360 photos: Goatswood
I’ve been spending a lot of time set building over the last few days and felt like I needed a … Continue reading 360 photos: Goatswood
Category: photography
360 photos: Drune (Blade Runner)
One of the most visually stunning sci-fi locations in the metaverse is back: Hera’s Drune has returned, and this time … Continue reading 360 photos: Drune (Blade Runner)
Eleven SL photos (by me) from 2021 (a tenuous rationale for a ‘review of the year’ post which includes a few vaguely expressed ambitions for 2022).
I’m not going to lie, my engagement with Flickr over the past 12 months has been pretty meagre, the result … Continue reading Eleven SL photos (by me) from 2021 (a tenuous rationale for a ‘review of the year’ post which includes a few vaguely expressed ambitions for 2022).
A few of my seasonal Second Life snapshots
Festaverse? Merryverse? Metamass? There ought to be some sort of word to describe the phenomenon that is Second Life at … Continue reading A few of my seasonal Second Life snapshots
Some amazing SL images of 2020
This is, I have come somewhat reluctantly to admit, one of my favourite blog activities of the year: choosing a … Continue reading Some amazing SL images of 2020
My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2020, and some other end-of-year stuff.
It’s that time of year again when content creators reflect on the year that has passed as we enter into … Continue reading My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2020, and some other end-of-year stuff.
Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part four: working with alts
Meet Paper. Long-term readers of this blog might recall I created him back in 2016 as part of my review … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part four: working with alts
Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part three: camera movement
In the previous part of this series, I looked at how to frame shots whether the camera adopts a static … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part three: camera movement
Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part two: framing your shot
Time to get filming. In part one, I went through the software and hardware I’ve used to record video for … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part two: framing your shot
Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part one: the tools
Now that the trailer for Stömol is done, I can get down to the serious business of procrastinating over doing … Continue reading Huck’s guide to making machinima in Second Life part one: the tools
Fifteen amazing images of 2019 by some of my favourite SL photographers
As 2019 – and, indeed, the decade – issues its final dying gasp, it’s time to look back over the … Continue reading Fifteen amazing images of 2019 by some of my favourite SL photographers
My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2019
It’s time to recycle content again. 2019 has been fairly photography-light for me, with most of my time this year … Continue reading My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2019
Thirteen amazing photos of 2018 by some of my favourite SL photographers
It’s that time of year when I please a small handful of SL photographers and cheese off the rest of … Continue reading Thirteen amazing photos of 2018 by some of my favourite SL photographers
Ten great pictures of the Nancy Redgrave Building in 2018
It’s been a busy year at the Nancy Redgrave Building. As more and more stuff celebrating the 70s has come … Continue reading Ten great pictures of the Nancy Redgrave Building in 2018
Five favourite pictures of mine from 2018 that didn’t make the top ten (but I like them anyway)
On Thursday, I published my ten highest rated pictures on Flickr of 2018. Here are a few more pictures from … Continue reading Five favourite pictures of mine from 2018 that didn’t make the top ten (but I like them anyway)
My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2018
It’s that time over the year when bloggers and YouTubers the world over start churning out recycled content from the … Continue reading My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2018
The Christmas Eve party: story of a picture.
Last year, I created for Christmas a moving greetings card video that showed off some of SL’s finest wintry places. … Continue reading The Christmas Eve party: story of a picture.
Collabor88 fashion bloggers: here’s a 1970s set for you
I’m a big fan of the 70s aesthetic. Over the years, I’ve been developing my building, The Nancy Redgrave Building, … Continue reading Collabor88 fashion bloggers: here’s a 1970s set for you
‘Bicycles’ at DiXmiX gallery
One of my photographs – ‘Bike’ – has been included in the latest DiXmiX group exhibition. ‘Bicycles‘ also features bike-inspired … Continue reading ‘Bicycles’ at DiXmiX gallery
‘No North’ exhibition @ DiXmiX gallery
In the final three minutes the sun still casts shadows, right up to the moment the button gets clicked. Close … Continue reading ‘No North’ exhibition @ DiXmiX gallery
Second Life photography: fuel for the raging fires of narcissism or a revolution in artistic self-expression?
Was it mere coincidence that Linden announced the opening of its brand new Second Life Instagram account just a couple … Continue reading Second Life photography: fuel for the raging fires of narcissism or a revolution in artistic self-expression?
1k Flickr followers
Yesterday, I finally reached 1,000 followers on my Flickr stream. It’s a milestone that’s taken me about four years to … Continue reading 1k Flickr followers
Sansar just got interesting
I have to admit, since my first blog post on Sansar, I’ve not made very many return trips. I’ve been … Continue reading Sansar just got interesting
Twelve of my favourite SL photos (by other people) of 2017
I did this last year and I think I got away with it. The problem with any sort of post … Continue reading Twelve of my favourite SL photos (by other people) of 2017
Five of my favourite pictures (by me) of 2017
We’re not done with the self-adulation just yet, although you’ll probably be pleased to know I am starting to feel a … Continue reading Five of my favourite pictures (by me) of 2017
My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2017
As we drift towards the sudden realisation that the year is about to end, it’s time for me to switch … Continue reading My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2017
#MUTUALRESPECT part 2
Marina Münter’s latest art project, #MUTUALRESPECT part 2, is an exhibition of photographs by SL photographers featuring “a female they are … Continue reading #MUTUALRESPECT part 2
Pioneers – a short film
Pioneers is my latest machinima. A Mars colonist remembers Earth. Pioneers was filmed in Second Life using the Firestorm viewer and … Continue reading Pioneers – a short film
The crown shall
My reign as Paper Crown King comes to an end on Sunday at 3pm SLT, when the crown will be … Continue reading The crown shall
Paper Crown King
In a pool party last night steeped in ritual and tradition, I duly acceded to the title of Paper Crown … Continue reading Paper Crown King
Is a picture taken in SL a ‘photograph’?
