Joliezac's Animal Figure Photography: *April 11th*

Thank you so much!

My friend came out to visit for a week. We went to a few places to take some photos like we always do, I'll slowly present them all here

First we went to the lighthouse:

Play Visions marine iguana

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Papo lobster

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Safari polar bear adult & cub

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Safari IC marine iguana hanging out with my friend's repainted Sally Lightfoot crab

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CollectA Grevy's zebra

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CollectA wild ass

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Maia & Borges Atlantic puffin

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Papo spotted seal & Schleich spotted seal pup

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My friend's horse (not sure what breed)

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Then a quick shot with one of my favorite figures this year, Papo's tit  

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A great location, and a gorgeous bright day. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures as you share them :)

The Schleich mare is an Icelandic - that's the last Schleich horse I ever bought new, so any more recent releases and I'd struggle to remember/recognise them enough to tell you the breeds, but I do know her!

Wonderful, looks like you startled Momma seal !!

George wrote:

A great location, and a gorgeous bright day. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures as you share them :)

The Schleich mare is an Icelandic - that's the last Schleich horse I ever bought new, so any more recent releases and I'd struggle to remember/recognise them enough to tell you the breeds, but I do know her!

Oh thanks! Though she might be an Icelandic but wasn't too sure. It was a very hot day, (in the 90s Fahrenheit all week actually). Luckily there was a nice breeze and water to cool off in

Fantastic colourful photos again!

Superb photos!!

Lovely photos!

Safari's polar bear is such a beautiful model. I'm so glad it was my choice for a polar bear and I still love it despite its age. Your pictures are so beautiful, I'm always writing the same but that's what I feel.

Roger wrote:

Safari's polar bear is such a beautiful model. I'm so glad it was my choice for a polar bear and I still love it despite its age. Your pictures are so beautiful, I'm always writing the same but that's what I feel.

Thank you! Safari's polar bears were the first ones I got when I was younger, they're still my favorite

After a hot day at the lighthouse, we went to my favorite spot at the creek. It hadn't rained in a few weeks so the water was much lower. This exposed some more land in spots I couldn't take photos in before  

Some Safari caimans basking on the bank. Schleich Butterflies flutter by. Soon they are spotted by the BotB Jaguar and decide to evacuate the area..

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Safari capybara

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CollectA & TOOB Safari capybaras

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Some more shots of the BotB jaguar

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Of course had to get some photos with my new Bullyland dart frogs... I just love their colors  

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Bullyland's gorgeous military macaw  

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Schleich Bayala grizzly (Torak) The salmon is from the Colorata raptors set. I almost lost it when it slipped out of the bears mouth into the moving stream  

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My first photos with the Signatus Studios female waterbuck. Joined by the CollectA male. They are wonderful together  

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Papo great tit

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Then lastly Papo's magpie

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They are so wonderful that I don't know which one I like more! The jaguar is absolutely stunning hidden in vegetation, swimming capybaras are so realistic, the dart frogs are breathtaking (especially the 5th image, in pitcher plant), the bear with salmon is full of movement and dynamism with water splash included (I have also this salmon as a separate figure), and the last photo of the waterbucks shows how much the male admire the female and is in love!

Everything is so beautiful but I enjoy imagining you exploring the little corners around the lighthouse with dirty boots. I love it so much. One of the things I enjoy from my childhood is the fact I lived next to a natural reserve and I explored exhaustively all the secret and fascinating places. Completely free, without worrying about strangers or trafic or whatever. Now, living in a small flat in a densely populated area, I can feel how lucky I was.

Another really wonderful photoshoot! That extra bit of dry land was well worth the visit. My favourite shots are the third one with the Jaguar alone, the second frog shot, and the bear with the fish!

Wonderful pictures! I can tell which ones I prefer, the ones with the caîmans? the cobs? the Bully parrot? the so realistic jag? the frogs? the Papo passerines?.. the one with grizzli and salmon is very spectacular!

These are incredibly beautiful! I love how you manage to make the animals look in scale with their surroundings even though they're much smaller!

Thank you so much everyone!

Lastly, we visited Island Beach State Park. I've never been before and it was a really beautiful place! There was a wide variety of forest trails and trails along the beach. It was raining most of the day but luckily it stopped just long enough for me to get some photos.

I definitely want to go back this summer and explore some more!

Papo & Safari gemsbok oryx

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Papo gemsbok oryx

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Papo & Schleich gemsbok oryx

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Safari & Mojo Arabian oryx (for the longest time I thought the Mojo was a gemsbok, oops   )

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Mojo Arabian oryx

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Then a short series of my favorite family, my CollectA & Schleich ostriches!

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Papo & Schleich cheetah pair trying to hunt the female, luckily the male shows up just in time!

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Epoch Egyptian vulture

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A pair of Schleich & Safari giant desert tortoises

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Safari bobcat

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Schleich butterflies

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Then some shots with my fennec foxes from Papo, Yowies, Mojo, & CollectA

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Schleich gemsbok being watched by a hungry Schleich leopard

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Finally I just had to get some photos with my new BotB sand cat! I just adore this model and it is perfect for photos

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Those are beautiful figures and photos!

I agrée! and I love this sandcat!

I think you give a good life to your models. They look all very happy on your beautiful pictures.
About Mojo oryx, you can find [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] the last episode of its transformation once Mojö Fun messed both species and they were humble enough to ask for our community's help. Very noble gesture from the company.

Thank you for this very interesting Links Rogerio! :-)

Nice job

I like the oryx in those photos.

Thank you everyone!!

very interesting topic about the Mojo oryx. I'm glad Mojo is open to changes and updating paint schemes on figures, it was definately improved.

Yesterday I went back to Island Beach State Park. I just love the scenery here and there are a few different trails I will have to explore. I think its very cool how you can go from bay to forest, to sand, to beach

More photos of Papo's 2022 tit. I just adore this little bird  

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Then a very dear figure to me, the Schleich osprey. I see them everywhere by me, I wish there were more figures of them. I'd love to see Safari make one!

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Papo's grey heron:

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A pair of Safari anhingas:

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The gorgeous BotB fishing cat!

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Some Safari IC otters

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A couple closeups with CollectA's new iguana:

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Safari's new baby gator:

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I strongly suspect that Papo great tit will be a top contender for Figure of the Year...