Children! January's Aether Salon

Sunday, January 17 saw the Aether Salon welcome Miss Saffia Widdershins, Master Jimmy Branagh and Miss Myrtil Igaly discuss the topic of children.

"Those little darlings. The heirs to your throne. Washed and in their jammies, your children are true blessings. You pause. Is that smoke you smell? You hear giggling and footsteps racing up to the nursery. Getting up from your easy chair you discover the little darlings have been playing with incendiaries again. Oh, the joys of parenthood!

What was it like to be a Victorian child? What is it like to play a child in Babbage? The speakers imparted their wisdom to a full Salon!

Photographs from the event can be found in a Flickr album.

For more information about the Aether Salon and a full transcript of this and previous events, please visit the Aether Salon site.

Shanghaied!

Sunday saw the Aether Salon hit the road and head to Steelhead Shanghai and the Dragonlands Hotel for a presentation by TotalLunar Eclipse, Elegia Underwood and Riven Homewood. A good crowd was on hand for a very interesting presentation. The Dragonlands Hotel provided a beautiful and exotic locale for this month's salon.

From the Aether Salon site:

You awaken in the dark. The smell of the sea fills your nose. Where are you? Wait - there was the night out with friends... and then the - oh dear, and after that the... hmm. You can't remember much more. But you are absolutely not where you had been. You're on a ship - headed - where, exactly? You've been shanghaied!

This month, the Aether Salon will take a field trip to the exotic and beautiful Steelhead Shanghai. Once there, hosts TotalLunar Eclipse, Riven Homewood, and Elegia Underwood will regale us with tales of the region.

I was on hand to photograph the event; they can be viewed by visiting Flickr.

For more information on the Aether Salon, visit their blog at http://aethersalon.blogspot.com/.

Miss Viv Trafalgar, Miss Serafina Puchkina and Miss Jed Dagger put together interesting salons featuring informative, educational and interesting speakers each month.

Shanghaied! December Aether Salon in Steelhead Shanghai

This month, the Aether Salon will take a field trip to the exotic and beautiful Steelhead Shanghai. Once there, hosts TotalLunar Eclipse, Riven Homewood, and Elegia Underwood will regale us with tales of the region.

Sunday, December 20 at 2 pm slt
Steelhead Shanghai
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead%20Shanghai/124/39/48

For more information about the Aether Salon, visit their official aetheric weblog at http://aethersalon.blogspot.com/.

The Vernian Deep by Viv Trafalgar

I present to you this fabulous video of the Vernian Deep in New Babbage created by the ever talented Viv Trafalgar. This video is just amazing...great work Viv!



Or visit YouTube to watch and rate it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ITE3HTWvSw!

Prim Perfect 19 on news stands...

August has also seen the release of issue 19 of Prim Perfect magazine. We visited the fabulous region of Hosoi for this month`s feature articles.

Hosoi (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Japan%20Kanto/93/176/31) is comprised of four sims which include an Edo-period Japanese village. The sweeping vistas and attention to detail make the region one my highest recommendations for a serious exploration. Some of the most beautiful images I have yet captured in world are from Hosoi...look for them on Flickr (and in issue 19) over the next little while.

This issue marks two very important points in my affiliation with Prim Perfect...one is the opportunity to have my work featured on the cover and the second was the article which I worked on with Miss Viv Trafalgar...The Way of Hosoi.

While the writing of an article is typically a solitary exercise; generally with little direct interaction between the author and the photographer...this article was a little different. Viv and I walked the sim together, following the paths of Hosoi...I capturing images as Viv composed. All the while, we discussed what we were seeing and experiencing. It was a very interesting and rewarding experience and I send out my sincere thanks to Viv for asking me to join her in the creation of this article.

We both hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did pulling it together.

The full issue is available online at http://en.calameo.com/read/00000423498fa545f9454.

Cue the National Geographic theme...

Mister Trenton finally finds himself on location after many months of planning this photographic expedition to the Dark Continent. Trenton is ready to explore and document the beauty and the danger that is the deepest parts of the jungle!

But this trip could never be undertaken without the proper planning...acquiring the proper clothing and equipment. Mister Trenton is prepared for anything in this stylish and practical Arthur Conan Doyle Safari Suit from the talented designer Viv Trafalgar of Viv Trafalgar Outfitters.

Planning your next safari? Don't even consider going without the proper gear. Visit Viv Trafalgar Outfitters to pick up this most important part of your wardrobe...also available for the ladies! Visit them in-world at Port Babbage (slurl).