backlighting gives more natural look

[FJ and G]

Last night I used my blue photo bulb for the first time, to simulate backlighting for my sunrise.

Halogen and incandescent bulbs lit the entire scene as well.



The increased lighting caused more to be in focus with this digital image


Looking in the opposite direction is not quite as dramatic

[spankybird]

Nice pic Dave,

Try setting your camera to the landscape setting and see how the pic looks.

[FJ and G]

Tom,

Some disconnected thoughts and questions.

I will. I also want to play with the panorama setting but the picture wouldn't come out well on the forum unless I turned it sideways. I'm not sure how panorama mode works, but I know it shows you the boundaries for each shot.

I have to figure out if panorama means turning the camera in a circle from a fixed position or would it mean being able to walk the length of my 25 ft layout taking panoramas?

I eliminated blur by fixing the camera on a solid object prior to taking it.

Most photos, I believe, in both CTT, OGR, and forums, could be improved by NOT using the camera flash and instead by controlling lighting with fixed bulbs, placed around the layout. The flash gives off an unnatural lighting and shadows and tends to burn the foreground and darken the background, again, unnaturally.

[FJ and G]

Here’s an example of selective focus using the macro setting. A more expensive camera would be able to set the f stop for say 22 or 32 and get the entire track in focus. I’m going to be adding a third rail wire on this stretch of track over the weekend, btw



BB the beagle doesn’t seem to give a hoot for the track, she wants wabbits to chase

[underworld]

Cool lighting Dave. The panoramic mode for most cameras, either film or digital, simply crop the bottom and top of the picture. An actual panoramic camera exposes a longer or wider piece of film or digital sensor. Sometimes this is accomplished by a wider angle lens and a wider shutter. Some other cameras are set to rotate, advancing the film proportionately as the camera turns. Some are fixed position cameras that have a rotating lens.
You might be interested in these links.
Keep up the good work!

http://www.noblex.com/index_eng.htm
http://www.zenit-camera.com/horizon-202-panoramic-camera.htm
http://www.cirkutpanorama.com/Timelin.html
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/panoram2/pan2_en.htm
http://www.panoscan.com/

underworld

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