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Our AirBnB host had slipped a page into the guest book saying "My favorite place to stargaze in the desert is a plot of land out in the middle of Wonder Valley. I call it the Star Box. It's far from light pollution and you'll be all alone out there. Venmo $25 for access to the land. I do not take responsibility for nails or glass in tires. Arrive before sunset or you'll never find the place." The tire thing worried us, but we paid up, got the coords, and checked it out in daylight - soft sand road, but seemed fine. It was indeed magical - I hadn't seen a sky this big before - free of obstructions in every direction, ringed by distant mountains all the way around, a totally enveloping experience. I'd expected the temps to drop with nightfall, but a warm wind persisted. We ate pizza and watched the North Star appear, then watched as cosmos lit up. The downside of the location for astro photography is that there were no landmarks, so there's nothing to include (skies with stars and nothing else are boring). But we had fun doing some light painting in the desert while we waited for the full star show. Amazing evening.
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As a beautiful sunrise presented itself on a lovely still calm morning several weeks ago, I stood within the calmness before me and admired the view down at Béal Bán beach. This stunning flat beach is located within the Smerwick Harbour area of the Dingle Peninsula, along the Wild Atlantic Way in County Kerry, Ireland.
*** GEAR USED ***
Canon 5D Mark IV
Canon 16-35mm ƒ/4 lens
3 Legged Thing L Bracket
Benro TMA48CXL Tripod
Manfrotto X Pro Ball Head
NiSi V5 Pro 100mm Filter Holder
NiSi 4 Stop Medium ND Grad
NiSi 4 Stop ND
Hahnel Captur Wireless Remote
Tartiste Style Here
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Hello! Sorry to post and run but I need to sleep! :) Gnyt! I miss you guys. So very much. :(
Especially the people I tagged. :( I REALLY MISS YOU AND YOUR PHOTOS. :(
Another belly shot on the yoga mat. Elbow tripod. No coffee this time– a tad windy.
Closer to the original RAW shot with the umbellifer seed head measuring about 1.5 inches/ 3.8 cm. Just muted a bit using curves.
Experimenting. Fun to learn how to adjust hues using curves adjustment layers. I used one of these basic YouTube videos:
youtu.be/Bvyiydd2dMc (PixImperfect)
So I was just throwing stuff together and it came out so pretty, didn't it?! I feel like I am really finding my niche when it comes to fantasy!
I'm not a blogger but I still like to give shout outs and do appreciation posts for some of my favorite creators from time to time...and this is going to be one of them!
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First of all, this pose is by Be My Mannequin? Pose Store and its called (Strangely Beautiful) 'SB Sitting.' I am always in love with this pose store because of how natural and versatile all the poses are. If I can squeeze in a pose from there in my pictures, I'm gonna do it!
These stunning, vibrant eyes are by none other than Gloom who is among my top favorite eye creators (he also does gorgeous skins too). This vibrant set of eyes is part of the Villain Collection: Pack 4 Neon 1
Hexumbra has some stunning makeups. I'm not normally one who finds any interest in makeup but I can't help but want to experiment with Hexumbra; especially for my fantasy looks! In this case I went with the Nova Eye Shadow #5, the Alita HD Lipstick, and Daisy Cheek Set (tinted teal).
Pariah is not for faint of heart but only in the best of ways! One of my favorite brow sets by them is the Weeb Trash Brows w/ dots for EvoX. Additionally the paleness of my skin is thanks to their Virus Body Powder (with ears overlay too). I love the soft paleness it brings over my usual tanned skin.
Nefekalum Tattoos has been a massive part of my fantasy kick as of late and man have they been inspiring me! The scales you see me wearing is the brand new Corra Scales #17! I had trouble deciding which set of scales to use!
You can't go wrong with Dura! Some of the most natural hairs I've ever loved came from them. Here I'm using B-129.
To help complete that look I really wanted, I added the fantastic Holy Hell Full Body Feathers by Aii & Ego! I can't begin to tell you how much I love the details on these feathers! Anyone who's anyone (and that's everyone) knows this is one THE places to go to for anything fantasy!
One of my absolute favorite landscapers is definitely Cerridwen's Cauldron. You can see a lot of this shop in my 'Eden' series which you can find in my albums! But in THIS picture, I used the Giant Puffball, the Mythspire Grey Rock, Gaia Underbrush (which has some incredible color options!), and the Glowing Quartz Crystal.
Hextraordinary's WIll-O'-The Wisp takes front stage as the object of interest as the fluttering creature you see!
Additionally I'm wearing Static's gorgeous Elst Eyes, Petrichor's Karzakk Collar, Conviction's The Claws V.2, and Noche's Roman Gold Cuffs.
no idea what this is yet, but I tried my hand at a little astrophotography, and one series of frames basically just has this in it. this is cropped out a frame that has stars in it, and this seems about 100 times bigger than a star, thumbnail-wise.
in any case, it's kinda cool looking.
Yippee, I can now make some real flapjacks. I asked Sarah (sister), if she could bring over some real Lyle's Golden Syrup for me. One tin and expected her to find a cheaper brand of some in a bottle. She did me proud and got Lyles in a bottle too.
Just need to go and get some porridge oats in the morning as I see Sunday treats on the menu. We haven't any for ages.
NB If I miss commenting on your uploads I'm sorry. My "Activity Feed" is up the creek and I'm not seeing all your photos. I've asked for Flickr help, but it's still not solved, as yet. I'm doing my best via Following, which isn't great.
Better viewed large and thank you for your favourites. :)
Great light first thing this morning and the LSL Midland Pullman HST ecs to Dundee for tomorrow's Railtour to Blackpool was due just after eight, captured here having just rounded the curve at Golborne Junction.
Redesign do clássico anti-herói Swamp Thing através da capa da edição #43, na qual ainda havia a mente brilhante de Alan Moore por trás. Talvez a ilustração mais trabalhosa (e demorada) que já fiz.
Capa original: yfrog.com/2sswampthing9p
from the series: b/w impressions of South Limburg
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“To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world….”
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Couldn't find very much about this thing except for a few shots where it can be seen far in the background of The Force Awakens, but here it is! I've never built (or at least finished) anything like this before, so I got to learn a lot about making models similar. Hopefully I'll be able to use it a few times in bigger displays before better pictures get released and I have to redo it. Thanks
Video about it:
“There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes”
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Okay, a few weeks ago I purchased the last, fresh Velvia 50 roll left in the fridge at Camera's West on 4th Ave. I loaded it to my Olympus Pen EE-3 (half-frame) and shortly after took a few shots from my apartment and around the neighborhood.
Then, last week I took the camera with me *to Los Angeles and took a few more snapshots while out and about.
In total, I shot 38 out of the 72 exposures the half-frame would have rendered.
Two days ago I dropped it off to develop (negs and CD) and they told me slide film would take 2 weeks to process. Since I could not wait to see the results, I told them to cross process instead.
I picked it up this morning. Needless to say, the results are unexpected. :)
*When traveling with film cameras, try asking--nicely--for a hand inspection. It might not happen every time but it is worth giving it a go. On the trip to and from LA I requested a hand inspection of all my film and cameras and thankfully both TSA inspectors at Sea-Tac and Burbank agreed to do so, with a smile, and even a bit of camera/film chit chat. ;-)