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The little mage shares a story with his owl…
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following amazing creations:
8f8’s Stargazer Telescope, and Old Maps, which are part of the Written in the Stars Collection!
8f8’s Old Armchair, Double Bookcases, and Study Desk, which are all part of the Storyteller’s Burrow Collection!
Contraption’s Stargazer’s Orb, Stargazer Orrery, Office Chair, and Messenger Owl!
And the little storyteller wears the following:
Contraption’s Artreus Frock (Magus), and High-Waisted Trousers (Bassett)!
Deadwool’s Enigma Glasses!
Keep dreaming.
Keep creating.
Keep shining bright, my friends!
Random Matter - Reading Room Bookcase, Display Case, and Book Stack at Witchcraft & Wizardry
[ContraptioN] Decor: Stargazer's Orb LI:2
.random.Matter. - Herbology Books LI:1
.random.Matter. - Herbology Plants LI:1
.random.Matter. - Herbology Sketchbook LI:1
.random.Matter. - Golden Age - Piano [Brown] LI:3
.random.Matter. - Golden Age - Stool [Brown] LI:2
.random.Matter. - The Watcher - Cage [Black] LI:2
.random.Matter. - Golden Age - Specimen Box [Green] LI:1
.random.Matter. - Magic Shop - Portraits LI:3
.random.Matter. - Teller of Fortunes - Bleak Teacup [Black] LI:1
.random.Matter. - Teller of Fortunes - Table [Brown] LI:3
.random.Matter. - Teller of Fortunes - Tasseomancy Books LI:1
.random.Matter. - Magic Shop - Potion Kit - RARE LI:1
.random.Matter. - Magic Shop - Bookstack LI:1
.random.Matter. - Magical Girl - Crystal Ball [Blue] LI:1
.random.Matter. - Cabinet of Curiosity - Tapestry LI:8
{-Maru Kado-} Barn Owl_02 (1Li) LI:1
{vespertine} - enchanted plants - mimbulus mimbletonia LI:1
Lake Ninan, one of many salt flats in Western Australia. It might not have the fame of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, but it holds its own when it comes to raw, natural beauty. And with camping allowed for self-contained vehicles, it's a stargazer’s dream. No wonder it's a top spot for stargazing.
This 43-image panorama captures a sky full of jewels—some dimmed by fog and a dense atmosphere, but still shining through. I was stoked to spot again some northern hemisphere favourites like the Cygnus constellation, the Sadr region, and even the Andromeda galaxy peeking through the airglow on the far right. From this latitude, that’s about as high as they rise.
We’re just tiny specks in the vastness of space. This shot came almost exactly how I envisioned it: a small silhouette reflected in the water—subtle, but visible. I wanted the reflections to be real, imperfections and all. You might notice the reflected sky looks a little off—that’s because it is. I captured the foreground before the sky, and by the time I started shooting the stars, they had shifted quite a bit. That’s the challenge of shooting a multi-row panorama with limited time.
I had just 1 hour and 45 minutes before the sky started brightening (sunrise approaching). I was juggling two setups, trying not create too many ripples on the water, racing against twilight...no pressure at all :P. In fact, the last row of this pano was shot during astronomical twilight, with the zodiacal light already glowing in the east—thankfully, I was shooting west. No time for H-alpha shots this time around.
But I’ll be back next new moon to re-shoot this scene with a bit more time, and a slightly different approach.
Nikon D5500 (modded)
Samyang 24mm f/1.4
Star Adventurer 2i
Hoya UV/IR Cut
The big 41 Give Away!
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Also happening!
In Store Sale - Selected Items priced at 41 and 410 Lindens. Look for purple things!
March 5 to 7, 2020. We will draw and the announce the winners towards the end of this month!
Stargazer Creations Mainstore
taken in Telacia; a freeform DnD inspired fantasy sim.
Featuring Rig! Celestial Fireplace also available on the Marketplace
Contraption Stargazer's Orb, Strange Instruments
DRD Magic Shop Supply Shelves
Sponsor: Amitie featuring the Quiet Place available at the Equal 10 Event
Land Impact: 78
Wood or Stone Base
15x23
Equal 10 Event Taxi: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/equal10/102/134/90
Amitie Taxi:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lost%20Dreams%20Island/129...
