Todd, Not Quite. Whoever took this photo set the exposure in his camera to photograph the engine.Because the engine is so dark to begin with,he is attempting to be able to see some detail on the

Ed, my point exactly. You can't say that all PRR (or insert your favorite road) covered hoppers cars were painted in all the same shades of (insert car color here) paint and that never changed

So would this account for the hopper car being dark while the guy riding the footboards have a glowing white shirt? I've looked at this pic numerous times. I'm not trying to use it for a painting

Bill, Try This, another way in: http://pcapp1.tripod.com/martinscreek.htm The photo in question is the center one. Scott

Still nothing using Safari BIll Welch

Bill, On my MacBook Pro it didn't work with Firefox as I only received the "Tripod" logo, but did with Apples' Safari. I have no idea why. Bob Witt the "Tripod" logo. for a longer lens than the

Tony, Thanks for the information on the Athearn trucks. Steve Johnson From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Anthony Thompson Sent: Monday, August 13,

Hi Brian, Clark, and List Members, I too am sad things have gotten this bad for him - the printing on his decals is nice and sharp even in N scale, and his decal material goes on very easily and is

I can't see it either. I can never remember what " %20 " in a link translates to. Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

For all you fans: http://firesigntheatre.com/index.php Scott

Bill, try it again. http://pcapp1.tripod.com/8-13-2005%207-42-34%20PM_0062.jpg Scott

"This animal is sick!", probably referring to a guy who couldn't figure out the right shade of gray for a PRR H34? Many photos did make them look almost white, but they were definitely a medium

For some reason, I am unable to view the photo in question, I just the the "Tripod" logo. The darkening could also be caused by using a lens hood or shade meant for a longer lens than the one it is

Dennis, This effect is called "vignetting" and is caused by a lens mismatched to a camera body. In modern photography, for example, using a lens designed for a digital camera with its smaller sensor,

Actually, the dark corners are familiar to anyone who carried an Argus C-2 back in the fifties and sixties... that camera consistently underexposed the corners and ends of a 35mm frame. Dennis

Awhile back, the question was raised whether Athearn sells the former MDC 100-ton trucks, used under the SP ore gondolas. They are not shown on the Athearn web pages for parts, but Athearn says those

True, Mike, and that's only one of numerous variables. With color slides, the outcome also depends on the camera and camera settings, the film, the color processing, and how - and how much - the

Todd and all The car behind the cab looks to be similar in color to the one on the right. It also looks to me that the exposure was metered off of the dark engine causing the image to be over

Todd, I don't know if this at all germane to the issue. Original paint samples from the ACF-built covered hopper cars reveal an incredibly wide range of gray shades used from 1940 to 1952. I see no

Mike, Actually, I felt that the developing or exposure might not have been consistent across the image - there seems to be an edge effect to me Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn,