[Squirrel]

Here's a few images of my car which is currently with McLaren Birmingham awaiting PDI and ready for delivery thereafter - I thought I'd share these as there have been many images of silver cars but very few of the Standard Silver...

• Standard Silver
• Stealth Wheels
• Silver Calipers
• Standard Splitter / Diffuser
• Black Leather / Alcantara trim with contrasting Silver Stitching
• Full Carbon Interior upgrade

 

[Mclaren-tech]

very clean spec. Bet you cant wait to drive it..

 

[Boodzz]

Congrats! your lucky to have yours very sooon! Min should be done from factory in 3-4 weeks

 

[Thunder]

Thanks so much for the post.
I have been dying to see what standard silver looks like ever since I ordered mine in that color.
It seems a bit "enamel like" in the indoor pictures. Does it in fact have quite a lot of metallic sparkle to it in real life, or is it more subdued?
Perhaps you can post a couple more pictures when you get it outside.
Thanks again for posting.

 

[JayOne]

Congrats on your purchase, looks great.

 

[6th element]

Congrats, Squirrel!!! That is a very classy looking spec. Timeless for sure. Enjoy it!

 

[Boxer (aka SSO)]

When will you take delivery?

 

[Squirrel]

Thanks for the comments on the car!

With respect to getting my hands on it, I could have had it delivered on Monday but have decided to first have it fully detailed and treated with this G|techniq stuff so that it's best protected when I start to use it - The guy doing it (Drew Parker, Depth of Shine) needs 2 days with the car, he even takes the wheels off and treats the rims inside and out to help them repel brake dust!

Here's a closer shot of the standard silver paint:

Ultra-close-up image of standard silver paint particles!

The best way to describe it is that it is metallic rather than glittery, you can on close-up view see the metallic particles but they are much finer than on the elite paints such as supernova silver.

I like it!

 

[Stevie b]

lovely lovely car, congrats mate, u must haves problems sleepy mate

ps do you know what colour the one next to yours is

 

[Squirrel]

do you know what colour the one next to yours is

Titanium Silver

 

[PhilMc]

Excellent!!! Congratulations!
By the way, did you use a tilt/shift lens to take the photo of the steering wheel?
Very nice scale model effect to the photo.

 

[AugustWest]

Excellent!!! Congratulations!
By the way, did you use a tilt/shift lens to take the photo of the steering wheel?
Very nice scale model effect to the photo.

I don't think so - tilt/shift isn't a lens but a (very cool) effect applied after the fact (I believe). In this instance, I think it's due to a wide-open aperture (necessary in low light, and which shortens depth-of-field).

Check this out: http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php

Edited - this is incomplete/incorrect - there ARE T/S lenses... (see below)

 

[Squirrel]

Excellent!!! Congratulations!
By the way, did you use a tilt/shift lens to take the photo of the steering wheel?
Very nice scale model effect to the photo.

The lens used was a Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM and no effects have been applied to the shots thereafter...

 

[PhilMc]

The lens used was a Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM and no effects have been applied to the shots thereafter...

Great shot at wide open of a good looking car! Congratulations one again.

 

[PhilMc]

I don't think so - tilt/shift isn't a lens but a (very cool) effect applied after the fact (I believe). In this instance, I think it's due to a wide-open aperture (necessary in low light, and which shortens depth-of-field).

Check this out: http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php

Joe, that is an effect used if you don't have a T/S lens. Makes everything look miniature.

This is what a T/S lens looks like:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/specoalpurpose/pc_pce/pce_85mmf_28/img/product_01.png

 

[AugustWest]

Joe, that is an effect used if you don't have a T/S lens. Makes everything look miniature.

This is what a T/S lens looks like:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/specoalpurpose/pc_pce/pce_85mmf_28/img/product_01.png

Well there you go - learn something new every day! I really shouldda done a bit more homework before replying....

 

[andy c]

Im not posting any pictures now,feel a bit inadequate with my box brownie

 

[AugustWest]

Im not posting any pictures now,feel a bit inadequate with my box brownie

You 'n me both! My quaker oats cylinder with the pinhole yields decidedly uninteresting results by comparison!

...although - it is a bit better than the Flinstone camera that had the bird inside chiseling rock... ...but not much!

 

[PhilMc]

After 30 years in photography, I must say that exchange was the funniest I have read in a while!! Good stuff guys!