Trent and list; The person who has "THE" knack (imhm) is Hans Shuyler (SP) . He gets the backgrounds that don't make the trains look like they're in a out-of scale setting. Close ups with grass always look wrong as a for instance. Flowers look great but are out of scale for our trains. Phil.P. reading,PA. > Ferdinand, > > Yes, the interest is here for a web page about photographing our little engines. Seems no matter how hard I try, I always end up with a "toyish" look. Sonni Honneger's (sp?) photo that > appeared in Garden Railways a while back looked so good that I had to look twice to see if it was his engine or he was trying to sneak the real thing past us. After talking to him at DH about > the photo, I learned that there is a lot of prep work for just the photo. > > Later, > Trent > > > Ferdinand wrote: > > > Maybe if the demand is there I should set up a web site on photographing small steam locos outdoors with simple yet highly effective > > tricks of the trade. > >