Archive for November, 2008

Family

For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! For the rest of you, Happy Thursday! Hope it’s a good one. :)
Technical Details
Aperture Value: f/5.6
Focal Length: 280mm
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed Value: 1/160 sec
Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park, California

Wet Cat

We had gone down to San Diego a couple of weeks ago just for the weekend. Given the limited time, we decided to hit the Zoo and Wild Animal Park. This photo was taken at the later. When we were there, as you can see, it decided to rain. A lot. Luckily we were on [...]

Pygmy Seahorse Sketch

Just a little sketch I did to pass the time during a meeting.

Ball point pen on graph paper

Sketchbook: Beware (and Owl)

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Yay! A new sketchbook!
I decided to splurge and get myself a nice moleskine watercolor book. So far I don’t regret this decision. The owl on the left was done in pencil and the critters on the right were done in pen and gouache watercolor. I’m finding that I really like gouache.
This gets [...]

MaAH Illustration: Gloria’s Last Moments

This is a recent illustration I did for P.G. Holyfield’s story, Murder at Avedon Hill as accompaniment to chapter 35. If you haven’t already checked out this wonderful fantasy novel, you really should. The audio version is free via the MaAH website or Podiobooks. The print version is also available for purchase.

I worked this piece [...]

Mummotheop Sketch

Mummotheop has a story, but I’m not sure what it is yet. I’m planning on coloring this piece, so hopefully Mummotheop will tell me her story during that process. ;)

Fence Lizard

I have to say, I got some really good lizard stalking experience while attempting to photograph these critters.
This is a western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis).
Technical Details
Aperture Value: f/7.1
Focal Length: 55mm
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed Value: 1/125 sec
Location: Horsethief Butte, Washington

Diode Bracelet

A few weeks ago I was in the mood to make a bracelet. I raided our old electronics bins for some interesting parts I could hack into some beads. These diodes were just what I was looking for. I took a couple of needle nose pliers and some wire cutters and bent the ends into [...]

Lady

Technical Details
Aperture Value: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Program: Program
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed Value: 1/1000 sec
Location: Horsethief Butte, Washington

Mountains

Technical Details
Aperture Value: f/10
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed Value: 1/50 sec
Location: Mount St. Helens Volcanic National Park, Washington

Technical Details
Aperture Value: f/7.1
Focal Length: 125mm
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO: 200
Shutter Speed Value: 1/320 sec
Location: Mt. Hood, Lolo Pass, Oregon
Other: HDR Processing




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