Quote Originally Posted by DL4567 View Post
Something no one's mentioning is that they took the time to wet the pavement with a water hose. This, in addition to the diffuse lighting, ALWAYS looks great. That's why in movies the pavement is always wet during night scenes, no matter the weather. If you've never noticed this, start paying attention to it and you'll see it's true. Reflective black pavement is 10x more photogenic than dry, gray pavement.
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Yes, good point here. Wet pavement is also a popular setup for new-car promotional photos.

Such as this one from the original brochure for a car that's special to all of us here: LINK: Stainless and Water