Saarlooswolfhound's outdoor photography update 6/10/24 Fossil Butte Offerings

[Saarlooswolfhound]

It has been almost a full year since I have gotten to do any real photoshoots! With lots of life changes (like moving to another state) I have been too busy.  I took a small vacation and visited the Oregon Coast. I took lots of figures with me, but sadly the beaches we visited didn't have great rock outcroppings or tidepools for lots of the modern animals I brought... but it turned out to be a great opportunity for some prehistoric animal shots. I will post these in a few batches as I have time to go through my photos and pick the ones that I like best (will post my prehistorics on DTF too).

To start, here are the few marine life photos I got.

Papo edible crab


AAA hermit crab


Schleich wobbegong


Nature Technicolor Japanese giant salamander







Safari Crested Newt


PV long-tailed salamander


Sea wolves (Safari, Schleich, Mojo)


Safari sleepy dragon


Safari green chinese dragon


Papo swallowtail






That's it for now! Lots of prehistoric shots coming soon.

[Isidro]

The edible crab and the second giant salamander photo are atonishing, they could pass easily for the photos of the alive creatures!

[Saarlooswolfhound]

Thank you Isidro! It goes to show the superior sculpting of the figures themselves, rather than my photography skills.

[Saarlooswolfhound]

Finally, my prehistoric offerings... I am certain that you CANNOT detect a species bias.

CollectA Dimetrodon




Schleich Styracosaurus




Schleich Tarbosaurus




Unfortunate CollectA Edaphosaurus


Papo special edition Spinosaurus




















I have a working vision for these two Diabloceratops by Schleich and Safari... a female attempts escape while the male doggedly pursues her.




The old Schleich Anhanguera (a tribute to BBC WWD)


One of 2 new prehistoric finds this past weekend. And a model of a beloved species, Safari Allosaurus.




And another spinosaurid, Safari's Baryonyx.




And this concludes my coast trip photography (the other's shots didn't turn out as I would have liked). I hope you enjoyed the walk from the past!

[Isidro]

The water and persperctive adds a new level of incredible realism to your photos. They're incredible. My favourite are:






These could pass easily for photos of alive dinosaurs. You did a true art work making the composition looking like as if the figures are not miniatures.

[Saarlooswolfhound]

Thank you Isidro, your words mean a lot. I don't over think them but... a lot of thought does go into the composition as I gauge what opportunity in landscape is around me.

[Saarlooswolfhound]

I took Safari's WW alligator to the river to play in the duck weed.

[Gwangi]

I did the same thing with my WW alligator and posted it on my Facebook account. Had a lot of people fooled into thinking it was real. It's a fantastic figure.

Here's mine.

[Saarlooswolfhound]

Ha! Great photo! It really is a wonderful model.

[Saarlooswolfhound]

I went to go visit my eldest sister and her family in Wyoming this past weekend. On the way I stopped at my favorite place, Fossil Butte National Monument (and realized its only about 2 hours away from where I live now!). I just love the scenery there and my plan was to do some long shelved photography. These didn't all turn out quite how I would have liked, but I decided to share them anyway. I hope you enjoy.







































































And now to share a small glimpse of this place:








And lastly... I am not usually one for bathroom humor myself but... This is a full display in their bathroom.


And the display immediately outside the bathroom door.




Good for a chuckle at least right?