- Jan 29
- 3 min read
CreedScholarsVP - January Highlights
Written by Chris
Welcome to our new series of articles that looks at all the amazing virtual photography creations from the community over the past month and highlights a few favourites. We will take one shot from all the tags we track over on Bluesky app and showcase them here.
First up we have a stunning capture from our #MirageMonday tag by VP artist @podtogo.bsky.social
The picture shows the Ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, located on the outskirts of Baghdad, with the Winter Palace in the background. A Ziggurat is a man made structure, even though at a distance it can easily look like a rock formation or small mountain.
Not only can you see Basim at the top of the viewpoint but if you look to the bottom left you can actually see his horse standing by at the foot of the man made cliff.
With how far back the camera is, it really shows off the scale of the area. Basim looks tiny in the shot adding to the sense of vast desert. Wide landscape shots are always some of my favourites, and this seemed like the perfect choice to showcase for Mirage Monday.
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Next we have an intriguing shot from our #OriginsTuesday tag by VP Artist @thedestroyer99.bsky.social
Using mods, the artist has swapped Bayek's model for a reskin of Aya, creating a more unique picture for Assassin's Creed Origins. It depicts her walking through an ill-lit crypt or temple. Even though she has her torch in hand, her face is completely darkened out giving the shot a more mysterious or even sinister feel to it.
We were robbed in Origins with Aya being side-lined in favour of Bayek. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love Bayek but I really do love seeing peoples pictures of our Creed mother, whether through mods or using the discovery tour.
A perfect shot to show off the best of Origins Tuesday.
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For #OdysseyWednesday we have this peaceful shot from VP artist @cyriellevp.bsky.social
This shot just screams Greek culture and I love it. Its peaceful and calming to look at the farmers picking olives off the trees. Dressed in their light outfits and straw hats, it truly looks like an amazing place to be.
With many olive tree plantations found all over Ubisoft's depiction of Greece, its no wonder that I have similar pictures in my own virtual photography files of beautiful olive orchards.
True Beauty for Odyssey Wednesday.
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"Round 1, FIGHT!" For #ValhallaFriday we have this action shot from VP artist @hedronik.bsky.social
I adore actions shots! I think they are the best and hardest kind of picture to pull off. With this capture we see Eivor swiping his axe across the chest of a Nordic guard, causing a stream of blood to spray to the right of the picture.
With the positioning of the camera, the blurred background and the blood splatter, this shot showcases the moment Eivor liberates his crew and make an escape.
A great moment to capture for Valhalla Friday.
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Next we have this striking picture for #SisterhoodSaturday by VP artist @wondernoob.bsky.social
The capture shows Myrrine from Assassin's Creed Odyssey with her arms crossed and her spear on her back. There are few people better to symbolise the sisterhood than Myrrine. Brave, strong and beautiful, but also deeply haunted by her past, she embodies everything that women have had to endure over the centuries.
A true hero for SIsterhood Saturday.
Side note: When we changed our ACVPSisterhood tag to SisterhoodSaturday I was worried that the tag might fall into obscurity, but you fine people have showed up and SisterhoodSaturday continues to be one of our most used tags.
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Last up is this beautiful picture from the #CreedScholarsVP tag by @mangaman44.bsky.social
Less is more is a great saying, and I really do think it's a good train of thought to have when taking pictures in games. This capture shows an silhouetted Kassandra holding her bow and facing off into the sunset.
This is the type of capture that always draws me in! The warm tones along with the simplicity of the picture transports me into that scene, and now all I wish is that I was on a Greek beach.
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