exploring nature’s infinite connections
I was searching through my Lightroom catalog today for a client who was looking for some leaf images and came across this one I had completely forgot about. This is an image where I was playing with some blending modes and a texture. The layered file date is from Dec...
I am hoping you kind folks can help me with a test. . I had a visitor mention that my gallery and index page is simply displaying red 'x's when visiting (Using Windows IE6, and was also tested using Firefox). . However, when I have tested it from another PC, from...
Perhaps a rule bender, or a light bender - both can be done through the use of a specialty lens called a Lensbaby. . Certainly the Lensbaby is not a new type of lens, they are now on their 4th generation or so. The operating principle of this lens is that you can...
I was saddened to learn earlier this week that Radiant Vista, a website I have been fond of for a very long time (see my post from April 2006), one I have referred to in my own posts in the past, is no more. . The site is officially "closed" as of Oct 24. . Instead...
I am sure most of you are familiar with this statement when it comes to viewing art.. "I just don't get it." As I have launched off of before, there are a series of Brooks Jensen podcasts (LW0428, LW0429, LW0430) that got me thinking about this whole concept of...
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that there exist different views to explore other than the plane that we walk on. . Fall is my favorite time of year - not only for the crisp, cool air - general lack of bugs (those darn mosquitoes are still around in mid-October...
X-rite has an interesting test they have posted on their site called "Test your Color IQ" - which perhaps is a test of your color distinction abilities and also how well calibrated your monitor is. . You can take this test here. I took the test a few days ago, and...
I read some inspiring paragraphs recently in a post by Joe McNally, who often has quite a few stories to tell in the adventures and trials of being a pro photographer for some of the big names out there. . It is long post that covers a lot of ground, so I may not be...
I have been receiving some nag emails from my host that I was long overdue to upgrade my installation of Wordpress. . Apparently there were some older Wordpress files that were triggering some alarms that needed security patches. . They weren't really forcing me to...