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VIDEODROME
October 5th, 2006, 03:19 AM
This is an oldy I did about this time a year ago. I'm thinking of doing it over again.

If it looks familiar this is the same model train used for the movie Polar Express and I think they did base the CGI model off this train. This is a Pere Marquette #1225 stored at a train yard near here.

I took a picture of the train wich was sitting still in a big barn and added a digital landscape background. I want to redo and I might possibly make some use of a fog machine I recently bought if I need additional steam. I dislike the CGI background especially the water but some people have said it looks okay aside from the land just being dark and having no detail.

Speedlight
October 5th, 2006, 01:50 PM
It also looks like your perspective is a little off between the train the bkg. Like different lenses were used for both. But the train looks great and makes a good jumping off point.