Here are a couple photos I shot today...
The desert is in bloom as an Alco RS-3n pulls a freight through Serenity Canyon:
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In this staged publicity photo for the railroad, a passenger train pauses atop the Serenity Canyon viaduct, while a freight passes below. In the foreground, the "Tin Lizard" railbus rolls through a cut next to the abandoned Monolith Mine:
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Enjoy!
Sun comes up early there! Very nice Spring scene and fun publicity photo. Always good to see the In-ko-pah.
Nice Ray.
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What camera did you use? -- Russ
Thanks guys!
Russ, I just used a little Canon SD880-IS pocket camera, 10mp.
Still haven't had time to do any modeling, but here are a few more recent photos...
Multiple crossings over Serenity Canyon:
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The sorting house at the top of the Mineral Ridge Mill, with the Cliffside Mine visible in the background at upper right:
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A train passes through the town of Mineral Ridge:
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Enjoy!
One more...
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So nice. Do you at least bring the trains inside after hours?
Yeah, I bring in the locos, railbus and passenger cars. The freight cars get parked inside a tunnel.
My favorite is the "one more" photo. -- Russ
Fix the distortion on that last one and desaturate it a bit and one would be hard pressed to say it was a model!
I really think pictures like these help to keep your motivation going.
-Marty
I had a little time today to put up a few more pics...
Here's the ore bin at the Princess Shilo Mine:
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A freight train pulled by a steam locomotive passes through the town of Dos Manos:
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Here's a close up view of structures at the Cliffside Mine. On the left is the powder magazine, where explosives are kept. On the right is the wooden ore bin:
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An old stone cabin at the ruins of the Monolith Mine:
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And here's the interior of the cabin. A 55-gallon drum has been turned into a crude wood-burning stove:
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Also, yesterday we finally replaced our flimsy, canvas-topped gazebo with a new, all-metal one. Made by Hampton Bay, it's attractive and very sturdy! I had to replace the canvas on the old one every two years, at least. This one should last a good long time:
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my attempt at correcting the perspecive on that GREAT photo
Thanks. What did you use to do that?
The interior shot with the stove is great. Virtually no giveaway. -- Russ
Quote from: Ray Dunakin on April 18, 2015, 08:48:35 AM
Thanks. What did you use to do that?
Paint Shop Pro has (so has PS etc) a Perspective Correction tool. Basically a box with 'handles' on the four corners. You drag the four corners to align to the structure in the building aligning so they match the perspective and click the 'go' link. The distored box then is squared up and your pic is corrected.
Ray, I posted a demonstration here http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=2567.0 of what Ed did with his Paint Shop Pro to correct your photo's perspective, Only I used GIMP, which is the program I happen to have. Hope this further shows how easy it is. Try it, you'll like it :)
Thanks. I have PS Elements, I'll have to take a look and see if it has a tool like that.
Ray. It may look very different. Here is how it looks on Paint Shop pro. See the crooked box with the handles on each corner? You simply drag the corners until the box follows the perspective in the photo. You then click the check mark which applys the correction. You may have something similar.
Ray just perfect modeling.
Wish I lived in warm weather. That would have lasted about 2 weeks here Jersey this winter!!!
Jerry
Here are a couple new pics. In this first shot, a train is seen from below as it crosses the big trestle over Serenity Canyon:
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Here's a shot from late in the day as a freight train crosses a stone arch bridge at the west end of the line. Above it is the Princess Shilo Mine. The Cliffside Mine can be seen in the distance at the top:
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Enjoy!
The first one is quite good. -- Russ
GOLLY!
That layout must be HUGE!
Lovely pictures.
-Mj
Here are a couple photos of a bridge I just finished. It's for a 15" gauge mine tram, that will run from the mines above Mineral Ridge, across to the mill. I gave it a planked deck because I figure they wouldn't want to risk spilling rocks onto the building, pedestrians or vehicles below. This is also the reason for the corrugated metal along the sides (plus it hides some less-than-prototypical construction elements):
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I still need to extend the concrete base of the bent, and also fill in a couple small voids in the concrete. The bent, and most of the bridge, is made from strips of styrene textured and painted to look like wood. The deck is 6mm Sintra.
Ray; I'm a relative new-comer. How long have you been working on this "layout" (or is it a city)? Allan
Hi Allan! This is on my In-ko-pah Railroad layout, a 1/24th scale, outdoor model railroad. All the structures are scratchbuilt.
Here are a few recent night shots from the In-ko-pah Railroad. These all feature the Dos Manos depot:
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Very nice Ray!
Gordon Birrell
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Virtually no indication we are looking at models. Satisfactory. -- Russ
Great images Ray!
I love the ambiance of the quiet night time shots.
-Marty
Great scenes, Ray!
... I second what the others said ...
If that were not so far to you, I would say "Ray may I come once and look at your great plant"?
Great images. I enjoyed the scenes and your website. Outstanding work and photography.