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  • How to actually capture depth of field on your SL photos
    How to actually capture depth of field on your SL photos
  • Tips for adding realism and playing with light in SL photos
    Tips for adding realism and playing with light in SL photos
  • 6 curious ways to die in Second Life
    6 curious ways to die in Second Life
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    The homes that nobody wants (and which are all taken)
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The photo on the header of Second Sighting’s main page features the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, in Crows Nest, Blake Sea, Second Life.

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  • RT @huckleberryhax: My beginner's guide to @SecondLife is now my most viewed post ever on my website. I've made a few updates to it today t… 4 months ago
  • @InaraPey's review of the current exhibitions at The 22: A touch of sci-fi at 22 Artspace in Second Life modemworld.me/2021/12/25/a-t… 4 months ago
  • RT @quiplash: Sansar is gone. Umbra license was not renewed, and today AWS shut down access. You can no longer get into the social VR platf… 4 months ago
  • ... and "Electric Sheep", by Wicca Merlin and me: community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/96… (2/2) 5 months ago
  • Both exhibitions currently held at The 22 made their way into #SecondLife Community News: Huckleberry Hax's "Waarh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 months ago
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  • A Kat and A Mouse Exploring Second Life
  • Art by Pieni Blog, galleries, my Second Life
  • Bock in Second Life by Bock McMillan
  • Boudicca Amat Creativity in a virtual world
  • Cait's World Life, love and other adventures in a virtual world, by Caitlin
  • Ce Soir Arts Be inspired…tonight!
  • Ciaran Laval Just another unauthorised virtual world fansite
  • Daniel Voyager's Blog by Daniel Voyager
  • Exploring Second Life with Annie By Annie Brightstar
  • Garrett Ceriano's Photostream By Garrett
  • In-World and Out by Rocky Constantine
  • Kind-hearted Avatar Recording Second Life through her camera lens…
  • Kultivate Magazine Art Literature Fashion Music Life
  • Living in a Modem World Thoughts on virtual living by Inara Pey
  • Living Virtually by Mona Eberhardt
  • Million Happy Endings A sometimes intrepid exploration of a virtual world by riverpearl
  • Nalates' Things & Stuff Second Life and Virtual Worlds, by Nalates Urriah
  • Prim Perfect The Magazine for Homes and Gardens in Virtual Worlds
  • Ryan Schultz News and Views on Social VR, Virtual Worlds, and the Metaverse
  • Sadie By Sadie Hunter
  • Second Life – Photography How to take photographs in Second Life and edit them, curated by Annie Brightstar
  • Second Life Community – Featured News A group blog by Second Life
  • Second Life Destinations Curated by Ann Owiti
  • Second Life Exploring Destinations Where can I go? Places for your destinations inspiration to explore in Second Life, curated by Romyka Mars
  • StrawberrySingh.com A lifestyle blog about the virtual world of Second Life
  • Thar She Blows! There is only one way to break your celibacy
  • The drax files radio hour [with jo yardley] Broadcasting without permission from an attic somewhere in Berlin [about the metaverse – naturally!]
  • The Poultry Report Real Me. Digital Life. Virtual Spaces. By Uccie Poultry
  • The Trip in a Virtual World Two avatars road tripping in a virtual world
  • Thomas Mcgreevy A voyage unfolding
  • Tizzy Canucci Visual artist and writer: Tess Baxter in another world
  • Tomais Ashdene's photostream by Tomais Ashdene
  • What the Huck? by Huckleberry Hax
  • Wurfi Twitter by Wurfi
  • Wurfi's Second Life Ein Avatar in Second Life
  • Ysé SLiffeuse et Gloodeuse By Ysé
  • ZZ Bottom misadventures in Virtual Worlds! ZZ Bottom

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  • Rolling Restarts for Second Life RC Channels May 25, 2022
    THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 25, 07:00 - 21:00 PDTMay 20, 13:34 PDTScheduled - We will be performing rolling restarts for regions on the Second Life RC Server channels on Wednesday, May 25th, beginning at approximately 7:00 AM PDT. Please refrain from rezzing no copy objects before and during the restart, and remember to save all builds. Please check this b […]

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Tag: Avatars

When prejudice infiltrates the virtual world

Because Second Life carries the aura of an idealized world, we may develop the illusion that, while connected, we are protected from the main prejudices of the atomic world – except, perhaps, if a griefer crosses our way. The reality is though that we are not. How generalized is bigotry in SL? I haven’t heard […]

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The Satyr and the Centaur (or how to recreate yourself)

NOTE: This post was produced in collaboration with my friends Dafydd Rae (story, paragraphs in italic) and Tomais Ashdene (photos, as indicated). I, myself, took photos too (as indicated) and wrote the comments (not in italic). I’d like to thank both Daf and Tom for the amazing work that they have done. The Satyr crouched […]

