You all have some awesome looking layouts! There's many talented folks showing their wonderful skills in this thread
Because of the shape of my train room and the fact that the layout takes up most of the space in the room, it's impossible for me to get a panoramic shot of the entire thing. Believe me, I've certainly tried! So in liu of an overall panoramic shot, I've taken shots of the various sections ... so here they are.
View of the east side of the layout.
The west side view.
Looking south east showing the 3 track levels.
West side of layout which I call the Westend Neighborhood, sits on a 1 x 4 ft. shelf which extends the layout another foot. The area immediately below Westend is Brewtown because a brewery, keg warehouse, and wholesale beer distributor occupy this space.
A panoramic view shows the central part of the layout which I call Midtown.
Looking southwest in natural afternoon light.
Middle of layout looking southeast as a kid may view it.
Looking southeast shows 3 track levels and the lake.
Another view looking southeast ... through a young kid's eyes ... shows how the mountain dwarfs the layout.
View of Westend looking upward from control panel.
Panoramic view looking southeast captures Midtown and the enormity of the mountain which almost reaches the ceiling of my train room.
Southeast view ( as a young kid may view this angle ) shows how the mountain dwarfs the layout.