Cloudy days are great for........

[Marty Cozad]

Railfanning.
i was out preparing shots to show how lighting and angles can make a model train look real w/o a lot of work. I'm hoping to share details at the ECLSTS this April in a clinic.


This is the north end of the MLS Canyon Bridge.


Track side at a grade crossing.

these are USAT new long tank cars that have been lighly weathered.
So see: you can play trains on a n ugly day.[;)]
The closer you are to the cars the more attention to detail you'll need to have.
Note the ballast, rails , and brack drop.[^]

[grandpopswalt]

Marty,

Now THIS is some of your finest work.

Walt

[bman36]

Hey Marty,
Thanks for sharing the pics. I always enjoy seeing them. Later eh...Brian.

[Rastun]

Marty,

Yer gonna have to talk to you track crews about cleaning up after themselves [:D]

Take care,

Jack

[powlee]

[tup]Marty
Absolutely awesome pics.
Ian P [bow]

[Tom The Brat]

Marty buys something with the gift certificate he wins with his photo, and takes a picture of it that will win another gift certificate[angel]

[Anonymous]

Great pictures Marty , thanks for sharing them . I assume you are using a digital camera for your shots . What kind is it and what is the pixel amount ?

[Marty Cozad]

Mike
Its my older Sony 3.2 set on scan. I have a newer Fuju 7.0 that I use for good shots.
The 3.2 takes them the size I want just for posting on the forums.
The camera is what makes it easy. i got tired of spending money of film and waiting to see if I did good. Now I can check it on the puter and reshot if need be.,
Kinda fun.

[Anonymous]

For getting sunburn and eventually skin cancer. Being close to the hole in the ozone layer at the South pole does that for you. Being the middle of summer the affect of ultra violet is varey serious. So cover up r slip slap slop, And thats firect from the Australian cancer council


Rgds ian

[Anonymous]

Marty, looks great as always! Hope to be at the ECLSTS to catch your railfan workshop. The Mrs. may accompany me, she's still trying to find out what the attraction to this hobby is. I show her pics all the time and she replies" Is that Real?" "Yes" I say " it's just outside"[8D]

[Marty Cozad]

Matt
"the attraction to the hobby" Thats a good question.. I like trains, tho i say all trains I find I walk past the baby scalers at shows. I walk pass the toy train coll. bunch. But the plants around a circle of track with mulch all around I stop and take photos. Why????
I've been tring to figure it out myself. 1.5 " scales are fine but just don't do it for me either.
Tell your better half,, i don't have an answer....????
These are just plain and simply ,,COOOOOOL.