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Mini Training Camp

Jan 12, 2026

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    1. All knights were expected to continue training to keep up their skills....

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      One of the training exercises for a Medieval knight to build up strength and endurance, was running - in full armour. It was heavy and unwieldy, but that was the whole point.

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      They also had to move rocks,,,

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      ...practice their archery skills....

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      ...and chop wood, while in full armour...

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      It was exhausting work....

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      #1 MB Lilac, Jan 12, 2026
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    2. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photo series. Everything from the tents and horse tack/armor to the costume details are positively delightful!
       
      #2 Seafoam Shade, Jan 12, 2026
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    3. Wonderful, life-like photos! Costumes, props, setting...everything is amazing!!
       
      #3 rosehollow, Jan 12, 2026
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    4. I love you big photos shoots like this, they are always epic.
       
      #4 Tippetarius, Jan 12, 2026
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    5. Thank you so much for sharing this photoset with us. I loved looking at all the little details.
       
      #5 Viridiansummer, Jan 12, 2026
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    6. Gorgeous - I especially like the detail of the tentage in the background.

      Teddy
       
      #6 Teddy, Jan 12, 2026
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    7. @Seafoam Shade - Thank you! It took some effort, but I was very happy with the results.
      @rosehollow - Thank you so much!
      @Tippetarius - Thank you!
      @Viridiansummer - Thanks. The details are always what makes the scene.
      @Teddy - Thanks! I made those tents for a Medieval photo story in the Rockies and across Canada a few years ago, and they come in handy for other scenes as well.

      I had to wait until the garden was cleaned up for winter before I could set up the scene. The tents and knights in the background were posed in the raised garden, and everything else on the table in the grass, using a few surviving plants as shrubs....

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      I also made use of a raised stone garden at one corner of a local intersection after all the plants had been removed for the winter....

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      #7 MB Lilac, Jan 13, 2026
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    8. Oh wow great pictures! I love their clothes, armour and all the background details.
       
      #8 Arucane, Jan 13, 2026
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    9. I think that was you at the end of the day! The work you do, fed by your passion, does look exhausting, but the results - so worth it!
      I've complained about the mud of the season as a reason to not go outdoors for photography, but that doesn't stop you!
      Wonderful in every way, Thank you @MB Lilac! So delightful!! :goldstar:goldstar:goldstar:goldstar:goldstar
       
      #9 Valdemagra, Jan 13, 2026
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    10. @Arucane - Thank you!

      @Valdemagra - Yes, it is exhausting, but if I want good photos I have to put in the effort, and a lot depends on the season and the weather. I won't go out in rain or mud, and prefer not to take photos at midday in full sun either.
       
      #10 MB Lilac, Jan 13, 2026
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    11. I love your behind-the-scene pictures as much as the splendid end results!
       
      #11 MayBea, Jan 13, 2026
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    12. You're not then only one.

      Teddy
       
      #12 Teddy, Jan 14, 2026
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    13. @MayBea - I know many people do, so I try remember to take them.
      @Teddy - Thanks.
       
      #13 MB Lilac, Jan 14, 2026
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    14. It must take forever to set these pictures up! Your photography skill is amazing! I always like seeing your dolls and pictures. :daisy
       
      #14 RabbidBunnies, Jan 17, 2026
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    15. Thank you! Yes, it does take a while to gather everything and then set it all up. But then you get out of it what you put into it.
       
      #15 MB Lilac, Jan 17, 2026
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    16. I agree!!! I love seeing how it is done. Martha's behind the scenes photos are like little photography lessons.

      Donna
       
      #16 rosehollow, Jan 26, 2026
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    17. Thanks! I try remember to take Behind the Scenes photos, since people seem to like them even more than the photos themselves.
       
      #17 MB Lilac, Jan 27, 2026
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    18. For me, it's as-much-as, rather than even-more-than. I like seeing what goes into creating the marvelous scenes you depict. All the work I wouldn't have the patience to do myself.

      Teddy
       
      #18 Teddy, Jan 28, 2026
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    19. This is absolutely amazing! The level of detail is incredible — it looks so realistic. Thank you so much for sharing the behind-the-scenes photos as well; they really help show the scale of the work and make the final images even more impressive :D
       
      #19 fox_shadow, Jan 30, 2026
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    20. @Teddy - That's good to know.
      @fox_shadow - Thank you! I was really pleased with the set-up and how the photos turned out. And I know many people like to see the Behind the Scenes shots too, so I try remember to take them whenever I do a major set up.
       
      #20 MB Lilac, Feb 10, 2026
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    21. Amazing setup and beautiful outfits!
       
      #21 poochipaw, Feb 13, 2026
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    22. Thank you!
       
      #22 MB Lilac, Feb 15, 2026
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    23. The set up and just the overall scene is so well done!! They look amazing!!
       
      #23 ffirehazard, Feb 16, 2026
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    24. Wow, this is so impressive. I love the realism of it all and the overall feeling these portrait. Everything is so detailed and in scale:aeyepop:I could read an entire book created in this style
       
      #24 Arimioa, Feb 26, 2026
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    25. @ffirehazard & @Arimioa - Thank you both so much! I love doing all the fine details, and was really pleased with the entire series, which was taken to supplement an existing story.
       
      #25 MB Lilac, Feb 27, 2026
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    26. Well dear Martha, you know how much I love your work and photos! But I still have to say how I love, love all the amazing details--outfits (of course), incredible props, wigs, posing and wonderful dolls. That shot of your setup is wonderful and showcases your fantastic and unfailing eye!
       
      #26 Jay, Mar 1, 2026
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      #27 MB Lilac, Mar 8, 2026
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