Water Front Scenes as the sun rises this morning...

Beautiful!

Peter Condro

Outstanding.

My favorite is the tug coming out of the shadows.

I never get tired of your photos.

Really nice Alan, I also never get tired of your great photography and layout.

Alan,

Great photo's, the water looks totally real. I also never get tired of viewing photos of your layout!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex

Great

Brent

Nice shots Alan, not often water front scene's are posted.  Is that a Lionel lighthouse with the sounds?  It looks super in that photo.

Steve, Lady and Tex

Very nice pics!  Matt

That is neat!

Thanks Alan.

Those are REALLY nice, Alan!

Alan, those are some beautiful shots. How big is your water front area? Where did you get those great looking tugs?

Thanks so much guys...and gal!!  I really appreciate the nice comments...always inspires me to get to work and do more...

Steve...that is in fact the Lionel lighthouse.  It is really neat to turn on the sounds very low and listen.  It gives the whole scene a different more realistic feel.

Paul...The tugs are the Lionel tugboats.  They have lights and sound and can be either battery or cord powered.

Thanks,

Alan

Alan - I always enjoy how your photography demonstrates the inarguable superiority of natural light.  The modeling is dam good too.  Great stuff!  Thanks.

Pete

Awesome pics!  Matt

Pete....At first I was sorry that I put the clerestory windows in the train room because I realized I lost valuable wall space.  Then as the layout got built, I could see how natural light provided some interesting contrasts in the various scenes...just like being outside.  The side benefit is that during the day, I don't have to turn on the ceiling fixtures which helps with the cooling and electric bills.  The layout room is the size of a small house so this really helps....

Thanks guys...

Alan

Outstanding. Thanks.

Nice pix!  Sometimes you just can't beat natural light! 

Andy

Alan:

Just can't get enough of your waterfront. Beautiful pictures.