New Video - Lionel's BNSF trio of SD70MAC's hauling the "Black Diamonds" to Market

Donald,

Eating my morning cereal peacefully, then comes your new video. And once again giant creatures roamed the Earth. Your productions keep upping the bar. Right, left, light, heavy a very busy valley.

In particular I appreciate how at the 5-minute mark you panned the layout. Your multiple trains on different levels at varying speeds lend a sense of spatial greatness.

Thank you, I think I'll watch it again ......please pass the milk

kevin

Donald, I wish more YouTube video producers would follow your lead. You set a high mark for camera work and production values. You obviously use a tripod, you compose your shots nicely, your pans are smooth and properly composed, and your videos are well edited.

I simply cannot watch the hand-held, vertical video crap which passes for "good" video on YouTube. This is what truly GOOD video should look like.

Well done!

@Fast Mail posted:

Donald,

Eating my morning cereal peacefully, then comes your new video. And once again giant creatures roamed the Earth. Your productions keep upping the bar. Right, left, light, heavy a very busy valley.

In particular I appreciate how at the 5-minute mark you panned the layout. Your multiple trains on different levels at varying speeds lend a sense of spatial greatness.

Thank you, I think I'll watch it again ......please pass the milk

kevin

Thanks Kevin. You made me smile. I was not real sure about the “panning part”. My tripod does not have a very fluid rotating head but in the end it worked out. Practice makes perfect.

Don

@jrose609 posted:

Donald, once again you hit it out of the park. I loved the moment you followed the train and panned left as the consist moved across the layout. It really showed the detail and scale of your beautiful layout.

Thanks for posting the video!

Thank you very much Jason. I appreciate the support.

Donald

@Rich Melvin posted:

Donald, I wish more YouTube video producers would follow your lead. You set a high mark for camera work and production values. You obviously use a tripod, you compose your shots nicely, your pans are smooth and properly composed, and your videos are well edited.

I simply cannot watch the hand-held, vertical video crap which passes for "good" video on YouTube. This is what truly GOOD video should look like.

Well done!

Hello Rich. High praise from the Master! Thank you.

I do listen to what you have discussed over the years with videos and try my best.

Thanks again for the kind words.

Donald

Don, Another outstanding video for us to enjoy. Many thanks for show. Bill

@Bill Park posted:

Don, Another outstanding video for us to enjoy. Many thanks for show. Bill

Thank you Bill for the kind words.

Don

Love it, beautiful layout, lot of nice diesels and coal cars. Where is that Lionel legacy 2233151 DD35 1650, like mine?

@Ron Casamento posted:

Love it, beautiful layout, lot of nice diesels and coal cars. Where is that Lionel legacy 2233151 DD35 1650, like mine?

Thanks Ron. You must be a mind reader. My next video I am working on will feature the DD35 and a EMD SD45 hauling a solid train of “pigs”. Stay tuned!

Donald

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your layout is truly amazing. Thank you 3rail for sharing. I loved the scenery around the 6 min 30 sec mark too.

Brad

😀👍

@B rad posted:

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your layout is truly amazing. Thank you 3rail for sharing. I loved the scenery around the 6 min 30 sec mark too.

Brad

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Thanks Brad. The scene you like, I purposely shot that to mimic how a lot of us see a train. Usually, rolling along, behind a building!

DK

Donald, awesome video and masterfully done as usual. Must admit  I was kinda expecting  a SD70Ace UP Heritage montage this week :-)

@WinstonB posted:

Donald, awesome video and masterfully done as usual. Must admit  I was kinda expecting  a SD70Ace UP Heritage montage this week :-)

Thank you Winston. Stay tuned. Your wish may come true!

Donald

Donald;

A beautiful video of a beautiful layout. What stands out most to me (who can’t take a video if my life depended on it) is you have captured the perfect speeds of the passing trains - absolutely realistic.

@Apples55 posted:

Donald;

A beautiful video of a beautiful layout. What stands out most to me (who can’t take a video if my life depended on it) is you have captured the perfect speeds of the passing trains - absolutely realistic.

THANKS for the kind words, Paul. Much appreciated. Practice makes perfect. Start out small with your videos and work up!

I just submitted a manuscript to Allan Miller for a future article on taking pictures and videos of our layouts using a Smartphone. Stay tuned!

Donald