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Published: 2007-04-13 19:32:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 9690; Favourites: 104; Downloads: 4
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I wanted this piece to have a sense of realism as opposed to the standard fantasy photomanips with huge moons, flattering winds and butterflies. (after all Tolkien did set the events of middle-earth to a pre-historic Europe. Not fairyland.) 
The writings around the frame is the writing system of tengwar and says 'Alatar ar Pallando, Ithryn Luin'.
Ithryn Luin - the Blue Wizards
The two Istari (Ainu order called Wizards in Middle-earth)
There were believed to be five of the Istari sent from the Valar to Middle-earth.
(of which two also was Gandalf and Saruman.)
It is said that 'Ithryn Luin' journeyed East with Saruman, and never returned. They went as emissiaries to distant regions, East and South, far out of NumenΓ³rean range to enemy-occupied lands.
Thought doubtless in different ways; and suspected to become founders or beginners of secret cults and "magic" traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron. (Whether they remained in the East,
pursuing their purposes for which they were sent; or perished; or as some hold were ensnared by
Sauron and became his servants, is not now known.)
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Well, I can definitely agree with the complete lack of butterflies. That would be strange... In fact I really love the natural reality of the scene here. There's a lot more to be said about the evils of industry and the fall of man than there is bright and bubbly magic in the world. It seems to me that magic has far more practical uses. ( And every single Tengwar font I have found doesn't have letters that correspond properly 
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Oh yeah, the font I used was all scrambled and wrong so I had to write down every single sound it represented and which key it was. The keyboard fonts are never correct; I know a tattoo artist who used the download font to spell a word which were tattooed in huge letters on someone's back. It made no sense at all. As much sense as "gfhjgfhj". 
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this is awesome, i never came across this before in your gallery, you truely are an uber tolkien nerd!!!!!!!!
Heres that link i told you about in that note
[link]
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Thank you. Yes, I'm very geeky when it comes to Tolkien.
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Thats ok to be a bit geeky about tolkien
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I'm geeky and proud.
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you're right, i like your realism much more than two moons and crazy cloud/star combinations
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Glad to hear there are others who feel the same way. 
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ItΒ΄s really wonderful to look at, it stirs the imagination
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Thank you so much. I appreciate it. 
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Beautiful work. Wish Peter Jackson had shown similar thoughtfulness *sigh*.
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Wow, thanks! That's a huge compliment.
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Congratulations! =Lady-Dementia has just selected this piece to be one of the 20 'FAM Weekly Dark Art Features' at *Future-Art-Magazine
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My deepest thanks! 
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...i really like this piece...it has a mistic feeling to it...and it reminds me a little of Dimmu Borgir`s video of the song The Serpentine Offering...
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...you`re welcome...
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Thank you!!!
Why is your brain empty, my friend?
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I'm too busy with my study.
I have only one semester left to complete my graduation in telecom. engineering
...so just studying all wireless stuffs & doing lots of hardware projects
...can't give much time for my artwork & DA
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It's great that you put your education first. 
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i like the whole composition border is awesome
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Thank you so much, hon.
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You can find out in my comment under the pic. 
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This is just fabulous, mysterious, dark and the composition is brilliantly done!
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Thank you so much for this wonderful compliment.
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This image is currently being featured in my journal
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Liking this one loads really loving the lighting and the feeling of this .. really cool and very dark
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Hello.
Those ruins are really interesting though. Do you know anything more about them?
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Thes particular ones are from Croxden abbey so I did a quick search on google and came up with a few leads
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You can do further searchhes if you like
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Croxden abbey, I'll remember that. And thanks for the links. Very interesting reading.
Your shots of these ruins are as impressive as the ruins themselves. Keep up the great work!
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Great manip! It kind of reminds me of the death-eaters out of Harry Potter
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Ew, no! Do not mention HP and Tolkien in the same sentence again!
But thanks.
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Haha sorry
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That's brilliant
Dark, surreal, mysterious... I could go on!
Thank you for using my stock
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