- Extras -
Looking up bento pose by Fashiowl Poses
Wood hot tub by Zaker
chairs and campfire by Trompe Loeil
❤️🍀🌺💛 AI-created images blend imagination with precision — a fusion of human vision and machine mastery, where dreams take form in light and texture. They’re beauty born from code, yet filled with soul.❤️🍀🌺💛
✨ Thank you so much for taking the time to view and comment on my AI art! Your support means a lot.
🎨 I really appreciate all the feedback and encouragement—your words inspire me to create more.
🙏 Grateful for everyone who stopped by, liked, and shared your thoughts. It keeps me motivated!
💫 Thanks for being part of this creative journey. Your comments make it even more rewarding.
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#No Filters # No Photoshop #TLC
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➤[ free bird ] Stargazer's Hut - PG (add me) ~Tнαɴĸ yoυ♡💗♡
➤Botanical - Tomb Bloom Flowers (BT) ~Tнαɴĸ yoυ♡💗♡
➤Botanical - Fairy Chalice Flowers ~Tнαɴĸ yoυ♡💗♡
➤LOVE - DELICATE HEATHER PATCH - Fatpack ~Tнαɴĸ yoυ♡💗♡
➤HPMD landscaping
➤Heart - WildFlowers - Foxgloves
Heart - Wild Sitka pines - Overgrown - With Mushrooms
➤ LB_MoonFlowerTree{Animated}MultiFlowers
➤ Black Sand
➤Kraftwork
This is a shot of the Milky Way along with a Man in the foreground as a pictorial representation of God's Creation (Genesis 1, 1–28). The man allows his mind to drift towards the past (up to seventy six thousand years ago) by gazing at the Milky Way.
The disk of the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years in maximal diameter; Earth is located 25,800 light-yrs from the galactic core: It takes the light of the Milky Way's most remote stars 75,800 years to reach the stargazer's eyes; he now looks at the stars as they were in the past (so he looks into the past). There are four hundred billion (4 × 10¹¹) stars in the Milky Way.
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Canon EOS R5
Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art
ISO 3,200 – f/1.8 – 8 sec × 37 shots (stacked)
Background, from left to right: Party Place, Stargazer's Cottage, Equestrian Area, Underhill Cave
Visit this location at The Shire - A homely slice of Middle Earth in Second Life
A few nights ago, I climbed up to the rooftop of this traditional Iranian house in complete darkness, just to capture this photo. It was around midnight, and I had planned it in advance — I even brought a star filter lens with me to make distant lights appear like shining stars. The frame was exposed for about 30 seconds to allow enough light into the camera and reveal the hidden beauty of the scene. The colored glass, the brickwork, and the soft light dancing around the dome created a magical atmosphere. It felt like the silence of the night had been gently carved into this image.
Outfit: Stargazer's "Erdra" in Copper
Props/Pose: ::momentum:: "In the Jungle" Pose pack
Hair: Magika "Honest"
Make-up: DeetaleZ "Doreen" for Catwa
Body: Maitreya "Lara"
Head: Catwa "Catya"
Sim: Backdrop City, Nature section
Fortunately, Lt. Stargazer's quick thinking paid off and her actions disabled the Blacktron bio-synthetic creature and saved their captain. Relief and smiles all around as it seems like this nightmare is finally over.
"Huh, looks like the scanner works again…", says Ensign Korren from behind the group as he scans to confirm the creature is indeed disabled.
Now, its time to go back to the control deck and check on Petty Off--- wait what's that? Suddenly, there's a loud sound from the hanger deck above. Something has come to array and just landed. Nova Team rushes to the nearest ladder to the hanger to head off whatever is coming next. What a day!
To learn more about Nova Team's other adventures visit their album: flic.kr/s/aHskpavQh5
Outfit: Stargazer's "Mandala" in Holo Glitter PVC (It also comes with a halo, and I totally forgot to wear it)
Hair: Truth "Bloom"
Body: Maitreya "Lara"
Head: Catwa "Catya"
Sim: Luane's World (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtually%20Connected/234/...)
Outfit- Stargazer's "Mechanoid" in Metropolis
Skin- Stargazer's "Velveteen"
Hair- Wasabi Pills "Miki" in Lunar Ombres
Body- Maitreya "Lara"
Face- Catwa "Catya"
Sim- Backdrop City "Exposeur - Paper Moon"
Get the skin and outfit at Stargazer Creations!
Described as 'A Stargazer's Dream', NASA is launching rockets into the northern lights for the next two weeks, the idea being to 'measure the timing and strength of the energy waves thrown around by this spring’s strong aurora.' (Alaska Public Media)
From my vantage point, I wasn't even aware of the rockets' launch, some 200+ miles away, just north of Fairbanks.
