A Jungle and a Desert Within Half A Block: My second outdoor shoot

Sharing the photos from my second outdoor shoot, all still taken within no more than five hundred feet of my living room and some much closer.  I think this set is much better than my first in the sandbox, and again, I welcome any comment or critiques.  I still don't particularly enjoy shooting outdoors, but it does open up possibilities you won't likely have shooting indoors.  


20190615_0005 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

Kamiko navigates the jungle at the edge of my building's parking lot.  

20190615_0014 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

I actually had to lie with my leg in a puddle in the parking lot to get this shot.  In retrospect, I should have placed the figure a few feet more to camera right.  


20190615_0019 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

Gogo scouts the jungle path between my building and the condos next door.  

20190615_0030 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

I changed the color balance on this one to warm it up a bit from the blah, overcast day color of the original file.

20190615_0042 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

I thought the juniper bush might look a bit like a bonsai tree at this scale.  What do you think?

20190615_0060 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

Kamiko spots something suspicious and calls a halt to observe.

20190615_0067 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

I had not previously noted until today that the park across the street from me had a stone retaining wall full of large rocks with a high iron oxide content, and suddenly, the patrol is back in the New Mexico desert. Miyori takes stock of the situation.  I balance this and the other images in this set for daylight, again because of the blahness of the overcast sky today.

20190615_0070 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

Upon reflection, I should have pulled that weed at camera left out before taking the shot.  

20190615_0073 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/35531831@N02/48068901763/in/dateposted-public/
This is pretty much my favorite shot of the series. What do you think of it?


20190615_0087 by Gary  Menten, on Flickr

I should have pulled a few more weeds out before taking this shot as well.  Oh well, live and learn.   I'll do better next time.

I do like your shots I'm going to have a go myself while im at my folks you have given me ideas

Delanie wrote:I do like your shots I'm going to have a go myself while im at my folks you have given me ideas

Thank you. I'm glad I was able to inspire you somehow.

Looks good. Even in New Mexico they do have some plant life — maybe not quite that green or leafy, but they do have them. Nice poses and shots.

Stryker2011 wrote:Looks good. Even in New Mexico they do have some plant life — maybe not quite that green or leafy, but they do have them. Nice poses and shots.

Thanks. I would have stayed out longer once I found that wall, but the weather was so poopy...it started to rain as i was just getting really into it and it's, still raining. Blah. Oh well, i'm sure I'll have some decent shooting days at some point.

I can see why you set your girls in the New Mexico desert, where it hardly ever rains. Very nice outdoors shots. These can be tricky, although I admittedly tend to keep to my yard and the few spots where it won't be in plain view of the neighbors. Props for doing it in public.

GubernatorFan wrote:I can see why you set your girls in the New Mexico desert, where it hardly ever rains. Very nice outdoors shots. These can be tricky, although I admittedly tend to keep to my yard and the few spots where it won't be in plain view of the neighbors. Props for doing it in public.

Yes, they can be very tricky.  I ended up with my leg in a puddle on one of them, and if you look at the last sequence, the one with the rocks, what's not shown is that they are sitting at the top of a steep grassy slope and it was no fun lying down on it either, or worse still, trying to get back up.  I do like the rocks however and plan to make more use of them when the weather is better.

The thing that I am discovering, to the detriment of my wallet, is how addictive 1/6 scale collecting, kit bashing and photographing is.

It sure is my friend my purse my poor purse flinches when ever i look at a new figure and my bank manager ……. !

I appreciate your problems with the weather it's been raining non stop , okay i exaggerate but for hours each day for a week over here in the uk which means the light changes too

Gorgeous photos, TPB! Your girls look good in both the ‘jungle’ and the ‘desert’. And don’t worry about the weeds, they add some visual interest.

And Delanie, the almost constant rain has been pretty depressing over here atm, that’s for sure. :/

Delanie wrote:It sure is my friend my purse my poor purse flinches when ever i look at a new figure and my bank manager ……. !

I appreciate your problems with the weather it's been raining non stop , okay i exaggerate but for hours each day for a week over here in the uk which means the light changes too

skywalkersaga wrote:Gorgeous photos, TPB! Your girls look good in both the ‘jungle’ and the ‘desert’. And don’t worry about the weeds, they add some visual interest.

And Delanie, the almost constant rain has been pretty depressing over here atm, that’s for sure. :/

An old joke form WWII:

Two Canadian soldiers in a camp somewhere in England are awakened by booms in the middle of the night.

Is that thunder, or bombs?" asks the first.

"I'm pretty sure it's bombs," replies the second.

"Oh thank God," answers the first. "I thought it was going to rain again."


Thank-you both for your feedback. It's much appreciated.

Very cool shots. I love the perspective, figure, posing. Thanks for sharing!

Pontiacivan wrote:Very cool shots. I love the perspective, figure, posing. Thanks for sharing!

Thank-you. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Killer shots! That stone wall area especially is such a perfect backdrop. And I agree that the bit of greenery adds some additional interest, and doesn't detract at all from the shots. And it's great to see your crew continue to grow! All looking appropriately badass.

ReverendSpooky wrote:Killer shots!  That stone wall area especially is such a perfect backdrop.  And I agree that the bit of greenery adds some additional interest, and doesn't detract at all from the shots.  And it's great to see your crew continue to grow!  All looking appropriately badass.

Thanks Spooky! That means a lot to me coming from you, the king of badass! I just shot a few more and they will be appearing shortly.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:Killer shots!  That stone wall area especially is such a perfect backdrop.  And I agree that the bit of greenery adds some additional interest, and doesn't detract at all from the shots.  And it's great to see your crew continue to grow!  All looking appropriately badass.

Thanks Spooky!  That means a lot to me coming from you, the king of badass! I just shot a few more and they will be appearing shortly.  

Ah, thanks man! I'm psyched to see them! Always look forward to your photoshoots.

ReverendSpooky wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:Killer shots!  That stone wall area especially is such a perfect backdrop.  And I agree that the bit of greenery adds some additional interest, and doesn't detract at all from the shots.  And it's great to see your crew continue to grow!  All looking appropriately badass.

Thanks Spooky!  That means a lot to me coming from you, the king of badass! I just shot a few more and they will be appearing shortly.  

Ah, thanks man!  I'm psyched to see them!  Always look forward to your photoshoots.

New set up in half an hour. Kamiko among the rocks.