Adam, Richard, Pat - thanks a lot for your comments. I especially liked the idea of Pat to add “wet” in the ridges of tarps. And I tried it too, but my Pawelite tarps drink up paint like they were very thirsty, so the end effect isn’t much different from before. Anyhow, yesterday we had some really nice clouds to shade the sun and I went out and made somoe fotos. Here they are, for your viewing pleasure:
First the overall shots:
Then some with natural background:
Here I tried to emulate “THE FOTO” but I’m still not quite there…
Anyhow I’m calling my dio done. Hope you like it, I look forward to your comments.
I would like to express my special thanks to Gary (squeakie) - without him I wouldn’t tackle this one. I would also like to thank all others who commented and helped me with this project.
Photos are FANTASTIC! Wish I could take them like that. The down the barrels shot of the meat chopper really makes it look wicked. Well done on a great build![t$t][:D[
Pat, krow113 - thanks for your comments and your kind words. I waited several days for the right lighting conditions and it seemes it payed off. And when you have the right light, the fotos practically do themselves[8-|]. I also set the aperture to highest f-number - and then it helps to have a tripod with you, because the exposition times are getting long (more than 0.1s).
But let’s not get too technical, maybe somebody else got any comments? Looking forward to them, have a nice day
Good shots Pawel, some of them can pass off as “in country”. Darker clouds would have made it perfect, I know Asian weather. We’ve had unusual heavy rain fall in the hot periods of this year.
Thanks a lot for your comment Richard, glad you like it! Of course I’d be glad to go with darker clouds, but didn’t know how to darken them[:D]. But more seriously, I think the clouds I had came out brighter than they really were. Fotographing clouds is generally tricky, they show they real colour when the lighting is a bit on the dark side, and then the details on the first plan tend to show very dark.
Arriving late to this thread, but I have to say WOW! Very eye catching diorama. There is alot happening without looking busy, and I do like the wet look. It’s different, and well done!
I really like the natural backgrounds! Something about sunlight & a realistic backdrop catches my eye. A few of your pictures could be mistaken for the real deal! I appreciate the time & effort to capture these images and consider it a branch of the hobby, that is taking realism in modeling to the next level by capturing the scene in a realistic photograph. Followed your entire thread and am impressed with the final vignette.
SuppressionFire, Andy - thanks for the comments, it’s so nice to hear. I’m glad I took the extra time to make the fotos. Now I’m going to take a short break and build a civilian truck, then I’m movin’ back to military themes - Vietnam! Thanks for lookin’ and have a nice day
Chris, Karl - Thanks a lot for your comments! While I build the truck in the autos forums, I try to figure out what my next Vietnam project will be. Time will tell… That’s the thing - the slower I build, the more time I have to make the idea better - that’s my general observation… Thanks again, have a nice day
Will, SLW 45 - thanks a lot for your comments. I’m also glad you like my work. Makes me wanna show you more [:D] - but that’s future. Thanks again, have a nice day
