New World Tableau: Shoji Kumaki's "My Dear Barcelona 17"

Recently found in my New World Tableau group on Koinup, this utterly lovely Tableau by Shoji Kumaki, "My Dear Barcelona 17", was taken from a sim of the same name. (Click here for SLurl and different image sizes.) "I love Barcelona, both in SL and in RL," Shoji tells me, "and it’s this sentiment that promoted me to take this picture." He took dozens of photos through a WindLight setting of his own custom design, called “Foggy Sunset", then blurred the background with Photoshop, and darkened the periphery with Picnik’s “Vignette” effect. (Kumaki's flamenco partner is Hiroko Morigi.) "As you may know," he adds, "half of SL Barcelona is gone due to financial reasons. SL Barcelona is one of a handful of sims that have remained unchanged since their creation, which is extremely rare in a fast-changing world of Second Life. I hope the rest of the sims will be self-sustainable and survive for as long as possible." And that visitors keep going there to twirl beneath the towers.

See more of Shoji Kumaki's great photographs here; see the entire Tableau series here. Want to submit entries of your own for me to consider? Join my New World Tableau group on Koinup, and start uploading them there.

Comments

[JennFor]

Shoji's photos are well worth a look. I'm so pleased that you've provided this point, Hamlet. He often captures scenes from SL that are infused with great emotion and beauty.

[Valentina Kendal]

Agreed - Shoji's work is fabulous! I first became aware of him when he took a long series of great photos saying 'goodbye' to the Gion Project sim. You should all take a look on Koinup or in World!