July 03, 2008
Happy 4th of July!
We shot off some fireworks with the neighbors tonight. I manned the camera while the kids shot the fireworks. Brings back a lot of memories. Click on the photo above to view the slideshow. The audio track is Spirit In My Life by Cedric Gervais off of the Experiment album.
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June 17, 2008
The Ides of June
Here's some photos I shot in June. So far this month, I've mostly been riding my motorcycle and fly fishing. I've also been trying to shoot the local flora and fauna, as this is the best time of year for shooting wildflowers and baby critters up here in the hills.
Click on the Rocky Mountain Iris above to see a short slideshow of some of my photos from June. The audio track is "Supposed to Be" by Jack Johnson.
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June 08, 2008
Everyday
Yesterday, I took Jennifer and to an air-show. Then Jennifer and I met the neighbors down at Coors Field for a baseball game. They were shooting people at the game and showing them up on the giant screen. They happened to zoom in on Me and Rose with the two girls while Mark and Eric were off wandering around somewhere, so Rose and I had to play the happy couple with Jen and Allie.
Here's a slideshow of some shots that I took on Saturday. Music is "Everyday" by Carly Comando.
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May 19, 2008
Field Day 2008
Here's a collection of photos I shot in on Field Day, Friday May 16th of '08. Photos were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). For the indoor shots, I used a Canon Speedlite 580EX mounted on a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket mounted to a Canon BG-E2 battery grip with a custom-fabricated anti-twist bracket. For the long outside shots, I used a a Canon L-Series image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with a 77mm circular polarizing filter and an ET-83C hood.
I've posted 69 shots as a 7 meg (4:36) Adobe Flash slideshow(field_day.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser. Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
The soundtrack is New Soul by Yael Naim. (If you have a nagging sensation that you've heard this catchy song before, but can't remember where - Apple used it for their iMac Air commercial earlier this year.) Lyrics in extended entry.
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May 15, 2008
Monsters of May
Here's a series of photos I shot in May of '08 with a Canon EOS 40D and an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). For the indoor shots, I used a Canon Speedlite 580EX mounted on a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket mounted to a Canon BG-E2 battery grip with a custom-fabricated anti-twist bracket. For the wildlife shots, I used a a Canon L-Series image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with a 77mm circular polarizing filter and an ET-83C hood.
I've posted 56 shots as a 16 Meg (4:13) Adobe Flash slideshow(natural.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser. Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
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The soundtrack is Natural Blues by Moby. Lyrics in extended entry.
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May 07, 2008
Watkins Motocross
Yesterday, I went out to the Watkins Motocross track in Aurora. Since I'm basically broke, I rode my XR out there, instead of pulling it on a trailer behind the Tahoe, like most rational (employed) people would. Found Brian out there with a shiny new Chevy and his Honda CRF450. Pretty soon, Hunt showed up with another CRF, a Honda 400EX four wheeler, and little brother Ace in tow.
All three of these guys are crazy as loons, of course. Brian has broken more bones than Evil Knievel; I was behind him up around Vail Pass when he totaled one of his snowmobiles "high-marking" in the back bowls. (You can read more about him in the book Killing Strangers). Hunt drove a snowmobile clear across Canada. As in, from one side to the other - over 4,000 km (2,600 miles). Ace rides a Hurricane back East and swims competitively 9 months out of the year. I'm reasonably sure he could out-swim a dolphin.
I went around the track once, but spent most of my time shooting them, as they're fun to watch, soaring through the air like it's no big deal. I'm not so good at ramping, as my skirt tends to get caught in the chain and I'm always afraid I'll break a nail. But it was cool to watch them.
I went out and stood on the track with a Canon EOS 40D and shot them ramping above me, mostly using my shorter, image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with no filter to take maximum advantage of the light. Now, keep in mind that I'm shooting a motorcycle that's coming at me at probably 30 mph, and ramping past me, so I have approximately 1 second to try to shoot a series of 7 frames. And as the bike approaches, you have to zoom out and pan with the bike. Sometimes it works, sometimes, not so much. I got plenty of shots where I cut off the rider's head. It's easy to screw it up, trust me.
