Greetings: Thanks for visiting my page here at Renderosity. My real name is Clayton. I am Canadian, living in Southern Ontario. I suppose you could describe me as a middle aged man, not at all wealthy and working as a "sort of" public servant in computer support. Putting those three factors together you could also conclude that I'm too stupid to get a real job.
I will also say that I am old enough to remember the line, "Danger is my business", when I was half my current size (vertically) and sat down on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons. Hands up all those who can remember that. And while were on the subject of old, obscure cartoons, hands up those who watched Rocket Robin Hood. But those shortcomings have been balanced by the fact that I still have all my hair. AND, except for the occasional errant strand, it's still its original colour - BONUS! Take that, all you "Mr. Perfect"s out there who got all the girls in university.
My work is largely done with Poser. With Poser, I've noticed that I have a habit of diving into projects without fully realizing the overall complexities of the tasks which I create for myself. Hence the avatar I use which also symbolizes my 'chosen' profession rather well. Still, I hope you enjoy some of my images here.
In addition to Poser, I have also posted a number of digital photographs. For the most part these images are of the streetcars (electric trolleys, trams or light rail) that operate in the City of Toronto - near to where I live. Toronto has a long history of streetcar operation and is one of the few North American cities that has retained and developed its streetcar network into the present day. Unlike many other cities that are now having to rebuild their networks.
I have adopted the handle 'KatesFriend' for my work here at Renderosity. The reason is mostly due to the fact that 'Katie' was the first Poser character with which I worked. Well that, and the name Clayton appeared to be already in use here.
I discovered Poser quite by accident. A friend gave me a copy of Poser 6 for my birthday. At the time I had no experience with 3D image rendering and no interest. I also had no computer suitable to implement the package. A 100MHz Pentium 1 with 16MB of RAM and a 36kbaud internal modem running Windows 95, USED to be cutting edge Buster. So, the box sat on the shelf for a while (months) until I could install it on a computer capable of running it. Well. I had to BUY the computer first, then install the software. Then, I was hooked.
I have also provided a couple of small contributions to the Free Stuff section. My favourite is the Glowy Orb: 101 uses. It can be the thruster glow for an Eagle transport from Moonbase Alpha. A sparkly light bulb on a Christmas tree. Or just a shiney mystical ball for your cat to play with. Remember, the Glowy Orb is your friend.
Glowy Orb My thanks to the various tutorial authors that showed me how to create this useful material. PS. I should point out that Eagles were never actually depicted with glowing thrusters on Space: 1999. Nor did they ever fly in front of stars or planets when depicted in full flight. Saves a lot on production costs that way. But they were still pretty cool space ships.
Comments (10)
KatesFriend
Okay, I borrowed the narrative from the intro to the (1979) film 'The Riddle Of The Sands'. A slow burn period adventure starring a post-'Logan's Run' Jenney Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale and some guy called Michael York. I first saw the film during a bout of insomnia some ten (10) years later at 3am on Channel 9 – that's a nod to Christopher Lee's hilarious sense of self deprecation, he once hosted SNL you see. And yes, there is a Channel 9 in the Toronto TV viewing area.
NOTE: Christopher Lee is not in this film, my mind just works this way.
Anyways, the film is a personal favourite of mine in spite of the fact I don't normally enjoy period dramas. Alas, a viewer must endure some of Carruthers' (Michael York) upper class snobbery for the first thirty (30) odd minutes or so – it's the price of admission I'm afraid. The movie had been fairly easy to find on YouTube. Though now it looks like the Google copy write Nazis have finally caught up with it at last. Don't be evil guys.
eekdog Online Now!
most terrific space scene my friend.
RodS
A wonderful bit of fun narrative to go with this wonderful scene, somewhere in the great beyond. Love it!
I've always thought Chris Lee was an incredible actor - I loved him in everything he appeared in - even if he was Saruman and Count Dukoo... And The Man With The Golden Gun... RIP, Chris..
rhol_figament
The Giants Of Mu Arae are well known among the dreamers of this sector. It is a powerful nexxus point to move from one dream world to another. How much virtual quantum dream power do you need to achieve the ultimate lucid dream state... 🐉
UteBigSmile
Great writing and a fantastic image, just love them both, wish you a great new week!
dochtersions
A mysterious and exciting performance, very cleverly made.
anitalee
Excellent
adrian3Dart
Fantastic space scene with a great planet.
Burpee
Wonderful narrative. I love the space scene and nebulas in the sky. Well done! Wow, Logan's Run. That was SO long ago. A precursor of similar films to come.
ACue
Christopher Lee was a very fine actor ... I do unfortunately link him, perhaps unfairly, to the indominable Peter Cushing and the vastly under-appreciated world of Hammer Films (notice the recent revival of the Hammer brand in some horror offerings). Not sure that I remember that film with Jenny Agutter and Michael York. Now I am intrigued. Funny how early 70s films continue to dominate the cultural zeitgeist. Think of the impact of The Godfather, the Exorcist, The Conversation, etc. At least for boomers. I found myself predicting that Texans better get used to Soylent Green, this week. Back to your render and narrative, that's an interesting and transporting projection. Very contemplative, yet setting the stage for an epic adventure, perhaps anchored with the astonishing revelation that the protagonist is in fact an artificial intelligence sentinel, protecting the legacy of humanity embodied in the preserved organic mind/brain of the last surviving consciousness of mankind, a time-stream researcher who "died" at age 165 in the ancient orbital city of Shanghai. In fact, I caught a hint of Philip K. Dick in your narrative, and visualized your rendering as a typical sci-fi paperback cover illustration I'd find in a Yonge Street book store, near Wellesley, deep in the back in the Fantasy/Science Fiction section, under the "K"s for Kates Friend, prolific sci-fin author from Toronto, Canada. - I was NOT on drugs when I wrote this. Just three to four cups of coffee into the morning already.
KatesFriend
What brand of coffee do you drink? How I wish my mind could get out of its current dumps right now. I have an upcoming Encyclopedia entry and it is giving me noting but trouble. I told my brother once that even fictional worlds can be enigmatic. He thought that I had lost it.
Believe it or not, you are not too far off the mark with your analysis. Except it is Zoe Smith who will one day seek to be a "Librarian". A living keeper of the knowledge and legacy of a long disappeared civilization which Humanity calls "Isis Elder". Knowledge which can only be preserved within the conscious and always evolving thought of sentient beings. Knowledge which would otherwise be eroded by a dark force of nature, what some theorize as an "anti-intelligence".
"Not all of my films begin at 3am on Channel 9." - Christopher Lee
Actually, around the time of Lee's appearance on SNL, I saw 'The Horror Express' at 3am on Channel 79 (cable 7). See it on City!