Mesc's Sunglasses
*****UPDATE Dec 2010 - New ones here www.flickr.com/photos/mescalinetammas/5264957282/
11 x Unedited SL photos, better viewed at Original Size
You can download any one or all of the Windlight Presets by clicking on the links below, feel free to do with as you please, its our sky XD. (use with the East angle - in lighting to get shadows where you want them, these were all put to roughly the same for comparison in this comp).
1. MagicHour
2. London 2026
3. London 2050
4. Verdigris
5. Rot
6. Shadows Bright Day
7. Maroon
8. Shepherds Delight
9. Bright2
10. Morning Glory
11. Dusty
or... Download ALL
PC users put the unzipped .xml file in C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\skies
Mac Users right click Second Life in applications, show contents, then put the unzipped .xml file in Contents\Resources\app_settings\windlight\skies folder.
Some of these settings have been made with shadows in mind, some before, most of them attempt to emulate 'Magic Hour', the first and last hour of sunlight during the day when the quality of the light and shadows (long) is perfect for cinematography.
Conrad Hall said that "Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.... There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job."
I leave you with some other thoughts on shadows.
"Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround
beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas,
desires, deeds, impulses and memories."
Elie Wiesel
"what is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." - Anthony Ferrer
"To contemplate is to look at shadows."
Victor Hugo
"Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be
enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be
enjoyed as light."
John Ruskin
Mescaline
Peyote Films
In dreams we trust.
Comments and faves
Aradia Dielli, ReiTuki, n0th1ng Ackland, LYRIC LUNDQUIST aka ジョイ shot with gold ジ, and 79 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Imogen Silversmith (34 months ago | reply)
yay for Mescaline :D this is lush of you xxx
four yip (34 months ago | reply)
yeaH!!! thank you for all those windlight settings!!
ReiTuki (34 months ago | reply)
Thank you very much@@!!!
Hooqiqi (34 months ago | reply)
thanks a lot! XD
n0th1ng Ackland (34 months ago | reply)
YaaaY ! Thanks Mescaline :)
LYRIC LUNDQUIST aka ジョイ shot with gold ジ (34 months ago | reply)
presents! these are so subtle and nice ( i *need* to get the shadows soon)
Del May (34 months ago | reply)
\o/ Thank you Mescaline :) Loved reading your shadow quotes too :)
jaja_lubitsch (33 months ago | reply)
oh so cool!
danke mescaline :-)
lumir etincelle (33 months ago | reply)
Sooo cool !!!!!!
toxicmenges (33 months ago | reply)
Excellent! Thank you Mesc!!
Mako Kungfu (33 months ago | reply)
Awesome, thank you Mescaline!
Juko Tempel (33 months ago | reply)
Wonderful skies :-) Thanks Mescaline, indeed!
Bettina Tizzy (33 months ago | reply)
I'm crazy about London and Morning Glory. They are jes what ah neeeed! Thank you, Mescaline :)
faeriehax (33 months ago | reply)
Thank you for the presets
jeanricard.broek (33 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Second Life - The Best of the Best, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
â–“â–’â–‘ TORLEY â–‘â–’â–“ (33 months ago | reply)
Yehhhhhh thanks for using the power of WindLight and sharing your aerial artistry!
Would like to see what Resis make with these. =o]
Patou Dumont (33 months ago | reply)
Thanks for these presets!
Mescaline Tammas (33 months ago | reply)
VERY WELCOME EVERYONE!!!! XD
These can now be downloaded as part of Kirstenlee Cinquetti's latest Viewer S17 (with shadows)
kirstenleecinquetti.blogspot.com/
Mesc
Tary Allen (a bit AFK) (33 months ago | reply)
they're amazing Mes!
Moti Moody (33 months ago | reply)
many thanks!!!
I love all of them `-´
very kind!!!!!!
eladrienne (32 months ago | reply)
Thank you very much for making these available to us!
Wyatt Wellman (32 months ago | reply)
WOW! Thank you for these settings Mescaline!
Frigg Ragu/Heidi Dahlsveen Storyteller [deleted] (32 months ago | reply)
Fatastic, great!
Therese Carfagno (32 months ago | reply)
Have downloaded, will use. Thank you so much :-)
In Tea We Trust (30 months ago | reply)
These are beautiful! Are there any mac clients that support shadows yet?
Mescaline Tammas (30 months ago | reply)
@InTeaWeTrust.tumblr.com hahahahaha cool name,
I think snowglobe mac does, and keep an eye on here:
kirstenleecinquetti.blogspot.com/
cheers, Mesc
Gwyneth Llewelyn (26 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much for sharing this!
@InTeaWeTrust, yes, the Mac handles shadows... if you happen to have an nVidia card in them :) With my old and outdated ATI card I *barely* get shadows out of it...
In Tea We Trust (24 months ago | reply)
Thanks Mescaline and Gwyneth. I will check it out.
It's Thaumata Strangelove, btw. Didn't realize I answered with my RL account, haha. <3
Mescaline Tammas (14 months ago | reply)
A few more here:
Stephen Venkman (14 months ago | reply)
fabulous and thank you for sharing.
highfashionsl (2 months ago | reply)
Loooks awesome but are not download-able anymore!
~•мα∂'мσιzєℓℓє•~ (2 weeks ago | reply)
Yes the link is broken :'( I wanted too