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Gigapixel: AI Done Right
There are some AI applications that border on magic.

AI is everywhere, in everything, all the time, or so it seems, and the common thread is that it’s underwhelming. Fortunately, there are some exceptions.

Published Thursday, 16 May 2024, 15:52
Categorized as AI, Photography Tagged Affinity Photo 2, Gigagpixel AI, photography

Random Thursday: The [Mostly] Photos Edition
Anything worthy seeing is worth photographing.

Photo: Panorama of the view from our back porch
"...doo doo doo, lookin' out my back door..."

A variety of pictures of plants, animals, fungi, and dissected machinery. You know, the usual.

Published Thursday, 25 April 2024, 13:11
Categorized as Photography, Plant Life, Random Thursday, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged photography, squirrels, wildflowers

Drone Drama: Downed & Drowned
The eclipse was awesome, but the related trauma wasn't.

Image: partial eclipse appearing to eat a drone

The fact that the eclipse could wreck my drone was apparently not a surprise to anyone but me.

Published Thursday, 11 April 2024, 15:34
Categorized as Nature, Photography, Science, Technology Tagged drone, eclipse, GPS

Photo Friday: The New Camera Edition
My new camera deserves a better operator.

Photo: Row of glass insulators
ISO 100, f/5, 1/200; Canon 70-200mm zoom @ 70mm; JPG derived from RAW image

I finally got a replacement for a 15 year old camera, and it’s pretty cool (and intimidating).

Published Friday, 8 March 2024, 19:57
Categorized as Photography, Uncategorized

Photo Friday
Snaps and stories from the past few weeks

Photo: Grainy black and white photo of a double rainbow

Double rainbows, music legends, and bluebonnets on the way…it’s been a great time to take photos.

Published Friday, 9 February 2024, 16:24
Categorized as Music, Nature, Photography, Texas Hill Country, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Augie Meyers, bluebonnets, Hotel Emma, Los Texmaniacs, rainbows, San Antonio

My Favorite Photos of 2023
A look-back at the visual wonders of last year

Photo: Highly localized fog bank resting over Lake Marble Falls (TX) and viewed from the parking lot of First Baptist Church, Marble Falls
A highly localized fog bank blanketing Lake Marble Falls (TX)

I decided to recap 2023 through the lens of various cameras. This post is the equivalent of almost 40,000 words. Yikes!

Published Monday, 1 January 2024, 0:01
Categorized as Photography

Debunking a Fake Photo

Photo: Contrails at sunrise, Horseshoe Bay, TX
Some amazing sunrises are made more so by...people!

I’ve written a thousand words explaining why a photo isn’t what it seems…and why it matters.

Published Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 14:57
Categorized as AI, Internet, Photography, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged copyright, photo manipulation

Foto Friday

This was a good week for taking pictures.

Published Friday, 14 April 2023, 14:45
Categorized as Photography, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged bluebonnets, fog, Horseshoe Bay, snails, snakes

A Few Photos for Your Perusal

Here are a handful of random photos I’ve taken over the past couple of weeks.

Published Monday, 20 March 2023, 21:27
Categorized as Photography, Plant Life, Wildlife - Birds

Photo Friday: The Phoning It In Edition

Clothing tag

Here are a few pictures to help you while away the hours until it’s time for a margarita. Or another one.

Published Friday, 17 February 2023, 13:16
Categorized as Photography, Texas Hill Country Tagged Lake LBJ, pelicans

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