January 2013
Been at this site five years now and have seen a lot of growth - both artistically and spiritually thanks to the many good friends I have met here. I work with Poserpro2012, photoshop CS6, PSPX2, Perfect Effects 3 and Photomatrix 4. I love working in the material room and continue to find lots of growth there. I also do a lot of postwork fixing, special affects, and framing, all for which photoshop is indispensible. I love doing postwork; no image is anywhere near complete without it.
In the last year or so I've added quite a bit of photography to my gallery. I started with a Nikon Coolpix 9100 point and shoot. It gives amazing quality and its small size makes it easy to pack around and just grab some shots as they come into my vision. I still use it for sneaky people shots but now I use a Nikon D5100 DSLR for my more serious keeper work. Had I known how all consuming my passion for photography would become I should have jumped to a D600 low end pro camera.In my gallery you will see mostly storylines based upon my own visions and versions of Mesopotamian Mythology, sprinkled with some Celtic works and an occasional pinup or two and quite a few special requests. I have long been a writer, though a terrible speller, and so most of my images come with a storyline or poem. No image seems complete to me without words to accompany them.In high school I trained in both the Sciences and Fine Arts but when I went to university I had to choose one or the other and so I went with the life sciences. Art dropped out of my life for a long time... though I never gave up my interest in archeology and mythology. I wound up with a graduate degree in the life sciences with majors in physical geography, ecology and evolutionary biology. My love of nature and a deep naturalistic spirituality eventually led me to the wikkan tradition.Some five and a half years ago I discovered poser after coming across some great 3-d art on the web and after some six months of stumble bum practice I joined this site.Doing this type of art has released many visions and stories that were locked up inside my soul for many ages. It has allowed me to explore the life and times of my primal spiritual ancestor, a girl also named Roxanne, who lived in the Sumerian regions. She whispers the stories of these classic legends in my mind and I create the images to go with them.My stories are mostly written as dialogue and they tend to be rather long. So grab a coffee, a tea or better yet a beer, kick back, relax and stay a while.I hope you enjoy your stay here.Hugs and blessed beRoxy
Comments (31)
DrCarl
fantastic image friend... I do love the treatment you have given this...very clever
ToniDunlap
COOL!!!
magnus073
Really an amazing looking photo Roxie, and a marvelous dedi for Lou
dorothylee
Love the shallow DOF and vintage feel. Super capture!
mgtcs
Amazing photo and dedication Roxy, beautiful place, excellent capture!
superboomturbo
I imagine a great many stories could be made from this one perfect image. Forget a thousand words! Marvelous capture. It reminds me of River street in Savannah stateside.
junge1
Very nicely captured and I like the B&W treatment!
Sepiasiren
what a great shot and post treatment. I love it when a photographer shows us not only the place they visit but captures the mood and feel of it as well--you did this here...it is great art to say the least--love it.
Chipka
Amazing! Superb! Exhilarating! Those are just three of the words that popped into my mind when I saw this. I also suspect that it's a part of the inspiration for the city-state of New Crobuzon, as featured in the novel Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. He's one of my favorite, new-ish writers, and this image feels the way his novels tend to feel. There's a touch of seediness that I hope remains, and the play of light, shadow, and architecture is truly glorious. This is a marvel of photographic work. I like it immensely.
West_coaster07
Very nicely seen!!
FaeMoon
Oh, that light, just so well captured, Roxy! The sights you got to see! I'm so glad you are sharing with us!
zil2008
Love the light in this photo. Cool perspective view!
RodS Online Now!
Roxy, this just kicks butt! Wow! I really love the lighting playing on those arches - if not for the absense of distinct shadows, I would have thought it was a sunny day. This is superb, my friend! Wow - hope you get PP2012 working - you will love it. Unlike P8, it worked flawlessly from the start for me.
Bossie_Boots
That looks like docklands the isle of dogs they turned all the old warehouses into flash penthouse flats i used to live in canary wharf its superbly captured and i love the old style touch too thank you so much for this i love it hugs lou x
Ash888
Nice shot, the emptyness give a special atmosphere. The light is amazing :-) It would be great to see more of your fotographs. Got the eye for it it seems.
odile
This nice, Roxy! Great "vintage" treatement of the picture. Clever!
vitachick
Fantastic post work making this look like a vintage photo Wonder where all the people are. Last post showed the streets full..
evinrude
Nicely done!!!
JohnDelaquiox
fantastic capture
Faemike55
Wonderful photo and great dedication to Lou
thecytron
Great photograph!
crender
Absolutely wonderful!!!!!
nefertiabet
Fanzastic shot and dedi!!!
drifterlee
Cool place and shot!
wotan
Beautiful shot and presentation... impressive lighting!
Dreamdesigner
I agree Odile,wonderful shot!And very nice dedication Roxy:-))))
Rhanagaz
Wonderful capture! The grayish look gives the scene a timeless look! :o)
virginiese
great light and perfect use of the DOF !
3dpoetry
Amazing image,
RJS
Nice shot!