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Cast Adrift

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Quite often I will process more than one version of the photos I blog. When I am having trouble deciding which to use, I turn to my favourite adviser. He has an amazing knack for picking the best photo, which is borne out by Favorites on Flickr. I’m sure he cringes whenever I start a conversation with, “OK, which do you like best?” but he always humours me. Normally he has a definite preference but on occasion he equivocates and the ensuing discussion can be downright surreal.

I’m talking about my sweetheart, Grumper. I mention him occasionally on my blog, but I don’t really talk about him. But since I laughed so hard at this conversation I thought I would let him do the talking for himself.

PeepSideshow Darkward
ok, which do you like best?
Grumper
The first has lighting that looks relaxing and beautiful, the second is quite foreboding
What look are you going for?
PeepSideshow Darkward
Lol I was hoping you would tell me
PeepSideshow Darkward
I kind of like the second…I think the 1st one is a bit too bright
Grumper
Well the 2nd one is great for a jungle horror like king kong or a very alluring parfum advert
PeepSideshow Darkward
Lmaooooooooooo
Oh gawd
Grumper
The 1st is more novelised romance or a designer denim advert
PeepSideshow Darkward
I snorted
Bwahahahaha
Grumper
Looool well you asked
PeepSideshow Darkward
Lol I did
Grumper
So what is the blog about?
PeepSideshow Darkward
Lmao I have no idea
I was gonna call it “Cast Adrift”
But no clue what I’ll write
Grumper
Lol I love the first one but depends what you’re trying to convey in the blog
PeepSideshow Darkward
Lol I’ll go with the first and make it up as I go
Grumper
I think the 1st would work if you go for the happiness of loneliness kinda vibe
PeepSideshow Darkward
I’ll see what I can do
I was just shooting for dramatic lighting
Grumper
Lol the second is dramatic, but the first is in a different, more vibrant way
PeepSideshow Darkward
lol although I’m tempted to use the second one and steal your king kong parfum ad description
Grumper
Lol you should!!!
PeepSideshow Darkward
lol I’ll work it in and use the other
Grumper
Lol no make it all modernist Francais television or sumthun

And this is what a lot of our conversations are like. It is a wonder I manage to get any work done at all.

Since I have no clue how to make this “all modernist Francais television or sumthin” I’m just gonna leave it at this. Oh…and I guess I need to include the second photo so you can see what a horror movie, King Kong-inspired alluring parfum ad looks like. And I was cast adrift…in fits of laughter 😀

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Thank you, Cha Cha Ascot, for removing the loneliness from the happiness vibe ❤

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Top: Tee*fy Basic Tucked Tank Peach by Azure Electricteeth
Skirt: Tee*fy Emily Mini Flare Skirt Creme by Azure Electricteeth
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Skin: [PXL] Creations – [PXL] JADE SK Cherry Lips MEB C2 by Hart Larsson
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Shot using the LumiPro HUD

Just Because It’s Beautiful

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Yesterday’s post was, as my dear friend Cao puts it, a high gravity post. Today, I’m sharing a photograph just because it is beautiful.

I took this picture at a sim that I had visited before, but I was there to shop – not appreciate just how lovely it is. So, for once on a visit to Boudoir, I didn’t spend a single Linden. Instead, I just panned my camera around, seeing the sim for its splendour and tranquility.

I shot this photo with Jackson Redstar’s JAXLitePurpleSunset windlight setting. Lately, I have been using very few settings, other than his. If you don’t have them loaded into your viewer, I highly recommend them, not just for landscape photography, but for portraiture as well. He has kindly linked a ZIP file in his blog so you can try them out. Click here to fly over to his post.

Sometimes after a high gravity day the best medicine is just to enjoy something beautiful.

Surfing In A Virtual World

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No, I’m not talking about catching a wave – but I have done that before. I’m talking about sitting on a bench in a sunny glade, the breeze whispering through the autumn leaves, the gentle melody of a waterfall tumbling over the rocks into a bubbling stream and browsing on my laptop. Yes, it is spring in Australia, but I can experience the season I miss most in our virtual world. I’ll leave you to guess what I’m searching for as I enjoy this fall day. Is it a Photoshop tutorial? A song for the next set I DJ? The most recent news story? I’ll never tell, but if you do guess, I’ll know a little birdy told you 😉

I have to admit I giggle a little whenever I see someone using a laptop inside SL. It is a bit ironic – don’t we get enough of our electronic gadgets just logging in and using them to navigate this place we call our second home? Still, I truly enjoyed this respite from my busy day, both in reality and virtuality. Amazingly, I suffered not a bit of lag – this little glen must have an optimal wifi hotspot.

Visit Misty Mountains, part of Calas Galadhon Park if you want to bask in this glorious location.

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Necklace: MG – Necklace – Nima’s Fall Leaf Necklace – Short by Maxi Gossamer (available at Collabor88)
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Hair: Magika [01] Reflect by Sabina Gully *NEW*
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE SK Cherry Lips MEB C2 by Hart
Larsson
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen

Pose by the bench.