Imagineering in O Gauge Photography'.. SHOW Us Your Imagination With Your Night Shots'. 📸

The travelers need to begin thinking about putting on their overcoats and putting up those convertible tops...the snow can't be too far away...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Wow, someone likes bikes and beer'...😁🍺.. Nice shot Dallas'...✔👍

Well Ted......after getting out of the Army in '70 I guess I  found MCs exciting and kept it up.

As far as beer ,well, I liked the beer trains I've seen on the various Forum members photos and videos so buying inexpensive tank cars and removing bottle labels allowed me to have fun puting a beer train together.

As a side bar the two doctors I've dealt with both said a beer or two a day  would probably be a good thing for a person to have. 

Night light.

Puts one right there .  The lighting really draws you in Zeke.         Nice

@Capetrainman posted:

The travelers need to begin thinking about putting on their overcoats and putting up those convertible tops...the snow can't be too far away...

The black and white photos really keep your attention to what you are looking at .  No  bright colors to distract a person.

(  did all that snow melt from the other day Paul ?    )

Thank you Dallas!

Dallas, the snow will return with force pretty soon...I've figured out how to use the paint program...maybe, lol...Santa may make an appearance too!

@Capetrainman posted:

Dallas, the snow will return with force pretty soon...I've figured out how to use the paint program...maybe, lol...Santa may make an appearance too!

So we have LIFT OFF  Paul.......maybe ?      Are there going to be ELVES with Santa ?  😁

Really though, does the paint program show FALLING  SNOW  ?       I thought that Ted's falling rain video was pretty interesting .

If  the program shows falling snow there could be an interesting variant to have fun with . 🤔

Dallas, no doubt Santa will have a special helper with him....  I haven't found the "snow falling" in motion yet, but have the "dot" program down pretty good!  I'll keep looking for the falling snow program...if I can't find it, I'll just look out my window

Gentlemen', I've been reminded by the Forum standards,  please stay on focus of the thread.  Post and comment on the photographs only.... No personal commentaries.. We don't want the thread shut down, or posts deleted...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION!!  IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!.....👍😁

@Capetrainman posted:

Dallas, no doubt Santa will have a special helper with him....  I haven't found the "snow falling" in motion yet, but have the "dot" program down pretty good!  I'll keep looking for the falling snow program...if I can't find it, I'll just look out my window

Paul , do you have a photo yet with your dot program ? 🤔5         

.........more work for the guys on 3rd shift.......

This is a partial shot of a scene on a different post that didn't have the subdued lighting.

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Gentlemen', I've been reminded by the Forum standards,  please stay on focus of the thread.  Post and comment on the photographs only.... No personal commentaries.. We don't want the thread shut down, or posts deleted...

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION!!  IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!.....👍😁

Sorry.    Not sure where I strayed Ted

@RickO posted:

Good looking lighting on the figures on the left gets us right in the photo.

Then the lighting in the windows is just enough to liven the scene without distracting from those figures .

Nice 👌

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Good looking lighting on the figures on the left gets us right in the photo.

Then the lighting in the windows is just enough to liven the scene without distracting from those figures .

Nice 👌

Indeed this is a beautiful shot'.... Very nice'... The signage shots add to the interest and have a the neon effect'... Makes the scene alive'..✔👍

@NYC Fan posted:

Hi Skip, great lighting, it gave me a chill looking at it, buurrr! Very nice scale PE set. I'm curious, what scale is the PE going around the mountain in the background?

Scott

WP, that is a great shot... and buy, sure looks like a real winter day'.....BURRRRRR...✔

https://ogrforum.com/...3#157406524426225303

Thanks for the pics with you in them, because I was really not convinced these were models.  You guys got skills!

Friday night at Miss Molly's Diner taken by a dock worker with his Kodak Brownie camera.

Scott

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Friday night at Miss Molly's Diner taken by a dock worker with his Kodak Brownie camera.