I've posted some of the shots as a 12 Meg (7:17) Adobe Flash slideshow(watkins.swf) you should be able to view with any browser. Alternately, you can view the slideshow as a Windows executable(watkins.exe) which allows the additional functionality of skipping forward, backward, and pausing the slideshow. I run AVG for my anti-virus software, and scan my entire network every night. If you're nervous about running watkins.exe, then you can run the watkins.swf version.
If you want a print or copy of a particular image, try viewing watkins_filename.exe(you can pause this one) or watkins_filename.swf(can't pause this one), as these versions of the slideshow have the image filenames watermarked into each picture. This way, you can specify which images you're interested in.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
The soundtrack is Leave by R.E.M. off of the New Adventures in Hi-Fi album. Lyrics in extended entry.
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May 06, 2008
April
This slideshow is composed of 52 images I shot in April of 2008. These photos were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. The slideshow (3:28) is a 7 Meg Adobe Flash file named summertime.swf created using Imagematics StillMotion Pro. The soundtrack is In he Summertime by Mungo Jerry off of the Wedding Crashers soundtrack.
Click on the photo above to view the slideshow. You should be able to view the video in any web browser.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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April 25, 2008
I Miss You
This slideshow is composed of 64 images I shot in February of 2004. These photos were captured with a Konica Minolta DiMage Z1. The slideshow (3:49) is a 12 Meg Adobe Flash named i_miss_you.swf file that you should be able to open and play with any web browser. (F11 toggles Full Screen)
The slideshow was created using Imagematics StillMotion Pro.
The soundtrack is I Miss You by Blink-182.
Click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. If you are running Windows, and want the super-tricked-out-version, and you're not nervous about running a .exe file from my site, click here for the ultra-high-res version that plays in a frame with pause, forward, and back buttons.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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March 03, 2008
March
This slideshow is composed of 39 images I shot in February of 2008. These photos were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. The slideshow (3:22) is a 13 Meg Adobe Flash file named tomorrow.swf created using Imagematics StillMotion Pro. The soundtrack is I Hope Tommorw Is Like Today by Guster. The song is in the movie Wedding Crashers, but it's not on the movie soundtrack. However, you can find the song on the album Keep It Together.
Click here to download the presentation. Alternately, you can download the slideshow as a Windows executable(tomorrow.exe), which provides the additional functionality of pause, skip forward and backward.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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February 10, 2008
February
This slideshow is composed of 48 images I shot in January and February of 2008. These photos were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. The slideshow (3:55) is a 16 Meg self-playing executable named february.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The soundtrack is Cold Girl Fever by The National, off of their self-titled album The National.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
Note: There is a bug in the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player. If the audio stops after about 8 seconds, this is due to a bug in Adobe Flash Player Version 9,0,115,0. To check your version of Adobe Flash Player go here. If you have Version 9,0,115,0 then the slideshow won't play properly. Try uninstalling Macromedia Flash Player and then install a prior release of Macromedia Flash Player.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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November 17, 2007
Photos From Peru
This slideshow is composed of 212 original images out of more than 6,500 photos I shot in Peru in the first half of November of 2007. These images where captured in Lima, Paracas, Nazca, Chilhuanca, Cusco, Urubamba, Machu Pichu, Aguas Caliente, Pilcopata, Atalaya, and Manu.
These images were captured with either my new Canon EOS 40D, or my old Canon EOS 20D. 10 days into my vacation to Peru, I dropped my brand-new-two-week-old Canon EOS 40D camera and Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens into a natural volcanic hot water spring by the river while bathing. Doh!
For this trip, I had my own Suzuki 4x4, and my a private driver (thanks, Chino!). In the jungle, 16 meter boat, my own private boat captain (Boris), my own cook (Rosana), and my own private jungle guide (Wilbert, aka Tarzan). This is the way to see Peru. :)
This slideshow (17:35) is an 74 Meg self-playing executable named peru.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtracks are:
- 9 Crimes by Damine Rice, off of 9.
