A lady and her doll

[Frits]

I came across this lady in the Botanical Garden yesterday. She was very carefully carrying this large doll around.
The detail on the doll was incredible, obviously hand crafted. It must have a special meaning to her, she seemed in her own little world with it...

D2x, Nikkor Ai-S 300mm f/2.8

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[Hokum]

It looks like the weird Japanese Dolls. I find them oddly sinister. Jonathan Ross covered the subject in the BBC series Japanorama. I cant find the term used though.

Nice shot... Sinister though...

Ahh found it!

Look up "Super Dollfie"...

 

[Frits]

It looks like the weird Japanese Dolls. I find them oddly sinister. Jonathan Ross covered the subject in the BBC series Japanorama. I cant find the term used though.

Nice shot... Sinister though...

Ahh found it!

Look up "Super Dollfie"...

Aaiii, very interesting!! This surely seems to be one of those dolls. I have never heard of that before and thought this was home made.

 

[Hokum]

These Dolls sell for over $500 a piece, and theextras are expensive too... Then again you "can" marry them to in a weird cult ceremony thing...

 

[Frits]

These Dolls sell for over $500 a piece, and theextras are expensive too... Then again you "can" marry them to in a weird cult ceremony thing...

Yikes, double Aaiii...

 

[Igor]

Excellent shots in all respects, Frits. First of all, it makes me stop and think...

 

[racerx1]

I agree with Hokum - looks sinister (a la Chuckie). The pose of the doll and the owner makes it look alive/animated. Nice!

 

[LauraJohnston]

thats an awesome doll, i would carry it around with me too. haha

 

[shortman]

OMG, the Doll is carrying another tiny doll on the arm.

Very sharp image from the 300mm AIs.

Thanks

 

[Candidcameraman]

Strange

I wonder if the doll on the arm of the doll will get her own doll one day?:wink:

 

[Clix Pix]

How totally fascinating!!!! Gee, you never know what you'll learn when you come into the Cafe! :smile: Until today I had never seen or heard of these Super Dollfies....

 

[Seneca]

Hummm looks like a JACKO doll to me.

 

[greyflash]

Just the right application of DOF to make this shot interesting. Well done Frits.

 

[nuccifamily]

Hummm looks like a JACKO doll to me.

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: My thoughts exactly!

 

[Clix Pix]

"JACKO" as in.... Michael Jackson?

 

[daodang]

Good control of the DOF, Frits.

But I was attracted by the lady... due to the position of the body and the color contrast of her hair and outfit.

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Same subjects but different vision :smile:

 

[LauraJohnston]

i like that one better than the first

 

[Clix Pix]

Ah, so now we have a better understanding of what the woman was doing with the doll.... Still, it's all rather strange, IMHO!

 

[Ottrott's Human]

File this one under the "People Are Strange" heading. Weird stuff. Heck of a capture though.......

 

[daodang]

Ah, so now we have a better understanding of what the woman was doing with the doll.... Still, it's all rather strange, IMHO!

May be she was praticing photography. I have encountered several persons in the past years, going to the Botanical Gardens to take pictures of dolls, small sculptures and even fake flowers using the Gardens scenics as background.