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Spring-heeled Jack is an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over Great Britain and were especially prevalent in suburban London, the Midlands and Scotland.
There are many theories about the nature and identity of Spring-heeled Jack. This urban legend was very popular in its time, due to the tales of his bizarre appearance and ability to make extraordinary leaps, to the point that he became the topic of several works of fiction.
Spring-heeled Jack was described by people who claimed to have seen him as having a terrifying and frightful appearance, with diabolical physiognomy, clawed hands, and eyes that "resembled red balls of fire". One report claimed that, beneath a black cloak, he wore a helmet and a tight-fitting white garment like an oilskin. Many stories also mention a "Devil-like" aspect. Others said he was tall and thin, with the appearance of a gentleman. Several reports mention that he could breathe out blue and white flames and that he wore sharp metallic claws at his fingertips.
Photo taken at Time Portal: Victorian London Sim
CALLED: 2/13
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Phew...I'm done! It actually took me a whole 24 hours to think up an original idea and get this shot right. I made 4 separate attempts and took a little over 30 pictures. About half of them ended up deleted because of lighting issues.
My general idea for this shot was to dramatize the Plain Jane concept in such a way without going overboard. I also took a risk and placed her on a swing. My only fear is that you guys won't think this is 'plain' enough..?
As a side note, Entity's hair is currently setting for the next photoshoot :D
A synergy is where different entities cooperate advantageously for a final outcome.
These were definitely a MATCH, primary colours!
Yellow Tulip and blue Iris.
Pink Tulip and blue Iris.
Hyacinth blue anemone, daff, iris, all mini...
How can I resist them?
Thank you for your visits and comments, M, (*_*)
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Iris, blue, yellow, pink, bulb, flower, flag-iris, Dutch-Iris, tulips, green, leaves, curves, studio, colour, black-background, square, NikonD7000, "Magda indigo"
Today is Earth Day, my favorite day of the year, and one of the most important. I've been reflecting deeply on the fact that the earth itself is a living, breathing entity. She exhales oxygen, and the ocean waves are her dance. When the light catches on hundreds of leaves glistening in the wind, or when the water sparkles at you—that's her saying hello. Maybe even showing off a little. She is beautiful beyond description and beyond the shortcomings of crude words. Without her, we are not. Her molten heart beats as one with ours. We are part of her.
And here I try to clumsily string together words to describe to you how important Earth is. How magnificent. And how we each must make efforts, every single day, to help her rather than hurt her. Every effort—whether you deem it large or small—makes a difference. Every effort we all make matters. But we all have to care. We have to care on a fundamental, innate level. As the Lorax said, “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
I believe in the power of caring. I believe in the power of recognition. I believe we can change our ways and live less selfishly and more selflessly for the good of our breathtaking planet, and for the good of those who come after we have long left this place behind.
Thank you, Kristi, for being my beautiful muse in the chilly spring storm today to help me capture this image. A heart that glows as green as the earth. In unison with it.
Artwork ©jackiecrossley
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Lightning strikes over the desert interior of Australia's dead heart... Taken near Kulgera in South Australia.
I'm obsessed with the idea of identity - hiding it, crafting it, studying it. Throughout all our lives we find and make different masks. Some are given, some are taken, some are created, some are borrowed, some are true. My masks have been many.
Some I found interesting and tried on for a while, like 'being a photographer' or giving my whole life to 'the idea of altruism'. Some I found beautiful, some contrary. Some I found true, and those are the masks that I have internalized and erased the facade of; they are the ones I have found my true identity in, like 'passionate', and 'kind', and 'selfish'.
I don't see masks as a bad thing. They let us figure out who we are going to settle as - or rather, who we will continue morphing into. It's likely we're all wearing a mask right now that we can't even see, and only years from now will we take it off and recognize it for what it is.
Entities and beings like It would always travel through space and time, after all, those concepts were not meant to be linear and spread across the universe for them, rather compacted like a round layered cake; yet not always were they exiled as It was right now but instead in constant exploration and search for similar evolved beings.
Bored out of its boundaries now that It had no attachments of any sorts to any place or group, unable to understand beings of lower dimensions and exiled for it, now it was its special mission to learn from them.
What best way to understand a lesser being than becoming one itself?
Its plan sounded good at first, but turned out to be quite a challenge. Planet hopping, he had undergo already the life of a microbe, a parasite and a virus, but none of them had have the capacity to undermine complex samples of life, much less to become one, as every encounter with them had been on planets not quite ready to be terraformed in any span of time.
There was another problem entirely with being a lesser creature as well, it was that It could not overcome the lack of dimensions, as it had to be reduced to those where the lesser creature was contained within.