- Love of the Loveless by the Eels, off of Shootenanny!.
- On A Day Like Today by Keane, off of Hopes and Fears!.
- I Want To Believe You by Lori Carson & Paul Haslinger, off of the Crazy/Beautiful soundtrack.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
Update: These photos are very rough, and could all use some work. When I find some time, I'll go back and clean up these images so they aren't so awful. Many were shot without filters in the middle of the day. But, hey, what do you want for free?
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November 16, 2007
Manu Nature Reserve
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in November of 2007 in the Manu Nature Reserve in the Peruvian portion of the Amazonian basin, including the Cloud Forest, the Eyebrow Mountain Range of the Eastern Andes, and the "Alto Madre de los Dios" (High Mother of the Gods) River and surrounding jungle.
Most of these images were taken with my old Canon EOS 20D and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, after I dropped my brand-new-two-week-old Canon EOS 40D camera and Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens into a natural volcanic hot water spring by the river while bathing. Doh!
For this trip, I had my own 16 meter boat, my own private boat captain (Boris), my own cook (Rosana), and my own private jungle guide (Wilbert, aka Tarzan). This is the way to see the Amazon basin. :)
This slideshow (4:24) is a 20 Meg self-playing executable named manu.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is I Want To Believe You by Lori Carson & Paul Haslinger, off of the Crazy/Beautiful soundtrack.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
Update: These photos are very rough, and could all use some work. They were shot with my backup camera, afterall. Also, I have thousands more photographs to dig through from the mountains and the desert, but these will probably be the best of the rain forest images, for what it's worth. I'm going to sleep now, as my plane left Peru this morning at 1:22 a.m. (EST), and I'm exhausted.
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August 14, 2007
Postcards From Nowhere: The Emerald Isle
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in August of 2007 in Ireland. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
These images were shot in and around Dublin, Cork, Owenahincha Beach, Kenmare, the Ring of Kerry and the Iveragh Peninsula, White Strand, Caherdaniel, Valentia Island, Cahirciveen, Killarney, the Dingle Peninsula, Inch Beach, Murreagh Beach, and Limerick.
This slideshow (4:21) is a 20 Meg self-playing executable named Ireland.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is Stars And Boulevards by Augustana, off of the Shrek The Third soundtrack.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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Postcards From Nowhere: The City of Lights
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in August of 2007 in Paris, France. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
This slideshow (4:58) is a 20 Meg self-playing executable named France.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is She Has No Time by Keane, off of the Hopes and Fears album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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July 16, 2007
Photos From June/July
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in June and July of 2007 in Colorado and Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
Many of these images are of the Honda XR400R that I just picked up. Brian and Les and I went up over Ptarmigan Pass. (Brian took the photos of me on the XR). The Honda is a really sweet ride, but it runs too rich over 10,000 feet, so we're definitely going to have to rejet the carburetor before I take it back up into the mountains.
Also, there's one picture of Jennifer and me camping out in Summit County. I took that shot late in the evening using a tripod and a timer. I kept the shutter open for a long time and we just held really still for the shot.
This slideshow (3:25) is a 15 Meg self-playing executable named other_ways.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is Other Ways by Trevor Hall, off of the Shrek The Third soundtrack.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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June 16, 2007
Bonnaroo 2007 Images
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in June of 2007 at Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. {If you look closely in the Rastafarian's sunglasses, you can see an image of your's truly.} All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
This slideshow (2:32) is a 13 Meg self-playing executable named bonnaroo.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The soundtrack is White Rabbit written by Grace Slick and perfomed by Grace Slick with Jefferson Airplane, off of the Surrealistic Pillow album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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June 02, 2007
Photos From May
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in May of 2007 in Colorado and Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
This slideshow (3:36) is a 15 Meg self-playing executable named changing.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is Everybody's Changing by Keane, off of the Hopes and Fears album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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May 20, 2007
Photos From April
Well, I'm finally getting around to posting my photos from April. Better late than never, I suppose.
