well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Mikkel]

Either Norman is on acid or his darkroom is very advanced for the time!

 

Personally, I think this sort of thing can easily be overdone, but this is farily subtle. The low shot of the coach is a winner.

[NHY 581]

I blame his chat with Mr Nevard over a fry up. 

 

 

Here's a repeat of the lower image, minus join in the back scene. ...

[St Enodoc]

39 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

I blame his chat with Mr Nevard over a fry up. .

I reckon he should forget about all that and go back to the way he used to do it.

[NHY 581]

He's having fun.........very much in the John Wiltshire school..leave him be..

[NHY 581]

Still having fun.....

[KNP]

11 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Still having fun.....

 

 

That's the name of the game.

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

We start the day with an edited view of one of Norman s favourite images taken at Sheep Lane.  

 

Highbridge 3F, 43474, pauses whilst worrying a few wagons in the yard to allow Driver Tommy Cooper and Fireman Eric Sykes to avail themselves of a cup of tea with Guard Jimmy Edwards and John Junkin,  yard foreman. 

 

You can almost hear the buzzing of the insects, the rustle of the grass and smell the warm oil and smoke.......not to mention the unmistakable waft of bacon and eggs drifting from the yard hut.

 

 

Sheep Lane, July 1959. 

 

 

Rob. 

Edited March 25, 2019 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

Off to Mutton and the original Bleat Wharf now. .....

 

A couple of tweaked versions of old views. 

 

 

Rob. 

[westerner]

This may be sacrilegious, but I prefer your photos Rob than Chris Nevard's, it's something to do with the colours, his are far too strong. I much prefer your slightly muted approach.

[keefr2]

1 hour ago, westerner said:

This may be sacrilegious, but I prefer your photos Rob than Chris Nevard's, it's something to do with the colours, his are far too strong. I much prefer your slightly muted approach.

 

Seconded.

[calvin Streeting]

4 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

i really like this photo.. has the feel of wide flat marsh land around it with that open sky.. a good example of a non standard crop etc... 

[south_tyne]

4 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Morning all. 

 

We start the day with an edited view of one of Norman s favourite images taken at Sheep Lane.  

 

Highbridge 3F, 43474, pauses whilst worrying a few wagons in the yard to allow Driver Tommy Cooper and Fireman Eric Sykes to avail themselves of a cup of tea with Guard Jimmy Edwards and John Junkie,  yard foreman. 

 

You can almost hear the buzzing of the insects, the rustle of the grass and smell the warm oil and smoke.......not to mention the unmistakable waft of bacon and eggs drifting from the yard hut.

 

 

Sheep Lane, July 1959. 

 

 

Rob. 

 

Rob - that is an absolutely stunning photograph. Honestly I am almost lost for words. I am not exaggerating when I say the colouring, weathering and composition is about the best I have ever seen in model railway photograph. 

[Alister_G]

5 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Sheep Lane, July 1959.

 

Cor!

 

Agree with everyone else, that's an absolutely stunning photo.

 

Al.

[Oldddudders]

4 hours ago, westerner said:

This may be sacrilegious, but I prefer your photos Rob than Chris Nevard's, it's something to do with the colours, his are far too strong. I much prefer your slightly muted approach.

Horses for courses. CN takes pics for magazine publication, where punchy vivid colour photos are required to leap off the page. Subtle does not sell. 

[bgman]

If you carry on like this mate you'll be publishing in the Farmers Weekly !

[Killybegs]

9 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Horses for courses. CN takes pics for magazine publication, where punchy vivid colour photos are required to leap off the page. Subtle does not sell. 

 

I entirely agree but I couldn't see any horses 

[Oldddudders]

8 minutes ago, Killybegs said:

 

I entirely agree but I couldn't see any horses 

Racing at Wincanton, perhaps?

[westerner]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Horses for courses. CN takes pics for magazine publication, where punchy vivid colour photos are required to leap off the page. Subtle does not sell. 

 

I'm afraid thus punchy photos in Model Rail and to a lesser extent Hornby mag is why I DON'T buy them any more. So for me it has the opposite affect. I like to see layouts as I would see them in the flesh, not as a multi-focused no shadow image.

[Captain Kernow]

Have you decided which Terrier tank you are going to get, Rob?

 

[NHY 581]

5 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Have you decided which Terrier tank you are going to get, Rob?

 

Evening CK. 

 

Yes. I have. It will have to be the Rails jobbie. One of the BR black ones........not in a rush though......unless they bring out the LSWR liveried examples...I would rush for those.

 

I continue to tweak images and thank you all for you very kind comments. 

 

 

Here is one showing Mutton on a slightly storm coming type of day...

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

A visit to the Bachmann part of the forum brought forth an update on a loco that's eagerly awaited in these here parts. 

 

Here are some images courtesy of Bachmann/Phil Parker of what appears to be a lovely model in the making. 

 

A 1P is essential and I can see a couple gracing Bleat Wharf and Sheep Lane.............not to mention Burnlamb on Sea............

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

Evening all..

 

We have a trip back to Sheep Lane....an edited version of an earlier Norman Lockhart  photo. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2019 by NHY 581
Smelling mistakes

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

A couple more of Norman s images tweaked. 

 

 

Rob. 

Edited March 28, 2019 by NHY 581
Image added.

[Stubby47]

Have you seen Shell Island's backscene? There are some very low hills just showing above the 'horizon' which set the layout off really well.

 

Just a thought.

 

 

Edited March 28, 2019 by Stubby47

[NHY 581]

Nice thought Stubbers but I'm not adding anything in. I'm just enhancing what was already in the image. 

 

Rob.