A journal following the history, design, construction and operation of Bernard Kempinski's O Scale model railroad depicting the U. S. Military Railroad (USMRR) Aquia-Falmouth line in 1863, and other model railroad projects.
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October 3, 2022

New Soldiers at Brooke

A new photo angle of Brooke



Jack Thompson painted some soldiers for me a few weeks ago. I installed them on the layout and took some pictures tonight. The left file of soldiers and the officer with the sword are the figures  that Jack painted.

I used my new camera to try some new photo angles at Brooke. I like how the lead photo came out. The water mill at Accokeek Creek is visible in the far right distance. It's about 15 feet away from the camera. I used focus stacking and sky replacement to get the shot.

Meanwhile, I am making trees for the layout. They are quite time consuming to make.

 


6 comments:

  1. As usual Bernie, great photos. Are the figures or buildings at the top of the hill less than 1/48 scale? Or maybe the scene is really deep. Anyway, the depth of this scene is impressive.

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  2. The soldiers in the distance are 1/56th scale. The scene extends from the camera to 15 feet in the distance. The flag on the hill is about 6 feet from the camera.

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    1. Very clever, but certainly an old technique that works well. I guess whatever it takes to expand 1/48 scale reality. An excellent layout all the way around. Jeff Mrock

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    2. I also used a few other tricks to force the perspective. The road narrows as it recedes, the fences get smaller, and the stone house is 1/64th scale.

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    3. There must be a certain satisfaction that comes with these sleight of hand methods that the average viewer doesn't notice. Cool stuff. I am reading about the matte painting techniques used in (old) Hollywood to create a lot of the sets shown in film. Jeff

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  3. Yes, focus stacking and sky replacement. 14 separate images. No focus breathing.

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