@mike g. posted:WOW Patrick! You must have a layout the size of Larry's to be able to come up with so many Amazing shots! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
Thanks so much Mike! I really appreciate your kind words.
Actually my layout is 100 sq. feet which as you know is not large by any standard. The three shots I chose to show today are actually all from the same spot on my layout. Unleashing my imagination, I used different camera angles ( and added the Docksider ) to give the impression that the Mountain Division is larger than it is in actuality . While not my intention to mislead anyone, in my imagination the FJSR is a BIG railroad that cover lots of miles ... LOL! I think my OGR brethren might be disappointed if they ever saw my layout in person because it is not gigantic. Gigantic exists only in my imagination and my intention is to convey that " giganticness" through my photos. I love to think about the scene I want to create, get a concrete intention, set up the scene, and follow through with my camera work. Although I'd love to have a layout the size of Larry's beautiful layout ( who wouldn't ! ), I'm grateful that I even have 100 square feet in which to be creative. Ever since my layout was featured in Run 290 of OGR Magazine, photography has become a derivative hobby of model railroading. I do the best I can with what I have and most of all I have BIG fun doing it! I'm grateful, honored, and humbled that my photos are enjoyed by so many on this forum.
