Hi everyone. Today, I’m going to talk to you about
Windlights. As you journey around SecondLife, you’re going to see some amazing
creations that someone has taken the time to put together for you. The cool
thing about this “game” is that everything in it was user-created. Designers
build the stuff, then Sim owners put it together in creative ways. Then the
rest of us get to visit and marvel at their creations.
So, you find yourself at a cool locale with an incredible
scene in front of you. You’re inspired to snap a picture. Your typical
photographer will snap a photograph, pay Linden Labs the $10L and have it in
their inventory to share with their friends.
The savvy photographer will take things to a whole other
level.
This is taken at ultra with the region windlight. That’s the
windlight that the Sim owner selected to show off their Sim. There’s nothing
wrong with it, it’s a perfectly delightful scene I’ve captured here.
But if you’ll look at the bottom tool bar in Firestorm,
you’ll see this Phoenix at the far-right corner. Click on it and this menu will
pop up. See the second slider from the bottom? It’s called WL Sky. That’s how
you change the look of the sky in SL. In this case, I’ve selected Verdigris.
Our bright, sunshiny day now looks gloomy and almost
sinister. It’s entirely changed the mood of the photograph.
Moreover, I’m not paying Linden Labs to take this picture. I
choose to download all of my shots straight to my harddrive. Also, I would
usually be moving my camera around and getting all sorts of different angles on
the house above. For comparison’s sake, I’m leaving my camera still. Only the
windlights are changing.
Is the bright sunshine with a blue sky more your jam? This
is the same scene, shot in “Incongruent Truths,” one of my favorite sunshine
windlights. Just move that slider until you find it, you’ll love working with
it.
This shot was taken with Satomi's 2017 Hot Sunsets. If
you’re frantically searching your WL list that came with Firestorm, you’re not
going to find it. Don’t panic. A good source for windlights that have been
created by others can be found at the StrawberrySingh blog here: https://strawberrysingh.com/tutorials/windlight-settings/
The sky doesn’t have to be a typical sky color. Sun, clouds,
time of day, weather patterns, they all affect how the sky looks in nature.
Your sky doesn’t have to make sense if it tickles your fancy. Check out this
windlight, called Annan Adored Tanned Skin.
I hope this post has inspired you to play with windlights.
Next time, I’ll talk about windlights to use when shooting people. That’s a
whole other subject in and of itself. And yes, I definitely have some favorites
to recommend.
I’ll leave you with this parting shot of Mystic Timbers in
the windlight setting of Places Abracabra.
Very nice and helpful
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