Emily by the River (Or, the things we do for pictures!)

When I went for a walk a week or so with a small relative, we found the perfect place for doll pictures:




The river Emily is standing next to is actually a drainage ditch. It generally has some water in it, but gets quite full if we've had a lot of rain. It was fairly low when I went out on Sunday to take some pictures.

There are numerous small rocks scattered about this area, which forms miniature rapids and tiny, tiny waterfalls.   Some of them were big enough to set Emily on securely, though I would not have risked her standing up!



The problem I had with getting these picture was that the banks were higher, so to get down to Emily's level, I needed to be crouched down on similar rocks in the midst of the water! LOL

So there was a lot of trial and error involved in getting everything positioned.

This was my favourite shot of the day:


This picture was taken in the middle of two deeper parts.  I couldn't get the shot I wanted, because the rocks were too small and unstable for Emily to stand alone, and there were no rocks to get to the spot I'd have needed to be to get the picture.  I'd have had to stand in water halfway to my knees!

However, I was able to find a different angle, and I love the way she looks like she is trying to keep her balance.   When I was a kid, I remember visiting an aunt in Toronto, who took my sister and I down to the lake and let us climb around on the rocks.  We had a great time!  That was the inspiration for these pictures.

I did get a little wet getting the above shot; splashed a bit by the water, and I was ready to lurch forward and grab Emily if she even looked unsteady, but it turned out okay.



Do any of you ever find yourselves in odd places, contorting yourself into a pretzel to get the picture you want?

I kind of think it's worth it... :)