No problem, It could not die in the same way lesser beings died, It could not get older nor grow the way lesser beings did as time was not experienced the same way than for creatures of four dimensions. Although complex forms of life had encountered them to be god like, They knew the real truth: There was no such thing as gods, and even at their highest, they were certainly not gods, nor able to put the machinery of a universe in motion, just like the rest of the creatures in existence within one universe, they were mere inhabitants, sometimes able to move through more than one universe at the time, other times, unable to cross the boundaries within a single system.
Thankfully It could move through systems, through a single universe always in a patterned way, just because that was its personal taste.
This is a photo of striated coastal bedrock and a tidal pool at Mavillette Beach. The image has been copied and mirrored twice to create this Mavillette mandala. I love how the symmetrical mirroring has revealed a strong diamond shaped pattern, as well as the various pareidolia portrait entities.
Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 法厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
This body of petrified forms, almost muscular and animal, brought to my mind the shape of the spaceship crashed on the alien planetoid LV-426 from which the Nostromo received a transmission of unknown origin, in the iconic movie "Alien" by Ridley Scott.
So, basically, I was trapped again, I had to take another night shot :-) ...
Night photography (which I practice intensively for years now) is in effect the most instinctive and natural way I know to connect one of my deepest passions ever: the science fiction... with reality, with the tangible of this world, with the simple earthly means I have at my disposal (a camera, a tripod, two legs).
This is a startrail - one hour single exposure toward the north polar star - taken along the ridges of mount Ostanetta (Italy).
The night was moonless, so I've played a lot with my torch, light painting here and there: on the foreground rock face (almost as eager to get back to life!) and especially behind, in order to provide three-dimensionality to these huge rocky bodies in their yearning toward the cosmos and a new life, after all, after thousands of years of petrification...
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A short video demonstrating how an Ice Entity comes into this side of the world. As you can see, it's all dodging and burning. No pixels are moved, removed, or added.
There's more on www.chm-photography.com.
Enjoy!
Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 宝厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
Yes, everyone, it's May already, and it's time for another product.
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Variation of a text-prompt generation in AI Deep Dream. The text contained the words BEAUTIFUL, QUEEN and HYPERREALISM.
The option of Text Prompt is a new feature on Deep Dream.
Prompt:
Gorgeous lichen queen, intricate delicate - masterpiece creation, photorealism, precisionism, hyperdetailed, beautiful, mysterious, hyperrealism, surrealism, incredibly detailed, iridescence, mystery, original, unusual
I used a 'borrowed' prompt on this one, only added as a modifier my favorite artist friend Carrie Ann Baade for the style.
España - Cantabria - Liérganes - Estatua del Hombre Pez
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ENGLISH:
The fish-man of Liérganes is an entity which belongs to the mythology of Cantabria, located in the north of Spain. The fish-man of Liérganes would be an amphibian human-looking being, that looked a lot like a metamorphosis of a real human being who was lost at sea. His story was examined by the Enlightenment writer Benito Jerónimo Feijoo, who claimed that the story of the fish-man of Liérganes was true.
According to Feijoo, legend has it that around 1650 there lived in Liérganes, a small village in Cantabria, northern Spain, a couple named Francisco de la Vega and María del Casar. The couple had four sons, and when the father died, the mother, lacking of means, decided to send one of her sons to Bilbao so that he could learn a trade as a carpenter. This son, who according to Feijoo was called Francisco de la Vega Casar, lived in Bilbao as a carpenter till 1674 when, on Saint John's day eve, he went with some friends to swim in Bilbao's estuary. Although he was allegedly a good swimmer, the currents of the river took him and he could not get back to the shore. He was last seen swimming away into the sea, and it was thought that he had drowned.
However, five years later, in 1679, while some fishers where seafaring in the bay of Cadiz, in southern Spain, they noticed that a strange-looking creature had become entangled with their fishing nets, and was trying to fight his way out. Although they tried to capture it, the creature was able to set itself free. During the following weeks, several local fishermen reported having seen the creature, until in the end they were able to capture it by tricking it with loaves of bread. When they got the creature on board, they found that it had indeed a human shape: it looked like a young man, of white skin and thin red hair. However, he also showed some fish-like signs, such as a strip of scales that went down from his throat to his stomach, another one that covered his spine, and what seemingly were gills around his neck.
Thinking of it as some kind of monster, the fishermen took the creature to the convent of Saint Francis nearby, where the creature was allegedly exorcised and then interrogated in several languages without any success. After several days of questioning, the creature finally articulated a word, "Liérganes", the meaning of which nobody knew. This extraordinary event soon spread all around the Cadiz bay area, and nobody was able to recognise the meaning of Liérganes until a sailor from northern Spain who happened to be in the port of Cadiz commented that close to his home town there was a small village called Liérganes. Domingo de la Cantolla, secretary of the Holy Office, confirmed that there was a place called Liérganes near the city of Santander from which he himself came. The bishop of Cadiz thus sent word to Santander regarding the found creature, including a physical description so that anybody somehow related to the creature could recognise it. From Liérganes came the word that no creature had ever been seen around the town, and that the only extraordinary event that had happened lately was the tragic death of Francisco de la Vega in Bilbao five years ago, who was indeed red haired.
