This image is of "Blackheath, New England" - an HO scale exhibition orientated model railroad which has appeared in the model press in the UK. This is a film frame, scanned and then digitally enhanced, not only in terms of altering the colour balances, but also cloning out unwanted sections of the original frame, improving the "sky", and superimposing the sun flash.

Tech data - Original frame: Canon EOS300 / 28-80mm lens / Fuji print film - Image processing: HP 3570c scanner / processed in Adobe Photoshop 5.5

This is my own layout, also HO scale and New England themed, called the "White Mountain Branch". This frame is a digital image, post processed with added sky.

Tech data - Original frame: Kodak Dx6490 4 mega pixel digital camera, post-processed in Adobe Photoshop 5.5

The next five images are of a 1/55 scale diorama I recently built inspired by the Croesor Tramway. I wanted to represent the lightest end of rail, and an upland Welsh 2ft gauge horse worked tramway (1864-1948) seemed a likely option. The small diorama was quick to build without compromising detail, whilst show-casing my modeling skills.

The photographs were all taken indoors with a single "daylight" bulb and a white sheet as a background/reflector. Digital cameras seem to be able to cope with indifferent light conditions much better than film - these were taken with my EOS 350D digital SLR mounted on a tripod.

Tech data - Canon EOS 350D / 18-35mm lens - post processed in Adobe Photoshop 7.0

The second section are all "real" transport pics.

The first set of 6 below are of Ffestiniog Railway and Rhielffordd Eryri (Welsh Highland Rly) images, taken in North Wales late August 2006. The images were all taken on my wife's "compact" digital camera, but have all been post-processed to a greater or lesser extent.

Tech data - Original frames: Kodak Dx6490 4.0 mega pixel digital camera - post processed in Adobe Photoshop 7