The night of northern lights was coming to a close in the wee hours of the morning, the northern lights were no longer very active and vibrant.
I almost threw out the photos of this series because the lights were not so good, until I noticed the rockets low on the horizon.
They appear low on the left horizon, just above the trees. First one early in the video, the second one near the end.
Stargazer's latest Armor set can be found at the Fantasy Gacha Carnival!
Outfit: Stargazer's "Ravakraniel" in Earth
Hair: Magika "Fool for Love"
Make-up: DeetaleZ "Doreen" for Catwa
Body: Maitreya "Lara"
Head: Catwa "Catya"
Sim: Backdrop City
A reworked image employing layered filters from the Superphoto, Vinci and default editing apps on my cameraphone.
I managed to capture this interesting phenomenon caused by diffraction tonight.
Clouds are not always stargazer's ennemies !
One of two Stargazer sculptures, by Spanish artist Robert Llimós, bobs along in Port Vell while a gull flies by as a pair of white racing shells maneuver about.
If you look carefully at the Stargazer's reflection, you can see that the head has a bird-like appearance from the ripples.
Barcelona, Spain
122/365
i spent the afternoon Skyping with a dear friend in Finland and got outside just in time for golden hour. this was taken on a frozen flooded field.
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Outfit and bracelets- Caverna Obscura's "Siren Dress" in blue
Shoes- :: LIKE DESIGN :: High feet Anklet
Hair- Magika "Love Fool"
Skin- Stargazer's Nophia "Snowstorm"
Eyes- Stargazer's "Snowstorm Eyes" (come with skin)
Body- Maitreya "Lara"
Head- Catwa "Catya"
Sim- Backdrop City
I’m so in love with Stargazer’s Nophia line of skins, I did another photo shoot to show off another shade- the Juniper shade. In this scene our galactic beauty is adding eye candy to the Cantina Band’s show while they jam off some music. You can appreciate the detail of the skin in this picture, and how much work went into creating such a phenomenal line! Once again, this line will be available 10 August for a majorly discounted price of 600 L$ at the Thrift Shop event. (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metropolis/159/152/27). Each skin will also include eyes and nail polish!
Skin- Stargazer Nophia Skin, Juniper shade.
Outfit- Stargazer Celebration, Gold
Shoes- Stargazer Anastasia heels in gold
Hair- Stargazer Andromeda Mesh Color Number 11
Body- Slink Physique
Hands- Slink hands in casual
Feet- Slink feet high
Head- Stargazer Mesh Head (Alpha, not yet released)
Sim- Coruscant, 4D
Opening today, Splash! 2020 is a celebration of mer life in Second Life.
Please join us August 16th to the 23rd to celebrate summer with our under the sea Splash! event for merfolk and their friends.
Splash! 2020 is a unique under-the-sea event celebrating mer life and culture in Second Life, presented by Elite Equestrian. Explore the art gallery, take in live dance and spoken word performances, dance to the waves of noted SL Djs, ride the Kelpy-Go-Round and win a prize! You can also practice over the jump course or jousting list and enter the competitions, and even find trivia treasure hunt objects to create a unique, original mesh mer crown!
There are sporting events, including under water jousting with the usual awards plus a best in helm contest (which is a fairly good opportunity to dress up and bring your best RP!) trophies to 1st through 4th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There are also 2 underwater jumping competitions: one on Monday, one on Wednesday; trophies to 1st through 6th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There's a trivia treasure hunt: Find the sand dollars, answer their mer trivia questions to find the magic wands to make an original mesh mer crown.
There are daily raffles, with a different gift card every day from Cerridwen's Cauldron, !Devious Mind, Elite Equestrian, Stargazer, plus 2 full sets of Stargazer's new mermaid gacha.
Elite Equestrian is releasing 2 new sizes of the Oceana Kelpy there, one for the petite/micro avatars and then the huge Ultra for larger avatars, or small avatars who want a big presence! Demos available, of course!
There is a daily fresh catch of the day in the Kelpy Go Round and the ocean kelpy "Song of the Sea" is happy to help visitors tour the event space. Just click on her back to ride and go.
Splash! is in the Destination Guide and the event space is open now, with the raffle board open with a $2500L !Devious Mind gift card as a prize.
Join us at 10 am for our first kelpy jumping competition.
Dress to impress, and join us in the Island of Joy and help celebrate mer life in Second Life! No mer costume? No worries, there's a free mermaid outfit in the entry. See you there!
