The Rylston Light Railway - work still in progress
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The Rylston Light Railway - work still in progress
It’s spring, and I thought you all deserve a postcard from a Covid19-free world.
Best wishes to you all.Andy S. at the Rylston Light Railway
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Brilliant Andy, good to hear from you.
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Wonderful photographs, made even better by the use of black and white.
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Yes, great to hear from you again Andy. Once again two atmospheric pics. Trying to imagine how you got the camera positioned for that depth of field.
Grant.
Grant.
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Wonderful pictures, and very realistic, thank you!
Andrew.
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Wow! Now those piccies are good! Incredible attention to detail, even down to the flooring.
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Top quality modelling. Real attention to detail. I like the 'white ink' notes on the photos. Nice touch.
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Incredibly atmospheric photographs. I don't think many of us go to such lengths with interior detailing, but they certainly show it's worth the effort.
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Re: The Rylston Light Railway - work still in progress
The camera was balanced on a lens cap to gain “eye-height”, the aperture was set to f22 and it was focussed on a point about 1/3 of the scene ie where the pit starts. I try to get most of the foreground in focus at the cost of long exposures.
The inside looks more developed than it is. I am in the process of casting window frames. The inside is way ahead of the outside in terms of completion. I have a butterfly mind. At present I’m working on a church and a terrace. Not to mention that Rylston Station buildings aren’t quite finished.
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Andy
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I genuinely had to look long and hard to be sure they weren't of a 12" to the foot scale model! Well done indeed.
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Ah! yes, using aperture priority I used to be able to hold the camera still enough for long exposures, now a brick, block of wood,tin can anything in the area to help the not so steady hands.
Great work Andy.
Grant.
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I often use a thin latex or nitrile glove. Fill it with rice or lentils until it is hand-shaped; don’t overfill it so it stretches. It should resemble a 1950s horror story prop. Tie it off (important step), and then use to cradle the camera. It place the lens centre on 16mm scale eye-height. It is very stable and copes with variation in ground level. I actually have a commercially-made bean bag that attaches to the camera tripod mount but find the horror-hand a more convincing height for 16mm use. It’s also much cheaper!
Regards, Andy.
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I really didn’t get it when I first looked (that it wasn’t an archive photograph). The lighting in the first picture particularly (and through the end doors) is totally convincing. Lovely.
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I'll be happy if I can do half as well as you have. No idea why, but I think that Baldwin is particularly well-suited to it's surroundings. It all fits, I'm not sure how else to put it..
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Great photos - love ‘em
Where did I put that uncoupler?
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Great photos, they work really well. The lighting & contrast in the 1st image is particularly effective
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