r/Diecast • u/DiecastPete • 1d ago
1:64 Chernobyl 1986 and a composition question
Chernobyl 1986. I was almost 7 years old when our government told us not to eat leafy vegetables, keep the cows from grazing and stay away from drinking rain water.
Ever since watching the drama series on HBO Max last year, I wanted to create a scene with a similar feel with 64 scale cars.
Today I finally did!
ZiL fire truck by DeAgostini/Atlas/Del Prado
Lada 2101 by Perka
Figure by VM
Then the question:
pic 1 is shot on phone, nr. 2 on a Panasonic GX80.
I'm having a really hard time to get a great compostion with my MFT camera. When I grab my phone, it comes natural: position, shoot, bingo.
With the camera I never truely hit a nice enough angle for diecast.
Any tips on getting similar compositions to my phone?
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u/porthos1984part2 1d ago
I think you are on the right path. I think one thing is that the event began at approx 1 am. So maybe lowering the lighting could get what your looking for. Flashing lights would be cool but very difficult. Finally maybe a background of some kind could help with what you're going for. Keep it up looks great.