Show us yer stuff!

mmi80 · Post by **mmi80** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:32 am

The last time I saw that many tanks was when I was gaming against Gary Mills at FT Riley. Looks like a target rich environment to me.

Wayne

Bigtim · Post by **Bigtim** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:33 am

hi again sorry i will not be able to post my pics my camera is a 3megapixle cam thats good for big things but i cannot get a good shot showing the detail.

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:14 pm

Bigtim wrote:hi again sorry i will not be able to post my pics my camera is a 3megapixle cam thats good for big things but i cannot get a good shot showing the detail.

Oh yes you can! You just gotta work at it a bit...

My camera is a three-year-old 3.2Mp Sony. It can not focus on objects closer than abuot 12-16 inches from the lense.

So I can't take any form of close-up pictures. But I still manage to take pictures which are reasonable enough to post, even if they are not quite as stunning as some of the others seen here.

The key is found in which process uses to reduce the picture to a postable size. You aren't going to post a full 3Mp image here anyways -- it will be too big for people's screens and will take too long to load (not to mention taking up too much memory at whichever hosting service you choose).

So you'll want to reduce your pic down to 800x600 or 640x480 size.

You'll need some image processing software. I use a program called "PictureGear", but there are litterally dozens available, including several share-ware apps. If you don't have a good close-up camera (a "macro" lense), then crop your photos rather than just resizing them. Choose the best part of the picture as your focal point, and crop all the extraneous stuff around it until you've shrunk down to a reasonable total size. Then you can resize the last bit if you need.

Using this technique I can get a reasonably tight shot. Not as clear of a close-up as a good 5Mp+ camera with a macro lense. But close enough to make a worthwhile postable pic.

I generally find that an angle looking downward works better for my camera. Cameras with macro lenses, that focus well 1 or 2 inches away, do a better job of blurring out everything that is further away than 4 or 6 inches. But with my camera, if I place it down on the tabletop for a ground-level view I get a decent pic of my subject that is 16 inches away, but also a reasonable picture of all the clutter in my garage that is 5-10 feet further away as the backdrop. A downward angle closes-off the horizon.

So stop making excuses and start posting!

There is only "do", or "do not". There is no "try".
-Master Yoda

HMSDiomede · Post by **HMSDiomede** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:30 pm

I'm using a 4-year old HP 1.7 megapixel camera my younger brother gave me when he upgraded. It does have a Macro function, however.

Not as good as others who post here, but it works for me.

David

Fulcrum · Post by **Fulcrum** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:12 am

I'm using a one mega pixel....But I guess it shows

Bigtim · Post by **Bigtim** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:12 pm

ok heres the best i can do without getting a photo edit program(i donot know of eny that are share ware)

that is the Pensylvania (as u can tell^^) i painted all my ships like this its not historic but i like how it makes them look like they are in the same fleet. more to come soon maybe if i can work out how to edit when i get a program

redram · Post by **redram** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:42 pm

Bigtim wrote:ok heres the best i can do without getting a photo edit program(i donot know of eny that are share ware)

Take a look here:
http://www.irfanview.de/
Great program for free

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:54 pm

Bigtim,

From looking at your picture, I would guess you were "just inside" the minimum focusing distance of your camera; notice how your background cloth at the top appears to be in focus, while the farther you look down the picture -- the closer to the camera -- the "softer" the focus becomes.

But given that the background is in focus, I would guess that you could get some good pictures with your camera -- you probably just need to move back an inch or two. Of course, this will make your subject "smaller" -- you will be showing more the landscape around it. That's where your photo editing program will come into play -- you will just crop out the parts you don't want, and keep the parts you do want. (This also helps in getting to a smaller file size, to post here to share with the rest of us!)

Two of the great features of digital photography are:

(1) The ability to "download" your pictures immediately to your computer and see how they came out -- and it they aren't what you're looking for, you can immediately go and shoot some more!

(2) Once you get past the initial cost, the "film" is free! Just delete them from the camera and take six or twelve or thirty more!

Keep trying -- given the picture you posted, you're very close (in this case, just a little too close...

)

Regards,
Tom Stockton

HMSDiomede · Post by **HMSDiomede** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:22 pm

Bigtim wrote:ok heres the best i can do without getting a photo edit program(i donot know of eny that are share ware)

I am still using an old shareware image editing program called Vueprint. The version I'm using I obtained about 9 years ago for Windows 3.11 but it runs just fine on Windows 98 as well. No idea if it's still available on the web, but it might be worth looking.

David

SKeeM · Post by **SKeeM** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 3:20 am

Heres some of mine.

Bigtim · Post by **Bigtim** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:46 am

thank you cama i tried that and will have another pic uploaded soon^^
and here it is^^

(added Northampton pic^^ with DD's to come after i finish them those duel 5" guns are a real pain to fit ^^)

Mk 1 · Post by **Mk 1** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:25 am

[In soto voce]He he he heheh. We got some more fresh meat on the hook! They'll feed our pictures habit for 'nuther week or two at least. Heheh. [/In soto voce]

jb · Post by jb » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:43 am

Here are some LeoIIA6s with the "Mobile Camoflage System". This is the first of 20. I was experimenting on how to do it. It took me about a month to figure it out. The camo nets are clothes softener sheets,used of course. They are applied over a painted tanks with CA glue,and then painted as per seen in the pics from Army Technologies. Enjoy...

GMills · Post by **GMills** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:46 pm

JB,That "Mobile Camoflage System" looks good,but don't overdo it. Camo blocks sensor devices and putting it over the engine exhaust would cause fires. On top of the turret it would prevent using the MG.

jb · Post by jb » Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:52 am

GMills wrote:JB,That "Mobile Camoflage System" looks good,but don't overdo it. Camo blocks sensor devices and putting it over the engine exhaust would cause fires. On top of the turret it would prevent using the MG.

Thanks,The picture actually looks more "agressive" than the model

. The back end doesn't have camo over it. I put a picture of the actual tank at the bottom but is too small to tell. You can view it at army technologies.com leopard IIA6.