Went down to the basement to take some shots of how I light the layout. A combination of flourescent lights for overall levels, plus incandescent 75W spots to draw the eye.
Like so, for the buildings surrounding my Youngstown yards:
And the lights above:
A deeper shot of the Youngstown yards:
The lights above:
The small oil facility on the other side of the layout:
The lights above:
Don't have "lights above" shots for these, but they demonstrate the dramatic effect spotlights can create to draw the eye. Not "natural" for sure, but "theatrical"? Absolutely.
