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Howdy all, here is some photos of a couple of my models using a background to highlight them better, first is: Cat 784C 200t TowHaul loaded with a Terex RH120C   next I have a Cat 793C 500t TowHaul loaded with a Terex RH340 Shovel  and the last the Cat 793C 500t TowHaul loaded with a Terex MT5500 Dump Truck  Any comments appreciated, thanks Peter from down under
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Great looking photos and mining models!
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Nice work and some great looking models. I shot some of my early dios against an oil refinery backdrop and found maintaining proper depth of field was a bit of an issue. My backdrop was pretty large (3'x6') so I could shoot my subject matter far enough away from the background to "create" a proper depth. In other words, the transition from the sharp focus of my subject matter to the slightly out-of-focus background appeared gradual.  
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Ulf, I see what you mean,, your's turned out really good, I like them,, I will have to do a little more practicing,, and see what I
can do..
Thanks
Peter
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footloose52 wrote:...I will have to do a little more practicing...
Thanks
Peter Yup, it is pretty much just trial and error. The refinery worked well because the backdrop was large enough to be set 3 or 4 feet behind my dio - giving more of an illusion of being far off in the distance. I also found shooting the scene from ground level (or the same elevation as the backdrop) was effective. Besides displaying a proper depth of field, one needs the same perspective for both backdrop and subject matter.  Another dio pic which shows the problem with shooting the subject from a different perspective than your backdrop. I'm shooting the Peterbilt from above - maybe at 30 degrees or so, but the backdrop was shot from ground level (0 degrees) so it comes out looking like well, a flat picture. Here the illusion obviously doesn't work - I can see the top of the tractor, the roof is facing the viewer - but the refinery tank tops are not visible as they should be.
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More great shots Peter, who built the 500t TowHaul? Any chance of some detailed pictures? Rowan.
1:25th scale CAT 375L excavator
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Ulf, That looks like a Peterbilt to me! Nice photographs, I like the idea of a backdrop, really adds a sense of reality, however, a little work on the base would add tremendously to the overall impression. Randy M. Smolenack RMSmodels@aol.comrandy.m.smolenack@us.army.mil
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Ulf, is that an HO scale backdrop you're using?
- Andy
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Nice backdrops.
-Ethan Collection 8/2/2016For more of the Diorama and my collection: On Facebook or On YouTube
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Oops - I had a HH setup featuring Kenworths on my mind!  Andy - The company sizes the backdrops from N to O, here is the link... http://www.backdropwarehouse.com/SkIndustrlGrp.htm
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Ulf, thats a great LINK, must study that & see if I can get something more to scale / size etc,,, Rowan, after work today, I take a few more photos of the TowHaul,, I will start another Topic to keep it seperate,, thanks
Regards from down under & the west
Peter
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