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 (34)
barryjeffer
A shot well worth the moist tushy... these are beautiful and you captured them so well. Nice work Roxy!!
zil2008
Very nice photo. I'm not a photog so I'll guess macro and depth of field settings?? Good luck with your course.
magnus073
This is a wonderful photo Roxy, you really did great. The flowers are simply magnificent
SidheRoseGraphics
Beautiful light and nice dof on this. They're really lovely Roxy! Good job!!
0rest4wicked
And get it right you did!
3dpoetry
Stunning photograghy, amazing detail captured Roxy
Faemike55
composition and lighting or DOF Outstanding shot When I first read your title, I thought you wrote Hairballs
eekdog
sometimes you got to go through some discomfort to grasp that perfect shot. well done Roxy.
photosynthesis
Beautiful composition & superb lighting, no matter what elements you chose to emphasize. Although I studied art in college & learned many things about composition, I never consciously think about or try to apply any of them & just try to follow my instincts. But since you're asking us to guess, my guesses are color, rhythm & positive/negative space...
RodS Online Now!
A lovely shot, Roxy - great pastel colors in the flowers. Nicely done - I give you top marks :-D I'd say you used rule-of-thirds and leading lines - and quite effectively, I might add. And that certainly beats sitting on someone else's butt.... :-P
odile
Beautiful shot, Roxy. In the zoom, the moisture on the flowers is such a subtle feature.
whaleman
I like Harebells but they can be difficult as they are so very light and the slightest wind moves them about! Nice shot!
qrud
Sweet and perfect.
MineFujiko
Beautiful!! Harebell is called 'Itoshajin' in Japan.
Rhanagaz
Great shot here!! Just checked the rule of third mentined by Rod. But I also thought of portraits where you "give more air" in the direction the person is looking. I work a lot with the POV and compositions to get things to look right - not always thinking to much about it tecnichly but I also use my experiences from videos and movies I've done.
vitachick
You deserve and A+ for this class project..
twelvemark21
Gorgeous capture, lovely light and colors!
Ash888
This is a beautiful shot! The composition is just right and the background blur perfect to make the bells come out well. I love these little flowers! My grandmother had a book with short tales about the fairy world and there was a picture of fairies wearing these bells as hats. I will never forget it even though I was only 3 or 4 when she read it to me.
fallen21
Stunning photo.
Fairy.Dust
Really wonderful image!!!!:))
thecytron
Lovely photo composition!
vyktohria
This is beautiful! The DOF is amazing!
Fidelity2
Super cool. 5+! Thanks.
nitegrafix
Excellent work!
drifterlee
Gorgeous flowes and shot!
adorety
Very nice for so close and hand held. I'll bet it would have been super sharp with a tripod. Excellent composition. I like how it fills the one side and the back is blurred creating depth and focusing the viewer on the flowers.
mikeerson
If paying someone to teach you to point a camera and push a button is going to get your pants wet, by all means, pay them - lol
tommorules
I never studied anything though wish I had. I just take 200 shots & hope there's a keeper in there somewhere. I saw harebells the other day, though someone had to tell me what they were, they and this shot are lovely! I'd guess 1) contrast (light v dark) & 2) subject focus on the first 'third' line on the vertical. What do I win? I could use a new wooden spoon so have nothing to lose!
vintorix
Nature is the real master!
adrie
Such a gorgeous flower shot Roxy, love it.