All this traveling about for  these pictures is hard work, surely it's a lot easier to put a layout together Peter :roll:

I wouln't know about that Phil - look how long it's taken me to fit 4 Tortoise motors !!!    If I were you, I'd keep travelling - I just wonder where you're finding such wonderful scenes nowadays - a little Welsh secret hideaway eh ……………………..

Super, Phil…. absolutely super!
Michael

[user=753]Phil.c[/user] wrote:

Got to be my favorite (so far), stunning  :thumbs


Ed

Thanks guys, this shot was taken from a position that wasn't meant to be photographed, as it's not visible from the front of the layout.

I wish the parts of my layout that are meant to be seen were half as good as that.

[user=1120]peterm[/user] wrote:

I wish the parts of my layout that are meant to be seen were half as good as that.

Too true Pete - in fact, I wish any parts of my layout were fit to be seen !!!

You're on my "blocked" list Phil until you post something remotely possible for me …………………

Ok Peter, here's an easy one with just a bit of PS :)

Excellent yet again Phil.  :pathead

It's not the photoshopping that gets to me, it's the fact that the raw material fed into the software is so good.

They always say you can't make a silk purse out of a pig's ear - even PS can't do that - but you're starting with top quality silk !!

When you built the layout, did you build it with "model railway" in mind or with "photo opportunity" in mind ?

I think it probably makes a difference although I do know you earn your crust by creating beautiful works of art in miniature.

I suspect with me, it will be a case of "get it up and running" then try to create a presentable scene around it.  Not sure because I didn't get that far with the first incarnation of Maxmill.

Thanks Peter.
It was built with both model railway and photo opportunity as to me they're the same, I just found a good track plan and built the cameos around it, nothing really planned, but if the scene looks good and works then it will be good to photograph.

Another tight camera shot.

Approaching Pen Y Bryn Station.

Swooon…………………………………………………….

Stunning Phil !!

Love the way you've blended the photo backscene into the trees/hedges and that road/track in front of the houses - so realistic.

Thanks Peter, I'm looking forward to pics of your new layout, early in the New Year I believe  

Dead right Phil - I just forgot to specify the year .............................. ;-)

:cool wink

61xx approaching Pen-Y-Bryn station.

Here's a long shot.

When I posted this on Facebook I had a reply saying, "This is very strange as I notice smoke on the B&W shot that isn't on the colour one"
 

 

I notice in the black and white one, the sky has turned more "Welsh" too Phil - the blue has gone ………………..  :roll:

Superb shot - as ever.  :thumbs  Those trees and the backscene with the sun catching the white house above the water tank are so realistic. 

Thanks Peter, I'm glad you pointed me to the sky issue, I hadn't noticed that, must be down to compression in the upload :)