Deviant art

So I've posted a few of my photos from Sydian Photography on Deviantart, an online art community. Part of the reason I did this is to hopefully gain some criticisms and ideas, but also because they have a simple set up for purchasing prints and such, though they also take a large chunk of the profit. Easiest way for me to try and sell anything though at the moment, until I have the time to set up a system on my own site. Anyways, if you'd like to check out my gallery on deviant art, click here. There are also some older photos of mine up there that are not on my Sydian.

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Adventures in HDR

So I mentioned HDR photography before. I've uploaded a few of my attempts to a picasa album and thought I'd share the link here. The software I'm using is a trial version, so the final images are tagged with a watermark, but you get the idea. There are three sets of four images so far, each laid out in the following order; normal exposure, under exp, over exp, HDR image. The one of the windmills is my favorite.

I set out to get more photo's yesterday to practice with different focal points and such, but my battery died and I'm unable at the moment to find the charger. I think I may be purchasing a new one tomorrow. Grr.

4175 miles later

I cashed in my quarters at $396.25, and we hit the road at 3am Saturday morning, waiting only for me to shower after work. Over the next ten days Ammiel and I wandered to Texas and back by way of Denver and Salt Lake, visiting friends and family along the way. I rarely have time to read these days, so I took advantage of my turns in the passenger seat to read four books (I think Amm read eight or so... and I thought I read fast). The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time was an interesting read, as was Terry Pratchett's Nation. I didn't find nearly as many scenic views or curious attractions to photograph as I had expected, but I did find a few, and often the sights were beautiful just not photogenic.

Day one of the trip ended with quick jump out of a plane with my sister and her husband at Mile High Skydiving in Longmont, CO. Day two was spent with Amm's wonderful grandmother Lorene, who treated us to a spectacular breakfast of baby dutch pancakes. Much of our three days in texas was spent either climbing/bouldering at the local rock climbing gym, or massaging each other's aching arms and hands. We camped one night in Arizona at my sister's second favorite drop zone, Skydive Arizona, in Eloy. Sunday night was at Amm's friend Micha's in Cottonwood, AZ, where we had the pleasure of meeting the most chill dog I've ever seen, The Professor, before heading on to Zion National Park for an overnight camping/hiking mini-adventure. Then Salt Lake area for two days, visiting two of my best friends and their adorable daughter, and a couple more of Amm's friends.

4175 miles later we returned to Bozeman in time for me to work my Thursday night bartending shift. Now its back to the grindstone, so to speak, and time to start saving quarters for my next mini-adventure; I'm thinking Seattle.