As promised, a few pictures of some newly finished water scenes.
This first scene is of an inlet/harbour area in Port Maitland, it's really just a background scene and barely shows up in the photo. Viewed from any angle higher than this makes it look totally unbelieveable.
The next few scenes are at Chippawa Creek, last seen before in the b&w shot in "Now for something completely different". The first two are somewhat similar, and represent views from water level.
This is GVC 2-6-0 34, with a short train heading west
And again, from a bit closer
The next three shots were taken by some train nut in a balloon, but I think that they give a better idea of the overall scene. The first and third shots are of the 27, while 34 is in the second view.
The next few views are at the Maitland River bridge, near the point where the river empties into Lake Erie.
Here's Consolidation 27 heading west onto the bridge.
And part way across
The last five photos are of the 34 and her train, crossing the bridge and entering Lowbanks.
Overall, I'm reasonably satisfied with how these scenes turned out, although perhaps my standards aren't as critical as they should be. It's simply that I don't really want to do them over again. However, your criticism, if enough of it is negative, might induce me to make another try, so don't be reticent: otherwise you could be seeing all sorts of trains crossing these bridges and the same old water, again and again.
I do hope you enjoy this latest effort.
Wayne
This first scene is of an inlet/harbour area in Port Maitland, it's really just a background scene and barely shows up in the photo. Viewed from any angle higher than this makes it look totally unbelieveable.
The next few scenes are at Chippawa Creek, last seen before in the b&w shot in "Now for something completely different". The first two are somewhat similar, and represent views from water level.
This is GVC 2-6-0 34, with a short train heading west
And again, from a bit closer
The next three shots were taken by some train nut in a balloon, but I think that they give a better idea of the overall scene. The first and third shots are of the 27, while 34 is in the second view.
The next few views are at the Maitland River bridge, near the point where the river empties into Lake Erie.
Here's Consolidation 27 heading west onto the bridge.
And part way across
The last five photos are of the 34 and her train, crossing the bridge and entering Lowbanks.
Overall, I'm reasonably satisfied with how these scenes turned out, although perhaps my standards aren't as critical as they should be. It's simply that I don't really want to do them over again. However, your criticism, if enough of it is negative, might induce me to make another try, so don't be reticent: otherwise you could be seeing all sorts of trains crossing these bridges and the same old water, again and again.
I do hope you enjoy this latest effort.
Wayne