Selkies Cove by ppetersen
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Selkie Cove
"But what fascinated me most were the stories of selkies -- seals who could shed their skins and take human form. "The seas around Orkney and Shetland harbor the shy Selkies or Seal-Faeries (known as the Roane in Ireland). A female Selkie is able to discard her seal skin and come ashore as a beautiful maiden. If a human can capture His skin, the selkie can be forced to become a fine, if wistful, wife. However, should she ever find her skin she immediately returns to the sea, leaving the husband to pine and die. The males raise storms and upturn boats to avenge the indicriminate slaughter of the seals." -- Brian Froud and Alan Lee, "Faeries"
Part of my heritage I share with you, the tales of the Selkies.
And so the wandering pilgrims journey on...
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Terrain, water, atmosphere and surfacing are mine.
Terrain was built in WM and resized in TG.
Postwork: Stars: glitterato, birds, frame and signature all in PSP9.
I have to take a moment to give thanks to all of you who have taken a moment to vote for my images and put them up there with others whose work puts me in awe. Your kind words and gentle proddings (Markal especially) have helped me grow this year in TG... many many thanks...
Be well,
as always
Pat
Comments (28)
Tiwiwine
An excellent dark mood ; the sky is splendid. There's only the shoreline that could be improved.
Ruthee
Beautiful Evening Scene. SO quiet and peaceful. :)
cphilrun
Pat your skies and water are right on. I would have used a slight more transparency on the water so the light would reflect. All in all excellent effort!!
Zazie
Excellent background lightning and dark atmo ! I love the birds too.
Fractelaar
Fabulous atmosphere Pat and i see the birds again flying around :-) Nice pic
Rob2753
Very beautiful the sky and water is outstanding !
Phylloxera
Le ciel est superbe peu commun dans nos images Terragen, je suis fan !!!!
Ionel
This picture is wonderful and very well done! But most important is it has the power to illustrate your excellent story! Superb sky and mood!
pclavett
Beautiful Sky and Mood ! Superb work !
CatatonicCadaver
THIS IS SO AWESOME LOOKING! WOW, i watched a movie about a Selkie, i cant remember what it was called, about a man who captured her skin and made her his wife til she found it and returned to the sea, so fascinating and WONDERFUL landscaping and mood!
athesdan
wonderful sky and water !!!
wholehog
Great atmospheric piece of work. Well done!
MoonGraphics11
Wow! You certainly outdid yourself on this one.. I would love to use it as a background.. Is that possible Pat?.. Gorgeous scene!
phasic
i agree with the others... beautiful colors you've chosen pat (hope im allowed to call you 'pat' :)) and a great sky with awesome clouds .... excellent job
fractalinda
Sky, light and mood are superb! Awesome point of view and an excellent snow cover and icy water. Beautiful and excellent work, Pat.
InnerSerendipity
Pat this is beautiful! I love the moonlite sky with the stars with the reflection on the water.
Petra-S
Super Light, Waterreflection, colors, mood and image!
Markal
Ahh Geez...ya had to mention my name :)... everyone is afraid to comment on my pics thinking I will honestly comment on their works and make some brash remark to challenge them. Yeah...I guess I would :). Only because I love the artist's here at rero and you are one of them!!! I love the blue tones, the subtle stars and the nearly frozen water...awesome work my Avian Queen!!
zoozee
Wonderful snow/ice picture :) ..... Brrr .. I can feel the cold :) ... Lovely blue colors fitting so well making this so realistic ! ... Hugss zoozee :)
maggiemai
Wowww...what a beautiful winter scene! I love your stars but I see them as wonderful flakes of snow drifting down :-) gently to your snow covered terrain. The water and coastline, the mountaintops...it is all perfect!! Bravo sis and have a very Happy New Year! ++++++++
Vik9740
what a beautiful full moon kind of night where all sorts of magic can happen
azrabella
A beautiful way to end the year. I hope next year will be equally productive to both you and all other Terranauts here at Renderosity. Happy New Year to you.
GOLDILOCKSUK
I always love viewing terragen artwork the scenes are out of this world and so is this. Top class I love it V Cathy xoxoxo
Maori
Fascinating story and astonishing scene!. Excellent, Pat!!!!!!
blonderella
oh Pat, this is really REALLY breathtaking! I too love the blues you chose, the stars and the water...and the mountainous terrain running into the distance, lighting and clouds are just perfect...I agree with Tiwiwine about the foreground shoreline, maybe the surfaces could be worked on a wee bit more, give it a bit more detail through more surfaces (and maybe a subtle overlay???) since it is up close and viewers are able to see much more detail...you sure are making huge strides Pat, you've come a long way in a relatively short time...awesome work, way to go!! Karen
Dixiem47
You are doing wonderful work Pat I can't wait to see what the new year brings from You.
lior
Very great job:nice colors...POV Happy New Year!
Morgana61
Immagine bellissima, colori, riflessi, tutto spettacolare..Happy New Year!