When I started the layout I had done the fascia in the usual way of a flat surface was cut to follow the edge of the scene. This resulted in a very wavy edge which either meant I had to severely crop my shots or have a whole lot of fascia showing in the final photo. I got to thinking that if I just added a thin vertical 'cliff' of rocks I would at least have something I could smudge out in post processing. Hopefully It would look okay and wouldn't be too hard to do. What's life without a challenge?
I have at this point carved so many rocks this wasn't that much of a chore and has gone surprisingly quickly. I think it is a workable solution and it does what's on the tin so to speak.
You can see where I quickly smudged out the lower right corner. I think it looks okay.
The big results are in a photo like this where I'd previously have had a big chunk of fascia in bottom corners making the shot unusable unless heavily cropped.
I always wanted to have a lot of vertical scenery and again this shot didn't work before adding the addition rocks.
Just the same setup cropped differently. If I had known more when I started thinking about the layout I could have planed this better but using the extruded foam base for the scenery makes doing these changes pretty easy. Just rough cut the rocks from foam, glue and cover with spackle and then paint and add foliage.
I do miss the more finished edge the fascia gave before adding the rocks but the flexibility in taking photos, my main interest, out weighs any other concerns.
Mind you just how I'm going to get this huge block of foam out of the bungalow is another matter. It is light as a feather but it's getting fat around the middle. A problem for future Dan I think.
Thanks for looking in.
Dan