So I’ve been messing around with my new soft boxes lately and have been working on my Rembrandt lighting. Rembrandt light is a cross light without a fill, or not much fill… the idea is to create a shadow on the opposing side. Much like the light Rembrandt used to use in his paintings. Its a unique technique, that can tend to lead to harsher shadows or softened shadows… It seems it all depends I on the size of the diffuser used. I’ve learned a lot from Lit UP by Joel Grimes on the http://www.framednetwork.com about this.
So here’s todays attempt:
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Our layout is fairly large O Gauge layout in a room above the garage at our mountain home. The room is 25’x35′ with an open ceiling. So it’s kind of a tight spot to fit such large layout with O Gauge. The layout in the photos shows each red line as 12″. Hopefully that will provide a better idea of the scale of our layout. The radius’ are 081 and the Helix is 081, or 9′ in diameter.
I’ve never used RRTrack and since I have a mac at home and I didn’t know now to tell my dad how to export .rrt files to pdf or any other file to be viewed on a mac. I just had him take a photo with his iPhone.
Here is the Lower Level:
And here’s the upper level:
Hopefully this helps get a better perspective on the size and scope of the Sandquist Railway!
This is the Switch tower for the upper passenger terminal that is what were roughly calling Denver, or the Rocky Mountains.
This is a view from a bit further back showing the dimension of the upper level to the bottom level and the new mountain detail in the background. I added the trees to the top of the ridge today. My Dad built the switch tower, painted them and added the lights. In this era the top level of the towers didn’t have lights, therefore our don’t have lights on the second level either.
This is a view down the passenger railyard towards the switch tower… on the right were going to build a terminal on the right side that will fit between the tracks and the wall on the right… we hope to have that soon!
Another view with a tighter crop
Here’s a view showing the track detail. It’s starting to come together!
I often hear and personally still believe that it’s possible to get all the required vitamins and minerals from a healthy diet(we’ll leave what a healthy diet is for another day).
I believe this can be achieved with an intentional plan. Dr. Wahls from the University of Iowa School of Medicine has used a whole food protocol to successfully treat her own Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.
Here’s a video of her journey:
Dr. Wahl’s started her journey to health with Nutritional Supplements to feed her Mitochondria! Which led to tailoring a diet to replace the supplements. Her diet is intentional for her health. The Nutritional Supplements gave her a glimpse of what healthy cells could do for her health.
I like to think of Nutritional Supplements as a booster for the cells. Yes, it’s possible to feed our cells with diet alone. It should also be the goal. But I also realize that life gets in the way and those 6 cups of organic green leafy veggies don’t get eaten each day! I believe supplements can help transition to eating and feeling better.
A baseline level of nutrients daily through supplementation is probably a good thing.
I have found that when I include nutritional supplements daily, I want to make better food choices during my day. I don’t have a debilitating disease like MS but I do have an autoimmune disease, Celiac Disease, which means that my intestinal lining has been damaged by the consumption of wheat. I want baseline levels for my cells. My diagnosis required a diet change, removal of all wheat products from my diet. My diagnosis also showed damage to my small intestine that is usually reversible, under the correct conditions. I use supplements to hopefully help the repair of my small intestine. I think of it as belt and suspenders.
Unfortunately, just like diets, not all nutritional supplements are the same. It’s important to find a quality source, a companies that have been around for awhile with a long track record, utilizing the highest quality ingredients in the correct ratios. Looking for the Best Value may or may not be the best choice.
The kids had fun playing on the scooters and trikes this evening, which meant I had to grab my camera! Miss J thought it was fun to ham it up in front of the camera while on her trike.
I don’t like the red tail light in this photo, thats my only nit. I may try to soften it’s glow, but I’m not sure how.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to add these everyday, but I thought it would be fun to add my last two years photos to these posts.
“An Audi official also said the luxury-car company will be demonstrating autonomous vehicle capabilities at the Las Vegas show, including a feature that allows a car to find a parking space and park itself without a driver behind the wheel.”
For more on the Autonomous Car, check out this WSJ Article
So how do you feel about buying a car that drives itself? Its only a matter of time, the reality of the Jetson’s is coming true!
