Shitenno Isle

Looking back in the last few posts, I figure I've been hitting a little too many rustic villages and settings, so today I set out to find something a little different.  The upside of looking for something different is that you never know what you will find and the downside is you don't know what you will find..
I found Shitenno Isle, which if you know me really well; you will know I love the Oriental artistry and culture alot.  Maybe due to the fact that I am such an avid follower of the style, I was maybe expecting a little more than what I found.  Don't get me wrong, I found some beautiful views and areas in Shitenno Isle but I also felt like it wasn't quite finished.  The idea and the set up is perfect for a beginning but I suppose what I missed was more foliage and more detail to be done on the grounds.  The buildings though, you will find no complaints there.  They are breath taking, very very detailed and beautifully textured and arranged on the land.  The town square is done perfectly, with the exception of once more, not enough detail in decorating the land.  Maybe I'm dropping in before they are finished and I hope that is the case because I would love to see the finished work, since I did see a ton of promise there.
Please note..the land is set for Adult, so please keep that in mind when popping over there and you will have to look around a bit for those spots I mentioned but they are well worth it.

For anyone interested in which windlight settings I'm using, here is the list that was used today:
First photo:  Phototools - Absinthe Light
2nd photo:  Phototools - Dreambook Light 03
3rd photo:  Jay Battlescars 4.0 - Summer
4th photo:  Places Alirium
5th photo:  Annalu Default 3

Our turn through The Looking Glass

In 1871, Lewis Carroll invited us to go through a looking glass with a little girl named Alice, where she was met with fantastic adventures with amazing creatures in this wondrous fantasy land, which was her second trip in fact to this strange land. 
In Second Life, we can travel through to an amazing and wonderful land, thanks to the creative and talented minds of Marcus Inkpen and Sharni Azalee, the owners of The Looking Glass sim.
They have created a sim that is fantastical, whimsical and different, with touches of steampunk atmosphere, earthy charm and a wonderful eye to the smallest details.  Depending on which lighting you choose, you can go from fantasy, to steampunk to gothic very easily. 
I took several photos myself, getting a small taste of some of the things that the sim offered but it's a sample, since there is so much more than what I can even show in just one posting..so drop by and visit and see for yourselves on how many things, wonders and adventures you can find here.

One of Annan Adored's windlight settings

Regions windlight settings

As you can see from the photos of the same tree, windlight is really everything, giving the same thing a whole different look and feel about it.

The Looking Glass

Everlong: Eclectic View

I've heard of Everlong a few times, through facebook and the destination guide, so I finally popped over there to take a peek of it for myself.  The best way I can describe it is it's like a dream that you have been invited into, with a variety of different looks and feels about it the different areas.  You have grown up, relaxing areas and then it goes to things that we remember from our childhood, like a favorite doll or a carousel that we never wanted to stop riding.
The landscaper/creator of Everlong has put together an eclectic mix of beautiful scenes that makes one feel like we are being given the rare gift of looking into their mind or invited to even view images from our own.  Either way, take the tp and see for yourself, it is well worth the visit.

Everlong - The sim is moderate, so please keep this is mind when you are doing photos here

Netherwood: Rustic Beauty!

I seem to be on a rustic, country kick right now but I can't help it, the creators make them just too gorgeous to pass up, which brings me to Netherwood.  Netherwood is owned and created by Lauren Bentham, who is also the owner and creator of Bentham Manor, Everwinter sim,Baja Norte, Baja Cove, Baja Bay, Baja Sands & Storybrooke Gardens.  Wow, busy lady! 
Nertherwood is a blending of beautiful landscape, well thought houses with livestock grazing gently in small pastures, a rivers framing the landscape, creating a gentle flow throughout the sim.  It is a little graphically demanding in some areas, so this is not for the faint of video cards but even on the lower settings, you cannot miss the beauty that has been created here by a designer with an amazing eye for detail.  If you are looking to rezz things, like bloggers and photographers enjoy doing, there is a group that you can join that will give you the rights to temporarily rezz which costs 150L.  As the owner states though, that helps keep the sim running, so well worth helping her out.
I admit, I enjoyed photographing this sim quite a lot, since there is just so much to enjoy and the set up to be honest is perfect for photos, in my opinion; so please enjoy!

Now off to find another adventure and wander the great wide grid!

If you were looking for the link, here it is!  Netherwood
*The land is moderate btw, so please remember and respect that, thank you!*

Oh yeah, if you wish to do a little tour of all the amazing sims that Lauren has, there is the list with the links:
Everwinter
Baja Cove
Baja Norte
Baja Bay
Baja Sands
StoryBrooke Gardens