I decided to spurge for the SG's special addition star wars/fairy combo skin today and I'm so glad I did! I love the color scheme and you get so many face options, solid, make ups, markings and body as well, solid to fades. Hair. Wings with a hud. And so much more I can't remember.
Outfit : Blueberry's Group Gift Tank and the new Conie - sporty shorts (in white)
Head : Catwa Anne
Body : Belleza Freya
Visit this location at Star Wars : Sarapin (RHCS, AoWCS, RCS, FFC) - SWRP in Second Life
Opening today, Splash! 2020 is a celebration of mer life in Second Life.
Please join us August 16th to the 23rd to celebrate summer with our under the sea Splash! event for merfolk and their friends.
Splash! 2020 is a unique under-the-sea event celebrating mer life and culture in Second Life, presented by Elite Equestrian. Explore the art gallery, take in live dance and spoken word performances, dance to the waves of noted SL Djs, ride the Kelpy-Go-Round and win a prize! You can also practice over the jump course or jousting list and enter the competitions, and even find trivia treasure hunt objects to create a unique, original mesh mer crown!
There are sporting events, including under water jousting with the usual awards plus a best in helm contest (which is a fairly good opportunity to dress up and bring your best RP!) trophies to 1st through 4th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There are also 2 underwater jumping competitions: one on Monday, one on Wednesday; trophies to 1st through 6th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There's a trivia treasure hunt: Find the sand dollars, answer their mer trivia questions to find the magic wands to make an original mesh mer crown.
There are daily raffles, with a different gift card every day from Cerridwen's Cauldron, !Devious Mind, Elite Equestrian, Stargazer, plus 2 full sets of Stargazer's new mermaid gacha.
Elite Equestrian is releasing 2 new sizes of the Oceana Kelpy there, one for the petite/micro avatars and then the huge Ultra for larger avatars, or small avatars who want a big presence! Demos available, of course!
There is a daily fresh catch of the day in the Kelpy Go Round and the ocean kelpy "Song of the Sea" is happy to help visitors tour the event space. Just click on her back to ride and go.
Splash! is in the Destination Guide and the event space is open now, with the raffle board open with a $2000L Stargazer gift card as a prize. Programming starts at 2pm SLT when DJ Elrik Merlin of Radio Riel takes over the waves with a watery journey under the sea.
Dress to impress, and join us in the Island of Joy and help celebrate mer life in Second Life! No mer costume? No worries, there's a free mermaid outfit in the entry.
A couple of years ago, I owned a small sailboat. It wasn't too different from the one pictured here, maybe a little older and less equipped but similar in all of the ways that matter.
I miss it! ..or.. maybe I miss the idea of it...
I had a couple of software deals mature into some pretty decent deals for me and I had just buried both of my parents. I decided it was time to do something unpractical and selfish: like the Jimmy Buffet lyric suggested, "I bought a boat and sailed off on it.."
Problem is, I didn't sail too far.
We used the 30ft sailboat for some weekend getaways at first but it ended up spending more time in the Marina than being dragged by the wind across our Bays.
During my ownership of the boat, I tried to make some improvements. Among which was to try to give it a proper name. The boat's previous name, which I won't print, was a silly French New Orleans saying about not having two pennies to rub together. I thought that a more appropriate name would be, Stargazer. So we went with that.
Being a Stargazer myself, the name was also inspired from Star Trek, The Next Generation, Captain Picard's characterization of the first ship he ever captained:
He described that ship, also called Stargazer, as an
"overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams."
Besides, the whole point was to spend time on the water, under the stars with nothing but the sound of the wind and the waves. Stargazer was a far more fitting name, I thought.
What I learned along the way is that renaming a boat is seriously frowned upon in maritime circles, it is considered terribly bad luck for the boat and the crew. Still, there is a generally-agreed-upon ceremony and procedure that one can employ to rename a vessel and keep the bad mojo away. After our Christianized version of the ceremony we removed anything from the boat that had the old name, as is the procedure. The superstition states that once you rename a vessel anything with the old name should not be returned to the vessel.
We put all of the old maintenance logs, manuals and documentation into a sealed bin and removed them from the boat.
After a while, sailboat ownership wasn't going as I'd planned. The family didn't exhibit a patience for the amount of time it took to travel by sail. I had bought the boat hoping to escape with my family, not escape from them. I spent far more time either 'working from' the boat or 'working on' the boat than I did enjoying it under sail.
