I need feed back for my pictures.

[andregg1]

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please take a look and tell me want do you think.
Thanks a lot
Andre.

[canazar]

Andre,
I usualy lurk over in the MR forum but saw your post. Those pictures are great! The "benchwork" shot almost looks real, like i had to stare at it to "just make sure". Very, very nice job. Impressive.

Best Regards
john kanicsar

[Anonymous]

Very Nice to wake up to on a Sunday morning crystal clear keep them coming. Steve

[nitroboy]

WOW!!! If the loco's didn't say "Built by Lionel" you never would have know.

[locomutt]

Andre,
You will usually find me on Train Magazine Forum,
But those are great pics!

[pbjwilson]

Andre,
Great pics! The black and white is really something. Each of your pictures have a nice mood to them with the lighting and composition. Keep the pictures comin!

[Anonymous]

Absolutely fantastic pictures! I especially love the black and white one and the other one with the NH Alco in the shop! Keep up the great work!

[bogaziddy]

Bodacious pictures Andre! ... Incidentally, bodacious means excellent. Looking forward to more pictures and info about your layout.

[Anonymous]

awesome pics!!! what r u using for a backdrop? and what do u use for road pavement?

[tjsprague]

Very nice shots, and some nice modeling.

You asked for feed back, so this is what I would suggest you "play" around with.

Try using some multiple light sources. You can borrow some standing lamps from the living room, be sure to learn how different color (warm and cool) commercial light bulbs effect your color. You can even go buy colored bulbs, blue gives a great night lighting.

Try some which have a shorter focal point, especially when you don't have much depth in the scene. it can creare interest to a certain point in the photo, like on the railroad worker, that can be really fun. See how the two images below feel very different;



Add some atmospheric texture. Run a good smoking steamer for a few minutes and fill the air with smoke. As it starts to clear it gives a foggy feel. You could also use dry ice, but more time and effort.

Good luck, look forward to seeing more!

[laz 57]

Nice work!
laz57

[railfan23]

All pictures are very good. I really like the black and white image, looks like something right out of Trains magazine.

[IronHoarse]

Very nice!

[Anonymous]

very nice...

[TurboOne]

Black and white photo looks like a real loco from time gone by. Great shot. All pics are great. [:)]

Hope I can do as well some day.

I also like Tj pics and how each is different.

Tim

[AntonioFP45]

Wow! Top Notch!

My absolute favorite scenes are with the New Haven Railroad cab unit in the locomotive maintenance shop, with a mechanic working hard to "Keep em Running!" I've downloaded those pictures and am using them as my computer's wallpaper.

Thank you for posting your outstanding photos!

You've given me ideas as I just purchased a locomotive facility building for my upcoming layou!

BTW: If you don't mind my suggesting, you can take your shop scene one step further since you have a professional welder at work in your shop.

I forgot the name of the companies, but in the Walther's HO Catalog a small electronic "Welding" circuit module is available ( according to my friend, it's really a noise generator---though you won't hear anything!). With this module comes a wire that at the tip is a tiny bright white L.E.D light. When activiated the light flickers on and off quickly. Installed in an industrial scene it looks like a professional welder is at work!

What's neat about this is that it can be used in any scale.

HIgh Greens!

[FJ and G]

very nice

[AntonioFP45]

AndreGG1

Forgot to mention.

Those photos of the shop scene stirred up some fond memories.

I repaired transit buses for 15 years. We had a huge shop and many times in my stall I suited up, put on the welding hood and made repairs to bus parts on a big work table with a vise that resembles your pictures. Often behind me was the bus that I was working on.......just like the locomotive parked behind the mechanic in your pictures. My shop was rather dark since the ceiling was very high and even the new lights didn't help much.

After a few "rough years" I eventually got to enjoy working peacefullly at my own pace, undisturbed. Made me feel good that the work I did kept our fleet moving. In my mid-30s I was put in charge. Was a rewarding career before I became a teacher.

Thanks!