A-1 Farmers Choice and International Freight was located on the far west end of the switchback. At the time I started rail fanning the line in ’06 it was still receiving cars on a fairly consistent basis. That tapered off and eventually dried up several years later. A decade ago I shot a similar version […]
Author: Lmind1
11th Ave. Facing West
Some photo shoots fall together in an hour and give you the perfect ten as far as images go. Then there are those like the one above that you have to really fight with to get something even remotely useable. The problem with this shot was getting the lighting in position which, in the end, […]
Defining the phrase “Detailing”
In this photo of a scene taken on the project currently in my shop, the emphasis was on put on the numerous scenery layers and matching the complex color patterns of the structure. At this point I haven’t added one traditional “detail” part such as a switch stand. When those parts are added, they will […]
Walking The Tracks
This scene was shot on the layout from 14th Avenue facing eastward down the tracks with my iPhone 6sPlus. Man that thing has a damn good camera on it when it comes to model photography. I also tried getting this shot using the iPhone13. As I moved the focal points, it kept jumping among the […]
Jesus Saves South Appliances!
Sadly, not even Jesus, or Allah, or any other deity for that matter could save South Appliances, once located at 1395 22nd Street, NW in Miami. It went belly up sometime in ’07. Located adjacent to the Downtown Spur at the corner of 14th Avenue and 22nd Street two things made it unique. First was […]