A little while back I posted my 1,500th pic, and Scuba Steve suggested I go through all my shots and pick out my personal top ten faves. I found myself with a bit of time today (a rare non-hospital day! ), and did just that, except that it's actually my top fifteen - try as I might, I just couldn't cut the list any further. It took me ages to whittle it down from the original list of forty or so that I first came up with! So, in no particular order, here they are, with the reason I chose each one.

The first one is a pic of Muskrat that I posted way back in the early days. It was one of my first experiments in photoshop, especially the reflection in the water. It never received many comments, and it looks a little rough around the edges now, but I still like it:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

This one I like because my wife took the pic I used for the background:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

The next one is a fairly recent one I like because of the story it tells and because of it's simplicity; a simple set up and just a little photoshopped smoke for effect:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

Again, the next shot is a recent one as well. The reason I included this was because I managed to make the little rockery in the corner of my back yard look like a vast mountain range just by choosing a low angle for the pic:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

Another recent shot (see a trend here?). I chose this one just because I like to make things "fly":
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

The next one I like mainly for the satisfied look on Barrel Roll's face, and the way the foliage looks to scale:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

Here's another one I like because it tells a story without the need for words:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

Time for another older one now. Simple set, lots of figures, and my fave bit with the guy checking out his hair in the mirror:
http://www.joedios.com/dioramas/sho...r&imageuser=120

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