Eventually my practicality caught back up with me and we sold the boat.
The person who bought it had all sorts of big ideas for it, too. After a haul-out, sea trial and comprehensive survey he started to make some improvements of his own prior to sailing it home to Texas. He made a couple road trips back and fourth from his home in Texas and the Marina on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay. When the day came for him to sail it home with a friend, I was a little surprised to see he brought the sealed box of documents with the old vessel name on board for the journey.
Evidently, that voyage home didn't go as expected. The 30 year old gasoline engine started to act up around Mississippi. I tend to believe this was related to an exhaust back-pressure issue they created by making changes to the exhaust system, rather than some vengeful seafaring deity that was pissed about the boat having been renamed.
Then, as they entered the waters coming into Texas, a near disaster struck. Strong storms shredded the sails, ripped off a spreader and started to bend the mast. They were rescued by the Coast Guard and the boat was hauled in to be repaired.
www.dvidshub.net/image/891993/coast-guard-members-rescue-...
www.dvidshub.net/image/891994/coast-guard-members-rescue-...
When I last talked to the new owner, that was enough sailing adventure for him, he planned to have the insurance repair the boat and sale it.
This all came back to me when I saw this sailboat moored comfortably in the waters around Nassau in The Bahamas. It was a bit of a knife of defeat into my gut. Stargazer's USGC stamps and captain's logs showed she had made the trip before and it was my intention to make the sail trip from Mobile, AL to the Bahamas. It was an adventure I didn't get the opportunity to undertake during my brief years of ownership.
With kids in school and a demanding work schedule, right now that adventure feels as far away as the Bahamas themselves but I'm hopeful to be able to pick that adventure up again in the coming years and finally get to make the journey, this time under sail and instead of from the comfort of a Cruise Line. :)
Stargazer's Midas skin is stunning! The skin and wings in this picture are not edited- I only Photoshopped out a finger that was spearing through my hand. They really are this beautiful!
Skin- Stargazer Midas F
Wings- Stargazer Fae Wings in "Dusted"
Hair- Stargazer Solnune Hair in "Smitten"
Corset- Stargazer La Dame Corset in "Armoured Up"
Panties- Stargazer "Celebration" pantie applier
Tiara- Stargazer Space Princess Tiara
Face- Catwa Catya
Body- Maitreya
Sim: Backdrop City for Bloggers- CMYK// 3. pastel magical studio
Windlight- Phototools Dead End Sky
Visit my dear friend Aggie's shop for this skin and outfit!
Happy mer folk after Guerilla Burlesque's dress rehearsal at Splash! 2020.
Please join us August 16th to the 23rd to celebrate summer with our under the sea Splash! event for merfolk and their friends.
Splash! 2020 is a unique under-the-sea event celebrating mer life and culture in Second Life, presented by Elite Equestrian. Explore the art gallery, take in live dance and spoken word performances, dance to the waves of noted SL Djs, ride the Kelpy-Go-Round and win a prize! You can also practice over the jump course or jousting list and enter the competitions, and even find trivia treasure hunt objects to create a unique, original mesh mer crown!
There are sporting events, including under water jousting with the usual awards plus a best in helm contest (which is a fairly good opportunity to dress up and bring your best RP!) trophies to 1st through 4th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There's a trivia treasure hunt: Find the sand dollars, answer their mer trivia questions to find the magic wands to make an original mesh mer crown.
There are daily raffles, with a different gift card every day from Cerridwen's Cauldron, !Devious Mind, Elite Equestrian, Stargazer, plus 2 full sets of Stargazer's new mermaid gacha.
Elite Equestrian is releasing 2 new sizes of the Oceana Kelpy there, one for the petite/micro avatars and then the huge Ultra for larger avatars, or small avatars who want a big presence! Demos available, of course!
There is a daily fresh catch of the day in the Kelpy Go Round and the ocean kelpy "Song of the Sea" is happy to help visitors tour the event space. Just click on her back to ride and go.
Dress to impress, and join us in the Island of Joy and help celebrate mer life in Second Life! No mer costume? No worries, there's a free mermaid outfit in the entry. See you there!
Opening today, Splash! 2020 is a celebration of mer life in Second Life.
Please join us August 16th to the 23rd to celebrate summer with our under the sea Splash! event for merfolk and their friends.
Splash! 2020 is a unique under-the-sea event celebrating mer life and culture in Second Life, presented by Elite Equestrian. Explore the art gallery, take in live dance and spoken word performances, dance to the waves of noted SL Djs, ride the Kelpy-Go-Round and win a prize! You can also practice over the jump course or jousting list and enter the competitions, and even find trivia treasure hunt objects to create a unique, original mesh mer crown!
