Intriguing, what is it? Looks like leather?
Actually it is a small section of a gorgeous BMW i8 that was parked in my neighborhood yesterday. I had seen a blue-and-white one here a few months ago and then along came this beauty.... I didn't touch the car, simply admired her with my eyes and my camera, which I had with me because I'd been out shooting flowers. Once I saw the car, I promptly forgot about the flowers and was drawn to her like a magnet. Oooooooh!!!!
After some discussion with a knowledgeable friend, it seems that this vehicle has more than likely had a special treatment of vinyl wrapping. I know little about this sort of thing and it wasn't until this afternoon when I finally remembered to submit one of the images I'd shot and edited yesterday to today's POTD that I really paid attention to the subtle, but definite texture, brought to life and visible in the image. Lighting was mixed: the car was parked partly in shade, while also being partly lit up by the sun. (Where was that nice overcast sky with even lighting when I needed it?) Next time I see that car around here, I'm going to gently touch her with a finger or two, see how she feels, if she feels like metal and paint with protective coating or if she feels like something else, such as vinyl.....
I didn't have the right lens on the camera -- should've been wide-angle for doing automobile photography -- but with the lens I had on there, I sure saw the possibilities for shooting some abstracts and taking advantage of the car's interesting colors, lines and angles.
