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Embracing Summer in the Fast Lane

When we think of the ideal summer on the road we picture fast cars, cool sleek sexy automobiles, designer sunglasses and a breath-taking destination.

As everyone knows it’s not about where you’re going but how you’re going to get there and there’s no better way than to travel in style in one of these beauties.

Whether you have thousands to spare or you’re simply taking a trip inside your mind, these shots show just what a true taste of summer is all about. The shots, taken at various locations have used a variety of techniques to ensure the optimum motion, to make the passing scenery stay in real time focus, while still showing just how amazing the location is.

Despite the Welsh hills, the dominant skyscrapers, the French embankments and the best of British behind each car, the main attraction is obviously the beast itself as nothing can compare to these sleek wheels and the pictures alone make you want to step behind the wheel.

Pagani Zonda, Wales

Audi R8, LA

Nissan GT-R, Paris

Pagani Zonda, Valencia

A Variation of Techniques

A few of the cars have been touched up with clever CGI, using back plates, their intricate detail has been constructed in order to produce an image before the real prototype was ready to be aired. One of the cars pictured actually doesn’t exist, apart from in our imagination; can you tell which one it is? It is on the road now in a different form, but experts will know where changes were made. It doesn’t stop this car being one of our most popular images yet, as our followers seem to covet this model above all else.

The yellow Lamborghini Aventador explores the methods we talked about last week, with the rig that eliminates movement while shooting the car as it moves ever so slowly to give the most realistic motion shot. This image is particularly significant as shot on the banked road in France it has incorporated nature in another way. Not only does it show the greenery of the passing scenery, it’s captured the sun as it sets, giving you the feeling of travelling at dusk on a warm balmy summer evening where the potential of the next few hours is electrifying.

It’s no wonder that summer is named the season of love as with fast cars like these, great company and a bit of Mother Nature thrown in it’s impossible to be negative.

The Connection

All four images follow a simple theme that isn’t obvious from a first glance. They all show signs of getting away from it all fast! The red Nissan GTR in the Paris Cityscape, dashes away from the crystal clear office blocks at dusk, on a clear road that shows no signs of rush hour traffic. The Blue Pagani Zonda in Valencia Spain takes a speedy trip across the bridge, from the city to the country, leaving the stresses behind, while the others simply show signs of just simply enjoying the drive in unspoilt country side with time on their side.

There really is no better way to embrace the sounds and scents of the season and we can’t help but have DJ Sammie’s track “The Boys of Summer” running through our heads every time we shoot. (Showing our age now, at least we didn’t say Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh prince!)