The Monolith
No one seems to know where it came from. One autumn morning, folks woke and there it was by the railroad tracks. There are those who suspect Clem and Floyd must be planning some new get rich scheme.
Whoever erected the monolith wanted it to last. They made it from galvanized tin. Local folks used to mark this particular stretch of track by mentioning the ruins there. The monolith now blocks the view of the ruins. A tower of steel graffiti, it dominates the landscape.
This was the fourth location covered by the one24thscale team that day. We were tired and quickly set the scene before twighlight faded to night. We had planned on sliding the table to one side or another to feature the ruins that drew us to this location in the first place.
As Ken looked into the viewfinder for the first time, he laughed and had me look. I laughed too. We had created a perfectly balanced image that just happens to almost completely obscure the ruin.
The way the trees wrapped around the sign was just too perfect and we decided it was fine. We may go back without the sign and build another scene around the actual ruin, which by the way, is not an actual ruin but a bit of fancy some artist erected. The front of the structure and interior walls have been covered by graffiti, so we shot the back instead.
Sometimes, Plan B turns out for the best.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale models in front of a real background.
Danbury Mint 1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe
Bachmann Mack Rail Bus
The Monolith
No one seems to know where it came from. One autumn morning, folks woke and there it was by the railroad tracks. There are those who suspect Clem and Floyd must be planning some new get rich scheme.
Whoever erected the monolith wanted it to last. They made it from galvanized tin. Local folks used to mark this particular stretch of track by mentioning the ruins there. The monolith now blocks the view of the ruins. A tower of steel graffiti, it dominates the landscape.
This was the fourth location covered by the one24thscale team that day. We were tired and quickly set the scene before twighlight faded to night. We had planned on sliding the table to one side or another to feature the ruins that drew us to this location in the first place.
As Ken looked into the viewfinder for the first time, he laughed and had me look. I laughed too. We had created a perfectly balanced image that just happens to almost completely obscure the ruin.
The way the trees wrapped around the sign was just too perfect and we decided it was fine. We may go back without the sign and build another scene around the actual ruin, which by the way, is not an actual ruin but a bit of fancy some artist erected. The front of the structure and interior walls have been covered by graffiti, so we shot the back instead.
Sometimes, Plan B turns out for the best.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale models in front of a real background.
Danbury Mint 1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe
Bachmann Mack Rail Bus