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 (35)
vaggabondd
my friend this is beautiful, I love it :)
Faemike55
Wonderful photograph. As warped as I am, I would not venture to guess what the price man has to pay now....;)
eekdog Online Now!
so cool! bet history channel does not have one yet.
SidheRoseGraphics
This is an absolutely beautiful photo Roxy. Love the hazy sort of atmosphere, as if it's 'out of time'. The tile work and columns are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing :)
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!!!!!
Xoterik
Interesting composition and back-story.
barryjeffer
Your shots never cease to amaze me Roxy... this is awesome!
magnus073
What a fantastic capture Roxy, it must be a thrill to be able to photograph such a place
photosynthesis
I like the depth, the varied focus & the light & dark contrasts in this shot. I guess you'd have to go back in time to include the harem women themselves (or maybe it could be the subject of a Poser composition?)...
shingleboot
Really interesting image
9002434
Nice Shot!!
Yuroven
Been to the palace, but nowaday, only long tour line keeps men out...;) great pic
alanwilliams
superb, what a picture
odile
Excellent shot!And all the tourists making pictures is so funny!:)
3dpoetry
Amazing image
fransjorgen
Nice image, thanks for the information. Frans
pixeluna
Must be nice to see what is inside out of curiosity, I read some stories about harems and all I can think of are tons of pillows ha-ha. Love the framing, a beautiful post, Roxy!
Tracesl
beautiful pic, the textures and colors of the building is amazing
JuliSonne
Oh Roxi, this is a brilliant shot. Portrait orientation is here admirably. Beautiful colors and textures and the focus on the people who want to keep this old beauty necessarily on images. Great... candid streetphotography!
RodS Online Now!
This is a really wonderful shot, Roxy! I love the play of light - the way the bright light on the building on the right reflects into the scene. It's really great! And I think the inclusion of the girl on the left taking the photo absolutely makes this shot!
Chipka
I love the colors! You're so good at capturing stuff like this, no matter where it is. I love the intensity of the colors, the shapes, the textures, and the human activity in this. There's a great sense of space (and time) here. Brilliantly seen and captured.
diastrophus
Absolutely stunning! Love how the colours and textures pop and blend, wonderful composition.
whaleman
Seems everything has a price! Lovely postwork!
vitachick
One great shot. I am amazed at the construction and stone/tile workmanship..And how long ago was this built?
Jonrea
Great work on the effects it adds an almost unreal quality to the photograph/
nefertiabet
Fantastic capture!!!
adorety
Beautiful shot and excellent treatment to the photo. Very cool to be able to see once forbidden areas.
ElusiveAngel
Excellent work! Love the DOF and your POV! Very good!
Blush
Great image....and effects as well Hugs Susan~
Darkwish
Cool work, very well done!