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Lord Of The Rings - Polystone Models

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Lord Of The Rings - Polystone Models

Postby Laurie on Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:58 pm

I finally finished my collection of LOTR bookends buying Minas Morgul a couple of weeks back, to complement my Minas Tirith.
I now have

The Argonath (Isildur, Anárion) (LOTR:FOTR)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefonz/387627616/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/387627616_d4876f8127.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0526-Edit" /></a>


Gollum & Smeagol (LOTR:TT)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefonz/387627613/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/387627613_5b16f6a7c7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0513" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefonz/387627607/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/387627607_8960affeb5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0512" /></a>


Minas Morgul & Minas Tirith (LOTR:ROTK)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefonz/387632365/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/387632365_e8ed9b7527.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="DSC_0537-Edit" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefonz/387632397/" title="Photo Sharing">Minas Tirith</a>

Please leave C&C.
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Postby Reschsmooth on Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:26 pm

I thought the Argonath book ends came with FOTR? :lol:
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Postby Laurie on Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:34 pm

right you are Resch.
i have made the appropriate adjustments.

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Postby Nnnnsic on Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:35 pm

I'd probably go a bit further and add some oil or non-corrosive liquid to the Smeagol to make him seem slimy or oily for that bit of realism.

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Postby Laurie on Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:51 am

guys i am looking at improving these shots and how i should take them


all i used was my 28-105 3.5-4.5 (mainly @ 105) with SB-800 and LSJPII with Inverted Dome.

I still couldn't remove the shadows.
I shot these in my book shelf which is mostly black with a blue wall.

I played with the flash settings (the gollum shots where shot in AA mode, what ever that means) and the rest are TTL (some are TTL,BL(?). I am still learning the SB-800 settings, and i don't have a light tent or the such.

I do have some of those flood lights, i have seen some people use them with some sort of DIY diffuser.

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