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A road in North Chingford.

Given a painting treatment.

"What else?" Says Pearl after finishing "Intellectuals and Society" by Thomas Sowell.

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Part of the beautiful Yangzhou Scholars’ Garden recently opened at RHS Bridgewater Garden, Worsley near Manchester, where we enjoyed an excellent day yesterday HFF

OOC portrait of my character, Ignatious Falkner

Baby Sage needs glasses to read.

© 2010 speckled bird art

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Struggled with this one, but Scholar is finished :D

I went with Outer La Noscea, specifically Bronze Lake, as a nod to the quests that center around Wander's Palace and that general region. And I went with a color scheme that would give hints of the Echo scenes, since I liked the idea of making this like a memory of a Scholar long since gone. :D

The Summer Palace, Beijing. This is one element of a Chinese garden which I saw in multiple locations. It's named this way because this style of naturally eroded limestone was supposed to be appreciated by scholars. My local friend said the wind and rain make peaceful sounds with these rocks. I liked that explanation!

Kagbeni, Nepal.

Eos the fairy just met my chocobo today, they seem to have enjoyed each other's company.

(aka I finally unlocked scholar)

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Sony A7 IV + FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Young Woo Park - All Rights Reserved.

More bluebells, Scholar Green

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God Of War

A counterpart to Skiris, Scholar of Decay.

Lan Su Chinese Garden - Portland, Oregon

The Scholar Cap is a four-pointed velvet hat which can be worn with the brim folded up or pulled down. It was worn by academics in the medieval and renaissance eras and is the precursor to today's graduation cap.

Available at WLRP for a 25% discount during the month of May.

Fur: Torvie by Angelicus

Tunic: Tyr by Neon Sheep

Scholar, Final Fantasy XIV

Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography (www.facebook.com/azproductioncosp)

Cosplayer: Shiaya Costumes (www.facebook.com/ShiayaCostumes/)

Setup: Main: Godox AD360 with Phottix Para-Pro 1.5m; Edge Godox AD200 with 1/2 CTO gel

Scholar Green, Staffordshire

Scholar, Final Fantasy XIV

Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography (www.facebook.com/azproductioncosp)

Cosplayer: Shiaya Costumes (www.facebook.com/ShiayaCostumes/)

Setup: Main: Godox AD360 with Phottix Para-Pro 1.5m; Edge Godox AD200 with 1/2 CTO gel

The Quiet Scholar" -

This prompt has taken many many edits but, I am sharing the entirety of my final result with you. I hope you enjoy it.

Prompt:

A highly detailed, hyper-realistic, photorealistic photograph with a very shallow depth of field. The scene is set inside a dimly lit, atmospheric ancient library, characterized by soaring gothic stone arches and towering, floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves completely filled with antique, leather-bound books. The background should be softly blurred, creating a mystical, dreamy effect (like the soft bokeh and swirling mist in an ancient scriptorium).

In the foreground, leaning comfortably against the base of one massive bookshelf, sits a young, "nerdy" little girl, approximately 7-8 years old. She is not cross-legged; she is sitting with her knees pulled up to her chest, forming a resting place for a large, aged, leather-bound volume that is open in her lap. She is wearing a soft, oversized, chunky-knit sweater (e.g., forest green) and faded denim jeans. Her hair is loosely tied up in a messy bun with glasses perched on her nose, and she is biting her lip in concentration while reading.

Resting beside her, positioned on a distinct, stable stack of three vintage, weathered books, is an adorable, fluffy, soft-looking ginger tabby kitten. The kitten is sound asleep, draped in a peaceful, "passed-out" pose over the book stack, its paws tucked under its head, embodying the specific sleeping style of a small creature that just gave up playing on a cozy perch.

The primary light source is an old-fashioned oil lamp on a nearby side table (cast iron base with a glass globe), which casts a warm, golden, flickering, low-light glow. The entire scene is bathed in this soft, golden light, with subtle, mystical, swirling mist (like dust motes in the light) drifting gently in the foreground and around the books. High-resolution textures are critical for the worn book leather, the knit sweater, and the soft kitten fur. Shot on a vintage film camera.

Scholar, Final Fantasy XIV

Photographer: A.Z.Production Cosplay Photography (www.facebook.com/azproductioncosp)

Cosplayer: Shiaya Costumes (www.facebook.com/ShiayaCostumes/)

Setup: Main: Godox AD360 with Phottix Para-Pro 1.5m; Edge Godox AD200 with 1/2 CTO gel

Statues in the private apartments of the Palalce of Versailles

The Scholar

I'm from the dirt road poison ivy league of campfires, guitars, and river swings

Got the good life down and if you hang around we can get a little dust on that collar

Cause I'm a genuine, certified dirt road scholar

Graduated the top of the school of hard knocks

pass the bar anytime I ain't thirsty

my country clubs exclusive to none but a fishing pole would come in handy

no you ain't really lived till you get chill bumps from a coyote cry

or fine dine till you've cooked on a mountain...

~Song sung by Dean Brody~

A Chinese scholar stone in the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Chinese scholar stones are naturally shaped rocks which are traditionally appreciated by Chinese scholars.

In the Tang dynasty, a set of four important qualities for the rocks were recognized. They are: thinness (shou), openness (tou), perforations (lou), and wrinkling (zhou).