Saarlooswolfhound's Outdoor Photography Update 6/10/24 Fossil Butte Offerings

Great dioramas, especially the two first orca ones and the tiger shark one!

Thank you everyone! I love to hear everyone's favorites.

I LOVE your photos !!!
For instance : Look how those pinto horses are camouflaged in the rocks and snow !!!

Thank you Susanne! So glad to see you around here again.

I have had a bad past few days and needed something to brighten my mood... what better than go outside and play with my "toys" a bit? I got a new package from our friend Nando, so these feature some new things from him.
First off, a new Japanese serow. My nieces and nephews always ask what it is and point to my lying down figure and they are confused when I explain that it a wild goat type of animal. This figure should better present the species on my shelves now and is a companion for my lonely resting model.
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And now, at long last, my honey badger female has found the father of her kit now returned.
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The family rejoices that he wasn't eaten by lions after all...
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Next is a very exciting model for me. An Axelrodicthys! A prey specimen of Spinosaurus and a magnificent fish.
Enjoying a shallow pool...
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Wrong place...
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Wrong time!
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A lovely fish dinner
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And lastly, my cape buffalo herd has become fairly (re)productive of late! Odd since most of these are bulls... perhaps some orphans mingled in?
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The two stray calves blend in well.
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And it was good I got the fam out as it appears my oldest custom model is cracking and needs some repair work done.
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Great photos! Poor Axelrodicthys, but it really looks super is Spinosaur's dinner.

I'm sorry to hear that the last few days haven't been so good- I'm sure being outside taking photos of these wonderful models really helped!
I love the pose of that Japanese serow, it goes perfectly on the rocks- an unusual species in an unusual pose definitely makes a must-have model!
I love the beautiful blue of that fish too!

Super belated but thanks Kelly and Bonnie!

As I mentioned in another thread weather sabotaged my original plan for this photoshoot but I hate not to post the product anyway... so not my best work but still fun to get out for a bit. Too tired for clever titles...
Pack of gun dogs
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My other favorite shot from this trip.
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I love the shots of the tiger, coyote, and pheasants in the grass! It looks like a real meadow! I also love the water photos with the softshell turtle.

The serows in the mossy rock are awesome! Surprised by the big number of buffalos you have. The tiger blending in dry reed bed is spectacular and I like also a lot the softshell turtle pics. Did Postosuchus provided parental care to youngsters?

Amazing photos, good job!

So many wonderful photos, my favourite has to be the one of the three hunting dogs, the perfect place for them outside doing what they know best! I love the shot of the tiger in the grass too, but I was amazed at how realistic the one with the softshell turtle looked by the water, as well as the elephant seals!

I love the pheasants with the coyote, Postosuchus mom and babies, and the plesiosaur- I have that model lol, or a knockoff of it- really love the camouflaged tiger esp first photo, but the softshell ones are spectacular!

Thanks everyone! You all have talked about the ones I thought turned out best. :) The last time I was there it was a lot greener and the water was lower and clearer, this time the plants have started to die back with our sudden rainy cold snap and the water was murky and high and sadly there was a lot of trash left behind by awful people. I was glad to get the shots I did. 

As far as can be told from the fossil record there is no evidence of Postosuchus parental care (but there isn't evidence against it either...). I got 2 of the safari prehistoric croc toob figures in a thrift bag many years ago, then bought the whole toob myself and I think they scale fairly well with the original model.

Thank you everyone!

Not my usual style but I was SO excited to recieve these in the mail I HAD to have a little fun with it... my siblings and friends got a bit of scare in their text messages that day.  

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And my favorite supermodel.
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And then for fun, a super small jumping friend that entertained me at work one day.
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These are some really great spider models- and if I had a smartphone, I'd have totally sent those to my daughter. I think the rose is one of my favorites, it's so well camouflaged.

I always liked the jumping spider, but all of them seem so realistic in your photos! Great!

They look so realistic in your photos! I love how models of insects can be life-size too, definitely makes them very good photography subjects! And your gorgeous spaniel friend also found a place in your photos, such a sweet dog!

Now I know what A spaniel thinks about spiders. Next time I will try to find what spiders think about Spaniels. Tha'ts all very realistic.

Thank you everyone! I have finally given in to the arachnids... I am honestly very nervous around real ones, but plastic models are just too exciting to pass up! And Flynn didn't mind them at all, not sure what the spider thought!

I have had a few days off and got to do some hobby things that I have missed doing! Due to working toi much.
Not great shots as I stayed close to home but I had lots of fun!
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And I couldn't resist....
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And then a short story, Alain style. :)

The King if the river out for a cooling swim...
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However, a new userper has arrived on the river scene
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Loud bellows of intimidation ensue
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The infiltrater loses his nerve and quickly swims off
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Long live the River King
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Great shots!! I’m glad you were able to go out and have some fun! I see we both got some salamander photos

I really love the spinos fighting and how the loser disappears into the murky water, that photo is amazing! Also I adore that mole rat.

Paige, I think you are working toy much.
Fantastic pictures and I love the river king story, especially the scene of the defecting one.

More salamanders! As I said with Joliezac's shoot, they really do look perfect cos of how easily they match the scenery scale. And the Spinosaurus showdown is great fun, too, neat use of the swimming pose as the challenger makes his getaway.

Now that you put them together, naked mole rats and Lystrosaurus have a striking resemblance each other!