Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

[TMo]

My last day of this extended vacation.  Back to the salt mines tomorrow morning and my railroad productivity is going to take a big hit.  My wife reminded me that I was supposed to do something about her TPMS sensors in her car.  My appointment at the tire shop was at 1 PM.  Ended up being 3 of them out of 5 in a 12-year-old car, so I bit the bullet and had the tire place install all 5.  What I thought was going to be an hour turned into 2 and a half after they snapped off one of my wheel studs.  Kids and air tools.

   

Despite not getting back until 4 PM, I did manage some time to get some trees built and installed and it's really starting to "fluff out" the depth of the Hazleton addition.  You can still see around the trunks and foliage, but it takes some effort on the viewer's part to get all the way to the backdrop, which I think is one key to trick the viewer into a belief that there is more space and more depth to the area you have available.  I also think the hill sloping away from the viewer makes the backdrop more convincing, and the Duplan Silk Mill complex of receding roofs as you get further away really sets the tone for convincing the viewer's eye.  There are still a few trees to add into the edge of the foreground, but I'm going to save installation of those trees until all of the detail work is finished.  I'm also belaying adding trees to the slope below the beer distributor since I have to paint the Sculptamold at the bottom of the hill and add ground covers.  A couple of closeups follow to prove my points on viewer's perspective.  Yet another advantage of an eye-level layout is that you can easily get these kind of shots without having to stoop over...  When you're over 50 (as most of us know), it's a blessing.