360 - Wall fountain

Dim Sum listens to the water as it pours and splashes to the little pool.


I couldn't decide whether to go find a mainland scene as the fifth image in the set, but that would be too much work. So I took this one which really has nothing specific about it. Just a path.

It imitates the colors of #358 but with more intensity.

The "Culprit Roman Arch Fountain" was created by eku Zhong (Culprit Fine Furniture).

location: Saint Pete City by NevaCrystall

Technical notes

windlight: AnaLutetia-outdoor2 (modified)
filter: AutoContrast

359 - Seagull sunset

Dim Sum watches the sunset while listening to the seagull preach. I hear ya, Jonathan Livingston.


The windlight for the previous image flattened the lighthouse, so I had to find another one. Silhouettes against the sunset are kinda cliche, but, hey!, they're still eye-catching. :)

The "{vespertine}-dreamers vehicle/frankie" was created by amelie.knelstrom (vespertine).

location: Saint Pete City by NevaCrystall

Technical notes

windlight: Places Eugene BL (modified)
filter: No Filter

358 - Swing the bell

Dim Sum stays as far as possible from the swinging bell.


This pathway is off to the side, and it was a nice surprise. It's like walking through a hidden garden. Most of the sim were cobbled streets with buildings on both sides. Surprises like this makes a sim feel more finished and more complex.

The "..::Alarm_Bell_touch-on/off sound&swing ::.." was created by qutsal.alex (Outworld Design).

location: Saint Pete City by NevaCrystall

Technical notes

windlight: AnaLutetia-outdoor2 (modified)
filter: AutoContrast

357 - Family bikes

Dim Sum eyes the little tricycle, wondering if the owner would miss it if it suddenly disappeared....


This was a difficult one to compose. I'm still not happy with it. But, oh well. :)

The "xin + toro / Rideable Fixie Bicycle (Soil)" was created by jammeh (Toro).
The "*Little Hopper* Tricycle Green" was created by hide Mint (Little Hopper).

location: Saint Pete City by NevaCrystall

Technical notes

windlight: Annan Adored Dusty (modified)
filter: Center focus

356 - Stoop dee doop

Dim Sum watches the new people pop in and walk by, looking all lost and confused.


I had a surprise last week. Windows 10 offered to be upgraded and I agreed. It looked like a major upgrade because the upgrade took a while and then it had to reboot. It's not like one of those where it would upgrade when you turned off your machine anyway. This one specifically asked when you would like to restart.

After the upgrade, everything looked normal. That is, until I tried to open Firestorm.

First, the login page looked strange, like this:

The components of the page were all over the place. And there was that message that said:

We were unable to decode the file storing your saved login credentials. At this point saving or deleting credentials will erase all those that were previously stored. This may happen when you change network setup. Restarting the viewer with previous network configuration may help recovering your saved login credentials. 

Ooookay. I was seriously wondering if I had just installed malware. But I reentered my credentials and logged in. O... M... G....

That's when I realized the resolution somehow increased. The UI components shrunk so I had to change the setting for that. But the image was OMG!

Anyway, that change in resolution changed my workflow with Dim Sum's images. In the past, I did Ctrl-` to get 3840x2054. Then I used Firestorm's Snapshot feature to take pictures of the settings for the Technical Notes section below.

Now, when I do Ctrl-`, I get 7680x4110 but part of the image is cropped off the top and the right side, by about an inch. So, I now use the Snapshot feature with Current Window to get 3840x2054, and I use a Custom size of 1920x1027 for the Technical Notes. The good news is that I can now use the Filter in Snapshot! That adds interest to the windlight!

*sigh* Just as the series is ending! How cruel is that?!? Oh, well, at least I can use it in machinimas.

location: Saint Pete City by NevaCrystall

Technical notes

windlight: Annan Adored Dusty (modified)
filter: AutoContrast