RMweb Gold checkrail Posted September 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2019 Two Cambrian kits for LMS 12 ton vans were also completed, a D1664 and a D1676 version. I'd have to go and look closely at them again to tell you the difference between them! Here's one behind Newton Abbot's 8709 …. … and here's the other, together with an SR 5 plank open (Cambrian kit again), behind 3603. John C. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2019 Generally speaking using a higher ISO setting will result in less image quality. In the same way as buying higher ISO 35mm film the image quality is compromised by the increased light sensitivity required to get the exposure. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted September 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2019 Finally, here are two more SR opens. I know very little of SR wagons, but these high-sided 8 plank types seem to be very characteristic of that company so I thought I'd better have a couple. The one nearest 4574 is an ex-LSWR vehicle with a sheet rail, while the other is a later SR version without that feature. I finished the latter in the post 1936 style with small letters to add a bit of variety. As my layout is set in 1939 I use this scheme very sparingly for all big four wagons. John C. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2019 Liking your new wagons John. A few kits can certainly provide some welcome variety in one's fleet. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2019 John, I'm very interested in the results you are getting with Affinity. I had a look at it on their website last night and it seems impressive. I've used various versions of Photoshop Elements for years and it's second nature to me now but sometimes I think there must be something more - it certainly doesn't cater for focus merging. Watching with interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2019 Well, though I mentioned the post-1936 wagon livery it wasn't on the photo! Here's the one I should have used. I think I've said before that I find applying transfers more difficult than building the kits, especially when they're white on a pale backing paper which almost all suppliers seem to do. It's bonkers. (Railtec is an honourable exception). And at the best of times with little numbers like tare weights I'm not sure what I'm cutting out until it's on the wagon! Think there's a lot to be said for the method Phil Parker described in a recent BRM - bung a few white dots of paint on the bottom plank, then weather! These wagons also need another application of Dullcote. Enough of wagons for now - here's 5000 Launceston Castle. Recent weathering by Grimy Times has masked a nasty bit of paint fading on top of the smokebox and some less than perfect colour matching when I replaced the Great <crest> Western lettering on the tender with the 1934 monogram. Just off to Scotland for a bit of hill bashing. More focus stacking experiments when I get back. Thanks for following. John C 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 Hi John I have been following and thoroughly enjoying your thread for some time. We both model GWR and a broadly similar timescale but there couldnt be a greater contrast in location! I see, however, that we are both users of Affinity......I switched from photoshop elements a couple of years ago. Its an amazing programme although I just scratch the surface....crop and some or all of the autocorrect buttons I am afraid. In my ignorance I didnt even know it did focus stacking. Your excellent examples, you really can tell the difference, have inspired me to have another go........I am struggling to find it in the menu......when you have a moment could you give me a pointer please? Enjoy your holiday John 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 29/09/2019 at 21:31, colin penfold said: Generally speaking using a higher ISO setting will result in less image quality. In the same way as buying higher ISO 35mm film the image quality is compromised by the increased light sensitivity required to get the exposure. Yes, albeit this is an area that has come on a great deal in digital cameras. If you have a DSLR or similar, the ISO can be raised quite a way before impacting on image quality. The top of the range full frame DSLRs for sensible image sizes I've read can go up to ISO 6400 before quality is noticeably affected. Even in my m3/4 olympus ISO 1600 is reasonable. But you'd only do this for handheld shots where you can't have a long shutter speed. If we're talking focus stacking then the camera I presume is resting somewhere so you can keep the ISO low, have a small aperture F11 or smaller and let the shutter speed be as long as it needs to be. For smaller cameras then the sensor is smaller in physical size which means it is more prone to noise, so lower ISOs better. Camera phones probably same applies but the high end ones I think have lots of software wizardry to help. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 30/09/2019 at 20:10, john dew said: I see, however, that we are both users of Affinity......I switched from photoshop elements a couple of years ago. Its an amazing programme although I just scratch the surface....crop and some or all of the autocorrect buttons I am afraid. In my ignorance I didnt even know it did focus stacking. Your excellent examples, you really can tell the difference, have inspired me to have another go........I am struggling to find it in the menu......when you have a moment could you give me a pointer please? Hi John On the Affinity Photo home page click on 'File' (top left) and among the options on the drop-down menu that will appear you'll find 'New focus merge'. Click on that and a box will appear with an 'Add' button at the bottom. Double clicking on that will allow you to select frames for merging from your photo files. When you've added them click 'Ok' and it will do its magic, eventually providing you with one merged image. Go back to the drop-down menu and select 'Export' and you'll get an option to save the merged image as a jpeg or whatever to your original photo files. (Of course if you're using a camera's post-focus or 4K video burst feature you'll need to have separated and saved the component frames before bringing Affinity into play.) Must spend more time catching up with Granby Junction. What a satisfyingly busy and railwaylike scene it represents! Regards, John. