Latest Slot Car - 2018

[fotodoug]

[Rleog]

Thanks. The picture complements your description very well. Many of your pics could be photo clinics and, other than your digital SLR, do not require prohibitively expensive equipment.

Thanks for taking the time to post and explain.
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[fotodoug]

Hi Bob,
I'm glad that cleared things up for you...and BTW, the camera I use for the overwhelming percentage of slot car photos I take is a 3 year old Lumix that costs about $600.00 CDN, not the one pictured in my setup...it's the one I used to take the photo!

I look forward to seeing some of your photos.

Best
Doug

[Rleog]

[fotodoug]

Photographing black on (predominantly) black is difficult if you have something else in the frame...like the red car. For the most part, you will have to over expose the black car, and that will wash out the color of the red car. Here is an example...the over exposed black car washes out the orange:

The only way to get around that is to photograph the cars on a lighter surface than the black car...that way you can easily see the edges of the car, and your brain fills in the rest. Also, to avoid the multiple reflections, paint a plain sheet of glass black on one side...works really great! (see example photo)

[Rleog]

The double reflected image must be from light reflecting off both the upper glass surface and the posterior coated surface. I'll get some glass and try the black painted posterior surface.

Simultaneously exposing dark and light objects correctly has always been difficult. I tend to prefer darker backgrounds which don't draw the eye away from the subject.

Thanks for your suggestions.

[Quickcars]

Just picked up this little gem...

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QC

[Dodgefarmer]

My latest project.









Carrera recently released the Bass Pro Carrera COT chassis. So with the bodies that they were selling a few years back, I now have a new series.

Enjoy
Randy

[HomeRacingWorld]

Nice score Randy!

[HomeRacingWorld]

Had to have the matching BMW for the latest Merc!

[Junior]

It has been a while since I bought a car so I had to have three...

[rolo9th]

These two arrived yesterday.

Le Mans Miniatures Mirage GR8's from the 1977 Le Mans 24 Hrs.

[chappyman66]

Wow.....that Mirage is very pretty. Curious to see if it lives up to the LMM standard for running also.....
Looks like it should be good with the Porsche 936 and Renault A442.....

[waaytoomuchintothis]

There are LMM cars that run?

[Modlerbob]

I'd bet it won't keep up with the Avant Slot Mirage.