I'd love to photograph this...

[rpcrowe]

I could spend several days shooting this wonderful miniature world...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ACkmg3Y64_s?rel=0

[ashcroft]

About 2 mins in and I thought I was watching real life. Actually, it was better than real life - no dirt, no poverty, no crisis. I wondered (and I have to say I rarely do housework) how they manage to dust it!

[george013]

Great goal for a city tour from here.

Maybe a little off topic, but have a look at Slinkachu. He is making his own miniatur world in the big world.
http://slinkachu.com/little-people
George

[Dave Humphries]

I have seen much like this at both Legoland UK (just up the hill from me) or Bekonscot Model Village (not too far away), however, this does look very impressive, especially the airport, with planes that 'take off' and 'land'.

It also has the advantage of being indoors, so (I assume) open all year round (unlike my local, outdoor attractions).

Thanks for sharing and yes, I too could spend a lot of time there.

[FrankMi]

Excellent video Richard. I had seen the airport only section of this display a few years ago. Here is a video that includes planes taking off and landing at the Knuffingen Airport. Be sure to watch the plane crash scene at the end. There is a second visit video if you didn't get enough fascination watching the first one.

I have been contemplating shooting a model scene from a person on the ground perspective for the 2015 Project 52 event but so far I haven't been able to locate a scene where this would be doable.

[mknittle]

Excellent video Richard. I had seen the airport only section of this display a few years ago. Here is a video that includes planes taking off and landing at the Knuffingen Airport.

I have been contemplating shooting a model scene from a person on the ground perspective for the 2015 Project 52 event but so far I haven't been able to locate a scene where this would be doable.

May be there is a model railroad club near you that is workable? some of those are really good.

[Dave Humphries]

I have been contemplating shooting a model scene from a person on the ground perspective for the 2015 Project 52 event but so far I haven't been able to locate a scene where this would be doable.

Is Central, SC anywhere near you Frank?

http://www.crmha.org/, they have a show at the end of January 2015.

If you can get there at opening time (10:00), you should be fairly OK with crowds, I would expect.

[FrankMi]

May be there is a model railroad club near you that is workable? some of those are really good.

I haven't started to look beyond the local area for one yet Mark, but that is a great idea! Thank you for the thought.

[FrankMi]

Is Central, SC anywhere near you Frank?

http://www.crmha.org/, they have a show at the end of January 2015.

If you get there at opening time (10:00), you should be fairly OK with crowds, I would expect.

Hi Dave! Leave it to you to locate something in my backyard that I wasn't aware of! Thank you! The CRMHA Train Show is apparently in Easley, just outside Greenville, less than two hours from here. Central, SC where the museum is, is a bit further west.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Dave! Leave it to you to locate something in my backyard that I wasn't aware of! Thank you! The CRMHA Train Show is apparently in Easley, just outside Greenville, less than two hours from here. Central, SC where the museum is, is a bit further west.

Hah, but I still underestimate how big the US of A is.

I haven't reviewed their videos of their previous shows to see what's been on offer, but my own experience of UK layouts is that the ones with a full lighting rig are best for photography, those with just 'trains on planks of timber', less so.

Shots from 2008, taken with Fuji S6500 bridge camera. As you can see (and I'm sure I don't need to tell you), getting down low helps a lot with the reality stakes - as does the lighting - I soon discovered using on camera flash was not the way to go and shot everything 'available light' thereafter.

Looks like I ought to have another go at this subject in 2015 too!
(although I'm sure I have shot at some exhibitions since then, must have never published - suggesting that with a better camera, the results weren't any better)

Glad to help,

[FrankMi]

Sorry Richard, I really didn't mean to hijack your thread!

Dave, your 2008 shots are great but it is difficult to shoot at pedestrian height such as you did with the green woody. My guess is available lighting, tripod, pedestrian height shooting angle and focus stacking would all be needed to make compelling images but as I haven't tried this as yet, that's just a guess.