African fauna

Beautiful photo! Schleich did a great job with this gazelle, I can't wait to get one. I agree Anna the cloud does look like Kilimanjaro!

Ana wrote:

What a lovely photo
Amazingly the cloud on the right reminds me of the silhouette of Kilimanjaro, can you see it too?

Oh yes I can! It's not a cloud Ana, I tried to paint(very lightly!) the Kilimanjaro with "paint brush" heu with "Paint 3D".. :)

Many thanks to you three Andreas, Rogério and Jean-Luc!

Joliezac wrote:

Beautiful photo! Schleich did a great job with this gazelle, I can't wait to get one. I agree Anna the cloud does look like Kilimanjaro!

..and you are right.. I did it in purpose!.. though, I was on the mediterranean sea coast on the beach! I am happy you saw it Ana and you!

About the gazelles, the comparison with the CollectA one is cruel but these Schleich ones are easily available everywhere around me now, so to get a herd.. :)

the same sky without Kilimanjaro:


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Very nice pic and great idea to add a Kilimanjaro

Aardvark hunting gazelles...  ... Silly Crocs and Bears

 Aarvarks are known to be the German sheperds of the bush...

By the way Alain could you open a Comparison topic and pics beween different brands Thomson's gazelles. ?

Caracal wrote:

Ana wrote:

What a lovely photo
Amazingly the cloud on the right reminds me of the silhouette of Kilimanjaro, can you see it too?

Oh yes I can! It's not a cloud Ana, I tried to paint(very lightly!) the Kilimanjaro with "paint brush".. :)

That's such a cool idea! I think it looks great

Ana wrote:

Caracal wrote:

Ana wrote:

What a lovely photo
Amazingly the cloud on the right reminds me of the silhouette of Kilimanjaro, can you see it too?

Oh yes I can! It's not a cloud Ana, I tried to paint(very lightly!) the Kilimanjaro with "paint brush".. :)

That's such a cool idea! I think it looks great

Thank you Ana, I did it with memory without checking any picture and I think there is no so much snow now! :)

Kikimalou wrote:

Very nice pic and great idea to add a Kilimanjaro

Aardvark hunting gazelles...  ... Silly Crocs and Bears

 Aarvarks are known to be the German sheperds of the bush...  

By the way Alain could you open a Comparison topic and pics beween different brands Thomson's gazelles. ?

Thank you Christophe! Here some comparison pictures:

.. at first with the Thomson gazelle cow from Safari ltd;

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The good point of the Schleich one: its thin enough legs but the bad one: its too thick horns.. The legs of the Safari one are too thick..


.. and with the springbock from CollectA:

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I don't see any flaw on this latter!

I can add this picture with the Mojö Fun Thomson's gazelle too. Other two are CollectA Dama gazelle and CollectA springbok which is the best gazelle figure in my opinion.

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Roger wrote:

I can add this picture with the Mojö Fun Thomson's gazelle too. Other two are CollectA Dama gazelle and CollectA springbok which is the best gazelle figure in my opinion.

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Thank you for this useful comparison picture Rogério, I ordered this Mojo one!

Caracal wrote:

Roger wrote:

I can add this picture with the Mojö Fun Thomson's gazelle too. Other two are CollectA Dama gazelle and CollectA springbok which is the best gazelle figure in my opinion.

Thank you for this useful comparison picture Rogério, I ordered this Mojo one!

You're welcome, Alain. :) One more to join the great wildebeest migration, don't forget it has a baby too. We know Thomson's gazelles are by far the most iconic of the gazelle species but it is still a mistery why Grant's gazelles are so rarely featured in toy shape. They're quite common in documentaries and I think their set of lyre-shaped horns is more beautiful than those of a Thomson's. Maybe the coloring is not so nice but surely simpler for mass production.

Caracal wrote:

the same sky without Kilimanjaro:


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Fabulous Photo! I love this!

Thank you Numa!

I love this photo so much, the golden lighting reminds me so much of an African sunset, it has a lovely effect!

Thank you Bonnie!

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The leopard is still angry and hungry..


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.. when..


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..maybe a good opportunity..


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.. he needs to approach them close enough..


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.. but..


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.. the bull was watching..


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.. and he is hugue!..


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.. No gemsbok for dinner tonight!


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The bull is not hungry but rather unquiet for, with the soon coming night, a real danger could come with lioness or hyaena shape..


THE END

(leopard from CollectA and Papo, gemsboks from Schleich and Papo)

Great photos! Is the mushroom tree real?

Your use of light and colors is absolutely mesmerizing! It's as if everything comes together in perfect harmony.

Caracal wrote:

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aah I missed this scene Alain! I Do love the aardvark watching his taller friends!
It is very amusing actually to see how different species interact with each other in the wild. I see it nearly every day and I am always surprised! So this is a very believable scene to me

and your Kilimanjaro is excellent!

just as well the oryx have a quiet evening! sometimes I get quite tense watching your dramas unfold haha
is your tree an acacia?

Beautiful photo! The lighting makes it so realistic! Love the gemsbok

Many thanks to you all Andreas, Roger, Rogério, Annette and Jolie!

rogerpgvg wrote:

Great photos! Is the mushroom tree real?

It's a partially cancelled real tree! :)