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EWS60065 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 18 hours ago, cactustrain said: Love the wet oily floor on this, not so sure on the type of engine... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted August 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2019 I've recently come back to this thread to take a look at the images people are posting. Some convince and some less so. I've also been trying to work out why some work and why others don't and I'm pretty sure it's all to do with the lighting. Most of our models are photographed indoors but artificial light is far weaker than daylight and I think that this shows in some images. Some contributions have shown both colour and black and white versions of the same photo. To some extent the colour photos seem to mask the deficiency but the black and white ones show a distinct flatness, a lack of vibrancy, a lack of contrast to photos taken outdoors. I have been experimenting and there is a quick fix. I use Irfanview but other image editing software should have similar features. Colour image. Try increasing the saturation a touch and boost the contrast by a bit more than a touch. Black and white image. Try an increase to gamma and/or brightness, whack up the contrast by a good amount. Sometimes darkening the image also works but again with a good handful of increased contrast. You'll notice that I haven't specified values as each image has it's own sweet spot, however the general principle of adjusting saturation or light a bit and contrast a lot is universal. 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted August 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2019 I agree with Neil but full marks to all who have posted their work on here. I would add that two things that add everything to creating a realistic image are as much depth of field and as low a camera angle as possible. I don't know too many photographers who are 70 feet tall. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted August 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2019 A rare colourised image, from 1907, of the Calder Vale Mineral Railway's Class H Manning Wardle Kitchener ascending the bank to the quarry branch at Brookfoot. 32 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted August 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, KNP said: Looking across the fields all looks quiet on the viaduct. Nice to see the family behaving themselves...... 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: Nice to see the family behaving themselves...... They did ask after you and send their best wishes as well 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted August 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, KNP said: They did ask after you and send their best wishes as well Thanks. 1 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Porkscratching Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Always amused me that there were "Eddie spotters" for Stobart trucks...I more often used to see the wonderfully named Norbert Dentressangle trucks around the SE...I wonder if there were " Nobby spotters" ? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWS60065 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 15 hours ago, KNP said: Looking across the fields all looks quiet on the viaduct. 00 gauge? Absolutely amazing whatever scale! Almost pendon quality. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rob D2 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 19/08/2019 at 07:25, Neil said: I've recently come back to this thread to take a look at the images people are posting. Some convince and some less so. I've also been trying to work out why some work and why others don't and I'm pretty sure it's all to do with the lighting. Most of our models are photographed indoors but artificial light is far weaker than daylight and I think that this shows in some images. Some contributions have shown both colour and black and white versions of the same photo. To some extent the colour photos seem to mask the deficiency but the black and white ones show a distinct flatness, a lack of vibrancy, a lack of contrast to photos taken outdoors. I have been experimenting and there is a quick fix. I use Irfanview but other image editing software should have similar features. Colour image. Try increasing the saturation a touch and boost the contrast by a bit more than a touch. Black and white image. Try an increase to gamma and/or brightness, whack up the contrast by a good amount. Sometimes darkening the image also works but again with a good handful of increased contrast. You'll notice that I haven't specified values as each image has it's own sweet spot, however the general principle of adjusting saturation or light a bit and contrast a lot is universal. Dunno much about photography, but for me the key to realism in these photos is not being able to See an NEM box on the front of a loco , cos those immediately shout “ model “. 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KNP Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 41 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Bleak and foreboding….. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Or even raining... Looks brilliant.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 You may consider this cheating, but no photoshoppery was used for this image: It's simply a matter of taking the layout to the scenery... Al. 43 1 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2019 58 minutes ago, Alister_G said: You may consider this cheating, but no photoshoppery was used for this image: It's simply a matter of taking the layout to the scenery... Al. Not at all IMHO going out of your way to get such an image is craftsmanship clever in itself. brilliant photo. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 20 hours ago, rob D2 said: Dunno much about photography, but for me the key to realism in these photos is not being able to See an NEM box on the front of a loco , cos those immediately shout “ model “. The huge chasm between loco and tender ruins many an otherwise good pic. Outside pics are tough, most pre digital railway pics were taken from the South with the sun behind the cameraman, try that on a model and you get your shadow on the subject 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, AdeMoore said: Not at all IMHO going out of your way to get such an image is craftsmanship clever in itself. brilliant photo. Thanks very much Ade. Here's one more which worked: Al. 28 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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