Using Photos for Backdrops - This means you Cliff Powers (aka MAandG)

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Cliff, how do you (or anyone else for that matter) use digital photos pasted on a backdrop without having a lot of seams alll over the place.

In pics of your layout Cliff, I don’t see seams. Your backdrops are awesome.

With absolutely ZERO talent for painting, I know I’ll be using digital pics for backdrops on my layout.

Any tips for blending the cut-outs together?

To see what I’m talking about, check out Cliff’s layout:

http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=271719&ck=

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I checked his nice site and because I am familiar with the process can tell he is probably using a photostitching software. Enter that as a search and you should find some very low cost ones out on the internet. Sometimes people call them or use panorama making software. There is a way with the free Picasa2 photosoftware also.