Do photo backdrops make the camera lie?
Mike Hughes
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.
--
Mike 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/
Bill
> 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
>
> For those interested in American railroading scroll backwards from the
> above link to see the results of their progress to date.
>
> --
> Mike Hughes
> Marketing Co-ordinator NMRA British Region
> Modelling the North American Way
> Interested in American trains real and model?
> Look herehttp://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/
Wow!
Bill
Bill's Railroad Empire
LDosser
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>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?
Special Agent Melvin Purvis
> "Mike Hughes" <m...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
Darn nice effect! How large were the prints and how did you print
them?
LDosser
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Was not me.
Mike Hughes
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>"Mike Hughes" <mi...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:E16bbLDB...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk...
>>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.
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 :-)
Mike Hughes
<bf72571e-99d5-4f7a...@w37g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
Special Agent Melvin Purvis <vide...@aol.com> writes
>On Nov 11, 7:070 >> "Mike Hughes" <m...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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.
Twibil
>
>
> >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.
>
> 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.
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
LDosser
> In message <hdfu64$uek$1...@news.eternal-september.org>, LDosser
> <L...@invalid.invalid> writes
>>"Mike Hughes" <mi...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:E16bbLDB...@mikehughes.demon.co.uk...
>>>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.
>
> 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.
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.
>>
>>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 :-)
Butlins came to mind later ...
LDosser
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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
> >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.
You could probably find it, or, more likely, "them" by asking on
rec.photo.digital.
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Oh wow! rec.photo.digital.hell
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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.
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If he's really lucky and has a tail wind ...
~Pete
Bernhard Agthe
Mike Hughes wrote:
> 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!
Twibil
>
>
> > 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.
>
> 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 ...
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....
Jack
does all from automatic to place every point.
Jack
On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:46:54 +0100, Bernhard Agthe <dark...@gmx.net>
wrote: