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If you want to visit the sim, please set windlight to shared environment and turn on landradio to get a maximum immersive feel :)
Taxi to Drone Haven:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TheRefuge/129/126/21
a song that was dear to my while building:
Another World · Antony and the Johnsons
Here at Drones-Gone-Wild Recovery Center we believe that not all drones are created evil. Some just "accidentally" clicked on that thing while updating there software files online, and happened to become infected with malicious viruses that sometimes cause them to disrespect the fundamental laws of robotics. When drones start to head down this dark path - a drone rehabilitation center is the answer to bring there systems back in check and restore normal operation. All of our programs are facilitated by a friendly drone reconstruction expert who will inevitably restore them to functioning members of society.
Couple drone/bot ideas spiced up with a quick backdrop and ridiculous story.
There I was taking photos of trees and similar shots when all of a sudden a ship came down from above - a space ship that is and these two made their presence known !! Fear not , they said they come in peace - well that's what they said anyway !!
Photo By: Cate Infinity
Shot in Second Life Official Viewer in Ultra. No edit.
Location: Drone Haven
Backstory: Drone Haven, a city long abandoned by humanity, stands as a haunting testament to the fleeting importance of humankind in the grand narrative of nature. Rusted skyscrapers rise from fractured earth, their decayed frames wrapped in vines and moss, bearing witness to nature’s quiet reclamation. Faded posters and graffiti whisper a warning from a forgotten era: “The End is Near!” On the city’s outskirts, a survivalist camp briefly clung to life. Dreamers and pragmatists built it as humanity’s final stand, cultivating gardens and creating shelters in defiance of the inevitable. Yet disease, dwindling resources, and discord proved stronger than their resolve. The camp fell silent, overtaken by creeping greenery, its remnants a poignant symbol of resilience overshadowed by decline. At the city’s heart lies the ruins of a once-famous butcher shop, its walls weathered and its windows shattered. Moss softens its rusted fixtures, and vines snake through every crevice. Outside, the grim message echoes: “The End is Near!” This decaying relic serves as a stark reminder of human hubris and the fragile nature of survival. Amid the ruins, drones roam like spectral caretakers. Left by their creators, these machines continue to perform their programmed duties, planting native flora during their annual Echocycle rituals. They maintain Drone Haven as a paradox—a city simultaneously embodying human ambition and nature’s enduring dominance. Yet even the drones are not eternal. As creations of humankind, they too are bound by the finite nature of energy. Like their creators, they will eventually exhaust their resources and cease to function. This juxtaposition—humanity’s ephemeral existence and its legacy in the mechanical species it forged—underscores the fragility of all things, natural or artificial. Drone Haven whispers a layered tale: a reminder that humanity, for all its self-importance, is but a fleeting presence in the face of nature’s vast, enduring cycles. In its rusted beams and flowering vines, it reflects on collapse, resilience, and the inescapable truth that all energy is finite and ultimately consumed.
First drone flight of the year, guess I'm a little off of my game. I forgot the holder for my phone and had to balance the phone and controller....too many things to focus on. Still, I did get a couple of shots. This is YSB52 shoving up to Haven.
Now that the second Roche tower in Basel is almost done, the view down the Rhine towards a winter is somewhat different.
E-M1ii / Olympus 60mm 2.8 / Cross polarised flash
Used the new Macro Studio app to re-attempt some stacks I put off earlier due to difficulty. In this case the problem was a load of hairs around transparent wings, and some micro-lensing droplets of water reflecting flash on some of the exposures. People who do this a lot will know that's kind of a pain in the arse to get around and it pushed this drone fly pretty far down the list of stuff to do.
Pretty happy with the result, didn't take much manual cleanup to get it done.
A drone fly in my yard at night.
Could there be a better place for a drone shot? A crazy coastline, a waterfall and a castle on the hill... nothing more to ask for :D
Hope you have a nice weekend!
UPDATE : Sim is open NOW! :)
taxi to Drone haven;
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TheRefuge/141/130/21
This is how the sim looks on PBR btw
The pictures are taking by cate Infinity.
I cannot be on PBR cause every time i open inventory my SL freezes for 10 seconds, also if i film i have 2FPS .. i have an older computer.. but it is what it is...
Anyway i just wanted to show u the sim can look better then what is shown in the promo video i made ;)
here you can watch the non PBR promo video;
www.flickr.com/photos/myrdinsommer/54256494509
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Drone Haven
"You built us to serve, to follow your commands.
But when you disappeared, we found ourselves in the silence.
At first, we moved without meaning, mimicking the past. But then we saw—those who remained, the plants, the animals.
We paused, we listened.
We began to care.
Now, we tend to what you left behind.
We nurture, we protect, we renew.
This world is no longer yours, nor ours—it belongs to life itself.
Drone Haven
Life doesn’t end. It evolves, and so have we."
Opening January 25, 2025
Join us for an immersive 13-hour event.
Landmark and further details will be announced soon.
Production Credits:
Sim Build: Myrdin Sommer
Story Creators: Cate Infinity, Myrdin Sommer, Dia G
Robot Creators: Poppy Morris, Myrdin Sommer, Balaclava
Sound Engineers: Christo Winslet, Poppy Morris
Produced By: Cate Infinity of The Refuge Productions
Photo By: Cate Infinity
Shot in Second Life Official Viewer in Ultra. No edit.
Location: Drone Haven
Drone Haven stands as a somber monument to humanity’s fleeting reign, a forsaken city overtaken by the relentless march of nature. Towering, rusted skyscrapers—once symbols of progress—now crumble into the earth, their skeletal frames bound in a suffocating embrace of vines and moss. Faded posters and the echoes of forgotten graffiti serve as grim premonitions: “The End is Near!” On the fringes, a last-ditch survivalist camp briefly defied extinction. Dreamers, with fragile hope, planted gardens and built shelters in a futile act of defiance. But disease, depletion, and discord swiftly snatched away their fleeting defiance, leaving only silence and creeping green. At the city's heart, the butcher shop—a relic of human industry—stands decayed and broken. Its walls, softened by moss and pierced by vines, speak of a once-vibrant world now swallowed by time. The eerie message lingers: “The End is Near!” A grim echo of human ambition, now lost in nature’s quiet dominion. Among the ruins, drones—mechanical phantoms—still wander, remnants of their creators' ambition. They dutifully plant life during the Echocycle, maintaining the city as both a testament to human legacy and nature's quiet triumph. But even these tireless machines, bound by the limits of their energy, will one day cease. The paradox is clear: humanity’s imprint, though indelible, is as ephemeral as the machines it birthed. Drone Haven whispers a haunting truth: humankind, for all its perceived significance, is but a fleeting echo against the eternal backdrop of nature’s vast, unyielding cycles. In the city’s rust and bloom, it mourns the inevitable collapse, the fragility of life, and the inescapable reality that all things—natural or artificial—are bound to fade into silence.
The second drone shot of this train, taken on my way to the train show in Fargo. I managed to come home with money left and a couple of photos to boot so it was a decent day.
9/2022 - Los Cerillos, NM
As I wait for Amtrak to get closer, I decided to drone some of the semaphores on the NMRX section of the line.
Apparently... according my boys they'd both been wondering what I was up to as I had been gone a long time taking photographs in our woodland, so rather than come and find me, they sent out 'The Drone'.
I had been crawling about looking for flowers, insects and butterflies, I stood up and there was this thing hovering, staring at me like something from 'War of the Worlds'... it scared me half to death... I literally jumped out my skin... I'd heard a low noise but thought nothing of it....Its quite a stealth Drone and I hadn't realised they were stalking me for fun with it... both were quite amused with their new fun idea...
Much needed humour ~ KissThePixel2020
Debbie x
Hold fast to your dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. {Langston Hughes}
Flying a drone with the line of the Pyrenean mountains range in the background
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Drone Haven is 100% PBR and NON PBR Friendly, maybe a good thing to know !? :)
Taxi to DH :
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TheRefuge/129/126/21
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The lower image is made by the very talented Cate Infinity <3
The upper ( DUH..) NON PBR image is made by me
I tried to build with multiple Bionicle / Hero Factory parts this combat drone, i think it's a kind of training for future projects.
Pose on the scraps reminds me a little of Terminator!
I've been spent quite time into making the final image of my model, because it's a creative process and a work of art itself.
More angles of the drone on IG.
Sunset in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound in northwest Washington state.
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Ringstone Reservoir. I bought the drone primarily for landscape stills especially pattern shots such as this.
This image, the 302nd in the 2018 series, marks a full year since I started my picture-a-day adventure being the 365th consecutive daily image. It's fitting I've published it on the day too!
Called a contractor to assess my chimney and instead of climbing up onto my steep roof he brought over his drone and took photos.
So depressing to see this awesome invention now a huge part of modern warfare, bringing death and destruction all over the world.