Our favourite 009 views

[pilotfriend]

Seeing that Tigger has requested that his photothread be locked, I thought it might be the right time to launch this new thread where I hope that Tigger (along with everybody else) will contribute as well! A slight difference for this thread though. Post a photo and then explain why you particularly like it. This may throw up useful ideas on composition of the subject, both of the layout and photography.

rules

1. any 009/H0e layout (not necessarily your own) can be posted
2. if not your photo, please give credit
3. any comments on Welsh grammer will result in the miscreant being forced to model 2ft gauge trains in T scale.





A view looking up the driveway of the Glenthorne Hotel. I always believe that model railways should live in a landscape. This shot, horror upon horror, does not have a train in it!  I feel it is typical of a holiday snap taken by someone lucky enough to have stayed there. The open gates lead the eye to the building behind and the garden wall with closed gate. What lies the other side, I wonder?
Taken with low res early digital camera.

[Mike Griff]

A well modeled scene, the shading on the clouds is great, is it hand painted? Mike

[Hobby]

I'll get in quick before he spots it... They are photos... See here how they are done!

http://www.009.cd2.com/members/how_to/backdrops.htm

[pilotfriend]

This is a tiny part of the East German R

[Tigger]

Splendid idea John, and an excellent view of the Hotel.  Real bit of country class.

If I may join in your thread...

Many years ago I saw a photo somewhere of the Talyllyn Railway in earlier days and one day when using the good old Canon A1 with a roll of Ilford FP4 (one of the best 35mm roll-films ever created in my opinion) I tried to emulate that photo.  The original showed Talyllyn but at the time the only loco I had available was Dolgoch.  The result however, was one of the best photos I've ever taken and has appeared in both the 009 News and the Model Railway Club Bulletin, as well as on the web.  When Tim Easter and I were on the photoshoot for the Modeller last year we took the opportunity to copy the shot with Tim's excellent professional camera but of course this time we were able to do the same shot with both Dolgoch and Talyllyn.  My original and Tim's reproduction really demonstrate what, to me, 009 modelling is all about - showing the train in the landscape.  I've removed the colour from this version and anyone with a copy of the excellent Boyd/Wild Swan book on the Talyllyn might like to turn to page 130 to compare it with the original photo.  PLEASE NOTE that this photo is Copyright Peco/Tim Easter and is used here with their permission.

[pilotfriend]

That shot has always been my favourite of your railway. The train is just in the right place and the track leads the eye to the bridge. So evocative.

[Tigger]

Thanks John.  As with most of my favourite photos, my original was a "let's just see if I can get this".  With Tim's version we reproduced the lighting pretty well because I always used to make notes of camera and light positions and height, distances from subject, focal point etc.  Whereas mine sort of disappears into the distance, Tim's has far more definition.  also, because I only finished the river surface last year for the shoot the water does at least sparkle a bit now!

[JulienW]

A shot of Andy Cundick's "Letterkenny" taken by me one of the times I operated the layout and a fine example of Irish (as opposed to "Oirish") narrow gauge.

I used a pocket camera to aplogies for the lack of depth of field, etc., etc.

[pilotfriend]

This is a silly one. With the East Lyn viaduct just visible, it reminds me of my attempts at taking a photograph of Glanrafon viaduct (WHR) during the overgrown years. I was being chased by a mad Welsh farmer who felt that I should not be rambling in the undergrowth!

[Tigger]

Superb piece of modelling John and a very good photo.  It reminds me that somewhere I have a Griffon Vulture ready to fly over the L&TR!  By 'eck they're big creatures!

[Tigger]

Cornelius -

Nice focussing on the Fairlie and nice lighting on Castle Rock.  Most of the photos I take on my layout are with the Canon Ixus because it's convenient but sadly I'm stuck with whatever focal point it feels like!  Sometimes I can fool it or 'encourage' it to focus where I want, sometimes it gets it right but sometimes it beats me!  If I'm taking some serious photos I'll use the Canon 300D with its f36 setting and manual focus.  (The whole idea of using the Ixus during running sessions was so that I could record good views and reproduce them at a later date with the 300D.  The flaw in that is, of course, that the 'later date' never happens!)

[Mike Griff]

Love those shots of Henks work, The lighting of the water is really evocative, and the harbour or river wall is great. Mike

[B.Meldon]

Here are some of my photos of 009 layouts that I like, why is a bit more difficult to explain!

First John Lee

[invercloy]

Good idea for a thread, John.

Here are few of my favourites;

Martin Collins' Llandecwyn


Yes, John, those are made from Ratio sides  ;D


Still a work in progress, but has a LOT of potential to be a super layout.

Charlie Insley's St. Etienne-en-Caux



Moors End by Reinier Hendriksen



Glenclachan viaduct by a certain Mr. Polet



and finally my favourite shot of one of my own layouts (if I may).

[pilotfriend]

Lovely shots but please only 009 or H0e.
JdF