We've all taken gag photos of holding, biting, and flicking large objects made smaller by forced perception. The photos you’re looking at here have the opposite effect. Photographer Michael Paul Smith used some very mundane objects, as well as a healthy amount of creativity to produce some genuinely impressive automotive photography. We actually hesitate to call it automotive photography, since the photos, though automotive themed, are actually of die-cast models. The models are incredibly detailed though, and look convincingly like the real thing.

Consumer Reports says the heavily advertised 2014 Lexus IS 250 and technology-laden Infiniti Q50 are among the worst expensive sport sedans.

That means they'll drop off the lists of the many shoppers who closely follow the magazine's ratings in their search for a vehicle.