Roman Garden Party

[sberry]

Now finally I can present my Roman Garden Party. I had shown some making-of pictures previously, with info on the how & why…
I have tried different background photos for taking the pics; here comes the first series:

[C M Dodson]

Inspirational , very different and well photographed.

You took me back to my favourite TV series, ROME.

Brilliant.

Chris

[Susofrick]

Yes! W could need a little party now! Love the dog pic! Feels like he's going to lick my nose any moment!

[sberry]

Many thanks!

Love the dog pic! Feels like he's going to lick my nose any moment!

The dog is made by Stenfalk. I especially liked the absurd size contrast of the little boy (by Nikolai) and that huge dog happily chasing around in the garden.

[Susofrick]

Recognized it. Have some of Torsten's dogs. Would have bought more if he made more. Have some from Valdemar too, but then you'll get some humans too!

[Das_Dirch]

Very lovely and well designed

[Konrad]

A nice party!
Very lively and colourful.
A delight for my old eyes.

[Graeme]

Lovely scene and with a real buzz of activity.

Great painting on the figures and the garden elements and the water all look fabulous. I like the contemplative shot of the man standing at the alter with the party in the background, very nice visual effect.

One feature I really like is the intriguing mound of earth in the garden, makes me wonder what they're burying or planting there. My one criticism would be that the sides of the mound look a little steep to my eye, unless it's compost.

[Crynsminiaturen]

My compliments for your beautiful work dear sberry. Nice to see ancient work from you again.

[Beano Boy]

Most exquisite bright minded pleasing to my average i.
Yes everything is peacefully well done. BB

[Iceman1964]

Very complex arrangement of the garden, most appreciated with the work in progress.
The figures are very well painted, even if my eyes on the pictures are more captured by the garden structures.
A superior quality result Sberry, best compliments !!!!

[Bessiere]

Truly impressive sberry. What a delightful and imaginative scene you have composed. So full of life and color, capturing a lazy afternoon of life in Roman luxury. If I may make a suggestion a touch of ageing on the statues and columns would help accent the antiquity of the gardens. Lovely work.

[sberry]

Thank you very much for all the feedback!

About the mound / work in progress in the garden: I have no idea what these people are up to, for me it is just a heap of garden soil, waiting to be used for …? And yes, the slopes could be less steep.

So here comes a second series of photos, with a different background. Of course, changing the background picture doesn’t turn the whole thing into a completely new diorama, but I like the subtle changes in atmosphere that occur.

[Kekso]

Cool work. Very colorful.

[k.b.]

I personally much prefer this sequence of photos. I think the first backdrop was too agitated and ended up competing with your diorama for our attention. In this second sequence the focus is strictly on your work…….. no distractions. Simply a beautiful scene of an ancient Roman garden. Thank you for showing and well done!

[Ben90]

Wow! What a nice colourful scene. Amazing work!!! I agree about the background that is more "suitable" in the second series of images.

[Minuteman]

Great modelling and photography, and it's refreshing to have such a different (and peaceful) subject. Very impressive!

[sberry]

I personally much prefer this sequence of photos. I think the first backdrop was too agitated and ended up competing with your diorama for our attention. In this second sequence the focus is strictly on your work…….. no distractions.

A very interesting observation! The first landscape photo is from the north-eastern corner of Sardinia. The rocky terrain looks dramatic, but is actually not the type of serene landscape where one would expect such a villa.
The second series was made using a hill range from Campania, a region that was famous for its villas in Roman times and, thus, is much more appropriate. However, I found it quite difficult to use because of the hazy sky that easily becomes too bright in the photos.

[Hobbyinovator]

How did you do the water spraying out of the fountain?

[sberry]

How did you do the water spraying out of the fountain?

It is the transparent plastic string from a circular knitting needle (a donation made by my wife), with some Faller Natural Water for getting more structure.
That plastic turned out to be quite tough, so it was a struggle to get a plausible parabola form for the water stream. In the end, I resorted to treating it with hot water to soften it while getting it into shape.