Monthly archives: August, 2022

1960’s LAJ

August 28, 2022 Lmind1
Los Angeles Junction Railway

The above shot is an experiment in playing around with a 1960’s look. The figures are from ModelU’s upcoming North American figure line. The vehicle is by Oxford Diecast.

Global Snacks

August 22, 2022 Lmind1
CSX Downtown Spur

The final remaining structure on the block between 13th and 14th Avenues was Global Snacks. There is very little to it, just a stucco covered cube of cinder blocks.

Chasing the Jack DeLano Look

August 6, 2022 Lmind1
Photography and Lighting

I found an old image buried in my files and decided to play around with it to see if I could approach the style and look of renowned photographer Jack De Lano’s Kodachrome work from the 1940’s. Shown above is the end result. (Full format version on my Flickr site) The Jack DeLano photo above…

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Remote iPhone Camera Control

August 3, 2022 Lmind1
Photography and Lighting

Screenshot of the Camera Plus app screen with the airsnap remote control button highlighted. If you use your iPhone for layout photography as I do, there are several instances where it would be nice to be able to focus the lens and trigger the shutter remotely. First, you may have compositions where, although you can…

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Finally, We Have Figures!

August 1, 2022 Lmind1
Opinion

I never thought I’d see the day. In what, to me, is one of the biggest technological breakthroughs in recent years, we FINALLY have miniature figures that are useable. Real people, in real poses, crisply cast. I’ve always been a believer in the adage, “no detail is better than a bad detail”. In that vein,…

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