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 (32)
Faemike55
over Mesa Verde? nope! not since that crash..... great shot and wonderful view - I can feel the olde magic from here
shrinkers
That's a great picture. What a lovely view!
adorety
Beautiful landscape. The high contrast B&W looks cool. I'd be curious to see a color version, if there is one. Amazing vista.
brewgirlca
Arthur, I almost posted the colored version but its an old slide and the colors didn't do justice to the scene. It was easier to do a contrasty image in Grayscale. But if there is demand for color I will post it.
Richardphotos
I love Colorado.beautiful landscape you have shared
3dpoetry
Brilliant photo
FaeMoon
This is so majestic - I like the old style, puts me in the mind of Ansel Adams a bit. I think it would be perfect to shoot a western movie in!
eekdog
love the b&w capture Roxy, reminds me of that photographers work of colorado he did in the 1800's, his name fails me right now. very beautiful, wish i knew when you visited my state, would have been cool to hook up.
barryjeffer
I like this in b/w... what a fantastic scene. To look out over territory like this is one of the most spiritually inspiring things a person can do in life.
twelvemark21
Beautiful B&W. Brings back memories of my visit of so long ago in full living color. (Hope to see more from this area, we have far to few. I'm really enjoying this trip back in time.)
sharky_
A lot of history to this beautiful land. Nice shot. Aloha
MrsLubner
I have read a lot about these people and the Holokum. Fascinating people and both disappeared without reason, leaving a hole in the earth and the history of mankind. Excellent landscape.
whaleman
Spectacular view!
Sepiasiren
boy oh boy, you really know how to frame nature's wonder. This is truly breath taking and the post work really underscores its beauty. I said it once and I will say it again--I truly envy you your travels.
magnus073
Roxie, this is simply amazing. The level of detail you captured here is second to none.
zil2008
Amazing view!
bmac62
Fascinating mystery for us today...a vast landscape. Well done.
Tracesl
excellent
ladiesmen
Awesome picture Roxy
odile
This is so fascinating, Roxy! The point of view is extraordinary,as one can see so far away! Beautiful.
renecyberdoc
very fascinating and capting view.
nefertiabet
Thanks for the info!!! Wonderful shot my friend!!!
nitegrafix
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THROBBE
Fantastic view!
vaggabondd
its funny when you are up close you don't appericate how beautiful something like this is. when you look at it from a distance you think omg that is beautiful, great shot
drifterlee
Very beautiful shot!
Dreamdesigner
Great B&W shot,Great POV!Also Thank you for the info Roxy:-))Color version could be interesting!:-))))
SidheRoseGraphics
An amazing view of an awesome and awe-inspiring place. You don't appreciate how big the sky or the land is until you see a view like this. Contrast something like this to your "Old Men" picture, where the city closes everything in and it's easy to see how we forget just how boxed in we've become. Wonderful photo, Roxy!
RodS
Now I understand why they built thier homes where they did... What A View!! Super shot, Roxy! I'll be back soon...
tamburro
Great photo Roxy!!!!!!!!!