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Outdoors with Rothbart

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I took Rothbart with me to the local nature trail the other night. It was great! A nice, cool evening and hardly anyone else around to interrupt when I took photos. I love nature photos with dolls in medieval costumes. They just look so great out in the wild where there are no manmade objects to spoil the illusion of going back in time. In some places the sun was very bright even at that time of evening, and Rothbart was grateful for his hood. Poor guy. The sun was so bright it was blinding and practically washed out his face. Here was a better shaded spot by the rocks. We live in an area near the mountains, so this nature trail takes us up pretty high. It overlooks a river and the scenery is just gorgeous. This was at the highest point and you can see a long ways from there. Rothbart sat down for a rest and I got a shot of him against the horizon. He doesn't look so small in the first picture, but I took a second for perspective. He still looks g...

Aquarium Photos

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So, this is not doll related. The aquarium was way too busy to take a doll. But some of the pictures were really cool and if I can't post them here, what else can I do with them? I believe this was a giant lobster. He was in a dark cave so that you couldn't see him without taking a photo with the flash. I was impressed the photo turned out so well, though. This particular aquarium had a tunnel that went under one of their exhibits housing many sharks and other sea creatures. I found this truly fascinating, and loved every minute of it. My sister, on the other hand, is terrified of sharks and did not enjoy this part of the experience. Another shot of the sharks from underneath. And one coming right towards the camera. The glowing eyes add a truly spooky element. They had lots of other animals as well like this one. He looked right at me while I took his picture. Even turned his head to do so. I'm no expert, but this is a very nice photo. I think...