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Thanks all for the kind words.

Fish, yeah its a kind of pseudo-tanuki, inspired by Ron Martin. The juniper is planted IN the wood, not behind it or attached to it.

The camera is a nikon coolpix 2000 (on special in dixons at the moment £150), the backdrop is a bit of old very weathered plywood stained with blue fence stain from B&Q, and the base is a big piece of slate I picked up from a local garden centre. Surprisingly, plain old tan coloured MDF board is a good backdrop, there is no detail in it for the camera to focus on, but I don't have a piece large enough yet.

René, nice plantings. No I didn't treat the wood. I didn't really know what to treat it with, I've heard Thompson's water seal is OK with plants, but seeing as this is all a learning thing I thought I would just have a go untreated.

Regards,

Chris/TB

8-Apr-2003	#8
Treebeard Tree herder Join Date: Aug-2002 Location: Maidenhead Country: England USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,200	Thanks all for the kind words. Fish, yeah its a kind of pseudo-tanuki, inspired by Ron Martin. The juniper is planted IN the wood, not behind it or attached to it. The camera is a nikon coolpix 2000 (on special in dixons at the moment £150), the backdrop is a bit of old very weathered plywood stained with blue fence stain from B&Q, and the base is a big piece of slate I picked up from a local garden centre. Surprisingly, plain old tan coloured MDF board is a good backdrop, there is no detail in it for the camera to focus on, but I don't have a piece large enough yet. René, nice plantings. No I didn't treat the wood. I didn't really know what to treat it with, I've heard Thompson's water seal is OK with plants, but seeing as this is all a learning thing I thought I would just have a go untreated. Regards, Chris/TB __________________ "Do not be hasty, that is my motto" -JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers. ----------------------------------- christopherguise.co.uk