A day out track side with HDR photography.

What a lovely sunny day.  Thought I'd go out with the camera and follow the afternoon service to Garahbara for a bit of trainspotting.

These were done using HDR (High Dynamic Range) pics and a bit of PaintShop Pro.  Still getting the hang of it, but more practice to come,

HDR is where you take 3 or more pics of the same scene.   It is used where you have a high contrast of light and shade.  Very bright areas and very dark areas in the same scene.  I've used 3 pics.  One under exposed, one normal, and the other over exposed.

The under exposed pic brings the bright area back to normal, the under exposed shows up the dark areas, and the normal..... well normal.

HDR functions of PaintShop then combines all three images, taking the appropriately exposed areas of each pic, giving toned down bright areas, and lightened up dark areas.

Example:  When you take a pic of a loco, the underframe and bogies (which are usually black) are dark and you don't see much detail.  So you "over expose" the pic, which then gives you the details of the bogies/underframe, but the rest of the pic is over exposed.  HDR functions then combines multiple pics giving an overall even exposure.

When I get the hang of it, I'll put up a page on how it's done and the steps involved.

Garahbara Rebuilds

Today saw the Grand Opening of Garahbara's rebuilt main platform building. Around 100 hours of tireless work by Garahbara Construction Inc saw the construction come in on budget,  However research and fiddly bits saw considerable delays over the construction period.

• Architects: Models'n'More Models'n'more website
• Construction: Garahbara Construction Inc

Construction methods are no corporate secret.  Hints, tips, tricks or quirky bits? Just ask.

"Click the pic" for a larger view.

HAILSTORM HITS GARAHBARA - NOT MANY DEAD

NEWS FLASH: 13th Nov 2014 - AAP Reuters

A massive hailstorm hit Garahbara this afternoon with hailstones the size of buses and cars. Our man is on the spot for this exclusive report.

Destruction rained down on Garahbara this afternoon, for more than 30 minutes on this busy rail hub and transport centre.  Garahbara's recently installed protective shielding of perspex skylights, designed to protect Garahbara in such an event, was no match for the forces and havoc that nature can deal out to us all.

"The destruction was extensive" said Mr L. P. Being.  "Many of my close friends and relatives did not survive. However I do believe most of my fellow Being families, and Garahbara, will rise once more, with the help and financial assistance of the Humbrol Foundation, the Superglue Institute, the Hobby Knife Academy and the Hoover Vacuum Corporation.

Mr Being provided us with this exclusive footage of the disaster.

Stay tuned for further updates on the disaster recovery effort.

Remember fotopic.net ?

Finally, after 2 1/2 years after fotopic.net shut shop, I finally get all my pics back through a download facility they've set up.  Try http://www.fotopic.net/ for those that may have pics up there and want them back.

Just a sample of some of the pics of Garahbara I had up there.  One day, when I get better at it, Garahbara might get featured and published somewhere. :)

.....and some more......

and these......

What about these?

Better put some trains in!!!

..... and some locos as well.

Enjoy. :)