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)
rhol_figament
Excellent depth and contrast, I think you would do well with any camera, you have the eye... :)
adorety
Great lines to the horizon. All the angular objects contrast with the sky beautifully. I agree on the depth and dark and light contrast too. An excellent shot as reward for recognizing opportunity.
barryjeffer
eye candy!
tetrasnake Online Now!
Brilliant!!
chaylastorm
Feel the cold and rain just looking at it. Great shot. :)
mtdana
Very cool shot – sounds like a tough camera!
netot
Excellent composition, contrast and exposure!
eekdog
wish i had the budget and time to tour like you, Roxy. but almost as nice cause you share great info and outstanding shots.
giulband
The prospect of the passage on the ship seems to lead towards its end, then the infinite full of uncertainties and fears represented by the stormy sky. The B & W then gives a great drama to the scene. Congratulations! A picture really strong
bmac62
This really caught my eye. Like your teacher's point about weather. I tend to duck and run when the weather kicks in but my camera will take it, so I should give it a go. Good news about the new Olympus.
Faemike55
Fabulous and wonderful capture Roxy - cool composition glad your camera is being fixed up
motic
Beautiful shot, the sky is marvelous ;o]
photosynthesis
Love the dramatic sky & all the bright reflected light in this scene - a very unique shot...
shingleboot
I love looking at stormy skies. Wonderful contrast as well
bebopdlx
Excellent photography.
Sea_Dog
Very good shot. We photog are notorious for going outside when everyone else is hurrying in and it's for just such superb shots as this we get wet and cold while everyone else is huddling around the fire.
3dpoetry
amazing image
Tracesl
excellent
leroysquab
Great shot!
lorddarkwolf
nice shot
sossy
impressive b/w impression with a fascinating depth! ;o)
RodS
This is just spectacular, Roxy! B&W was truly the way to go with this one - it communicates the mood so well! One can almost feel the wind and drizzle you experienced.. Looks like that Oly is serving you well, my friend!
tennesseecowgirl
beautiful work!