It was fun building all these things with pencils. However, I had to chop them up with a carpet knife. I used tin foil to make the slide. Swing set was made with thin wires and cardboard. Merry-go-round is cardboard, and colored with pencil crayons. And the sandbox is just cardboard lined with pencils and a little sand in the middle. Everything was glued together with hot glue.
Mice prefer to hide rather than take center stage, so this wasn't easy. These were a few of my boy mice. Left to Right: Samurai, Osaka, and Kabuki.
I don't expect to get much for this, but I had fun making it.
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this is one of my favorites! It's fun, and super creative! I can tell that a lot of thought and time went into this photograph! And the mice are so cute!
looks like you worked hard to make this little play set for the mice. I would have picked one thing (maybe the swing) and did a close up on it. If I didn't know the theme I would have no idea what you were trying to portray.
Oh my gosh! Lol - ha, ha, hah!!! Somebody has a good, fun imagination and loves those little mice. The flash is a bit too strong, but wow - so creative.
I think there is a lot of creativity and work behind this picture. But this is not a creativity contest. It is all about the picture.
The composition is not bad, but the lighting is extremely flat. From the shadows in the picture, I suspect the use of flash. If this had been done with a softer flash, a fill light and a reflector or two, the quality of the picture would have been lifted dramatically.
Also, the background in this picture could have been made a bit more interesting. It is a shame to put so much work in a part of the picture and not go the whole distance.
I love the level of effort put into this! I would imagine it is tough to get the critters to cooperate. I think a large detailed composition like this needs a larger canvas than 640 pixels.
You must have spent lot of time preparing this. The lighting is insufficient and some ugly shadows were created. I think a lower angle could have been better.
Awww, how adorable!!!!! I had pet mice and I just love little rodent pets.. so cute! The picture is good although it might have been better to have the walls be the same color. Thanks for making me smile!!
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