Keep It Simple
Sometimes when taking a photo it is tempting to include a lot of “stuff” to give you more to look at. Often it is better to get rid of all the extraneous and simplify the composition. This photo was inspired Read More …
Author: Alan
POTM – August 2018
August was a tough month photographically. the weather is not very dramatic, it is very busy at work, and as a consequence, I find it very hard to get out to take photos. I did get out to Port Renfrew, Read More …
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 …
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 …