An appealing aspect of the area of Miami I’m modeling is the quiet, calm, melancholy atmosphere along the 22nd Street corridor. I particularly like the late afternoons when the shadows grow long and it takes on an almost Hopperesque atmosphere. My next project will be modeling the First Coast of Miami (produce) scene shown above […]
Category: CSX Downtown Spur
Domingo Produce Final
The installation of the corrugated roofing on the awning, along with a few more conduits, wraps up what was a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing project!
Domingo Photography
Here’s an “art shot” of the Domingo structure on the layout. Lighting consisted of a single tungsten photo flood about three feet to my left and pointed downward from about two feet above the layout. I used Helicon Focus for the depth of field. Most of the layout backdrop was photoshopped out and an image […]
Domingo Produce April 7
The awning and support poles were tricky to construct but are now in the bag as is the roof. Not clearly visible is a bank of three conduits I fabricated from spring wire just above the awning to the right of the window. All that remains is the corrugated metal treatment of the awning and […]
Domingo Produce Mar. 31
This weekend’s focus was on the structure face below the awning. The photo editing process left an overly uniform and smooth look to the coloring. In addition there is the ever present flat surface when dealing with photo laminates. I printed out a third image of the structure face, cut out the electrical boxes and […]