Eves Rodenberger created this awesome image in an awesome place-- the island of Immersiva, created by metaverse artist Bryn Oh. (Here's Koinup's photo album of the site.) "One sculpture really got my attention which immediately reminded me of Dali," Eves tells me. She wanted a standalone photo of it, but trouble for her was, the sculpture was attached to another one, and there was a large building in the background. "So now the tricky part started. I reduced the draw distance to zero, which just immediately removed all parts I did not want to capture, leaving a small item left. Now I set WindLight so that the water became glassy, and for the sky I used a Torley preset (Coastal Sunset) which I tweaked a bit." Since the draw distance removed the sunset, she ran the image through GIMP, softening some areas, erasing others, then added light to restore the setting sun. She continued the post-image processing in PhotoFiltre, enhancing the colors and controls and adding an anti-aliasing filter.
See more of Ms. Rodenberger's other great imagery on her Koinup profile, and take a look at the whole Tableau album here, and read on for info on submitting an entry of your own.
Submitting to New World Tableau: New World Tableau is an ongoing album featuring Residents who've turned SL screenshots into a new art form, vividly conveying emotions, stories, and entire cultures in a single image. - If you come across a picture or image stream that deserves a place here, please IM (Hamlet Au) or e-mail ([email protected]) me the link. Please e-mail me the image as a file link, or attached as an .jpeg or .gif, as long as it's under a meg in size.
- Submission tip: I regularly check the SL screenshot stream of New World Notes partner Koinup, an MMO social network-- consider creating an account there.
- Submitting as an in-world texture not recommended, as they often come out distorted and not high res.
- Feel free to describe what the image says to you, or if you're the creator, what inspired you to make it.
- Whenever possible, name the Residents pictured, and include a SLURL to the location (when appropriate.)
- Moderately Photoshopped images are OK, just mention if this is the case, and what effects were added. (On rare occasions when the post-production adds a special element, heavily Photoshopped images are also appropriate.)
- If you submit an image to NWT, it's assumed I have permission to run it, either as the owner, or because it's been appropriately CC licensed. The original creator retains all their rights to it, in any case.
On top of the fact that Eves does great work and I have enjoyed keeping up with her progress....she is also a very nice person. Congrats Eves!
Posted by: oquinnlilliehook | Monday, January 19, 2009 at 10:02 AM