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 (26)
Faemike55
Wonderful capture Roxy the men do add a great deal to an otherwise cold & dead scene
magnus073
Roxy, you did a fabulous job realizing this photographic opportunity. The old man really do bring out the best in this otherwise bland setting
drifterlee
Excellent shot!!!!!
nitegrafix
..:: M O S T * E X C E L L E N T ::.. ......................:: ♥ ::......................
vyktohria
WOW! Fantastic work!!
renecyberdoc
concrete jungle its what it is indeed.
costapanos
Wonderful shot and a great eye on see these two old men.
T.Rex
Man, those modern architects are doing a more efficient job at demolishing London than all the "blitz" raids of WWII combined! Nice with the human element in the photo. Keep up the good work! :-)
misthemes
Excellent shot dear friend ! Our western world is really very contrasted... Hugs :-)
RodS
Very nice, Roxy! It does have a cold gray feel of an overcast day - the presence of the men definitely adds liff to the scene.
SidheRoseGraphics
This is great :) They definitely add life to the scene. I'm surprised they left them standing. Those are really great trees - venerable old fellows. Very nice capture, Roxy and your treatment of it is excellent!
odile
Excellent scene!I never imagine there couls have been any trees left in that area!
BIPOLARTWO
Even in the grey gloom beauty can be found...
adorety
I really love this as a black and white with such a stark contrast. The composition of the scene is magnificent. That touch of green for your 'men' is subtle, but stands out just enough. Brilliant photo.
Tracesl
excellent
cfulton
This conveys the wonder of walking the streets of London and finding gems like this. Well done, Clive
3dpoetry
Awesome
twelvemark21
Intriguing portrait of the modern world. Life and color struggling to find a place in a world awash in shades of gray.
vaggabondd
beautiful capture my friend
nefertiabet
Wonderful shot and b&w image!!!
dragonmuse
I am guessing you mean the trees? Lovely image.
Ash888
Good capture! You do have a eye for the detail. Those trees there look like something from another world altogether. And yeah, it does look rather bleak there. Take Care! Ash
0rest4wicked
Life amongst the shades of gray!
Rhanagaz
Great capture, Roxy!! :o)
Sepiasiren
Doh--I am so goofy--I blew the shot up and was like--what is Roxy talking about I don't see any--Ohhh-Oh! The tress -- Der Eeee Alicia. Splendid shot and yes the pop of green does kind knock yah in the head amongst the grays--very nice.
bmac62
You made me look and that's good:) Very interesting composition and like this very much at the zoom.