New World Notes

Cajsa's Flickr Pick: Charles Rain's Beautiful Portraits of Powerful SL Women

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I love Charles Rain’s fabulous portrait, It shows less than half of her face, yet you get a strong sense of her personality, She appears indomitable.

Cajsa's Flickr Pick: The Cinematic Second Life Screenshots of Tim Deschanel

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“L'ombre de soit même” by Tim Deschanel caught my eye. For some reason, it made me think of “North by Northwest”, Cary Grant and the crop duster. Perhaps it is the sense of running in isolation, his echo, his shadow, and he.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Angela Kwak Finds Beauty in Unlikely Places, Angles

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Who knew a skull could be so beautiful? “The skull is nature’s sculpture” is so powerful because of the color. The skull is aged, the color of earth. The flowers grow up and through the skull. It’s a stunning new perspective on what is usually repugnant.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Calypso Applewhyte's Fantasia Fashion Photos

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I may not understand what is happening in this picture, but I think it is badass as all hell. It is from the always original photostream of Calypso Applewhyte. She blogs her unique fashion remixes on her blog, Caly’s Wardrobe.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Just Infinity's Monochrome Imagery Is Just Gorgeous

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When you hear the word “monochrome”, you probably don’t think of beautiful, fascinating, or innovative, but maybe you should. Take a look at the image results for a search or just look at Just Infinity’s photostream. In “What do you say when words are not enough?” she desaturates and tints her photo a subtle sepia. The photo is brightened and with depth of field blurring the background, the details emerge faintly. This picture asks you to take a closer look, and then asks again and again.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: The Marvelous Metaverse Still Lifes of Melusina Parkin

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Melusina Parkin’s photostream is instantly recognizable. No one else does anything like it. She consistently publishes studies on a theme. The theme can be something as simple as a color, an idea such as symmetry, on a body position, or on the viewer’s gaze. In “Details on Sky 1” is the first of six pieces that consider items against the sky, many with a horizon of sea and sky that is barely discernible.

Cajsa’s Flickr Pick: Jarrinea Babii Turns Second Life Screenshots Into Lovely Victorian Greeting Cards

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Jarrinea Babii’s photostream is often similar to picking up an old Victorian greeting card. This picture from the Storybook sim just needs a ribbon. By feathering the edge of the photo she creates a vignette style of frame.  The soft colors with the full embellishment makes it feel very Victorian. 

Cajsa’s SL Flickr Pick: The Angular Slice-of-Virtual Life Photos of A. Frith

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I enjoy A. Frith’s photostream. She shoots lovely slice-of-life photos and recently had an exhibition of her photos at Artful Expression Gallery. One the things I enjoy is how she shifts the angle of her photos. This touches on my pet photo peeve, the completely sideways photo framed to get chosen for a group heading. If I have to turn your photo on its side, I don’t like it. Frith does not do that, she creates angles that can work in a group heading but are still completely sensible from the orientation they are displayed.

This photo i framed at an oblique angle. This suggests movement and ad to the energy in the photo. The use of diagonal lines of the road and railing reiterate the gleam of light on the car. It’s bold, bright, and cheerful.

Cajsa's Flickr Pick: Alexandro Troublemaker's Stunning Second Life Still Lifes

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Alexandro Troublemaker’s photostream is full of still life and landscape photos of stunning beauty. This untitled photo caught my eye because it reminds me of my uncle’s old dairy farm with the rows and rows of milk cans in the well house — a magical small outbuilding that was a respite on the hottest summer days. An artesian well flowed with cold spring water, keeping it chilly and refrigerating the milk for the local Land O’Lakes creamery where it was turned into butter. My cousin and I would play with our dolls among the milk cans during the dog days of August and her dad would be sent to send us up to the house for chores. He would come in and look upwards and pretend not to see up, saying, “Now, I wonder where those scamps have run off to today.” It’s not just the milk can that sparks this memory, it’s the dark, bluish light. It always seemed dark in the well house, a blue shadowy darkness that was a perfect shelter before the days of air conditioning.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: A Virtual Cat Called Pepperoni Photographs His In-World Adventures

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Pepperoni only opened his account this past week at the urging of his owner, Paradox Ivory. With only 25 followers and three photos, it might be a tad early to sing his praises, but I have always been partial to cats. Pepperoni’s first photo is “Contemplation” and it sets the tone for his adventures in art and Flickr fame. He contemplates his kingdom with the arrogant confidence and entitlement that is the innate right of all cats.