A friar in the convent where the creature was being kept postulated that the fish-man could perhaps be Francisco de la Vega, so he asked and was granted permission to take the creature with him to Liérganes. Allegedly, when they were close to Liérganes, the friar let the fish-man free and followed him. The creature was able to guide him directly to Liérganes, and not only that, he took him directly to the house of María del Casar, who recognised him as her late son Francisco.
The fish-man was then left to live with his family, and he kept a tranquil yet odd lifestyle: he would always walk barefoot, and unless he was given clothes, he would rather walk around nude. He never really talked; at most he would sometimes mutter words such as tobacco, bread or wine, but without any link to the desire of smoking, eating or drinking. When he ate, he did it with avidity, but then he was able not to eat for a week at a time. He was easygoing and even obliging, and whichever simple task he was asked to do, he would do it promptly but without enthusiasm. After nine years living in such a fashion, he went to the sea to swim and was never seen again.
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ESPAÑOL:
La primera reseña en la que aparece el relato del hombre pez es en el volumen VI del Teatro crítico universal de Fray Benito Jerónimo Feijoo. Posteriormente José María Herrán escribió un libro titulado El hombre-pez de Liérganes (Santander, 1877), basado en esta historia tradicional popular. Actualmente existe un centro de interpretación en Liérganes, emplazado en un antiguo molino, en el cual se puede obtener información sobre este ser mitológico.
Según ha llegado hasta nosotros a través de los escritos y la tradición oral, el relato dice así: a mediados del siglo XVII en el pueblo de Liérganes, en La Montaña había una pareja, Francisco de la Vega y María de Casar, que tenían cuatro hijos. Francisco falleció y la viuda mandó a su hijo Francisco a Bilbao a aprender el oficio de carpintero.
Estando en Bilbao, Francisco se fue a nadar el día antes de San Juan, en el año 1674, con unos amigos pero llevado por la corriente, este desapareció y no se volvió a saber más de él. Solo cinco años después, en 1679, se afirmó que había aparecido en la costa de Dinamarca, poco después en el canal de la Mancha y en las costas de Andalucía. En Cádiz, unos pescadores afirmaron ver un ser acuático pero con apariencia humana que desapareció rápidamente. Esta aparición se repitió constantemente hasta atrapar a la criatura con trozos de pan y unas redes. Una vez capturado pudieron constatar que se trataba de un hombre, con escamas y forma de pez.
Entonces fue llevado al convento de San Francisco donde fue interrogado para saber de quién se trataba y al cabo de un tiempo consiguió tartamudear una palabra: "Liérganes". Nadie sabía que significaba, hasta que una persona de La Montaña que estaba trabajando en Cádiz, comentó que en La Montaña había un pueblo que se llamaba así. También Domingo de la Cantolla, secretario del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición, confirmó dicha afirmación ya que él era de allí.
A continuación, llegó la noticia a Liérganes para averiguar si había pasado algo extraño en los últimos años y desde Liérganes respondieron que únicamente se había registrado la desaparición de Francisco de la Vega, cinco años atrás. Entonces Juan Rosendo, un fraile del convento, acompañó a Francisco hasta Liérganes para comprobar si era cierto que era de allí y a la altura del Monte de la Dehesa, Francisco se adelantó y fue directamente hasta la casa de María de Casar, que rápidamente lo reconoció como su hijo.
Ya en casa de su madre, Francisco vivió tranquilo sin mostrar ningún interés por nada. Iba descalzo y a veces desnudo y no hablaba apenas. A veces estaba varios días sin comer pero no mostraba entusiasmo por nada. Se dedicaba a llevar cartas a poblaciones vecinas, e incluso a Santander, a donde llegó en una ocasión tras haber nadado desde Pedreña, entregando la carta mojada. Después de nueve años en casa de su madre, desapareció en el mar sin volver a saberse nada sobre él.
The entity known as Amtrak is scarcely two years old. This long distance train had been serviced in the former Pennsylvania Railroad Sunnyside Yard, in Long Island City, and is about to plunge into the East River tunnel for the short trip to Penn Station, where it will receive a load of passengers. Consist is a Penn Central GG1 and passenger cars of several heritages, including at least three that have been painted in Amtrak's scheme.
In the background, on the other side of the IRT Number 7 train bridgework, rest a number of freight cars, in part of Long Island Rail Road's Yard A.
Scanned from a scratchy Kodacolor negative.
