runtime,
Thanks for the pointer. I shot 35mm film all of my life; getting used to the functions of a digital camera has taken a bit of work. The camera is actually an antique by digital standards and it was a hand-me-down from a friend who upgraded to something newer. All of the photos on the Pre War thread have been taken with it. I checked the shutter as soon as I read your message, and low and behold that is exactly the way it works.
Thanks again,
Enjoying the World's Greatest Hobby
Northwoods Flyer
The Northwoods Flyer Collection
of
American Flyer Trains
"The Toy For the Boy"
Thanks, glad you like them.
SantaFe158, the B&W photos look terrific, I will have to try them out on some of my Postwar stuff.
Thanks for sharing
Bill T.
Nice Shots Northwoods.
With most cameras you can control where the camera focuses by doing the following:
If there is a little focusing dot in the view finder when you partially depress the shutter, get that dot onto your desired 'in focus' subject, then while still holding the shutter partially depressed, move the camera to achieve the composition you want, then depress the shutter the rest of the way to take your picture. This is called 'pre-focusing. If there is no focusing dot, just assume the camera focused on whatever is in the center of your view. Your first pic had the engine below the center of the frame , so the camera focused on the center - the trees. You can avoid this if your camera permits you to pre-fucus by partially depressing the shutter while your subject is centered, then shifting your framing before pressing the shutter the rest of the way.
Good luck.
runtime
Bill,
Thanks for starting the thread again this week. Very nice photos this week folks.
We have been having an unbelievable stretch of beautiful fall weather. For October the temps here in Wisconsin are incredible; we have broken several high temperature records and the days have been sunny with blue skies. The fall colors are at peak this weekend.
I decided to do a little experimenting with some outdoor photography of some of my American Flyer equipment. It was definitely a learning experience, and not at all as easy as it looks. I learned that I need to get a better camera that doesn't do all the focusing automatically, and getting the details in the photo "just right" isn't all that easy.
I thought I would share a few of the shots that weren't awful - as most of them were.
Great background color, subject not in focus
Great detail and light on the subject. What happened to that gorgeous background?
Thanks runtime. I've posted B&W pictures here before (especially around Christmas).
The NYC platform is one of MTH's operating station platforms. You can pull a train up in front of the station, push a button and the passengers appear to board the train (they are all mounted to a bench that swings up into the ceiling). It's a neat accessory.
I don't collect any specific roadnames so anything goes (I have a mix of locomotives lettered for Lionel Lines, NYC, PRR, Santa Fe, N&W, SP&S and probably another one or two that I can't think of)
Great shots guys. Bill, I'm familiar with your work from before I took my hiatus from the forum; Santa
Fe, I'm seeing your stuff for the first time...very romantic/nostalgic flavor with the B&W; Hmm..Santa Fe in the NYC station?? But I like the station..would like to know where sourced.
A few shots from my carpet central
Two GM products crossing bridges
A PRR 2-8-4 and a Lionel Lines 4-6-4 await their call to work in the yard
Power and Style
Pulling into the station
The shops
A N&W J and a PRR 2-8-4 wait for their call to work while a Santa Fe FT diesel prepares to depart with the El Capitan passenger train
The Virginia & Truckee makes an appearance on the S&Y RR
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