Geroge, the depth of field is derived via a freeware called CombineZP. You must closely aim the camera to the very same aiming point for a succession of about 4-18 shots, depending on what is being imaged, but the focus depth must be incremental throughout the series. First image isfocused to 1.5" from the lens in macro mode, the next at 2.5". then 5", then 10", and so on out to the extreme depth, say one's backdrop as is the case with my image. Then, you do a batch conversion to tiff files to get them all the same size (a must), and then import these tiffs into CZP. It will do the rest.
-Crandell
This week I finished painting a First Union Rail hopper. I see them from time to time around here, so I figured I'd paint one. I included the prototype shot as a reference. IT IS NOT MY PHOTO- I would give credits but I cannot remember where I got this from. As soon as I find a good way to do reflective stripes I'll have it as good as I want to get right now.
Spent part of the day actually accomplishing some stuff on the Bare Mountain renovation. Aka: The quarry scene. Carved the sides of the deep part of the quarry and put on a "rock" stain. Took a couple photos to share:
The photos at the top of my photos are ones I borrowed online at a college site that uses the quarry for a NYS geology class. What you see is just the first wash of color after the carving. I will be adding some washes of darker colors to try and match the stone from the quarry.
Still have a long way to go with the scene, but it is a start.....
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Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ray, I think your model looks more like a quarry than your picture of a quarry does. Great work, and I'm looking forward to more progress shots, along with the final product, of course.
I've got most of the track down in Phase 2 of the Moose Bay railroad, so I'm starting to work on some structures. I wanted a big, solid brick station, but most of the models are either too big or too rural. So, I took the Walthers YMCA building and shortened it by cutting about 40% off the sides. Then I added some lighting and an interior. I made this up in an afternoon with some foamboard and computer images, plus scraps and a few figures:
Here's the outside:
And the view in the window:
Still a long way to go, but I have a few more structures to build before I can put the scene together and determine the final placement.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Some weeks of WPF are just plain COOL!
Bob Grech, I think you owe us some pics of a certain brass loco in action. And maybe a pic or three of your progress. Gents, he's holdin' back on us.
San Dimas Southern slideshow
Motley-Love the retaining wall, the back drop and the whole scene! GREAT work!
Robby-Your killing me man! Your weathering has improved leaps and bounds in the last couple years!!! Way to go!!
Great job everyone!!! Checking in on WPF every week is what keeps me going...
Just one of my fav's as far as Engines.
loather........Thanks!! Believe it or not, I got out of it for a few months. I was doing some for myself, and just in the last month or so I got back into it (customers/selling). I have another boxcar (ex Rock) in the works now, and I will get it posted next weekend.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
PL&M HH-24-66 1108 leads a mixed freight through Willa, West Virginia, in the summer of 1958.
PL&M, to the site and WFP. Tress look great, like the engine as well.
I hate Rust
Great work, friends.
What to do on a rainy Sunday here in Germany?
Building more flagmen.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
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Thanks! 1108 is an Athearn dummy, it will be eventually paired with a powered Atlas version.
The trees are Woodland Scenics foliage on a sheet of black poster board. The whole scene is only 12 inches deep.
Nice pictures everyone. I've been making trees for quite some time now. Though it feels like I haven't gotten anywhere, I've made over 115 of these dang things! I only have like 100 to go!Here are a few progress shots.
And one from the other side of the layout.
Hey y'all, a lot of awesome inspiration, I love seeing the progress shots and the finished works, jsut reminds you what this hobby is all about!
I have some pics of U23B #6330 doing a little switching in North Branch. I shot both black and white and color. Shoving some boxcars into the cannery spur There's always that one crazy guy in town who can climb up on roofs. Just so happens he's a train fan and got an EPIC shot of the 6330 Gotta love vandals...the RR will be replacing those crossbucks soon. Similar to the first but in color.
I recast the spur as a mainline and caught this picture of the FM C-Liner seperating a GE U23B and an EMD GP35.
And here's one more of a bit more poly fiber work (I forgot to take one in color).
N-JOY!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Whoever said "Only God can make a tree" was not familiar with your work.
Wow. Talk about raising the bar. Very well done indeed.
There have been some of the best work shown this weekend that I have seen in ages! Wow!
Did a couple more coats of the stain wash on the quarry tonight. Starting to look like I want it I think. One thing I have found from the photos around of the local limestone, is there is a wide variety in the rock layers for color. THAT happens as the rock is laid down as sediment. The color is very dependent on what materials were being deposited along with the remains of the little shelled creatures THAT make up the limestone and the colors form a very distinct band. The little thingy in front of the photo of the quarry I am loosely using as the Prototype is a stone from the quarry itself. Anyway I got a couple of shots of how it looked as a of few minutes ago:
selector That's a hard workin' diesel you have there, Will. Looks very good!I call this shot, "Up close 'n personal". -Crandell
That's a hard workin' diesel you have there, Will. Looks very good!
I call this shot, "Up close 'n personal".
WOW Crandell! That's an AWESOME shot!
Very well done.
John