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 (21)
rhol_figament
Yes! Thanks for this awesome view!
tetrasnake Online Now!
Gorgeous scene!
RodS
Well, I'm certainly glad Art talked you into posting a color version - this is just breathtaking, Roxy! With just a tiny bit of imagination, I can see one of Art's dragons flying over the castle! It's amazing how the same (well, almost the same) photo can take on a completely different feeling when viewed in color or B&W. A most spectacular view either way!
brewgirlca
Hmmm, now you got me thinking!
Faemike55
now the song by Queen is in my mind, 'Who wants to live forever?' from Highlander Beautiful scene
adorety
Striking! This looks gorgeous. You had a really great day for this picture. The reflections are excellent. Color and clarity are excellent. This really brings it to life for me. Thanks for obliging and this more than satisfies. I like Rod's idea of a dragon flying through too ;)
giulband
Another beautiful image in which you are rikuscita as well as pictures of the castle to include it in its environment in an original way by giving a more personal view.
caty77
A quiet place now; but by past, it was probably with a large court of courtesans. Nice reflection on water
bodo_56
A beautiful and well composited image of this fascinating place, i love the colours (the B/W-Version was beautiful, too).
crender
Gorgeous!
A.C.Wolfe
Fantastic image! Inspiring, makes me want to make a rendering of it.
sossy
gorgeous castle view again! love the moody reflections and the perspective I never got, good for me to compare the differences! ;o)
3dpoetry
Amazing image
eekdog
love it in color also. thanks for sharing hon..
skyvendik
Amazing PhCap
photosynthesis
Not quite as dramatic as the monochrome version, but this has it's own unique charms as well & looks like it could have been taken a few centuries ago (if photography had existed back then, of course)...
sharky_
Outstanding castle shot..... Aloha
drifterlee
This is really beautiful!!!!!!
Tracesl
excellent
Dreamdesigner
excellent scenery,excellent day,excellent photography my friend:-)))I just say,I wish I was there! :-))))))))
GARAGELAND
The most photographed castel in the world !!!!!! Shot a few hundred there myself. Excellent shot.
Chaosphoto
sweeeet shot :)