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Subject: [Leica] Tank on a table top
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue Mar 21 13:32:56 2006
References: <4420096B.4050105@gmx.de> <ian022tk60ob2c30jedmg0rf6fj4r3o23a@4ax.com>

Thanks for the ideas Eric,
it is lit from back left, but I used a mirror to throw some light from 
the front, maybe
I should leave the mirror out of the equation and blow some smoke across 
it :-)
It's dusty enough in the office without throwing sand around - we live 
near a cement works :-)
Douglas

Eric wrote:

>Douglas:
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>>Another couple of models,  the Sherman is about 3 inches long, the jeep 
>>about 1.5, set in a home made diorama. I must make some more realistic 
>>trees :-)
>>Douglas
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>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3624_edited_2_copy
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>Back light it.  That'll help hide some of the details that make it look more
>like a model  And then throw in some sand or dirt or something as you make
>the exposure.  Then you can brag about how you narrowly avoided the mortar
>to get the shot.  :)
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>Eric
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In reply to: Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Tank on a table top)
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