Archive for May, 2008

Picasso Marble

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I am a bit of a loss for words lately and also running frantic gathering things together before I leave town.   My ‘day job’ is sending me off to Germany and the Czech Republic for a week.   Probably no time for pictures though.  Always interesting experiencing other cultures and lands - though I absolutely hate […]

Green photographic papers

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Quite often when you read about new inkjet papers, most of the discussion is centered around characteristics such as DMax, gamut, archivalness, optical brighteners, feel, weight, durability, etc, etc.   It is disappointing that you don’t read a lot about sustainability.   Afterall, it seems to be one of the key environmental buzzwords of the time.  “Recycled” […]

New rock abstract pictures

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

I have uploaded some new rock images to my stone abstracts gallery:
New rock pictures include:
Picasso Marble
Namibia Pietersite
Red Mushroom Jasper
Amethyst Sage (with dendrites that resemble trees)
All are available as fine art prints, canvas, and for rock stock!

Association with the familiar

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

While photographing this particular piece of pietersite, I couldn’t help notice a section of it that resembled a waterfall.   It seems to happen that way when we view abstracts.  Our minds try to make sense of it by trying to associate what we are seeing with something familiar.   Normally just some interesting patterns are enough […]

Human spamming scum

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Sorry folks if you have seen the occasional strange comment post get in the blog lately.   It seems over the past 6 months there is a new type of spammer emerging - actual humans set on getting some type of advertising link into my post comments vs. some other type of automated spam.   […]