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Model Forum / General / Railroads / November 2009Do photo backdrops make the camera lie?
I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. Although I was there primarily to look at their in progress American layout, there were also working on their 'children's' layout. One of their members had bought a set of photo backdrops which had been taken in the Sussex area. I'd taken some of my old British outline models. We put everything together, then took some photos. The results can be seen starting at http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p62039774.html For those interested in American railroading scroll backwards from the above link to see the results of their progress to date.  SignatureMike Hughes Marketing Co-ordinator NMRA British Region Modelling the North American Way Interested in American trains real and model? Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/ > I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. Although > I was there primarily to look at their in progress American layout, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Interested in American trains real and model? > Look herehttp://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow! Bill Bill's Railroad Empire >I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. Although I >was there primarily to look at their in progress American layout, there >were also working on their 'children's' layout. One of their members had >bought a set of photo backdrops which had been taken in the Sussex area. Thanks Mark,this was a timely post for me. If I can manage it, I plan to spend a day in the Columbia Gorge taking photos for possible backdrop use and for scenery use. The Bognor Regis backdrop is very good and it took me a while to determine the edge between the photo and the world. Thanks again for sharing. Didn't there used to be a lot of jokes about Bognor Regis, or am I confusing it with some other Bog? > >I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. Although I > >was there primarily to look at their in progress American layout, there [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Didn't there used to be a lot of jokes about Bognor Regis, or am I confusing > it with some other Bog? Darn nice effect! How large were the prints and how did you print them? On Nov 11, 7:07�pm, "LDosser" <L...@invalid.invalid> wrote: > "Mike Hughes" <m...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > confusing > it with some other Bog? Darn nice effect! How large were the prints and how did you print them? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was not me. In message <bf72571e-99d5-4f7a-a56e-cf2b6dffd9ce@w37g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, Special Agent Melvin Purvis <videochas@aol.com> writes >On Nov 11, 7:070 >> "Mike Hughes" <m...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Darn nice effect! How large were the prints and how did you print >them? They were about 12 inches high (I took the pics so that I just got the tops of them in. They are a commercial product from Gaugemaster in Ford, near Arundel in West Sussex, England. SignatureMike Hughes Marketing Co-ordinator NMRA British Region Modelling the North American Way Interested in American trains real and model? Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/ >>I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. >>Although I was there primarily to look at their in progress American [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >to spend a day in the Columbia Gorge taking photos for possible >backdrop use and for scenery use. Any chance of sharing some of these? I don't know the exact program, but there is one which will take several photos and then put them together to make a panoramic view. Worth bearing this in mind when you take your pics. >The Bognor Regis backdrop is very good and it took me a while to >determine the edge between the photo and the world. Thanks again for >sharing. > >Didn't there used to be a lot of jokes about Bognor Regis, or am I >confusing it with some other Bog? I'm sure there are but none come readily to mind :-) SignatureMike Hughes Marketing Co-ordinator NMRA British Region Modelling the North American Way Interested in American trains real and model? Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/ > >Thanks Mark,this was a timely post for me. If I can manage it, I plan > >to spend a day in the Columbia Gorge taking photos for possible [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to make a panoramic view. Worth bearing this in mind when you take your > pics. You could probably find it, or, more likely, "them" by asking on rec.photo.digital. In between the typical "How could you have been stupid enough to have asked this question?" responses you will most likely get some good advise. ~Pete On Nov 12, 10:46 pm, Mike Hughes <m...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >Thanks Mark,this was a timely post for me. If I can manage it, I plan > >to spend a day in the Columbia Gorge taking photos for possible [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to make a panoramic view. Worth bearing this in mind when you take your > pics. You could probably find it, or, more likely, "them" by asking on rec.photo.digital. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh wow! rec.photo.digital.hell ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In between the typical "How could you have been stupid enough to have asked this question?" responses you will most likely get some good advise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If he's really lucky and has a tail wind ... ~Pete > > Any chance of sharing some of these? I don't know the exact program, but > > there is one which will take several photos and then put them together [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > If he's really lucky and has a tail wind ... Heh. But as with almost any Newgroup there are several knowlegable and helpful inhabitants at RPD along with the usual trolls and crazies. Here, for instance.... >>>I took some photos at Bognor Regis model railway club recently. Although >>>I was there primarily to look at their in progress American layout, there [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > there is one which will take several photos and then put them together to > make a panoramic view. Worth bearing this in mind when you take your pics. I'll share what I can get. We're down to short days already. Stitching software is what does the panorama pics. IIRC Canon supplies a version with their camera software. I'm also going to try some HDR (high dynamic range). What I Really want is boat at my beck and call, as the shots I want would be best taken from about mid river. The area that interests me most is from Lyle to Wishram on the Washington side. If you have Google Earth (free), it's worth a look. >>The Bognor Regis backdrop is very good and it took me a while to determine >>the edge between the photo and the world. Thanks again for sharing. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I'm sure there are but none come readily to mind :-) Butlins came to mind later ... Hi, > Any chance of sharing some of these? I don't know the exact program, but > there is one which will take several photos and then put them together > to make a panoramic view. Worth bearing this in mind when you take your > pics. There are lots of these programs around, for example "PhotoStitch" which comes with every Canon DSLR. You might even be able to obtain it without the camera from their website. But please don't beat me wen you find it rather ugly to use - I wasn't able to create a panorama with it, mainly because it doesn't take Canon's own raw files as input, but only Jpeg... The user-interface does leave a distinct toy-like taste behind... But if you google for it, you might find more programs like that (probably some that are less toy-like) and I'm sure there's a plugin for Photochop (which should work in GIMP :-) Have fun! The program I use for serious panorama work is "Panorama Factory" It does all from automatic to place every point. Jack >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Have fun! |
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