The "I just had a photo shoot!"/sharing photoshoots thread!

Not an official photoshoot yet. (Soon.) But here are a few selfies of my nearly complete first costume:

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I just finished the top today. I still have to make a headdress and a belt, but then I'm ready for gigs!

Nice! Love your showercurtain too :)

Yeah, it's such a fun curtain! That bathroom is our coral reef. We've got fish and sea turtle decals all over the wall and floor.

great job Galene! It looks so good!!

Thanks, Raina! Just have to finish up a belt, and then we're ready for a lake photoshoot this weekend. Yay.

Last weekend we did our first official photoshoot! After a few false starts (Kinnickinnic State Park beach was flooded out, couldn't park anywhere on the Hudson, WI riverfront because it was prom night :doh:), we successfully tiptoed through goose poop to a waterside spot in Willow River State Park near our home. Got some usable pics! Laborious web site beefing up now in progress.

http://mernetwork.com/index/album.php?albumid=1053

Here is a picture from my last photoshoot. There should be more coming but this is all I have for now!

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stunning eva

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I'm soooo in love with this picture

This picture is very special to me.
It was taken right by Aquarena springs, where I first fell in love with mermaids and clear water. It is one of my favorite places on earth.

The plants are Texas wild-rice. It's is an aquatic perennial grass found only in the upper two miles of the clear, flowing spring-fed waters of the San Marcos River!

Wild rice is endangered because the river water is being impacted by the growth of the city of San Marcos.

When swimming you have to be very gentle and never pull it up or stand on it!

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Stunning as :D firemaid

A perfect photo, Firemaid! Not only beautiful, but a great way to focus attention on threatened aquatic species.

My favorite shots from last Saturday's photoshoot. I wouldn't have thought of a "mermaid on a picnic table" shot, but there was no clean/accessible spot near the flooded beach, and the view from this table was so gorgeous. Wish we'd had a picnic basket. Could've made it a "I don't eat fish" photo, lol. (And the turkey vultures swooping around in that picnic ground would have added ambience.

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So many beautiful mers!

I know, right? Everyone is so gorgeous! <3

I love the little jellyfish in your hair Galene.

Thanks! I have a larger jellyfish on order to use in another headdress. I'm all about critters, so I'm having great fun planning aquatic animal-themed costumes.

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Photo by Greg Amptman
Tail and baby dolphin by Thom Shouse
Tail painted by me

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Photo and manipulation by Greg Amptman (inspiration from Raina)
Tail by Thom Shouse
Painted by me

Gorgeous tail!