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Published: 2004-04-28 02:14:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1213; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 310
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Description By the shadows of the night I go
I move away from the crowded room
That sea of shallow faces masked in warm regret
They don't know how to feel, they don't know what is lost

Lost in the darkness of a land
Where all the hope that's offered is
Memories of being taken by the hand
And we are led into the sun
But I don't have a hold on what is real
Though we can only try
What is there to give or to believe

I want it all to go away, I want to be alone
Sympathy's wasted on my hollow shell
I feel there's nothing left to fight for
No reason for a cause
And I can't hear your voice, and I can't feel you near

Lost in the darkness of a land
Where all the hope that's offered is
Memories of being taken by the hand
And we are led into the sun
But I don't have a hold on what is real
Though we can only try
What is there to give or to believe

I wanted a change, knowing all I could do was try
I was looking for someone...

-Sarah Mchlachlan "Lost"
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Tools: Adobe Photoshop 7, Wacom Tablet
Model: Sara ( *blackFaiRie )
Notes: I wasnt too sure what I wanted to do with this, there is a natural beauty to the model that I often feel bad for destroying most people dont think I do but I guess its just a personal opinion with this I focused mainly on skin tones, makeup and the eyes. I have a wild obsession with eyes. Sometimes I make them look dark and forbidding but at times I just want to enhance the natural beauty of the image. That is what I attempted to do with this. which is probably why I named it Meridian.
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Comments: 38

4ewerFairy [2007-10-01 16:28:50 +0000 UTC]

great shot! I it!

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Pu2la [2004-12-05 05:36:29 +0000 UTC]

fuck thats gorgeous... wow.
I love how raw this looks, very high quality. must be a good camera. And i love the colours, theyre very suitable. Her eyes are wonderful great job on those. shes very pretty.
lovely work!
Zoe.

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Loco-Mademoiselle [2004-10-30 15:12:20 +0000 UTC]

i share ur obsession with eyes, theyre beautiful...just like the expression, insane almost

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acida [2004-07-25 16:50:43 +0000 UTC]

I love the eyes and the lips

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kuroyume [2004-07-21 16:17:20 +0000 UTC]

nice

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possession [2004-06-05 00:42:30 +0000 UTC]

It sounds like a perfectly healthy obsession with eyes to me. The darkness of them is wonderfully expressive, and the black is so deep that it almost physically pulls the viewer into the piece. There's something about the lipstick (our left of the upper lip) that feels a bit too sharp for me, but I still like the editing job done there as well. The colors that you've chosen are great for the piece. Nice work indeed.

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professtional2b [2004-05-16 10:01:05 +0000 UTC]

very attractive

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prelandra [2004-05-13 01:08:23 +0000 UTC]

thats fucking beautiful

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crazy [2004-05-12 15:20:24 +0000 UTC]

This is such a gorgeous shot and a wonderful song to go along with it. I love that song. You did a really wonderful job.

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LaceDynamite [2004-05-07 22:18:44 +0000 UTC]

+fav. again haha

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AngryNoodleGirl [2004-05-06 17:14:21 +0000 UTC]

i really like her lipstick.. did u manipulate the lipstick, or is it a real color?

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to AngryNoodleGirl [2004-05-06 18:44:03 +0000 UTC]

no the lipstick was manipulated

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AngryNoodleGirl In reply to crucifiedmajesty [2004-05-07 16:28:15 +0000 UTC]

aaw poo, iwanted that lipstick.. it is such a preyt color

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blackFaiRie [2004-05-01 22:13:45 +0000 UTC]

wow


i can't believe that you used this photo too!!!

this turned out a very good deviation (as usual )
i loved the dark feeling of the photo and the way you made my make up
the eyes are very deep and revealing of the meaning you wanted to give it
very expressive and beautiful work
loved the words



and thank you so much for using me as a model

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to blackFaiRie [2004-05-01 22:42:34 +0000 UTC]

I am really happy that you enjoyed it and actually it was the image I used for veritas I believe. I just really wanted to try some new techniques and I am rather happy it turned out even more so now that I know you liked it

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megnoxia [2004-05-01 08:57:34 +0000 UTC]

coooooooool

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kittynn [2004-04-28 22:21:09 +0000 UTC]

I adore *blackFaiRie and this is a gorgeous manipulation of her. Dark and enchanting, but still holding a piece of 'her' too.

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to kittynn [2004-04-29 02:03:01 +0000 UTC]

yea Sara since she "adopted" me provided me with a couple images for manipulations the first couple attempts I was pretty extreme and I felt that took something from the natural talent latent in the image so I wanted to do something more natural just to see how it came out.

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Vampiric13 [2004-04-28 20:44:36 +0000 UTC]

it's great!i love the eyes..

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comagirl [2004-04-28 17:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Love it..
I just wish the eyebrows were a bit lighter and smaller

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graffo [2004-04-28 14:17:00 +0000 UTC]

very good the image and the text

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ChaoseVIIn [2004-04-28 09:00:20 +0000 UTC]

For some reason, I really like the hue of the lips. It seems to stand apart as something uncommon, and just...works...

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CelticBeauty [2004-04-28 08:08:28 +0000 UTC]

hehe i love the makeup you put on her. makes her look all dangerously cute. nice job my friend

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c0ldblood3db1tch [2004-04-28 06:16:58 +0000 UTC]

God I love her eyes.

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to c0ldblood3db1tch [2004-04-28 06:23:30 +0000 UTC]

Naturally she has really nice eyes, her boyfriend is really lucky *ducks from the slap his girl my level at him* anyways all I did was using the dodge and a few other tools and paints in photoshop try and enhance their beauty.

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c0ldblood3db1tch In reply to crucifiedmajesty [2004-04-28 06:25:03 +0000 UTC]

Your work is always stunning. I never know what to say... haha duck son!

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to c0ldblood3db1tch [2004-04-28 06:34:21 +0000 UTC]

nah she wont hurt me hahahaha I am too valuable for that apparently.

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c0ldblood3db1tch In reply to crucifiedmajesty [2004-04-28 06:40:06 +0000 UTC]

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pixiepoof [2004-04-28 05:18:46 +0000 UTC]

Astounding.. simply astounding.. I am especially drawn to the lips.. perfect angle and i love the half smile .

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crucifiedmajesty In reply to pixiepoof [2004-04-28 05:50:01 +0000 UTC]

a lot of that is brought to you by the model, I unfortunately was not able to take the picture so I am sure she would be happy that you liked the photographic standpoint hahaha

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melodymel [2004-04-28 04:13:59 +0000 UTC]

wow. she's gorgeous.
the picture is so dark, yet she's smiling and looks happy.

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UntamedWings [2004-04-28 03:14:35 +0000 UTC]

i love her eyes. shes very beautiful. and good choice of lyrics to add. love the whole concept. very stunning.

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oscinis [2004-04-28 03:10:45 +0000 UTC]

beautiful.

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tokyosnapdragon [2004-04-28 03:08:07 +0000 UTC]

That is one creepy smile. Great eyes.

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dravinsdreams [2004-04-28 02:21:12 +0000 UTC]

As always I love it! She is so beautiful in that dead kinda way.

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Veldfirex [2004-04-28 02:16:27 +0000 UTC]

Now this is lovely. The expression, the makeup, and POV all add to this work.

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CrimsonEve [2004-04-28 02:15:35 +0000 UTC]

AWSOME JOB! i love ths manip and the words your so talented (as you probably already know )

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looking-at-the-stars [2004-04-28 02:15:29 +0000 UTC]

I love the eyes. She looks kinda...dead...

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