a picture a day....

@Capetrainman posted:

Activity continues stong at the North Main St. tree stand...the proprietor with the red hat oversees the loading, and looks forward to closing time when he can retire to his nearby Airstream  He's been given a special permit from the mayor to park his camper overnight on a city street...rumors have it they're high school football buddy's.  Seems those old friendships come in handy sometimes

Great looking figures as always Paul.😉

@Capetrainman posted:

Artie...thanks for the comment!  The red truck is a favorite of mine.  After 10 years, i finally got the idea to throw a Christmas tree in the back.  Only problem is she's a gas guzzler!  The driver had to stop again to fill up to get the tree home...

No gas station handy here Paul  ,  It might be electric ?                                                                                                  Judy gets the credit for the addition of the tree here . She got the idea last year.    I said it was OK

@Dallas Joseph posted:

No gas station handy here Paul  ,  It might be electric ?                                                                                                  Judy gets the credit for the addition of the tree here . She got the idea last year.    I said it was OK

Did you have a choice??  😉

@Mark Boyce posted:

Did you have a choice??  😉

AND JUST WHY WOULDN'T  I HAVE A CHOICE  ??

                   I think I  might have been dreaming Mark.....not sure ......but I  thought I heard  " meatloaf  ...with or without glass  "

@lee drennen posted:

I like that Coaling tower Patrick nice pic.

Thanks Lee!   The coaling tower is by Plasticville.  It just may be the most realistic structure in their product line.  

@Denny T posted:

Here is where it all begins. Now Lynn has 3 engines and 30 cars getting ready for this year.

This looks like the photo could have been taken at the North Pole Denny.       

It seems that Lynn is certainly having a fun time.  You're lucky to have a great helper.

Nice

FOR TODAY:  Circa 1953 ...  Another boxcar load of Christmas trees arrive on the  Patsburg team track.  The local Boys & Girls club has been selling trees like hotcakes!  They've sold one car load already and now this will be their second.  The local toy stores have equally been doing well too.  It seems for every tree sold folks are purchasing trains to go round that tree!!  

That’s a lot of trees the boys and girls club sold.  No need to do any more fundraising.  Great imagination Pat!

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  Circa 1953 ...  Another boxcar load of Christmas trees arrive on the  Patsburg team track.  The local Boys & Girls club has been selling trees like hotcakes!  They've sold one car load already and now this will be their second.  The local toy stores have equally been doing well too.  It seems for every tree sold folks are purchasing trains to go round that tree!!  

Another red pickup truck with Christmas trees.

Nice action photo and another good story Patrick.

Hudson Valley Railroad.

Outstanding photos everyone! I would like to comment on you all, but I just went back a page and a half so too much to say! LOL

Artie, In the Marines it is also called the Head. LOL
Paul, the Christmas tree sale looks like it is going great! Your friend with the red truck should have got 3 trees to sell and pay for his gas! LOL

Patrick, wonderful idea with the Christmas tree train car, maybe you and Paul's friend with the red truck can get together and haul some extra trees for some extra cash!

I hope your all doing great, I hope to have something for you guys in a few days!

Thanks Mark, Dallas and Mike g for your kind words regarding  my previous post!

FOR TODAY:  A Twofir ....

Circa 1950: This photo is somewhat metaphoric in that is shows the dominance of new diesels and the end of the steam locomotive.  

The BL2 and the GG1.  Looks like the folks on he middle platform prefer the GG1.  

To all our Service men and women who gave on 7 December 1941. We will Never Forget

Fitting tribute, Sitka!

Way to go Sitka✔🙏

Nice, Sitka! (My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor).

Thank You all!  Artie on ship or ground force, Thank You for his service! was a bad day.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Nice, Sitka! (My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor).

Sitka, he was on ground up in the hills manning the radio shack. He fought in the Pacific until the bomb dropped. Once over he came home.