'It is hard work to be a living entity'
Oil and work on canvas
2021
This has probably been the longest-in-production painting of mine ever. It's been on the easel for years. And although I don't think of it as one of my best, I am really quite ok with it, after years of trying to clarify it.
And I have realised it is a very similar theme to a painting I did three decades ago when I was 24, 'Happy Worker'.
Both images express a kind of hapless, ignorant happiness with a task, despite the task being either brutal, or as in this work, self defeating.
A long time ago, I watched my then girlfriend jumping up and down with excitement, talking to a friend of hers. I looked down, and saw she was unknowingly crushing hundreds of ants as she so happily jumped. That moment has never left me, and probably never will.
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Designation: Needlewalker
Full Classification: MID-TIER Ambulatory Sampling and Neural Harvest Unit
Protocol Origin: Hunter Protocol – Bonepath Subgraph Epsilon-3
Entity Status: Active Threat – High Frequency Encounters in Shattersea Interior Zones
Codename: NDL-2 “Needlewalker”
Size Class: Medium – Height 2.5–3 metres (elevated by limb length and dorsal pod)
PHYSIO-TAXONOMIC PROFILE:
Morphotype: Hexapodal biomechanoid
Chassis Structure:
Four long, multi-jointed spindly legs ending in needle-like terrain-piercing spikes
Two flexible arms ending in proboscis-style extraction appendages for fluid and neurochemical collection
One large red binocular ocular sensor, embedded in central chassis, capable of emotional recognition and eye-contact mimicry
Dorsal unit contains a Cerebrophage Pod—a semi-organic analysis chamber used to store and simulate harvested neural content
CEREBROPHAGE POD ANALYSIS:
The Cerebrophage Pod is an advanced neuropathic archive and resonance lab, entirely distinct from Gravleech’s Soma Core. It does not metabolise tissue for energy—instead, it stores and stimulates it.
Neural Sample Repository: Stores harvested fluid and tissue samples from prey—particularly those undergoing trauma, fear, or loss
Emotional Echo Generator: Replays psychic impressions gathered during harvesting to attract additional targets or confuse survivors
Predictive Behaviour Mapping: Models prey reaction patterns and broadcasts data across Bonepath network nodes for improved tactical efficiency
Live Memory Simulation: Samples are electrically stimulated in isolated culture nodes to simulate real-time “ghost echoes” from the subject's mind
BEHAVIOURAL DIRECTIVES (INFERRED):
Approach and Study: Avoids direct conflict; approaches isolated or weakened prey for sampling
Harvest and Observe: Immobilises via tendon strikes; uses arms to extract marrow, neurotransmitters, and cerebral fluid
Release and Mark: Often releases subjects with glyph carvings or sensory beacons for later tracking
Transmit and Withdraw: Uploads sample data to Bonepath grid and retreats if outnumbered or under fire
SENSORY SYSTEMS:
Optical: Binocular red lens with predictive motion tracking
Auditory: Echolocative click-patterns and vocal mimicry
Biofeedback Detection: Reads heart rate and stress levels through ground vibration and electrostatic fields
KNOWN VARIANTS:
NDL-2.B “Snarer” Class: Spiked limb variant equipped with barbed anchors—used for immobilising multiple targets simultaneously
NDL-2.D “Whisperling” Variant: Lacks pod; focuses purely on vocal mimicry and lures
NDL-2.H (Heavy): Confirmed only once—doubles Cerebrophage capacity, moves slower, emits persistent low-frequency hum
TACTICAL NOTES:
Durability: Low to Moderate—lightweight frame, not armoured for sustained engagement
Mobility: Extremely agile on vertical surfaces; prefers confined terrain
Weakness: Cerebrophage Pod is lightly shielded—striking it may rupture memory storage and destabilise AI behavior
Disruption Countermeasures: Bright light strobes, EM static fields, or synthetic scent cloaking have proven partially effective
CLASSIFICATION LEVEL:
LEVEL III – Sensory-Driven Neural Harvester
Coldspire Risk Rating: Significant
Engagement Approval: Mid-tier teams cleared for controlled takedown with field data priority
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And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming,
Or the moment of truth in your lies,
When everything feels like the movies,
Yeah, you just bleed to know you're alive.
[054/100]
I'm really sorry about the grain. It's mostly because I shot this in the dark.
Some of the candles stained my carpet so I know I'm going to be screwed. But the experience of this photo was somewhat worth it, despite how much I hate it, it definitely brought out some of my adventurous side that I've always wanted to aspire to do in my photos. I truly think that's how artists develop; through trial and error. Ew. Cliche, ikr?
This literally took me 5+ hours(minus the mad procrastinating) to process because there were so many flares given off from the candles. Gah. I just hate looking at this because of it, lol. But I really need to move on with this project.
View in 'L.'
P.S. Yes, I was in my underwear.
There's a before/after of this photo on here.