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Ricco Saenz on Twitter

  • RT @huckleberryhax: My beginner's guide to @SecondLife is now my most viewed post ever on my website. I've made a few updates to it today t… 4 months ago
  • @InaraPey's review of the current exhibitions at The 22: A touch of sci-fi at 22 Artspace in Second Life modemworld.me/2021/12/25/a-t… 4 months ago
  • RT @quiplash: Sansar is gone. Umbra license was not renewed, and today AWS shut down access. You can no longer get into the social VR platf… 4 months ago
  • ... and "Electric Sheep", by Wicca Merlin and me: community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/96… (2/2) 5 months ago
  • Both exhibitions currently held at The 22 made their way into #SecondLife Community News: Huckleberry Hax's "Waarh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 months ago
Follow @RiccoSaenz

Ricco Saenz in other social networks

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Second Life Blogger Network

Search Second Sighting

Top posts & pages

  • How to actually capture depth of field on your SL photos
    How to actually capture depth of field on your SL photos
  • Tips for adding realism and playing with light in SL photos
    Tips for adding realism and playing with light in SL photos
  • 6 curious ways to die in Second Life
    6 curious ways to die in Second Life
  • The homes that nobody wants (and which are all taken)
    The homes that nobody wants (and which are all taken)
  • A pornographic tour
    A pornographic tour

Archives

Categories

Tags

3D art 4D ACS American Cancer Society amusement park Animals Art Art gallery Art installation Avatars Beach Bellisseria Cancer Community event Countryside Cyberpunk Depth of field Desert environment dinosaur park Dream-like environment Exhibition Fantasy Ghost Gothic Historical reconstruction History Home in SL Horror Houses Lighthouse Linden Homes Mainland Memorial Modern buildings Modernism Mother Road Music Photo Photo Exhibition Photography Pics Post-apocalyptic Post-destruction Post-industrial environment Relay For Life RFL Road Rural environment Sci-Fi Science fiction Sculptures Second Life silent auction Skyboxes SL SL10B SL10BCC SL10B Community Celebration SL16B SL anniversary Snapshots Steampunk surreal elements Surreal environment Surrealism Taking photos Taking pics Terror UFO Urban environment Vampire Victorian virtual architecture Virtual art Virtual sex

Cover image

The photo on the header of Second Sighting’s main page features the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, in Crows Nest, Blake Sea, Second Life.

Meta

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RSS Second Life grid status

  • Rolling Restarts for Second Life RC Channels May 25, 2022
    THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 25, 07:00 - 21:00 PDTMay 20, 13:34 PDTScheduled - We will be performing rolling restarts for regions on the Second Life RC Server channels on Wednesday, May 25th, beginning at approximately 7:00 AM PDT. Please refrain from rezzing no copy objects before and during the restart, and remember to save all builds. Please check this b […]

Please note that…

…Second Life, Linden, inSL, SL and SLurl are trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. This blog is not affiliated with nor sponsored by Linden Research.

Blogroll

  • A Kat and A Mouse Exploring Second Life
  • Art by Pieni Blog, galleries, my Second Life
  • Bock in Second Life by Bock McMillan
  • Boudicca Amat Creativity in a virtual world
  • Cait's World Life, love and other adventures in a virtual world, by Caitlin
  • Ce Soir Arts Be inspired…tonight!
  • Ciaran Laval Just another unauthorised virtual world fansite
  • Daniel Voyager's Blog by Daniel Voyager
  • Exploring Second Life with Annie By Annie Brightstar
  • Garrett Ceriano's Photostream By Garrett
  • In-World and Out by Rocky Constantine
  • Kind-hearted Avatar Recording Second Life through her camera lens…
  • Kultivate Magazine Art Literature Fashion Music Life
  • Living in a Modem World Thoughts on virtual living by Inara Pey
  • Living Virtually by Mona Eberhardt
  • Million Happy Endings A sometimes intrepid exploration of a virtual world by riverpearl
  • Nalates' Things & Stuff Second Life and Virtual Worlds, by Nalates Urriah
  • Prim Perfect The Magazine for Homes and Gardens in Virtual Worlds
  • Ryan Schultz News and Views on Social VR, Virtual Worlds, and the Metaverse
  • Sadie By Sadie Hunter
  • Second Life – Photography How to take photographs in Second Life and edit them, curated by Annie Brightstar
  • Second Life Community – Featured News A group blog by Second Life
  • Second Life Destinations Curated by Ann Owiti
  • Second Life Exploring Destinations Where can I go? Places for your destinations inspiration to explore in Second Life, curated by Romyka Mars
  • StrawberrySingh.com A lifestyle blog about the virtual world of Second Life
  • Thar She Blows! There is only one way to break your celibacy
  • The drax files radio hour [with jo yardley] Broadcasting without permission from an attic somewhere in Berlin [about the metaverse – naturally!]
  • The Poultry Report Real Me. Digital Life. Virtual Spaces. By Uccie Poultry
  • The Trip in a Virtual World Two avatars road tripping in a virtual world
  • Thomas Mcgreevy A voyage unfolding
  • Tizzy Canucci Visual artist and writer: Tess Baxter in another world
  • Tomais Ashdene's photostream by Tomais Ashdene
  • What the Huck? by Huckleberry Hax
  • Wurfi Twitter by Wurfi
  • Wurfi's Second Life Ein Avatar in Second Life
  • Ysé SLiffeuse et Gloodeuse By Ysé
  • ZZ Bottom misadventures in Virtual Worlds! ZZ Bottom

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