Welcome the SBPF!
Get a tripod, and don’t use the html on photobucket, use the IMG tags instead…
Heres an old pic from me…
Luke,
FWIW: Do you have a chair back that is about the same height as (or slightly taller than) your layout? I’ve found that if I rest my camera on top of something stationary (in order to brace it) while taking a picture, my pictures are less apt to come out blurry, which is due to movement - especially under low-lighting situations.
Sometimes a tripod isn’t always accessible. So anything you can rest your camera on will help improve your picture quality.
Tom
What I do is use bits of scale lumber, a bag of ground foam (a bean bag is what some say to use), anything to get the camera oriented and still. Also, use the shutter delay or shutter timer function so that you take your hands away and the camera can stabilize before the exposure. It works for me better than hand-holding any day.
-Crandell
Here are some from the “old” layout:
Come on guys! This is Weekend Photo FUN. Those comments about I-5’s pic are taking the FUN out it early on. I don’t see where he asked for comments or criticism. I thought this thread was just so people could post pics and get a proverbial pat on the back.
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Pfff, go back to bed you nocturnal foamer, its 6am here… ooo nnoooz, its 6 am, I should have been asleep 8 hours ago… ooops… mah bad!
Between skiing every weekend and a couple of evenings of ice hockey, I don’t get much modelling time in the winter. So, I’ve been slowly doing small projects, like adding detail to the gas station. Here, it’s back in “Late Transition Era” mode (note the VW bus and the gas pumps.) I’ve added a lot of stuff from JL Innovative. The latest addition is the wood fence in the back, made from coffee stirrers. The signs are decals printed on my computer.
Here’s a closer shot of the Moxie sign:
How did you do the blue and brown thing in this picture? I don’t know what you call them in english.
Here’s a few:
Enjoy!
I’ll take the liberty to answer the question for you. Those tarp covered tractors, that is the term you were unsure about, are made by chooch enterprises. You can find them at Walthers: http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/214-7255
214-7255 Loads - Package of 3 Various Pieces – Covered Trucks
Chooch Enterprises
Loads - Package of 3 Various Pieces
Electrolove:
They are called a Tarpaulin (singular) or Tarpaulins (plural). They are nicknamed “Tarps.” It is derived from the German. See this link in Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpaulin or just Google the word “Tarpaulin” and you will get a list of commercial links that will show their various applications.
I like your SP yard switcher. I can see your picture just fine. Keep up the good work! My friend models the SP in Georgia but he doesn’t have any switchers at this time.
Thanks! It is a newer Athearn Blue Box Switcher Baldwin S-12. I weathered it by myself . I’ll try to get some more pics up before Monday because I’m flying into Phoenix & takin the shuttle to Prescott. I think I will be posting post, not pics.
Luke–
What a sweet little Baldwin. Hey, what’s the steamer in the background? Looks a little Santa Fe-ish.
Nothing much new on the Yuba River Sub, but here’s an older shot of a freight winding around the tight clearances between the main and the Champion Mine in South Yuba canyon:
Tom [:)]
twhite, it is an old Bachmann 2-10-4. Got it of evilbay without the old smoke & choo-choo sound for $70.00. I should have invested in a Rivarossi 2-8-4.
Tom, I really like your scene. It is very natural and warm in a way. Nice job.
Mr. Beasley, nice work, too.
Guilford Guy, nice “cool” image. It works nicely.
Tomkat, your layout looks fine and involved. Lots of character there.
Jeffrey, that could be a setting anywhere. I think tank cars parked on a siding or on an industrial track are more charming than a lone boxcar or flatcar.
-Crandell
Speak for yourself, Spring Break no start hwere for another week or two
EDIT: WHOOPS, sory that came out wong. I;m just jealous.