Peterpools

Mike Brilliant work Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kev Looking mighty good- the Quinta cockpit set is so well worth the cost as the details look awesome. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Carl Always seems there something lurking around the corner. Fingers crossed the repair goes according to plan Keep ‘em comin Peter

Carl I’m already in my front row seat Keep ‘em comin Peter

Carl The good life for sure - enjoy Keep 'em comin Peter

Carl Your build photos are fine and no point changing now. If you ever get the erg to play with the camera and need help, I'm here to help. Keep 'em comin Peter

Hi Carl Just did a little reading up on your Canon and it is a very capable camera. Do you use it to take your build/model photographs? I would give it a try, as it should produce excellent results. I would recommend shooting JPEG files, so you won't have to do any post work. If I can help, let me know even though I'm a Nikon shooter Keep 'em comin Peter

Hi Rob Thank you for filling me in and you are 100% correct. My most reliable camera was the Nikkormat - 100% manual and except for the button battery for the meter, no electronics. My favorite film cameras were a Nikon F4s and a Leica M6 but both were a long time to go. The F4s was a weapon if needed, actually had AF but weighed a ton. The M6 was a perfect camera, expensive and the glass was magnificent but a wee bit expensive. Sure wish I kept the Leica. I use to zone focus with it and it surely was unique in how the film was loaded. I've stayed with Nikon all these years and only have two Nikon F mount lenses left, with all my other lenses now are Nikon S Line mirrorless and I now shoot with a Nikon Z7 - just love it. I completely understand your reasoning for using your cellphone and the images you post, the clarity and crispness are right there. Keep doing what you are doing, the images posted are right up there. BTW, A Contax G System - fantastic equipment and nothing like German optics. Keep 'em comin Peter

Ron Terrific detail work - looking so very good Keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob My money is riding on you - No question, she is going to be a stunner for sure Ke ‘em comin Peter

Nick Thank you for the detailing the chipping process as the weathering effects are spot on. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi Wolf It was very sad news when WNW closed it’s door not just for us but all the folks who worked there as well. What doesn’t still add up, is why after all this time is their web site still up and running? Keep ‘em comin Peter

Rob Looking simply spectacular .. flawless to my eye Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi Rob I’ve been a Nikon shooter since the mid 1960’s and love photography. In the digital age, post work for me is part of the process of creating a fine print (I do all my own printing) and half the enjoyment. I do remember my own home darkroom in the film days and there are times I wish we could go back in time, as I still shoot film from time to time. ’Getting it right’ in camera is easy, as your GH3 is a mirrorless camera and through it’s menu settings you can correct all the colors - no post necessary. Just shoot JEPGs and not RAW Files, as RAW files absolutely need post work. You can do the color correction right in camera: color temperature, sharpness and any other settings you need to in your cameras menu settings. What you see on your LCD screen or in the EVF is the image on the cameras sensor. After you take the image, what you see on the LCD screen is a camera processed JPEG file. What focus stacking does is allow you to infinitely Increase your depth of field razor sharp front to back, which is impossible to do with any camera except the old style view camera with it’s swings and tilts. The smaller apertures will only yield increased depth of field with reasonable sharpness due to diffraction. A cellphone works differently and nothing wrong with using it. With your app, you are still manually manipulating the file. Keep ‘em comin Peter

Kev Nice progress on the Yak and I know exactly how you mean and your tackling the obstacles ever so nicely. Glad you enjoyed the show and that's some haul for sure Keep 'em comin Peter

Wolf Much appreciated and I'm going to finish her no matter what. Keep 'em comin Peter

Wolf The best of news for sure. Speed is not important, it's the end result. Completely agree as what WNW is the Tamiya of WWI kits. Just a shame they are no longer around. I wonder what ever happened to their 32nd scale Lancaster? Now that would be a kit worth saving for. Keep 'em comin Peter

So far I've been rather lazy and relied on F22 for the best depth of field of acceptable sharpness but the results are images that leave a bit to be desired of only acceptable sharpness, front to back. I decided to do a bit of focus stacking in Photoshop, combing five images, each focused at a different point along the model, which will produce an image of nearly perfect sharpness. I should have actually done seven images also focusing on both wing tips but I was just testing. I also forgot to drop down to either F8 or F11, which is the aperture for this lens (Nikon S 24-70). Keep 'em comin Peter Five images focused stacked and very sharp. This image is a single file and you can see how the sharpness softens up from nose to tail and wing tip to wing tip.

Nice work on the weathering - looking mighty good Keep 'em comin Peter

Gaz Much appreciated and I'll do my best and keep plugging away Keep 'em comin Peter

Wolf How is your wife doing? Hope she is recovering well with no complications. Right with Gaz, brilliant and amazing work - I wouldn't expect anything less. Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John So much appreciated - Sending PM Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John Just bought a new printer, at least for me but it's only a B&W for documents. My other color printer is a big Canon for doing photographic prints and isn't set up for this type of work. Might just be looking at a new printer this fall and I'll make sure it's a color printer this time. Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai & Rob Here in the states Tamiya Lacquer paints (LC) are not available at all, yet all the other major brands of lacquer paints are - go figure. Keep 'em comin Peter

Kai Thanks so much for the very kind words but in reality, you had to overcome a lot taller mountains then I did. Will be plowing along and making the best progress I can Keep 'em comin Peter