Botany Bay
I could not sleep this morning, so I decided to drive to Port Renfrew on the west coast of Vancouver Island. This is a 110 Km drive each way on a very windy road (very fun to drive if you Read More …
Author: Alan
Lup with flame
A couple of months ago I took some photos of my friend Nevada dressed as Lup. One of the images needed a flame. I tried creating one in Photoshop, but I was not really happy. As I am trying to Read More …
Ants Version 1
I have been teaching myself Java programming lately1. I have some long term projects I would like to explore, but I have come up with a little program where “ants” learn to find “honey” while avoiding a strip of “flypaper”2. Read More …
POTM – July 2018
The month of July has been very hot. In fact many heat records have been broken. This is not news, but I have never been great in the heat. I can easily get heat exhaustion, if not heat stroke. Maybe Read More …
Backup your backups
I thought I had a good backup system. I had a duplicate copy of my photos on two external drives as well as a backup server. I was using a program to synchronize the three copies. Somehow this program decided Read More …
I was curious so I set up a <a href=”https://spark.adobe.com/page/4d8Pc7ak67li6/”>page</a>. It seems very (VERY) simplified. but it does create embed code… Maybe it would be a nice way to embed video or a slideshow in a website. Time will tell…
Publishing Options
Adobe has come up with a new “website” creator, SPARK. It is a free online service to create a simple web presence. I was curious so I set up a page. It seems very (VERY) simplified. but it does create Read More …
POTM – June 2018
Here is my Photo Of The Month for June (POTM). I chose this image for a number of reasons. I did not get out to do much personal work this month (time seems to fly), but this image was part Read More …
POTM – May, 2018
I had a tough time choosing my photo of the month this time. I went on a vacation in Tofino and took a lot of photos. This was taken at Bog Trail, and I think represents the trail quite well. Read More …
“Rare” Velella Velellas
Last week in Tofino, I did not realize I was witnessing a somewhat rare occurrence. I saw what seemed like millions of jellyfish washed up on the beach. It turns out these were somewhat rare velella velellas These are open Read More …