There are sporting events, including under water jousting with the usual awards plus a best in helm contest (which is a fairly good opportunity to dress up and bring your best RP!) trophies to 1st through 4th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There are also 2 underwater jumping competitions: one on Monday, one on Wednesday; trophies to 1st through 6th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There's a trivia treasure hunt: Find the sand dollars, answer their mer trivia questions to find the magic wands to make an original mesh mer crown.
There are daily raffles, with a different gift card every day from Cerridwen's Cauldron, !Devious Mind, Elite Equestrian, Stargazer, plus 2 full sets of Stargazer's new mermaid gacha.
Elite Equestrian is releasing 2 new sizes of the Oceana Kelpy there, one for the petite/micro avatars and then the huge Ultra for larger avatars, or small avatars who want a big presence! Demos available, of course!
There is a daily fresh catch of the day in the Kelpy Go Round and the ocean kelpy "Song of the Sea" is happy to help visitors tour the event space. Just click on her back to ride and go.
Splash! is in the Destination Guide and the event space is open now, with the raffle board open with a $2500L !Devious Mind gift card as a prize.
Join us at 10 am for our first kelpy jumping competition.
Dress to impress, and join us in the Island of Joy and help celebrate mer life in Second Life! No mer costume? No worries, there's a free mermaid outfit in the entry. See you there!
Opening today, Splash! 2020 is a celebration of mer life in Second Life.
Please join us August 16th to the 23rd to celebrate summer with our under the sea Splash! event for merfolk and their friends.
Splash! 2020 is a unique under-the-sea event celebrating mer life and culture in Second Life, presented by Elite Equestrian. Explore the art gallery, take in live dance and spoken word performances, dance to the waves of noted SL Djs, ride the Kelpy-Go-Round and win a prize! You can also practice over the jump course or jousting list and enter the competitions, and even find trivia treasure hunt objects to create a unique, original mesh mer crown!
There are sporting events, including under water jousting with the usual awards plus a best in helm contest (which is a fairly good opportunity to dress up and bring your best RP!) trophies to 1st through 4th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There are also 2 underwater jumping competitions: one on Monday, one on Wednesday; trophies to 1st through 6th plus gift cards in various denominations.
There's a trivia treasure hunt: Find the sand dollars, answer their mer trivia questions to find the magic wands to make an original mesh mer crown.
There are daily raffles, with a different gift card every day from Cerridwen's Cauldron, !Devious Mind, Elite Equestrian, Stargazer, plus 2 full sets of Stargazer's new mermaid gacha.
Elite Equestrian is releasing 2 new sizes of the Oceana Kelpy there, one for the petite/micro avatars and then the huge Ultra for larger avatars, or small avatars who want a big presence! Demos available, of course!
There is a daily fresh catch of the day in the Kelpy Go Round and the ocean kelpy "Song of the Sea" is happy to help visitors tour the event space. Just click on her back to ride and go.
Splash! is in the Destination Guide and the event space is open now, with the raffle board open with a $2500L !Devious Mind gift card as a prize.
Join us at 10 am for our first kelpy jumping competition.
Dress to impress, and join us in the Island of Joy and help celebrate mer life in Second Life! No mer costume? No worries, there's a free mermaid outfit in the entry. See you there!
WedsSports TC105N wheels, RCE Yellow V.2 sport springs, Cobb Accessport V.2 Stage 1 engine management with launch control, replica V-Limited lip.
Here's a "cartoon" version of this picture: www.flickr.com/photos/istargazer/1564462935/
Stargazer's Garage: istargazer.blogspot.com
Speaking of boats... I don't believe there is a more humbling experience as a photographer than trying to photograph a Christmas Boat Parade ;)
We sat on some lawnchairs on the Wharf's floating dock at Stargazer's stern.
(The Wharf's dock is really quite stable for a floating dock, by the way.)
I couldn't being myself to accept 3200 ISO + on the shots but that seemed to be the sweet spot for reducing motion blur. They were clipping along pretty good.
Here, I used a boot flash and some zoom -- some cropping, some contrast addition to try to reconstruct what my eyes observed. The other 50 shots, all trash! :)
Photography aside, the lighted boat parade was an awesome experience. We made some hot chocolate for the kids and had a grand ol' time!
Thank you Brody for telling me about this!