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Wow Grant, I can't stop looking at that picture, everything about it is incredibly detailed.
Just brilliant!

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:42 am Wow Grant, I can't stop looking at that picture, everything about it is incredibly detailed.
Just brilliant!

You said it Peter. I can almost smell the cattle!

SVLR Andrew

Thanks all for the nice comments, sometimes I spend more time taking photos than running trains. My own little Utopian world.
Grant.

Perfect as ever.

LNR wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:25 pm Thanks all for the nice comments, sometimes I spend more time taking photos than running trains. My own little Utopian world.
Grant.

Nothing wrong with that. Just remember to keep including trains!

A couple of Spring Scenery pics. from the first steam up this year. The shire have graded the roads, and it's Saturday morning. New season spuds are on sale, along with freshly delivered flour from the mill. Grant.
PS really miss the shade of those trees, don't know how summer will go for pics.

They look really good Grant. Nice clean sharp photos. Thank goodness for your work, in my opinion, you capture the scene perfectly, you could easily pass for a professional photographer.

In think the slightly bleached look from the strong sunlight chimes with my idea of how an Australian rural community might appear. That's not based on experience (yet), but just a sort of gut feeling.

Rik

Thanks for sharing these Grant.

I often think that the most difficult photos to make realistic are those with no rolling stock in them. I also think they are the often the very best when they work out. You've absolutely cracked it with these!

SVLR Andrew

Supereb modelling

What beautiful photos of some fantastic modelling.

Late afternoon, and nearly closing time. Paddy's tractor in for some work, and some petrol for a customer. Deep in conversation in the afternoon sun. Grant.

Wonderful.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:36 am Wonderful.

Absolutely!!!!

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Thu Oct 16, 2025 7:52 am

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:36 am Wonderful.

Absolutely!!!!

Rik

Only the very best from Grant!

I have to say that I agree with Rik, your exposure on these photos really speaks 'hot Australian outback' to me. Despite showing the 'glaring heat', the exposure is just right, imo.

Had a couple of warm sunny days, at least down on the mill spur it's nice and shady. They're starting to fill the yard with logs
after a very wet spring. Looks to be a quiet start to the season. Grant.

Excellent!!!

Rik

That's a nice touch with the smoke rising from the saw mill chimney stack . So realistic.

Thanks Chris,
Seems to be a feature of many photos of Australian mills.
It does make the backyard smell of baby oil though
Grant.