 Climax on a trestle
This shot of an HO scale Climax on a trestle is very simple. Lights shine on the loco from behind and on the sky wall, while a white reflector sends some light towards the underframe of the engine and train, so it won't be totally black. Again the 11-18mm wide angle lens was used, at f/22.
 Up close and personal with a steam shovel
I wanted to take a photo of my scratchbuilt HO scale Bucyrus steam shovel down low, as if I was an HO scale person looking up at it, with the bucket looming into view. This was done with the 11-18mm lens at f/22 set down low, looking up at the model. The large painted wall helps, as the lens covers quite an area.
  A somewhat similar vertical shot was used years ago in my article on the shovel in the "Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette" magazine's Blue Ribbon Models feature.
Derelict diesel at night
 I wanted to see if I could replicate a night time photo shoot as is often done with prototype railroad subjects. They are usually done in near darkness, with light from individual flash bulbs or electronic flash units providing the lighting. The light units are flashed around the loco, lighting it all around.
 This was a simple project. I set up the derelict F7 on a diorama base, and lighted it with several small LED flashlights. The room lights were put out during the exposure. Simple!
The lens is the 18-55mm lens that came with my orginal Canon Digtial Rebel camera, set at f/22.
This diesel was on the cover of the July 1984 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine.
MORE photos HERE.
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