East River Fuel & Lumber

Rich,

Nice job! Plenty of detail in a nice small space. It just looks like it belongs there.

Thanks,

Barry Rosier

ERF&L

Very nice shot.  It really grabbed my attention.  Nice background.  Armchair   http://armchairmodelbuilders101.com

East River

Rich, nicely done. I enjoyed the pictures. BTW I have the same blue flat bed in my lumber yard.

Thanks

Wayne

Backdrop ...

... why is it in two pieces like that?  It looks like ....; well, let's say it is eye catching (i.e., 'distracting' from the rest of the scene); particularly the strong horizontal shadow of the top piece projected on the bottom/back piece.  

The rest looks very nice; well done.  (Which is why I am so surprised about the split backdrop).  

Backdrop

Dave O

To answer your question about the split back drop. It is a pair of doors to get into my electrical panel. The horizontal shadow is caused by the doors sitting on top of the drywall around the opening. To hide this I could and probably will add more evergreen trees. I didn't realize it was such a distraction.

Richard - Superintendent CNW Peninsula Div.

Backdrop Answer

Dave O

The backdrop is split because it is the doors necessary to get into my electrical box. The horizontal shadow is because the doors are on top of the drywall. I could and probably will add some more evergreen trees to hide this shadow. I didn't realize it was that distracting. Nobody has ever mentioned it to me before and I have had 100's of visitors over the years including many from the 2007 NMRA National Convention held in Detroit.

Richard

Oops ...

... Sorry to have called attention to it.  I think your suggestion with the trees (and added a few more possible solutions along the same lines to the other post) would do a lot to disguise the situation.  Perhaps the camera's flash is what is causing the shadow?  Honestly, if you don't see it in operation, I wouldn't even bother with it; but in the photograph it is so 'atypical' compared to the rest of the scene, that thought it was perhaps unfinished.  Again, thanks for sharing.  Dave O