Both photos taken by Prad Prathivi at Heritage Key King Tut Virtual

 The first place goes to Jarl Soderstrom

The second place goes to Amelie Carlucci

The third, finally is for Dakotah Yue

Swansong Elements Flickr Photo Contest

Black Swan has been filled with some  wonderful dresses, skins, hair, and jewellery all of which have been so beautifully created.Each design have gorgeous details like the one on the left by Zaara Kohime. Look at those leaves how they fly with the wind.

I must say as this is the last show in Black Swan I am rather emotional. When we first had the idea of Fashion Inspired series based on Black Swan we never really thought it would be such a great success. Through many events, I have met many designers, models and bloggers who then became friends. I am sure we will come up with some other ideas to work on together. I am going to be a bit secretive shhhhhh but already some ideas are developing so be prepared :)

Before I say too much, I just wanna remind you some important dates.

First one is today : wonderful Model, DJ , fashionista and a friend Mavi Beck is throwing a great big three hour long party in Black Swan.

There are just 10 days of The Swansong left, and the countdown has begun to the final showing of the collection on the 17th of August. We are holding this one at the friendly time of 6pm for those of you that work during the day... and my friends in Australasia. Plus there's going to be a fairly rocking afterparty when the models sashay off the runway around 7pm. The sim completely filled well before the Premiere and Redux showings, so if you missed those get to Black Swan early for Conclusion.

As the bloggers swing into gear for the Swansong, a crucial factor used to convey our message is presenting images. A visual element can snag a casual browser and turn him or her into a reader. Capturing that perfect picture is a magic all its own- but then how do you share it? Many blogs offer a built-in image upload, but this only allows for so much flexibility. As the realm of Second Life expands, people are looking for more ways to share-

That’s where FlickR comes in.

The First Prize

Second Place

Rebeca Bashly grabs the second place with this wonderfully moody photo. Mary Mayhem looks great in blonde. More of Rebecca's photos can be seen here

SL is much like playing digital barbies in a lot of ways.  We can buy tons of outfits, shapes, and hair.  We can setup dream houses and fly around in jets.  My inventory is chock full of accessories.  So many shoes, jewels, and outfits that would make a seven year old green with envy.  Even with all that loot, I was fighting the weekend blah.  My friends were uber busy, I had conquered the hair fair lag, been to SL6B, the RL weather was lousy, and there was nothing on the TV.  So in an effort to shake things up, it was time for another experiment: a significant and drastic change.  Enter December Immortal Barbie...I mean avatar.