A pic from another angle of last weekends Xmas tree sales bonanza on North Main...I don't believe this pic was posted....tis the season

@Capetrainman posted:

A pic from another angle of last weekends Xmas tree sales bonanza on North Main...I don't believe this pic was posted....tis the season

Capetrainman,

My cousin has several questions about your lighting in these great photos. Would you send to me you email address?

dennytodd@gmail.com

Denny, sorry it's taken me a couple of days to respond...I'd be happy to answer any questions your cousin has.  For the benefit of any others on the forum who might be interested in the questions and answers, feel free to post the questions here and I will do my best to respond.  My picture process is simple.  That is, I take the pic with my phone camera at a time of day when only flat light (no sun) is coming through the two basement windows right above the layout.  On my Samsung phone, there is a feature that allows you to adjust the light up or down as conditions warrant.  I usually darken the pic slightly, even though a small amount of light is peeking through the windows.  Basement lights are off, and the building lights on the layout are on.  This lighting condition often creates what I call a "blue" effect to the picture....just happens so I'll take it.

The final step is sending the pic to my e-mail and downloading into my O Gauge pic file.  Once there, I edit the pic further in Windows 10 using the "Edit and Create" feature and the  "Adjustments" tab.  These features are engaged by using a slider bar...easy.   I usually end up darkening the pic even more and use the "clarity " feature to increase what I call the "sharpness."  There is also a "spot healing" feature that's effective for cleaning up any debris on the roads...lol  Hope this helps, but ask if you need more information.

The pic below of the Chevy dealer shows the "blue effect" I mentioned above.  The light on the roof of the building is the low light coming through the basement windows.  For me, this lighting condition appears mid to late afternoon.

FOR TODAY:  The work train .... That's Jake and Henry on the ground.  They are inspecting the turnout to see if it needs to be replaced.  If so BIG HOOK will be doing the heavy lifting.  Just another day on the railroad.  

Artie : Thank God for men like your father.  Absent their willingness to risk all for our country, we would be living in a far different world.

Best Wishes

Don

Paul, nice write up on your photo procedures'... Well spoken'...👍😉

Lionel 6827 & 6828 postwar flatcars....difficult to find intact...

Nice job Hudson...looks just like a home down the road from us...!

@Capetrainman posted:

Nice job Hudson...looks just like a home down the road from us...!

Thank you. I got the inspiration from the houses in the Cleveland industrial area where the steel mills lived for years. Dirty and run down. Although, this house is just dirty and could use some "running down".

FOR TODAY:  The delivery of a stationary boiler.  This crew of men are getting this boiler ready to be lifted off this 8 axle depressed center flat car.

@trumpettrain posted:

FOR TODAY:  The delivery of a stationary boiler.  This crew of men are getting this boiler ready to be lifted off this 8 axle depressed center flat car.

Nice story and scenic Patrick.

Now if there is an issue ......who makes figures of flattened workers ?

Santa makes the rounds...handing out gifts to the traveling kids about to board the "Chief"...

Hi guys, great photos!

@Capetrainman,   wonderful description of your photo taking how too! Now you have given me something else to work on as if I didn't already have a full plate. LOL

@trumpettrain, your RR must be the best paying one around. Every time I see a photo of your crews working, they are busting their butt's!

So I am guessing great pay and treated very well by the bosses!

I really wish I had something for you guys, I have been to the train room in days and not sure when I will make it back out there. Maybe tomorrow!

I hope you all have a great week!

Hudson railroaded. In you're first post on this page there was two evergreen trees in it . May I ask did you make  these or where did you find them . Really nice scene by the way. Thanks Farmerjohn

FOR TODAY:  The Mountain Division got a dusting of snow this morning.  This crew is running lite and in the hole waiting for a manifest freight to pass.  Engineer Rufus Reed, conductor Biffy Barnes, and brakeman, Lukas Johns, step out of the cab for fresh air and a leg stretch.   It's going to be a long day on the railroad!

Trains coming and going at passenger station at Christmas  time. Moving family's  closer together. Wow so much fun.

Are front room.

Coming home for the holidays!  

@jim sutter posted:

Are front room.

Miss seeing all those trains and the layout this time of year Jim!

NSRailfan100NSRailfan100, Thank you. Hope you and your family are doing well. Merry Christmas.

Santa has moved on for the time being and headed home to visit Mrs. Claus...no doubt he has many good stories to tell after a week on North Main...