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in April of 2007 in Colorado and Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
This slideshow (4:30) is a 19 Meg self-playing executable named trouble.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is Trouble by Cold Play, off of the Parachutes album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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April 06, 2007
Photos from March
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot in March of 2007 in Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens with a circular polarizing filter.
This slideshow (3:12) is a 15 Meg self-playing executable named strangers.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. The soundtrack is We Might As Well Be Strangers by Keane, off of the Hopes and Fears album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
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Lyrics in the exended entry.
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March 13, 2007
One Dogwood Winter in Tennessee
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot duing a 'Dogwood Winter' in Middle Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens.
This slideshow (4:06) is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named boston.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Boston by Augustana, off of the All the Stars and Boulevards album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the exended entry.
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March 03, 2007
Tennessee Winter
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot over the winter in Middle Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens.
This slideshow (3:58) is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named winter.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Gypsy Eyes by the Rippingtons, off of the Wild Card album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
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January 03, 2007
Christmas 2006
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot over Christmas break (2006) in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and either a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens or a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens.
This slideshow (4:13) is a 7 Meg self-playing executable named home.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Sunshine by Keane, off of the Hopes and Fears album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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December 10, 2006
One December
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot over one weekend in the foothills of Colorado in December of 2006. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (4:16) is a 7 Meg self-playing executable named RainKing.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Rain King by Counting Crows, off of the August And Everything After album. (This album contains many references to Saul Bellow's novel Henderson the Rain King).
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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November 06, 2006
The Unsung Hobo
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot over one weekend in October(2006). Most of these images were shot while I was riding in an open boxcar from TN to AL. There is also an aerial image of Nashville, and a few shots from Signal Mountain near Chattanooga, TN. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (3:47) is a 10 Meg self-playing executable named hobo.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie, off of the Plans album.
Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, or you're running Unix, or if you're nervous about running a .exe file from my site, then click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. The resolution is not quite as good on the Macromedia Flash version, and you can't pause and go backward and forward, but it loads faster, and it's a fairly decent presention. Click here if you need help.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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September 18, 2006
Photos from ID, MT, WY
I've been working in Idaho, and managed to get away to Montana and Wyoming this weekend. We went through Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Targhee National Forests. Really spectacular landscape. These photos don't do it justice.
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot over one week in September(2006) in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (3:47) is a 10 Meg self-playing executable named sparks.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Sparks by Coldplay, off of the Parachutes album.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on September 18, 2006 at 10:33 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
August 20, 2006
Aloha
Jennifer and I reluctantly returned from our vacation to Oahu and Hawaii today. Many thanks to Uncle Brian, Aunt Karen, and James for being such generous hosts in their beach front house in Waimanalo. Always makes it nicer to have such good friends to hang out with in paradise.
Hawaii is really indescribable. If you've never been to Hawaii, you need to go. Life is short. The earth is small. Enjoy your stay here. It will be over before you know it. :)
As for the colors in these images, they may look somewhat surreal or preternatural. Some might even suggest that they have been modified in photoshop. They have not. All I did in photoshop was adjust contrast, or, in some cases, lighten shadows on people's faces. In one image, I removed a powerline. This really is what the water in Hawaii looks like as viewed through a polarizing filter (or polarized sunglasses).
This slideshow is composed of original images I shot on Oahu and Hawaii. (Except the photos with me in them. Brian shot those. Thanks again, Brian.) All photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (5:56) is a 10.6 Meg self-playing executable named bittersweet.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve, available as a CD Import Single.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on August 20, 2006 at 08:20 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
July 16, 2006
Photos from Lickskillet, Tennessee
This slideshow is composed of images I shot on the Cumberland Plateau, near Lickskillet, Tennessee. Photos were captured using a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (6:00) is a 9 Meg self-playing executable named filter.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is Take a Picture by Filter, off of The Girl Next Door soundtrack.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on July 16, 2006 at 09:02 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
July 04, 2006
Venice, Louisiana
Before the eye of Hurricane Katrina hit the coast of Mississippi, it scoured the Mississippi River between Port Sulphur, Louisiana, and Venice, Louisiana, erasing civilization from that low, tenuous patch of land, sandwiched between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.