Kate Bergdorf has opened up an interesting debate on her blog about the ‘validity’ of virtual photography. Recently snubbed by an … Continue reading Is a picture taken in SL a ‘photograph’?
A call to pose makers
The Pose Fair 2017 is here. With it will come a flood, no doubt, of Bento finger gestures, the latest must-have … Continue reading A call to pose makers
lacrimioare
‘lacrimioare’ is my first ever exhibition of SL photography. It will be shown at Berg by Nordan Art, with the opening … Continue reading lacrimioare
Ten of my favourite SL photos (by other people) of 2016
Following on from my post on Tuesday, where I shamelessly self-promoted my ten most favourited own pictures at Flickr this … Continue reading Ten of my favourite SL photos (by other people) of 2016
My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2016
We’re in that no-man’s land of a week between Christmas and New Year, where we come to the realisation that … Continue reading My top ten SL photos (by me) of 2016
My building in others’ photos
A while back I posted about my new, 23 prim, six floor building that I’d put on sale on the … Continue reading My building in others’ photos
That word
That word used to be a huge place, a soot-darkened, glass-paneled ceiling, a marble-floored arena of crossing paths, of newspaper … Continue reading That word
FROM SL WITH LOVE
A bit of fun to brighten an otherwise overcast sky: here’s my response to Strawberry Singh’s Movie Poster Challenge 2016. … Continue reading FROM SL WITH LOVE
Second Life Pic of the Day
I think this is the first time this has happened… one of my Flickr pictures got chosen as the SL … Continue reading Second Life Pic of the Day
При́пять
Thirty years ago this week, reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, creating the worst nuclear power … Continue reading При́пять
Hard places
I love concrete buildings, and I adore the concrete buildings of Fanatik. I live in a Lambarte and have invested time … Continue reading Hard places
Hope
Caitlin Tobias sent me an invitation to the opening of ‘A Stand for Hope Photography Exhibition,’ which included an exhibition … Continue reading Hope
Still
I’ve come to see Kate Bergdorf’s exhibition of SL photography, “I want for you to be still” at Dathuil. This … Continue reading Still
Nine
Today Huck is nine years old in Second Life. To celebrate, I had round some of his previous avatar outfits for an … Continue reading Nine
Escape for a few days
I am always keen to answer the call of Wagner James Au, in this case his request for more Second Life … Continue reading Escape for a few days
Look behind you
You thought I was joking about the whole fashion thing? Think again. Well, maybe it was a little tongue-in-cheek, but … Continue reading Look behind you
Nusquam: A moving postcard
For the third of my moving postcards, I returned to Nusquam. This pretty sim has been much photographed and blogged … Continue reading Nusquam: A moving postcard
Fashion
I’ve decided it’s time I started doing fashion shoots. March 2016, after all, denotes the end of Huck’s ninth year … Continue reading Fashion
Nusquam
It’s an island, sort of. It’s a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. It’s fields and bales and horses and a … Continue reading Nusquam
Maybe not today
Apparently only until the end of February, Sommer Shepherd and TracyLynne Carpenter have recreated a number of locations from Casablanca, including … Continue reading Maybe not today
New Babbage: A moving postcard
For the second of my ‘moving postcards,’ I went back to New Babbage to film around the central station. You … Continue reading New Babbage: A moving postcard
Field of dreams: a moving postcard
I aim to create more machinima this year. This will be easier when I do a major upgrade in the … Continue reading Field of dreams: a moving postcard
New Babbage
A link on Eve Kazan’s always beautiful blog led me to New Babbage, a city spanning eleven sims. Let me … Continue reading New Babbage
Field of dreams
Field of dreams, by Iska, is one of those sublime regions where you just can’t stop taking photos. I … Continue reading Field of dreams
Last Christmas
If snow could only fall this year, take care of tidings spread, we wouldn’t have to work to make it … Continue reading Last Christmas
Prison
Keeping with the theme of bleakness and desolation, I followed a link in Ziki Questi’s blog to visit Prison, a … Continue reading Prison
Furillen
A photo in Kate Bergdorf’s Flickr stream pointed me in the direction of Furillen, a rather desolate looking sim by Serene … Continue reading Furillen
What Second Life means to me
Here’s my contribution to Xiola Linden’s video share request. Continue reading What Second Life means to me
Leka
After a big event, it’s always nice to escape to the countryside for some new air and a change of … Continue reading Leka
Out stealing horses
It’s getting to that time of year when something within me starts to yearn for snowscaped scenery. Continue reading Out stealing horses
Yamato Memorial
Following a link from a recent blog post by the amazingly talented Eve Kazan (the header image on my site … Continue reading Yamato Memorial
Arromanches: The Mulberry harbour
70 years ago today, the Mulberry harbours at Omaha beach and at Arromanches were open for business. These extraordinary constructions … Continue reading Arromanches: The Mulberry harbour
Remembering D-Day
In 2008, I spent a week on holiday just outside of Bernières-sur-mer, the seafront of which forms part of Juno Beach, … Continue reading Remembering D-Day
State of confusion
I’ve seen Denise Rowlands’s State of Confusion sim pop up in a couple of blogs recently and decided I’d go take … Continue reading State of confusion
The Trace
I’ve been feeling a little gorged on self-promotion lately, plus it’s been a while since I wrote about actually doing … Continue reading The Trace
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