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Finding Film

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0700

Retro Photography

Heart for Everyone

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:46:01 -0500

Everybody needs love….

Quick Photo Walk

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:31:10 -0500

Lovely day to take a stroll

Color After Freeze

Sat, 29 May 2021 11:34:27 -0500

Nature Recovers

Butterfly on Yellow Flower

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0700

Macro or not to Macro

Life in the new world

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0700

Strange things are up at the QuickieMart

Another week (or three), more weird

Fri, 15 May 2020 08:00:00 -0700

Settling in to the ‘New Normal’

Week 5

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0700

How are you coping?

Happy Christmas!

Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:25:08 -0500

Photos of Christmas 2019

Hill Country Camping

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:25:08 -0500

Camping in the hills

Huntsville State Park Camping

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:25:08 -0500

Camping in the woods

A Duck Approaches

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 22:17:02 -0500

Just Silliness

Black and White School Park

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:25:08 -0500

Park study in Black and White

Photos from Bournemouth 2019-06

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:25:08 -0500

More British Photos

Photos from the Park

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:25:08 -0500

Ducks, Squirrels, and Photo Gallery, Oh My!

Houston's Graffiti Wall

Wed, 08 May 2019 22:10:45 -0700

Some Houston Street Art

TRF 2018 Photos : General

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:15:27 -0700

Part four of my TRF Photos series. This time the photos which did not fall into any of the other categories.

Fall Colors I

Fall Colors II

Yellow Dragon

Sunflower

Green Man

Press

Hanging Shadows

Rat Pack

Bird Whistles

Here Be Dragons!

Straw Brooms

Play with Me

TRF 2018 Photos : Holiday

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:15:26 -0700

Part three of my TRF Photos series. This time looking at Holiday decorations.

Beaver and Tree

Hanging Ornament I

Hanging Ornament II

Hanging Ornament III

Window Cat

Holiday Duck!

TRF 2018 Photos : Water Lilies

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:15:50 -0700

Part two of my TRF Photos series. Today, Water Lilies from the Water Lilly Garden.

TRF 2018 Photos : People

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:15:36 -0700

This is the first of a few posts on the photos from the second weekend we went to TRF.

This time around, I brought my main camera and took more photos. Lots more.

This is a few of the people pictures that I think turned out well. There were some others I took, but I was not happy with the results. Photographing people is not something I normally do, so it is an area I do need to explore and work on.

Quick Photos from TRF

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:52:27 -0700

As is our habit, we often go to TRF. This weekend, we finally made it. However, the weather was less than perfect. Around 50F and raining off and on. I still had a good time, and the family mainly enjoyed themselves as well, but I kept the small camera I brought with me away for most of the day.

I did manage to get a couple of keepers, but not a lot.

Trip to the Park in B&W

Tue, 26 Dec 2017 00:12:50 -0700

Mainly B&W, and mainly from the park. 🙂

4th of July Break

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:12:05 -0700

The family took to the road again for the 4th of July holiday, returning to Galveston, TX. This time, just three days, but it was a nice break.

This is just one of the pictures I took. The others that I like are here.

More Travel

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:42:45 -0700

Well, I had to open my mouth and say that I thought things were going to slow down. About that…

So, I get word late on a Friday I needed to get to New York for a meeting with a vendor. A frantic hour or so later, and I have things booked, and that Sunday, I have this view:

In my rush to pack (I had lots of little things to get done before climbing on the plane, including a quick round of D&D with the kids: ), I totally forgot my camera. So, I spent some time playing phone-photographer. The results are here.

Trip To Bournemouth, UK

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:07:10 -0700

Sorry for the lack of updates, but the last few months have been very busy with work and everything going on with the kids and their activities. It is summer time, so now I might be able to get some rest.

So, last month I got to go visit Bournemouth, UK for work. I was going over for a kick-off meeting on a new phase of the project I have been working on for a while.

P365 - Monthly Checkin 02

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:24:12 -0700

Another quick update on how I am doing with my Project 365.

See my previous update for how I did last month.

This month, while I posted a pic every day, aside from some of the Lego macro shots, I am not as happy with the subject matter. I need to work on that.

P365 - Monthly Checkin 01

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:51:20 -0700

Just a quick check on how I am doing for my Project 365.

As you can see, I missed one day so far.

Flower Experiments

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 07:55:44 -0700

As you may remember, I have been working on my Project 365 (take and post a picture for 365 days). Well, so far, I am 20 for 20!

But, in getting one for yesterday, I ended up taking a bunch of pictures. I decide to share the best, and you can find them here. Enjoy.

