Why do we photograph and create video of our layouts? After doing so, why do share them with others by posting them publicly? The answer to the first question is an easy one to answer, for me at least. Photography allows me to interpret and experience the layout in ways that are simply impossible with […]
Author: Lmind1
Rotary Beacon
In looking at videos of CF-7’s in action on the LAJ, the rotary beacons on the cab roof are very noticeable. The filament headlights in my loco had already started burning out so it was time to replace them with LED’s, a project I’d been putting off. Time to bite the bullet and get it done. Since […]
Compelling Video – July 3rd
The practice video I uploaded onto YouTube was a successful exercise in terms of rooting out where the major trouble spots are with respect to creating the type of video I have in mind. Just as with still images, model railroad videography presents unique challenges. At the top of the list is handling the backdrop. […]
Step Into My World
The camera lens allows us to interpret, capture, and experience our models in a way that simply isn’t possible with the naked eye. It takes us to the place we envisioned when we started this whole layout building process. The image above of Federal Cold Storage took most of a weekend to get the end […]
Appreciating the Ordinary
It’s the first week in August 2008 and the switch job works Sweetener Products, swapping loads for empties, pulling, pushing and swapping flat black tanks. It’s what they did the week before and will do the week after. There’s a certain timeless appeal in the pure ordinariness of rail operations.