davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2024

[davidd]

Oh boy. Guess someone needs their eyes checked. Again.  I really thought it was trim to begin with but since the photo followed the discussion about posing and hidden prop sticks I thought you were demonstrating from a different angle.

No, you are correct; while it is not a prop stick, it looks like a prop stick. Somebody on an action figure thought the same thing. And at least a couple of people didn't even notice the surfboard and thought the figure was holding its hands over its head. Somebody else noticed the figure was carrying something but did not know what.

So it was a failure on the part of the photographer and editor (me) to look at the image objectively and evaluate what it looks like rather than what I "knew" it was a picture of.

Now I'm questioning my own ability... eyesight... and sanity, because I actually thought it was a pretty good picture. I've been unhappy with most of my pix lately, but I actually liked that one.

"Liked." Past tense. 

Further discussion on the Dal House forum.

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18 January - A Doll A Day 2024:

Nothing fancy here, just a quick snapshot out in the garage:
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Mangrove Seedling Progress

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Bratz Selfie-Snaps Yasmin checks the progress of one of her mangrove seedlings.

This seedling began showing a fresh green shoot the last week of October 2023. As of mid-January 2024, or about three months later, the shoot has a few leaves and has grown to a height of about 5 inches or 13 centimeters.