Weekly Photo Fun Dec 3 to Dec 9

[Selector]

Geez, no observations on Wayne's amazing details, arrangements, and depth of field? Sheesh....well, Wayne, let me be the first to say...smoley hoke!!!! They are truly stupendous images. I love 'em.

I love all the steamer shots above, and of course Shay's great daylight images up close'n personal. I like Dana's shot very much...you have captured 'the look' very well. And Greg, you have some fine rolling stock nicely weathered.

I have been playing with snow and creating effects again. Here is an image I generated with Sagelight's cloning brush.



Crandell

[doctorwayne]

Thanks for the kind words, Crandell, although based on the quality of the photos being shared, I'm almost embarrassed to post my offerings. While that old camera does offer a pretty-decent depth-of-field, it also gives a pretty obvious "height-of-field", too, Cropping those last two pictures would've made them pretty pointless, though, and everyone here is already familiar with my wooden "clouds" and "northern lights".

Your photos are always nicely composed (which shows some forethought in your layout design) and you've got those smoke effects down to an art.


Wayne

[e-paw]

great shots everyone. I have to say that I like selector"s best. that winter snow really makes me shiver...

[Brakie]

Here we see N&W GP9 idling in the early morning sun at the Slate Creek yard while the crew has a cup of coffee while going over the day's work load..



Photo was taken in natural sunlight and on a temporary switching layout.

[tomustang]

Next paint job getting underway:



I must've spent more time looking for a prototype photo than actual work on this thing

[mountaingoatgreg]

Some more work on my scenery...I really should work on my EOY but scenery is so much more fun!!! Also isn't the EOY all about procrastinating??? Seriously though I will get back to my EOY soon, I just need to do some more wiring, which I dislike, and then I can get to detailig whooo hoo!!

[tomustang]

[Gary S]

The loco is lookin good Tomustang. I'm no good on loco ID, but that has to be an SD40, right? I very much like the extended "porches" on those.

[tomustang]

The loco is lookin good Tomustang. I'm no good on loco ID, but that has to be an SD40, right? I very much like the extended "porches" on those.

add a dash 2 at the end of it

They definitely are nice lookers and probably the best all around diesel ever

[bdw9535]

Tom,

CR locos are looking good, nice decal and paint job

Bruce

[Gary S]

add a dash 2 at the end of it They definitely are nice lookers and probably the best all around diesel ever

Will the model run okay through an Atlas #4 turn-out?

[tomustang]

It's a 50/50 game on the #4's, sometimes they do and sometimes they don't

[Gary S]

That settles that, I really didn't need one for my switching layout anyway!

But I sure like'em!

[P5se Camelback]

I've heard a rumor that the Reading Company developed the Class A5a 0-4-0 Camelback specifically to be able to negotiate the Atlas #4 turnouts on Front Street in Philly, where the tracks through the turnout curve towards the west before then swinging back to the east, crossing the main Front Street trackage at about 60°and then entering the many piers along the Delaware River. No other wheel arrangement could make it through those sharp, tight Atlas #4's!

[Puddlejumper]

I've heard a rumor that the Reading Company developed the Class A5a 0-4-0 Camelback specifically to be able to negotiate the Atlas #4 turnouts on Front Street in Philly, where the tracks through the turnout curve towards the west before then swinging back to the east, crossing the main Front Street trackage at about 60°and then entering the many piers along the Delaware River. No other wheel arrangement could make it through those sharp, tight Atlas #4's!

The PRR had A5s (Belpaire boilered, non camelback) as well, specifically for Phily (Delaware Ave and Front St.) and Baltimore. Those Atlas #4s must have been a bear!