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 (23)
Faemike55
This is so cool! I love the photo, even with the train Excellent postwork
RaykesPictures
Nice postwork on a well composed scene.
MineFujiko
Wow! Beautiful art work, Roxy-sensei!
tetrasnake
Amazing shot! Well done!
magnus073
Roxie, this truly is a sensational capture with a very cool feel to it. I also think the train popping into the scene added just the right touch to it.
eekdog
i so agree with Dave on this dear, Roxy. i truely enjoy your camera works..
photosynthesis
I was born in Paris & have been back to visit many times over the years, but I've never seen the Eiffel Tower from this particular vantage point. I like the grungy postwork (definitely not the typically romantic postcard look) & I think the train is a positive rather than a negative. And you could have waited until it passed if it really bothered you, right?
brewgirlca
Sorta, coulda waited, yes. But I was supposed to be on a bus in about 10 minutes and I had to pack up and get back to my hotel.
poet001
Beautiful photo Roxy and excellent post work!!!
3dpoetry
Excellent
giulband
Very good work !!
alanwilliams
so much to interest here
prutzworks
xlt job on composition & postwork
Gameforce
Nice shot, great angle... very nice work!
nefertiabet
Wonderful capture!!!
Tracesl
excellent
angora
wonderful shot!!
adorety
An excellent point of view. The lines bearing down on the tower are great and the train just adds to that. I like the rich saturation and contrast in the colors you get with your post work. Definitely a real look instead of the glamor shot. Cool.
RodS
You know..... I think the train adds to this wonderful image. To me it's so much better than empty tracks would have been - of course I like trains, so I may be a bit biased! :-D And that sky...... Wow! Not to mention your postwork - this is gorgeous! It is such a challenge to try and get a different angle on a famous landmark that's been photographed a gazillion times. I had the same feeling last fall when we visited Mt. Rushmore - How do I get a shot that doesn't look like the previous hundred-million shots of it taken last month. It looks like you managed it with style - I've never seen the famous Paris landmark from this angle - I like it! A lot.
mtdana
I think the train adds more interest especially with the postwork - nicely done!
4udreamcatcher
Fabulous!
three_grrr
I've only ever seen the tourist postcard views of the Eiffel Tower. I like this view much better. I like the cityscape .. so much more real then the tourist shots. Your postwork is wonderful, giving it a sort of watercolor/ink feel. A realistic painting, like an Andrew Wyeth or something. Love that you put in wide window sills for your cats (: The bow window is one of Leya's fave spots. There's a blanket there now to keep her warm. The back of a wingback type chair by a window is another fave spot.
Nonsolum
What kind of special "action" did you add in postwork to give the pic this wonderful specific "render" ?
KarmaSong
I very much like the atmosphere you've given to the 'city of lights' here, with this excellent postwork filter. For me, who don't live in Paris but come on a professional mission every year to the capital city of France, this photo perfectly reflects my own vision of the city, less charismatic and golden and more earthly and vivid !