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted October 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2019 More of Launceston Castle', result of focus stacking and cropping experiments. Looks like those two guys have been standing there for years. Oh - they have! John C. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted October 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) … and again, from the platform end. (Must sort out wonky lamp!) John C. Edited October 4, 2019 by checkrail 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) Lovely photos again. Maybe the first cropping experiment has been zoomed a bit too much??? I think the slight fuzziness in the distance might be due to pixel subsampling - or it might be just my imagination... Edited October 4, 2019 by Harlequin 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Brilliant, the one with the embankment especially. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 5 hours ago, checkrail said: More of Launceston Castle', result of focus stacking and cropping experiments. Looks like those two guys have been standing there for years. Oh - they have! John C. I can almost feel the ground shake ! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 Next thing was to try focus stacking with a string of goods vehicles, so here's 2819 of Laira shed bound for Tavistock Junction with a class H freight. More to follow when they've been processed. John C. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post checkrail Posted October 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2019 And a couple more. Quite pleased with the depth of field on the second one particularly - but it's got a lot of frames in it! John C. 31 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bill37 Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2019 That second shot is so realistic. Bill. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Excellent pictures again, John. To my eyes/taste possibly the last few pictures are a tad underexposed, they look quite dark to me, or is that the intent, a storm brewing? (The photos do show off your excellent hand built pointwork. The last one wouldn't look as convincing with a normal Peco point stuck in there. I am holding out for Peco to fill in the gaps in their bullhead range then I think I'll replace the ones I have.) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Lovely set of pictures thanks neil. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) I particularly like the last one. The tank wagon has a wonderfully evocative patina and the dark, almost brooding, mood adds interest. Edited October 6, 2019 by Anglian 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 10 hours ago, The Great Bear said: To my eyes/taste possibly the last few pictures are a tad underexposed, they look quite dark to me, or is that the intent, a storm brewing? Thanks for kind comments. You're right - still some work to do re exposures. But the 'storm brewing' effect on this section of the layout is at least partly caused by shadow created by the curved backscene, sprung in behind the purlins and arching forward over the tracks! Regards, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Anglian said: The tank wagon has a wonderfully evocative patina and the dark, almost brooding, mood adds interest. To be honest the weathering of this Bachmann tank wagon was a very quick, almost slapdash, job with a wide brush and some black Vallejo wash (with maybe a bit of brown on the underframe. Was pleased with how it turned out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted October 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 2819 again. It is of course not heading for Tavvy Jcn., as I said yesterday, but coming from there and heading east! With the second one I'm afraid I had to crop off most of the down home signal arm to excise a view of the bottom of one of the purlins. John C. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCGWR Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, checkrail said: 2819 again. It is of course not heading for Tavvy Jcn., as I said yesterday, but coming from there and heading east! With the second one I'm afraid I had to crop off most of the down home signal arm to excise a view of the bottom of one of the purlins. John C. Looking beautiful John, I notice the signal in the first photo is lit. Remind me, are they working Dapol signals, with a few modifications? Regards Connor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted October 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) Hi John, You ought to be able paint out the offending purlin as an alternative to cropping if you want. Affinity Photo has various tools to pick up other parts of the image, which can then be used to overpaint the unwanted area. (See the Clone tool and the Heal tool). They are little bit clunky to use and I was hoping to find the easier "magic erase" tool like Photoshop and Xara Designer have - but there doesn't seem to be one in AP at a quick glance. (E.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTjKCoEOAPo) Edited October 7, 2019 by Harlequin 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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