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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Ravenshold ~ The Lost Land Hunt

30 Thursday Apr 2015

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Fantasy Faire, Ravenshold

ravenshold 5One of my favorite experiences of Fantasy Faire this year so far was visiting Ravenshold ~ The Lost Land Hunt. I didn’t participate; instead I tromped around in civilian clothes snapping these pictures.ravenshold 1From the land description: “Running April 23 – May 3 in conjunction with the 2015 Fantasy Faire. Written by Saffia Widdershins. Sim Design by Rynn Verwood. Scripting by Encaitaron Korobase. Produced and directed by Aisling Sinclair.”ravenshold 2It was difficult for me to find information about this hunt; I was likely looking in the wrong place. Here’s a post about it on the Seraphim blog.ravenshold 3It mentions a Hud with an optional costume purchase. I would guess some attracted to this might already have a costume. While I was there, no one else was dressed out of character.ravenshold 6Besides shopping and looking at amazing creations, the Faire has many scheduled events and activities.ravenshold 4So much to do and so little time.

Sylvan of Spells at Fantasy Faire

30 Thursday Apr 2015

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sos_003Here are my photos from my visit to Sylvan of Spells, sponsored by Merchants of Dreams.sos_004sos_008sos_009sos_012sos_013

Spires of Andolys at Fantasy Faire

28 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Fantasy Faire, Spires of Andolys

soa_001Here are my photos of Spires of Andolys sponsored by Dwarfins.soa_003soa_004soa_008soa_005soa_009My favorite part was the magic carpet ride.soa_010soa_016

Poppetsborough at Fantasy Faire

28 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Fantasy Faire, Poppetsborough

Poppetsborough_011Inspired by children’s pop-up books and paper dolls, Poppetsborough is sponsored by Dandelion Daydreams Factory, a collaboration by three creators.Poppetsborough_010You can read more about the build and Dandelion Daydreams Factory in this post on the Fantasy Faire blog. Poppetsborough_009I was so immersed in my visit that I didn’t notice it had become night time as I snapped pictures and tried to make sure I didn’t miss anything.Poppetsborough_008Poppetsborough_003Poppetsborough_002Poppetsborough_001

The End of the World as We Know It

27 Monday Apr 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife, Virtual Photography

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LICK Sim Designs

end of the world_002Quite a different look after the beauty of the Fantasy Faire photos yesterday. I’ve made several visits, taking new-to-SL avatars, to The End of the World as We Know It.end of the world_003Located in Oyster Bay, The End of the World as We Know It is actually a showcase for LICK Sim Designs. It’s an immersive environment and you won’t see evidence that items are for sale. There’s information available at the location regarding inquiries about purchasing items for your disaster ridden sim.end of the world_006Some of the dogs are wounded which is sad but adds to the realism. It’s a wonderful place for photography.end of the world_007There are meteor showers. My favorite is the rain and rough water near the landing. There’s no flying allowed so you have to do some jumping in places to get around.end of the world_008I used the region setting for these photos and lightened the exposure to show up in this post. I was still able to use the Lab viewer then. I’ve had terrible trouble with it the last few days and am awkwardly using the Firestorm viewer now.end of the world_011There are lots of interesting views to explore and it was great to come across an Arcadia Asylum slum building in use. One of my new friends was quite amazed by it. end of the world_017I’m looking forward to seeing more of this water in builds.

 

Ichi – go – Ichi – e at Fantasy Faire

26 Sunday Apr 2015

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Fantasy Faire

i g i 11Here are my photos of Ichi – go – Ichi – e sponsored by The Looking Glass.  i g i 2i g i 4i g i 6i g i 9i g i 10

Odyssey at Fantasy Faire

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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Fantasy Faire

o 3The first build I chose to explore and photograph at Fantasy Faire was Odyssey, sponsored by Fallen Gods, Inc. Always one of my favorites.o 1These are my photos. Information can easily be found about Fantasy Faire in various places.o 2o 4o 5o 7o 8o 9

Hypergridding to Pillars of Mist

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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Pillars of Mist

gazebo and mansion at Pillars of Mist

gazebo and mansion at Pillars of Mist

Long time readers of this blog might recall that sometimes I go into opensim. I used to have accounts at Lost Paradise and Island Oasis. Like most, I’m quite busy and things just fall away. I still like to explore though, especially when I need a break from the busyness in SL.

mansion at Pillars of Mist

mansion at Pillars of Mist

For the past few months I’ve been in opensim more often. Usually it’s in Dankoville, which is a region connected to Nara’s Nook. Or in a region in OSGrid where I keep intending to learn to build but am actually kind of not quite getting around to it.

one of the mansion room - a work in progress

one of the mansion rooms – a work in progress

Hypergridding is something I can’t explain how to do. I have short-term memory problems and don’t recall how I successfully did it before. So I just attempt several jumps and eventually one usually works.pom_017Recently I successfully traveled  from OSGrid to Pillars of Mist, a new grid that is still under construction. It’s well underway though; you can get a sense of what it’s becoming and visitors are welcome.pom_018

Today’s photo’s are of the mansion. There’s also a town which has residences, businesses and everything else you’d find in a town. The website mentions mystery events, roleplay friendly, dance parties, treasure hunts for prizes and building contests.

What I like about the website and the inworld landing is that it appears to be very newcomer friendly. There’s info there for those familiar with opensim too.

view inside the gazebo

view inside the gazebo

People who know about opensim sound like this is a newer approach, as is Nara’s Nook which is a writers colony. (I’ve visited there too.)

My virtual projects are piling up and I always like to visit and photograph Fantasy Faire, which begins today.

But I want to post the pictures I took of the town in Pillars of Mist soon as well as other places I visit. Most of the residents in opensim seem to be always working on things and there’s less blogging and sharing photographs than in SL as far as I’ve seen.

We’ll see how this goes.

  

 

un Jour…There Will Come Soft Rains

22 Wednesday Apr 2015

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un Jour

soft rains 3There been a ‘”sim restart”at embryo where un Jour…There Will Come Soft Rains is located. I believe it’s the first time I’ve been and was prompted to go by a photograph I’d seen. soft rains 1You arrive on a small dock surrounded by water. There’s something to be seen when you walk in all directions.soft rains 2It turns out there are a few items for sale, mostly Japanese, in a very unobtrusive way. The sim is enchanting and I like the water and the birds.soft rains 4I visited the tiny little house. soft rains 5It has a sweet little room with lots of details to look at.soft rains 6Off in the other direction from the dock, among some trees is a house with some Japanese things for sale and more interesting things to look at.soft rains 9I found it to be a gentle and refreshing place to hang out and do some work.

 

Harmony Garden

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Harmony Gardens

Snapshot_013It was my first visit to Harmony Garden; it appears to be autumn there. From the land description: “Harmony Garden is dedicated to sl photography and romances (dance, romance, cuddles, gallery, Art, pictures, femme, photography, forest, Boat, Beach, romantic, garden, Cafe, Castel, Fantasy)”Snapshot_003Indeed it is a great place for photography. I really like the art gallery too, which is spacious and was displaying the work of several SL photographers.Snapshot_012There’s a little beach too.Snapshot_011There are houses; I’m not sure if they’re residences and paid little attention to them. Many of the areas look like late summer.Snapshot_008I climbed the outside stairs of one of the houses to get this shot. Snapshot_006An area to dance with a fountain.

 

 

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