I just love how these fake tilt-shift photos come. I am a little bit obsessed right now, though I am running out of suitable shots to convert. I have never gone out to shoot anything with the intention of editing them like this, but I just might start. In any case, here are 4 more… [...]
This is my first attempt at a fake tilt-shift effect using Photoshop. I followed this really simple tutorial. I know there are some better, more advanced versions out there, but this one seemed to do the trick. What do you think?
Since I don’t have access to flickr and I don’t have a new gallery built yet, we’ll all have to tolerate sporadic photo postings here. I recently took a bunch of long exposure shots of some architecture in Dubai. I thought I would share a handful of the best here. Dubai Creek (this one might [...]
When I get my dry-cleaning/washing done, the place where I send it, Champion Cleaners, overdoes it a bit. First of all, they pick up and deliver the damn clothes. It can’t get any better than that. But, the only options for t-shirts is “folded” or “hung” and, for Dubai, it is not cheap. There is [...]
I went to see some F1 Powerboat racing this afternoon at the Dubai Marina, just south of where the Palm Jumeirah is being built. We sat in stands along the shore, and massively powerful powerboats raced around something called “Logo Island,” reaching speeds in excess of 150MHP. It was impressively fast and impressively noisy, despite [...]
“This is Flight 10 to Tower, we’ve got a primary reverse oil pump malfunction light. Standby.” “Acknowledged. Standing by.” “Proceeding with emergency checklist.” “The primary oil pump for the reverse thruster is out. Does that mean anything else for us?” “Ummm. No, I don’t think so. The only issue will be reverse on the ground. [...]
The good news or the bad news? Well, first the good news. The rumors are true. I have returned from vacation to find YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, and probably other formerly blocked websites now up and running fine in Dubai. I imagine some of the backlash over Skype access caused them to rethink their strategy on [...]
The sign above the sink in the kitchen reads, “DO NOT use sink for 3 hours!” Ummm, 3 hours from when retard? The sink is filled nearly to the top with dirty water and dishes and cups.
Here is Skype, getting bigger, but still very tiny, stuck up on the wall. In the second photo you can make out the little gooey pads on the bottom of his foot. Click to zoom. I want to crush his little Sleestack head. Doesn’t he look like a Sleestack? You know, from Land of the [...]
Here are the answers to some questions I asked myself today. See if you can guess the questions. Click “Read the rest of this entry” to see the real questions. A1. 43 A2. 33 A3. .004 A4. 4 A5. 1 A6. 3 A7. 72 A8. 0 A9. 1 A10. 0 A11. 14 A12. 0 A13. [...]
Look at his little fingernails!!! AArrrrghhhhhh!! The other night I trapped little Skype in a plastic food container. It was 3am and I couldn’t sleep. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I played with him for a little while. Clare thinks “played with” means “tortured” and she’s probably right. In [...]
HER: “hi – everything ok? haven’t heard from you in a while… i’m going to the post office tomorrow to send your camera disk – anything from the western world you would like popped in the envelope?” ME: “No darlin, I don’t need anything from the western world other than freedom of speech and a [...]