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Chuck Doan

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I love (I mean LOVE), your work Chuck.

Flat out the best I have ever seen.

Is the tractor displayed in true colors, or is that filtered? It would be interesting to see some of the other pieces done in black & white, or sepia tones.

Extraordinary in any color.

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Thanks very much! The tractor shot was done indoors late afternoon, so it was kind of dark. I added a drybrush filter and lightened the shadows a bit. Very basic for now. B/W and HDR and more stuff hopefully in the future!

This is my only attempt at Sepia so far:

DSCF4414CROPAcopycopya2-vi.jpg

There is a lot of neat art over here. Fun going through it all!

Chuck

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Thanks very much! The tractor shot was done indoors late afternoon, so it was kind of dark. I added a drybrush filter and lightened the shadows a bit. Very basic for now. B/W and HDR and more stuff hopefully in the future!

This is my only attempt at Sepia so far:

DSCF4414CROPAcopycopya2-vi.jpg

There is a lot of neat art over here. Fun going through it all!

Chuck

Bah ..new print of a hundred year old negative!

That's some spectacular diorama work! The weathering is right on and the photos are lit well. :angry:

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The machine shop looks great. The sepia ages it nicely.

As a kid, I use to lay on the floor for hours reading a set of old books called the Book of Knowledge. That machine shop photo would have looked right at home in those old volumes; a great depiction of the early twentieth century industrial age. The gaps in the floor boards and the heavy dust look perfect.

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Are these actual models made to look like period paintings? If so, i'm awestruck!

Yes, these are close-up photographs of some of Chuck's dioramas. No matter how close you look, his work looks real. I've seen some impressive models, but with Chuck's work, I just shake my head in awe of his talent.

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Thanks guys! Ben, Ive been messing around with Photoshop on some older model pics (instead of building). For a long time I've done model RR stuff, but lately I have tried larger scales. I really like working in 1/24, 1/25 scale(s). I'm sort of returning to my early days when I built a lot of cars (and then played with 'em!). This looks like a great place to re-acquainted with the model car hobby! There's a lot of amazing builds out there.

Thanks again,

Chuck

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Thanks very much! The tractor shot was done indoors late afternoon, so it was kind of dark. I added a drybrush filter and lightened the shadows a bit. Very basic for now. B/W and HDR and more stuff hopefully in the future!

This is my only attempt at Sepia so far:

DSCF4414CROPAcopycopya2-vi.jpg

There is a lot of neat art over here. Fun going through it all!

Chuck

As a retired photographic pro, everything in the photo is spot on period perfect. The only fault that I see is the ID is usually handwritten not typeset.......FANTASTIC WORK Chuck!!!!!

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