Flight To Orion

The inspiration for this piece was poster for the 1951 film Flight to Mars. The primary visual element in the poster is that large red orb surrounded by a red-orange halo. Bettina has taken thousands of photos and I have seen some of the sun with a halo around it, but for the life of me can't find a good example to use. However, I did use two of her photos for this picture. A photo of the sun with somewhat of a starburst effect around it and another photo of a fiery red sun taken around sunset. I superimposed the fiery red pic over the other, chose a more striking color palette, and changed the destination to Orion. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Rocky Jones: The Forbidden Moon

My take on the Rocky Jones Space Ranger episode "The Forbidden Moon" Chapter one airing on June 19, 1954. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Saturn Fly-by

 

Rocky Jones New World's - Pt 5

It had occurred to me that, although the color photos are nice, when I was growing up everything I watched on TV was in black-&-white. And if I was trying to tune into any of the Chicago stations, then it was more like watching a snowstorm through the windows. With that in mind, here's my rendition of a Saturday or Sunday morning watching Chicago TV in Milwaukee. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Rocky Jones New World's - Pt 4

This was the last of the four scenes I made with the Orbit Jet and I like the textured look of this one. It reminds me of Sunday morning's when we came home from church and I tried to watch Flash Gordon serials being played on one of the Chicago stations (we lived in Milwaukee). Often times the picture was distorted by all the static but of course it would have been in black-&-white and I'll post that picture tomorrow. Until then - Enjoy! Opa Fritz

 

Rocky Jones New World's - Pt 3

Bettina has managed to capture our fiery Southwestern skies on multiple occasions by doing nothing more than stepping out on the patio at sunset and taking a few photos. I've used several of her shots as backgrounds in other works, but this is one of my favorites. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

Rocky Jones New World's - Pt 2

My personal preference seems to have my spaceships landing or taking off on dark fiery worlds or at night. For this one I decided to follow the light and I like it a lot. It uses the same mountain ranges and placement of the Orbit Jet, but utilizes one of Bettina's sky photos as the sky backdrop. Enjoy! Opa Fritz

 

Rocky Jones New World's - Pt 1

Back in June 2016 I posted four photos of the Builder's Science Rocky Jones XV2 the Orbit Jet taking off from four different planets. They were all the same basic photo layout, only the background was changed. These four photos were meant to be the start of a new series but you know how I am - easily distracted - and I didn't start that series until this month! Okay, fine. Here's the first of that four part Rocky Jones series. Enjoy! Opa Fritz