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Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:19:26 GMT
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I must say, the overall lighting in all of your pictures is absolutely
spectacular! They all seem to have such a warm glow and present such realism.
My photos on the other-hand appear white-washed and pale.
(Even when I remove all the florescent lights!)
But you, you sir convey a level of mood and atmosphere to the highest degree.
In everything from the above-said lighting, to building and landscaping, as
well as the most excellent battle scene dioramas.
Please never stop, I just want to see so much more of your stuff!
¤Sincerely,
--==RïçhårÐ==--
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Furman writes:
> Hey all, here is another of my interpretations of a classic Tolkien
> location. There are photos of the structure itself, and a small recreation
> of the Hornburg Battle.
> As with most Epic Literary Interpretations, scale has been sacrificed for
> detail and a limited supply of bricks. I did my best to stick with the
> "Feel" of Tolkien’s work and give the tower an otherworldly feel. Not
> included in the location’s fortifications is the Dike which runs parallel to
> the wall. Since the dike would be over a quarter of a mile in distance from
> the wall, it was not included for the sake of keeping the model on my work
> table. I’m mentioning this because I’ve realized from numerous E-mails
> about Bag End that many Tolkien fans are quite biblical in their quest for
> “accuracy”. As a disclaimer, any change from the book generally has to do
> with a limited number of bricks and the subjective nature of imagination. I
> of course enjoy any discourse on the works of Tolkien, and as always I
> welcome any and all feedback. I hope you enjoy!
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9222
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> Helms Deep
> From JRR Tolkiens Lord Of The Rings Trilogy.
> Constructed by the men of Gondor and ceeded to the men of Rohan, the refuge
> of Helms Deep was the site of the Battle of the Hornburg during the War of
> the Ring.
> Like many of Tolkien's locations, the description of Helms Deep's
> fortifications is finely detailed in function but deceptively vague in form.
> Found in Vol. II Book I -The Two Towers, the description allows almost every
> reader to imagine their own vision of the location.
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> …"..At Helm's Gate, before the mouth of the Deep, there was a heel of rock
> thrust outward by the northern cliff. There upon its spur stood high walls
> of ancient stone, and within them was a lofty tower….The Hornburg it was
> called, for a trumpet sounded upon the tower echoed in the Deep behind...A
> wall, too, the men of old had made from the Hornburg to the southern cliff,
> barring the entrance to the gorge. Beneath it by a culvert the Deeping
> Stream passed out. About the feet of the Hornrock it wound....The Deeping
> Wall was twenty feet high, and so thick that four men could walk abreast
> along the top, sheltered by a parapet over which only a tall man could look.
> Here and there were clefts in the stone through which men could shoot. This
> battlement could be reached by a stair running down from a door in the outer
> court of the Hornburg…"
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> The Battle of the Hornburg
> As they rode to defend the city of Minas Tirith, the soldiers of Rohan were
> waylaid by the forces of the brigand wizard Saruman. Orcs, half orcs, Uruk
> Hai, and fierce men from Dunland drove the men into the ancient mountain
> fortress of Helms Deep.
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> In the canyon's deeping coomb the men of Rohan defended the deeping wall
> which stretched from the cliff face to the Hornburg tower fortress.
> Defending the deeping wall and the fortress itself proved to be a difficult
> challenge but the Rohirrim found themselves up to the task.
>
> PS. If this piques your interest, Please go read the Books!
>
> Jon Furman
> Lugnet #1123
> “Juniorisation is as the sin of divination.” Hesitations 4:17
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| Thanks Richard! I appreciate your compliments. The only thing I do for pictures lighting wise is try to flood the area with a 100 watt incandescent (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hey all, here is another of my interpretations of a classic Tolkien location. There are photos of the structure itself, and a small recreation of the Hornburg Battle. As with most Epic Literary Interpretations, scale has been sacrificed for detail (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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