This slideshow is composed of images I shot where the eye of Katrina passed, between Port Sulphur and Venice, Louisiana. The photos were taken, 10 months after Hurricane Katrina, with a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow (4:02) is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named venice.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE+. Soundtrack is The Only Living Boy in New York by Simon and Garfunkel.
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May 14, 2006
Coffee County, Tennessee
This slideshow is composed of images I shot over five days in May of 2006 on the Cumberland Plateau in Middle Tennessee. The images were captured at multiple locations in Coffee County, Tennessee, including Cascade Springs, Lake Ovoca, Ledford Mill, Cedar Point, Duck River, Normandy Lake, Rutledge Falls, and other local landforms. (Link: Tips on shooting waterfalls.)
The photos were taken with a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, Canon EF 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens, and a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip. The presentation is mainly composed of wildlife and landscape photographs.
This slideshow (4:23) is a 22 Meg self-playing executable named tennessee.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is How To Save A Life by The Fray, a local band from Denver.
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April 26, 2006
Cypress Island Preserve
This slideshow is composed of images I shot over five days in April 2006 in the Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced CHAFF-uh-LIE-uh). The images were capured at mutliple locations near Lafayette, Louisiana, including Lake Martin, Swamp Gardens on Avery Island, New Iberia, Abbeville, Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, and Maringouin.
The photos were taken with a Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm lens f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens, and a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip. The presentation is mainly composed of wildlife and landscape photographs.
This slideshow (4:36) is a 24 Meg self-playing executable named lafayette.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Great High Mountain by Jack White, off of the Cold Mountain soundtrack.
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April 18, 2006
Colorado Rockies Spring Slideshow
This slideshow is composed entirely of images I shot in March/April 2006 with the Canon EOS 20D, Canon 17-85mm lens, a 67mm Hoya circular polarizing filter, and a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip. The presentation is mainly composed of outdoor landscape photographic experiments, and shots of my little ankle-biter and her friends.
This slideshow is an 23 Meg self-playing executable named desert_rose.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Desert Rose by Sting, the former front-man for The Police.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on April 18, 2006 at 11:37 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
April 07, 2006
San Francisco graffiti tour - Part 2
These photos were all shot from September through November of 2004 when I was commuting to South San Francisco. These images were captured with a Konica Minolta DiMage Z1 or a Canon EOS 20D. (You can tell the difference becase the Canon has a wider aspect ratio(3:2), compared to the Z1(4:3).
This 4 minute 25 second slideshow is a 28 Meg self-playing executable named babylon.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Babylon off of the White Ladder album by David Gray.
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More on San Francisco graffiti scene: Quality of Life, Piece by Piece, Graffiti Archaeology, Startmobile.net, Obey Giant, Street Art: The Spray Files
Technorati tags: Graffiti
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San Francisco graffiti tour - Part 1
I found a little present in my snail-mail box yesterday - an article from Tina from San Francisco magazine about the graffiti scene out in San Francisco. It got me to pining about all of the cool videos I had created, but then lost when my hard drive crashed a couple of years ago. So, I decided to try to pull some stills together and share some my thousands of images of San Francisco graffiti.
These photos were all shot in a photographic orgy from March 18-23 of 2003. The same week we went to war with Iraq. The same week that a massive blizzard hit the foothills of Colorado. The same week that I cut and ran to SF like a battered housewife fleeing in the night. I got out just a few hours before the hammer fell.
I shot these photos on a 4.1 megapixel Sony DSC-S85 digital camera, which I don't recommend and I sold on eBay shortly after I got it. However, the resolution is much better than the previous photos I had taken of San Francisco, which were just 640x480 stills from my Sony DCR-TRV330 HandyCam. So, these were the best images I'd ever taken in the city, at that point in time. Mostly, I was mostly just re-shooting graffiti I'd discovered between March and August of 2002, when I was commuting to Redwood City.
