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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Muddy Creek A book I just reviewed about winter in Yellowstone described traveling through the landscape on an overcast day. The dark sky, white snow and dark rocks and trees gave the author the impression she was "driving into an Ansel Adams photograph." I experience much the same feeling here in the Adirondacks on dark, winter days. (Today for example.) By itself, as a moment in time, it is not a depressing or disturbing experience and carries its own beauty, mystery and interest. But I think part of the appeal is the promise of color returning to the world in the near future and the occasional flicker of color by passing birds or a colorful winter plant. Even the "shades of gray" module in the article had little red heralds on the delivery trucks in the foreground. Wayne [/quote]Orig post by MuddyCreek.--- It was N scale and indeed was the NYC. A photo and short article is on the very last page of the Jan. 2005 MR magazine. Wayne Didn't know you were from the Adirondacks (Gods Country), I knew there was someone on here that was but couldn't remember who. I grew up just Northeast of you, in Plattsburgh, and I agree with you about Winter in the North Country, cold and bleak but having a beauty all its own. I quess one could start with a 4x8 or 4x10 just get a slant on the idea, then go from there if they like it. Orig post by Cyb0rg------I think you'd be very unhappy with something that size. The hardest part of doing anything in black and white (at least from an artistic point of view) is depth perception. The larger it is, the more akward it seems to the eye. An entire 10x20 layout would be too much. Something more manageable would be to pick a scene and capture it, like a photograph. A busy interchange in a railyard for instance. For added drama, size and a little something else you've probably never tried...use a mirror. This would work especially well for one of those small shelf sized layouts. Just my 2 cents worth, but I believe if you do anything larger than 3x5, you're going to be disappointed with the results. ********************************************************************************************* To Cyb0rg; Ya you could be right however I quess one could start with a 4x8 or a 4x10, or as you said a 3x5 module just get a slant on the idea, then go from there if they like it.
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