The bus might eventually come. I believe it will, and we will be off to new adventures. Happy New Year!
Time Flies
Category: Miniature Adventures
Let Me Off Uptown
When I photographed the Jazz series last year, I felt I should also include some pictures of the band playing on a small stage, in a jazz club rather than a ballroom or a concert hall. However, I never really felt like building the diorama I needed.
While I was making some other pictures however, the frustration about what felt like I was missing out got so strong that I finally I built this 1/87 scale model of a club I remember from 40 years ago … vaguely. Welcome to the Downtown!
Continue reading “Let Me Off Uptown”Masters of Death
Based on the novel by Olivie Blake where everybody seems to disagree all the time – even with Death.
Seaside Composition
One of several possible entries for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge #267: Recharge.
Around Here
Area 23: Main Gate
This backlit gate is part of a larger series, and it is also my entry for this week’s lens-artists challenge.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Lucky Dog
This Cadillac is no longer than 6.3 cm (or roughly 2 1/2 inches), and the white wall was cut from a cardboard box. I added a wooden roof and paper flagstones … and the miniature dog.
Continue reading “Lucky Dog”Near Area 23
Chicken, Gravy and Biscuits
Although I was sure about the sign pointing toward some kind of food joint, and the construction of its lighting, I had no idea what the sign should actually say. Then I remembered a song by Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, Chicken, gravy and biscuits – and I had it!
Canine Delinquent
The Long Arm of the Law
There was Jo’s question about an arrest in the last post, and there was also a prompt to do a noir photo in the toy photographers’ community so I tried my hand at some ‘neo noir’. I wanted to see if noir, which we mostly associate with black-and-white, also works in color. And though this picture was motivated by Jo’s question, I am afraid we’re none the wiser. I chose the mystery.
Mustang Sally
Area 23: The Fence
Area 23
Finishing The Zone in 2019, did not mean I was done. I still feel drawn to this kind of scene (and scenery). And when I saw Annabelle Amoros’ film Area 51, Nevada, USA in a museum, it clicked. I was intrigued even though the movie has its disconcerting moments. I have been taking its imagery as a departure point for a couple of pictures – mostly working from memory to capture the atmosphere in 1/87 scale.
Defiance
Good Luck!
empire of lights 