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Icarus by =Offering:iconOffering:

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©2004-2009 =Offering
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To escape Crete, Daedalus the Inventor built wings for himself and his son Icarus, warning him that the wax that held the feathers together would melt if he flew too close to the sun.
Flying, Icarus became more confident, and more confident, and flew higher, and the sun did indeed melt the wax, the wings disintegrated, and he plunged to his death into the sea.

i'd have done the same.


the wings are from shadavar-stock, while the clouds are a blend of images from llamaface and delenstock, the shore is from fluorfnax, the feathers are a PS brush from greenspoon. thanks.

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=Offering Oct 5, 2004, 3:57:55 AM
thank you!

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.. L'enfer c'est les autres ..
Jean-Paul Sartre
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~greenspoon Oct 5, 2004, 4:23:37 AM
very nice! and a cool story to go with it :)

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~lady-mystery Oct 5, 2004, 8:29:32 AM
i like the story, and this visual is simply breathtaking

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Beauty is ephemeral, pain is forever. -WHB
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~DelenStock Oct 5, 2004, 8:36:34 AM
This is very beautiful! I love the format and the execution of your idea.

The only thing I am not sure about is the bottom part of the piece,
right below the mountains.
To me it looks a little out of place in relation to the rest of the photo.
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~AithneEtain Oct 5, 2004, 11:12:35 AM
wow, one of your best. i feel that this is someone looking down on us from above, reminds me much of my cousin, i hope shes up there doing ok...
this is so beautiful gramps, i really realy like it
+Aithne

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tearing a new shadow that falls across my mind
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=Offering Oct 5, 2004, 12:26:48 PM
i've always loved this story.
to me, it's about aiming higher, even if you fall.

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.. L'enfer c'est les autres ..
Jean-Paul Sartre
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=Offering Oct 5, 2004, 12:29:30 PM
thank you.
your brushes are brilliant.

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.. L'enfer c'est les autres ..
Jean-Paul Sartre
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=Offering Oct 5, 2004, 1:00:53 PM
thanks.
and looking back on it, the shoreline may be a little too dark. version 2 in the making then!

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.. L'enfer c'est les autres ..
Jean-Paul Sartre
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