Today’s toy train image takes us out of the steam era and into the modern diesel electric world with this image of a Union Pacific locomotive. Since I shot this head on I felt that a square crop would work well for it and I heavily lit it from one side for a bit of drama.
As a note, I am working on putting together a small display that I can change up and do more than just the extreme close up macro shots and hopefully include a bit of an HO world around the trains. I am also working on a few ideas of taking some shots outdoors with some forced perspective, hopefully with some real trains in the scenes. Also, if you are a steam ear fan like I am, have no fears, there is still a lot more steam to come.
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Man, you know I’m digging this. Wonderful shot, Scott. The light has it looking like it’s coming from out of the night.
Jimi Jones recently posted..Footprints in the Sand
Thanks Jimi. One of the great things about this project is that I am learning a lot about macro lighting that I never knew before.
I am so digging this shot! I find it amazing at just how much detail goes into these tiny trains.
Chris nitz recently posted..Bow to Your Sensei
Thanks Chris. I have some that are even more detailed that will eventually get into the project. Of course the opposite is also true, I have some really cheap stuff that is lacking the detail :-)
Sweet image, cannot believe its a toy!
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Thanks, I appreciate that.