Predators, part 2 (for auntietk) by faroutsider
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As soon as Macali transported into the bay, she knew that Margaret had finally let her guard slip. For months they had shared the same space without touching, saying little, barely getting to know the limits of their trans-dimensional communication. Macali had no need for weapons as she activated the entrapment vortex to capture Margaret in the same temporal entanglement as her colleagues, for whom the past seven months had lasted an instant, and an eternity (see Trackers).
At last, Macali could spend some quality time getting to understand the behaviour of her new predatory pets...
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Macali didn't visit her captives every day in the beginning. The two she had caught nearly half a turn ago had been interesting pets, but the energy fields they produced while trapped in the vortex seemed neutral to her. Only when she got bored did she sit with the trackers and try to read their fields. With those two the cats came and went, paying no more attention to the vibrating statues than they did to the furniture. Margaret was a different matter. So far neither of the cats had jumped up to investigate Margaret's vortex, but they were certainly more interested in her than they were in the first two. Macali wondered idly what would happen if one of the transdimensional felines wandered too close to the golden glow that signaled the outer edges of the field, but she wasn't interested enough to stick around and find out. She had an assignment to complete, and the people who hired her didn't like to be kept waiting.
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This is a continuation of the story from Tara's comment on my previous image (Predators, part 1). I had already prepared part 2, but as I read Margaret's log I instantly knew how to complete the image, which then spent the rest of the day in the incubator.
Thank you Tara (auntietk)!
Posed in Poser 8, rendered twice (with different settings) in Vue 9 Infinite, images conjoined in Photoshop CS3. Deus Machina by Oskarsson, Complicated Eve and Millenium Cats from DAZ, gallery environment modified from the Radiosity sample that ships with Vue.
Craig
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Comments (26)
Marvelous work. Splendid!!!!
beau travail!!
Fantastic scene, great glow on the statues... Love that view too! Vashek
Wow. Coo sci fi story, Craig. Looks great, too. Supposed to snow today, but so far, the chants are working. ;)
Cool Idea !!!
Very interesting work!!
Excellent scene and presentation! Well done!
The plot thickens...Well, there goes my idea out the transdimensional window, so to speak. I like where this is going. Excellent story and image.
This is a magnificent work, superb colors and character, gorgeous work!
Macali didn't visit her captives every day in the beginning. The two she had caught nearly half a turn ago had been interesting pets, but the energy fields they produced while trapped in the vortex seemed neutral to her. Only when she got bored did she sit with the trackers and try to read their fields. With those two the cats came and went, paying no more attention to the vibrating statues than they did to the furniture. Margaret was a different matter. So far neither of the cats had jumped up to investigate Margaret's vortex, but they were certainly more interested in her than they were in the first two. Macali wondered idly what would happen if one of the transdimensional felines wandered too close to the golden glow that signaled the outer edges of the field, but she wasn't interested enough to stick around and find out. She had an assignment to complete, and the people who hired her didn't like to be kept waiting. ..... What a great image! Excellent work, my friend. Hope you enjoy snippet #2! :)
fun with the cat this is a real hero !
fascinating scene - great concept, lighting and fx!
Interesting story - cool effect - wow - for me a creativ Idea
Fantastic lighting! And the cats are a nice touch, fantastic done!
Cool concept and story to go along!!
fantastic image!!!!!!
Excellent light settings: superb scene!
Outstanding scene and mood, Craig!!!
Excellent work!!
Great turn in the story. Wonderful composition and the lighting effects of the inter-dimensional vibration looks real. The cats add a great charm to the scene. Wonderful work.
had me glued as I scrolled a few times wonderful work smiles warm hugs, Linda
Bravo...excellent work and collaboration!
Excellent work!
I'm sorry not have yet voted this scene that is extremely FANTASTIC! But late is not never! So here all my congrats!
Ok, I have some questions, though I don't expect any answers...Tara restates her narrative in her comment: Did you originally post this without the narrative, Craig? It's a small point, but I was just curious... And I'm not sure if the image followed the tale, or the tale the image. But it's an amazing combo, because the image has such a life of its own, and then boom: The narrative gives it such a different meaning. (I saw the image first, then the tale, so you know.) By itself, the image seems almost a hall of classical statuary; only the statues are clearly real beings of some sort, in a semi-suspended state. That's how it looked to me, before reading a word. It's as if their 'fields'---their energy fields---somehow stopped or suspended them. But their poses seem nearly classical, with a certain grace you find in classical statuary even though they're not wholly so. It's such a fascinating image, with the cats doing what cats do, and macali so vividly here & now compared to the aura-like presence of the others. The narrative explains it in a way I wasn't at all prepared for! And draws out a lot of backstory. Very creative collaboration, you two. And the narrative also sets up more desire to know who macali is, who she's working for, etc. I saw the trackers image and got some of the connection. But for me, this piece is calling for further investigation: You're both doing good 'serial' work, keeping the reader wanting more. (Dickens wrote many novels in serial fashion, and knew just when to end a chapter so his readers would wait anxiously for the next installment.) A fascinating installment, and real surprises on both ends. More fine work.