This 6 minute 24 second slideshow is a 42 Meg self-playing executable named baker_street.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Baker Street off of the City to City album by Gerry Rafferty.
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More on San Francisco graffiti scene: Quality of Life, Piece by Piece, Graffiti Archaeology, Startmobile.net, Obey Giant, Street Art: The Spray Files
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March 26, 2006
Sometimes An Island
Yet another pointless slideshow. This one has some shots of Lake Dillon's Silver Dollar Island, which is sometimes an island. When the water gets low, it's connected to land by a thin isthmus. Even if the lake is full, you can walk across the ice to the island nine months out of the year. But I digress...
These are some images I shot over the last few weeks with the Canon EOS 20D, Canon 17-85mm lens, a circular polarizing filter, and a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip. There's no real meaning to the presentation, so don't read too much into it. I'm experimenting with shooting some winter landscape photography, so a lot of the images are in black and white because there's not much color to begin with, and the black/white effect makes them a little more stark, IMHO.
This slideshow is an 29 Meg self-playing executable named bandwitch.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Bandwitch by Broken Social Scene, a loose association of freaks up in Canada.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on March 26, 2006 at 07:55 PM : Comments (6) | Permalink
March 08, 2006
Yet Another Jennifer Slideshow
These are some images I shot over the last few weeks with the Canon EOS 20D, Canon 17-85mm lens, and a circular polarizing filter. You may notice in the slideshow that Jennifer tricked me into buying her a rabbit by writing a note and leaving it in the basement where I would find it.
This slideshow is an 18 Meg self-playing executable named techno.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. I have no clue what the soundtrack is. I ripped it from a CD Carol "CQ" Rizzo had in San Francisco last year, and she had no clue what it was at that time. Some crack addict walked up to her in Seattle and handed her a CD with no label and said "check this out" and promptly dropped off the face of the earth. If you recognize the music, please post in the comments.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on March 08, 2006 at 10:09 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
January 03, 2006
Latest Jennifer Slideshow
These are some images I shot at the tail end of 2005, after I got my Canon EOS 20D back from its 2nd warranty repair trip to Irvine, CA. I'm experimenting some with black and white, which is a whole lot different than shooting in color, in that you have to pay much more attention to contrast. So, my black and whites are experimental at this point. Hopefully, they'll improve over time.
This slideshow is a 19 Meg self-playing executable named angel.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Angel by the Sarah McLachlan off of the Surfacing album, released in July of 1997. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
R.I.P. Chocolate Jr.
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November 26, 2005
New Original Hurricane Katrina Images
I went through the "Hard Hit 9th Ward" in East New Orleans, on the East side of the Industrial Canal. "Hard Hit" doesn't begin to cover it. Hard to believe that I shot these images on Friday, November 25th, three months after Katrina hit. Photos appear as though they could have been shot the day after the levee broke.
Apparently, if they want something to be trashed in New Orleans, they are instructed to spray paint "TFC" on the side of it and set it on the curb. Anyone know what TFC stands for? I have no clue. Please post.
This slideshow is a 13 Meg self-playing executable named thievery.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Lebanese Blonde by the Thievery Corporation off of the Garden State Soundtrack. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
Technorati tags: Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Hurricane, New Orleans
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on November 26, 2005 at 04:33 PM : Comments (3) | Permalink
Don't Panic
These are original images of a fall in the Deep South. This slideshow is a 6 Meg self-playing executable named dont_panic.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Don't Panic by Coldplay off of the Garden State Soundtrack. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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Related Post: Christmas photos from Louisiana and Mississipppi - December 2004
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on November 26, 2005 at 03:28 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 02, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Photographs - New Original Images
My brother is a civil engineer working to repair what remains of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. When I got back from Burning Man, he tried to get me to go down and shoot the coast. I didn't go, so he shoots pictures when he's working out in the field. From Colorado, it's hard for me to grasp what they're dealing with in Biloxi. His images do an excellent job of portraying just how utterly devestating the storm was, and ho