Scott

That guy did a good job with that ' Brownie '. 😉  Nice composition.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Paul , do you have a photo yet with your dot program ? 🤔5         

Dallas, not yet...need to set aside a couple of hours, but will get to it...tis the season...!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Friday night at Miss Molly's Diner taken by a dock worker with his Kodak Brownie camera.

Scott

Western, great scene...I'm like the back and white pics more and more all the time...

Hi,

I have been testing out some low light photography.

Fendermain

Nice colorful, subdued shots'.. Thanks for posting'.. Let's see some more of you beautiful layout'...✔😃👀

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Really nice looking low diffused light on these before sunrise and for the night shift scenes Randy.  😎

If I may ask , how did you achieve the low light and still show the action so well ?

Nice 👍

@Dallas Joseph

Dallas:

Thank you for your kind words.

These are old photos taken with a very limited, low resolution, digital camera. As I remember, the flash bulb did not fire on these pictures and accidentally created the "low diffused lighting. The action is due to the way my son arranges layout figures so that each scene tells some kind of story.

The low resolution camera and your son arrainging the figures worked out magically Randy. 

The photos give a feeling of walking along in the dimly lit scenes wth the characters , I guess because of no bright artificial light being shown on the scene to bring out the action , you become part of the action.  Nice.😉

Get's dark early these days, but things are still hopping at the dealership...the new '55's are a big hit with the locals...

@Capetrainman posted:

Get's dark early these days, but things are still hopping at the dealership...the new '55's are a big hit with the locals...

Hi Paul, great shot! I'm leaning towards black and white too, it suits my late 40's through late 50's layout. It just adds the really cool bit of drama.

Pre-holiday activity on North Main...the temps are still holding up there for November...

@Capetrainman posted:

Pre-holiday activity on North Main...the temps are still holding up there for November...

Paul, this is an excellent night shot!  You've adjusted the aperture and depth of field perfectly'... Now, this is what I call a real quality photograph.  One of your best'

Keep up the good work'.... AND THANK YOU FOR YOU FOR THIS TERRIFIC CONTRIBUTION'....😃 TO THE THREAD'........

Thanks, Ted...I'll be working on snow scenes soon, I hope...'tis the season

@Capetrainman posted:

Thanks, Ted...I'll be working on snow scenes soon, I hope...'tis the season

I hope so Paul.      Good luck with the snow.   I can't wait to see the results.🤓

Around these parts we call this effect a "snow squall"...that is when heavy snow comes out of the blue and is heavy as can be for a little while and then stops!  My first attempt with the 3D Effects program  I think I've got some work to do...lol, but thought I'd share my novice results...

@Capetrainman posted:

Around these parts we call this effect a "snow squall"...that is when heavy snow comes out of the blue and is heavy as can be for a little while and then stops!  My first attempt with the 3D Effects program  I think I've got some work to do...lol, but thought I'd share my novice results...

🎵 Sleigh bells ring.......🎶........are you listening .......🎶....In the lane     

It certainly looks like you are well on your way Paul. What kind of process were you able to use for the scene ?

Dallas, I used the 3D Paint program on the menu bar with Windows 10...I believe it's the one Tedd mentioned.  Still have some work to do but had fun creating the first snow storm of the season here

I've got to go back in time and re-learn how to do what  many refer to as a "color splash," where some color remains in a black and white picture...

It's a full moon in the Alps as a fabled Swiss Crocodile makes easy work of a consist of lightweight passenger cars.

Don, beautiful snow scene...what did you use to get such realistic snow??

@Dallas Joseph posted:

🎵 Sleigh bells ring.......🎶........are you listening .......🎶....In the lane     

It certainly looks like you are well on your way Paul. What kind of process were you able to use for the scene ?

Dallas, I'm  working on improving my skill with the "pencil" in the 3D Paint program in Windows 10...takes some practice for sure.  Figured out how you made the deeper snow effect in your snow picture.  You inspired me to look around and experiment with the process!  Thank you...

Seems Ted has found away to insert a "falling" snow (literally)  over a still pic...leave it to Ted to figure it out

3-D Effects added to photos provided by members, Paul,[Capetrainman]; [Toledoed]; [Westernpacific]; and Rick Sutton:

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