With the long winter nights upon us there is more time to spend on research and visual stimulation, that’s what I call watching movies!

So I decided to revisit one of my favorite trilogies, now in six movies. Yes, I am talking about the Star Wars! It was my first time seeing the new movies and first time after maybe 12 years seeing the original ones. Seeing them in the order to follow the story it is really interesting to see what once was ground breaking visual approach to what the expectation is in our present culture. The story is epic and fabulous! And it is amazing how technical limitations did not stop George Lucas from bringing his ideas to fruition then. Maybe it was thanks to those limitations that those movies are so endearing. Seems we humans are very willing to forgive visual shortcomings if we get emotionally invested in the story.

These images are an ongoing inspiration to me. When I saw them first I was totally blown away! They are by a French photographer Cedric Delsaux, http://www.cedricdelsaux.com. He brings the Star Wars into your backyard! Ah, it’s so sweet! I don’t know Cedric I have only seen his work on his website, but I already like him as a person. Anyone who takes that kind of time and effort to create visuals like this must be cool! Very cool! There is a huge series of these on his website and it looks like this is an ongoing project for him. You must check them out! Cedric, you are super cool!

The landscapes on Cedric’s website are spectacular as well. I am not big on shooting landscape, but I know a great image when I see it and this website is loaded with some of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen.

The Star Wars images are under the Dark Lens section. Sweet! http://www.cedricdelsaux.com/#