for me. But, I like the shots. And that motor looks pretty nice

must be a tough color to work with. Did you shoot it at a later time in the day as well? seems like you shot at high noon. i'm interested to see more

looks like a work of automotive art to me , That engine bay is gorgeous

Well... that's unique! Another version of, "HEY! LOOK AT ME!"
(And maybe another version of "Cop-Catcher RED", too!

Very nice set of photos. I think you did an excellent job of capturing the car. I'd like to see the car in person before I passed judgement on it but as a Nissan enthusiast I'm not sure about that paint job. It does look like the owner has done a nice job with the engine bay and the Stillen Superchager (even though I hate that stillen hood). The Advan wheels are really sexy! Nice job, thanks for sharing these.

JustinL wrote in post #2255992
must be a tough color to work with. Did you shoot it at a later time in the day as well? seems like you shot at high noon. i'm interested to see more

No, took them late afternoon around 4pm. sun was going down fast. the owner of the car said that it looks best at sunset and on cloudy days.

Thanks for the comments everyone. i think it was tough capturing the true essence of the car. it does look much better in person. sounds great too! supercharged V6 and his exhaust sound hella mean!

Very nice. My favorites are 4 and 6. I think some more PP, they'd look great

MitsuJDM wrote in post #2257664
Very nice. My favorites are 4 and 6. I think some more PP, they'd look great

my graphic artist friend at work (photoshop master) taught me a few things today, i'm going to try doing a few tonight to get them to "pop" more.

If you don't mind, I'd like to give it a shot. Maybe tomorrow. Right now I'm going to bed.

MitsuJDM wrote in post #2259203
If you don't mind, I'd like to give it a shot. Maybe tomorrow. Right now I'm going to bed.

looked at your flickr site, very nice!

i turned on my image editing OK option. go ahead and have fun. if you need higher res, shoot me a PM.

they are very nice pics in all - but im just thinking, the paint looks kinda funny, and im guessing you used a polarizer? i think that maybe why the reflections dont really flow.