Paternosterrow

I came back for another look. 

 

I also play about with lighting, so I know how hard it is to get it right.  You have got that very close to the images of the real thing, the tracery of the station roof looks superb in those pics . 

 

I look forward to more. 

 

 

 

 

9 hours ago, Dave John said:

I came back for another look. 

 

I also play about with lighting, so I know how hard it is to get it right.  You have got that very close to the images of the real thing, the tracery of the station roof looks superb in those pics . 

 

I look forward to more. 

 

 

 

 

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks for your glowing comment.  Yes it’s hard going trying to get the conditions just right but worth it in the end.  I had no idea about your work until I clicked on your profile - those shots of your station at night are absolutely brilliant.  

 

Regards, Mike

 

 

 

Just a couple of update pictures.  A slighty alternative view of the Fowler showing a stronger sunlight streaming effect and one of the front of the North Screen taken from the overbridge.

 

Good grief, those are astonishing photos Mike. The 2P shot is almost better than the prototype! 

 

The Duchess photos made me think "Jules Verne", not sure why. But there's more to it than that, they're almost dystopian. So maybe Gotham City also  

 

I'm glad you didn't photoshop steam into the photos, it would be wrong I think. The photos you have taken show real scenes that were actually in front of you when you took the photos.

All I can say about that latest 2P photo is wow!   Superb!   

 

I love the LMS 4-6-2  photos too, always liked them in wartime black.

 

Brilliant stuff.

15 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Good grief, those are astonishing photos Mike. The 2P shot is almost better than the prototype! 

 

The Duchess photos made me think "Jules Verne", not sure why. But there's more to it than that, they're almost dystopian. So maybe Gotham City also  

 

I'm glad you didn't photoshop steam into the photos, it would be wrong I think. The photos you have taken show real scenes that were actually in front of you when you took the photos.

Thanks Mikkel.   It never occurred to me to liken it to that world of Jules Verne or HG Wells, but as soon as I read it I instantly got it.  The shape reminds you of all those flying blimps, futuristic cars and submarines seen in contemporary drawings of their time.   The designers would have undoubtedly been influenced by what they had read themselves in their youth and it clearly shows through.  This made me think about the influences on me and the way I love playing about with light, dark and shade.  Also that grubby industrial background that appeals so much.  This is undoubtedly down to films like Blade Runner, an all time favorite, in which Ridley Scott manipulated light so brilliantly.  I remember seeing it my late teens and being totally blown away by it - who could have failed to have been dazed by those opening scenes of the big eye and nighttime flight over a futuristic LA?  Of course, only a storyteller like yourself could have seen these hidden associations.  Brilliant observation and it has provided me with plenty of food for thought.  

 

Many thanks again, Mike

12 hours ago, robmcg said:

All I can say about that latest 2P photo is wow!   Superb!   

 

I love the LMS 4-6-2  photos too, always liked them in wartime black.

 

Brilliant stuff.

Many thanks for the kind compliment.  A lot of it is down to luck rather than judgement and also patience.  Thank the heavens for digital cameras because you can snap away indiscriminately until you get the right shot. 

12 hours ago, PaternosterRow said:

films like Blade Runner, an all time favorite, in which Ridley Scott manipulated light so brilliantly.  I remember seeing it my late teens and being totally blown away by it - who could have failed to have been dazed by those opening scenes of the big eye and nighttime flight over a futuristic LA?

 

Yes that made a big impression too. I wanted to see the recent follow-up when it came out, but forgot. It can't possible be better, but I'm curious all the same. 

 

Then of course there's also this...

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2021 by Mikkel

9 hours ago, Mikkel said:

 

Yes that made a big impression too. I wanted to see the recent follow-up when it came out, but forgot. It can't possible be better, but I'm curious all the same. 

 

Then of course there's also this...

 

 

 

Brilliant and way better than the sequel!