Difficulty with the bridge/tow motor interface.
I had to run into Cambridge yesterday to a supplier, and happened to grab the camera on the way out. Glad I did…
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Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
Found this little mishap in front of the Galt train station (yes, named for John Galt, but not that John Galt). There was only about 2 inches of “difficulty” with the tow motor on the truck, but it was enough.
Run for Your Life release
I suggested they let the air out of the tires, but for some reason the didn’t see the humor in that.
Made for an entertaining couple of hours. They managed to get it down with the aid of a large crane, I was a bit disappointed it didn’t fall over….
Here is the statement from the truck driver. The friendly policeman left it in the window of the van for me, next to his guns…
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Want to read it? Click here!
-Tim
Another high depth of field image
Run for Your Life full
This software (Helicon Focus) is cool!
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Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
Same composition without processing for high depth of field:
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Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
Might not be the best example but notice how the building and crane in the front of the picture is in much better focus than the lower picture? It is a small detail, but it adds to the overall quality of the finished image. Where this really shows up is in the larger image.
High depth of field
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Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris
This image was taken using a Nikon D1 camera with a f stop of 16. Its hard to believe that a picture can be taken with this level of depth of field (in focus from front to back) with an f16 setting. Images that are in focus across the entire shot are very desirable when taking pictures of a model railroad, it significantly improves the realism of the shot.
The trick to getting a shot like this is a small piece of software called Helicon Focus. This software will take several images taken with a slightly different focal point, and “stitch” them into one single image that is completely in focus.
This picture is made from 9 images joined together. It is quite an amazing tool for anyone trying to get high quality images of a layout!
-Tim