More Photo experiments

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 06:20:21 -0700

So, with my little project, I have been playing around with some new techniques in my photo work-flow. This is an example of a before and after image on one of the new things I am playing with:

Photo Experiment

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:54:17 -0700

Had a bit of down time tonight, and started playing with a new version of the photo editing software I use most of the time. Found a new plug-in, and I like the results:

New Year Check-in

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:36:14 -0700

First week of the new year is behind us, and how are things looking? Well, aside from the cold over the weekend, I think things are going okay.

I have not done formal resolutions for a while, but I have tried to improve myself, and sometimes a new effort matches up with the calendar. Aside from my New Year’s Day Post

Happy Christmas

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 07:31:44 -0700

Note- This is late due to software breakage

Just a quick note before the end of the year to wish everyone a happy Christmas, holidays, and/or New Year!

TRF 2016

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 21:53:56 -0700

This last weekend was the last weekend for the 2016 Texas Renaissance Festival. Since the fall has been a bit crazy with sports and the new job that we only got to go one time this year.

Naturally, I took my camera, but as luck would have it, the battery which said it was full before I left was actually flat, and died on me. I ended up using my phone (Nexus 5x), which turned out took decent pictures within limits. Action shots were out. However, I did manage to get a a few I liked, so on the photographic front, it was not a total loss.

Harley Hates Bad Drives

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:30:36 -0700

Drive failed. Harley does not like that….

Houston's Amazing Comic Con 2016

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 23:21:22 -0700

This weekend, we went to the Houson’s Amazing Comic Con. As normal, we had fun, and as normal, I brought a camera. This one was not the big rig, but a small, older point-n-shoot type, so I am not totally happy with all the pics, but I did get some some good ones

I still have some other pictures to process and post, so there will be more coming….

Deadpool BOFH

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:33:17 -0700

There is a new sheriff in town.

SpaceCity Comic Con 2016

Mon, 30 May 2016 21:11:46 -0700

Many, many, many years ago, I went to a comic/game convention in Austin. This was pre-internet, and really pre-console gaming, so the games were all table top type. Steve Jackson Games was prototyping something called ‘Car Wars’. Pretty cool stuff.

But, I never really had a chance to go back to one. Until this year. This past weekend, we went to SpaceCity Comic Con 2016. It was a hoot. Learned a few things (pay for the tickets at the door, as the line was way shorter; don’t leave the food area with food and expect them to let you back in; silly things like that).

A Christmas Present for you

Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:14:38 -0700

Happy Christmas day for those who celerbate, and happy Friday for those who don’t.

I have added two new links to the sidebar. The first is just a link to my privacy statement. No big deal…I don’t store stuff, and I don’t collect stuff. Simple.

The other is to a local photo gallery which I will try to remember to update as I get more interesting pictures to share.

Here is to 2015 being almost over.

Galveston, Summer 2015

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 00:18:22 -0700

We took a quick vacation to the island, and of course I took my cameras.

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Vegas, again

Sat, 06 Jun 2015 10:06:48 -0700

Once more, off the Las Vegas for to work a trade show. This year, I was helping present training, so I was tucked away in a basement most of the trip, and did not get out to do much in the way of sight-seeing aside from walking around the hotel.

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But, I did find time to snap a few pictures.

Goodbye 2014!

Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:44:55 -0700

As 2014 draws to a close, I look back at the year.

Overall, it was a good year. The family staid reasonably health (just a case of the flu which every one of us caught).

Work slowed down a bit after only three trips, and the last one was in June, but I did get to spend two weeks in London which was cool. While the work has been not what I really want to be doing, it has been interesting, and next year promises to be very interesting. I have no clue if travel is in the cards or not, but I will keep the camera handy.

Rewards for Hard Travel

Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:06:15 -0700

So, in 2013, I went to China twice, Tokyo, Las Vegas, London twice, and Barcelona. This was enough to get me some serious air miles. I decided to turn them into something to help me get back into photography, so I got Olympus OM-D E-M5. This is one of the latest in the line of Olympus DSLR. This one is a micros 4/3, with a built-in Electronic View Finder (EVF).

On the Road Again

Tue, 20 May 2014 12:05:59 -0700

The reason I was busy at work is that I was getting ready for two different trips to conduct three different training courses.

Last week I was down in Mexico City to present some training to folks from Latin and Central America on one of our new products. Next month, I head off to Lost Wages, er, Las Vegas, for our major conference and two different training courses, while supporting a third.

BINS Photo Album

Mon, 21 May 2007 18:05:00 -0700

EDIT 2019-06-22: It seems like the BINS website is gone. Do not know if this is temporary or not.

BINS Photo Album

The BINS Photo Album is a package to generate static web pages from the command line. Why would you want to do this? Well, most of the dynamic web photo albums require that the server do all the work when the client requests the images, thus either slowing it down, or requiring a very beefy server. Also, you introduce the chance for a script-kiddie from hacking your site. Not good.