Miniature Adventures – Page 2

Let Me Off Uptown

13/11/202327/11/2023 Tobias M. Schiel6 Comments

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!

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Masters of Death

23/10/202323/10/2023 Tobias M. Schiel3 Comments

Based on the novel by Olivie Blake where everybody seems to disagree all the time – even with Death.

Seaside Composition

18/09/202318/09/2023 Tobias M. Schiel13 Comments

One of several possible entries for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge #267: Recharge.

Around Here

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Area 23: Main Gate

03/05/202330/04/2023 Tobias M. Schiel5 Comments

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

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Lucky Dog

05/04/202305/04/2023 Tobias M. Schiel7 Comments

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.

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Near Area 23

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Chicken, Gravy and Biscuits

20/03/202305/03/2023 Tobias M. Schiel2 Comments

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

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The Long Arm of the Law

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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

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Area 23: The Fence

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Area 23

06/02/202303/02/2023 Tobias M. Schiel1 Comment

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.