Extensive hail damage

[nicandlance]

Would be nice if AAMI could only find me one of these....... sigh......

[Corey_R]

Yeah. Nothing wrong with the 2nd one!

Yeah - but my point was in response to a question about whether you could really tell which one was the more accurate 'photo'. In my opinion the top one isn't a photo at all (or is a heavily photoshopped/retouched composition of multiple photos made to look very artistic and not-of-this world).

[G-rig]

Agree, they shouldn't make it too unrealistic/enhanced in the brochures.. but most photos you see (ameture ones and different peoples cars) the colours all vary wildly depending on the camera/shot.

[triode12]

Yeah - but my point was in response to a question about whether you could really tell which one was the more accurate 'photo'. In my opinion the top one isn't a photo at all (or is a heavily photoshopped/retouched composition of multiple photos made to look very artistic and not-of-this world).

I agree wholeheartedly, what passes as photography today really isn't.

[Corey_R]

Agree, they shouldn't make it too unrealistic/enhanced in the brochures.. but most photos you see (ameture ones and different peoples cars) the colours all vary wildly depending on the camera/shot.

Totally. The simple fact is that most people don't even know about colour calibration. FWIW though, I do have a Datacolor Spyder available and have my main systems calibrated. Though you're still correct that unless the photographer has a calibrated screen and colour correction profile for their camera, that still doesn't guarantee accuracy. But clearly we're in a better situation looking at these ammature shots (especially from a range of sources) than the 'cartoons' in the VW R brochure

[triode12]

Totally. The simple fact is that most people don't even know about colour calibration. FWIW though, I do have a Datacolor Spyder available and have my main systems calibrated. Though you're still correct that unless the photographer has a calibrated screen and colour correction profile for their camera, that still doesn't guarantee accuracy. But clearly we're in a better situation looking at these ammature shots (especially from a range of sources) than the 'cartoons' in the VW R brochure

'Amateur' guys not 'ammature'/'ameture' .

[Flighter]

As of about an hour ago, my Golf now looks like a golf ball too (from tennis ball sized hailstones I'm told). First some jerk in a car park scrapes it, and now this; all in only 4 months of ownership too. Maybe it will get hit by lightning next.

[hoi polloi]

Ouch... Hope all of this stuff gets fixed up soon..

- Anthony.

[Corey_R]

That's not good news Flighter, sorry to hear that.

On the topic of these threads now, there is now 3 hail damage threads, would anyone be offended if I merge them all?

[MurphyTheElf]

Oh man that sucks. Luckily I got a call from my girlfriend letting me know about the hail in advance - but only two suburbs across. I quickly got into the car and drove to an underground carpark nearby. I've now driven back home (no undercover carport) but the hail part of the storm should be over. I hope.....