This is just a note to myself to capture the photographic subjects that were assigned many (MANY) years ago when I took an architectural “Photographic Seeing” course at the University of Utah back in the early 1990s. Rule of Thirds, Point of View, & Framing – artistic composition Lines: Rectilinear/Curvilinear, Actual/Implied Shallow vs. Deep Depth of Field (f-stops) Short vs. Long Exposure (no flash – shutter speed) Monotone & Chromatic Light (no flash) – Front, Back, Side, Warm/Cold, Diffuse/Harsh Texture (Smooth vs. Rough) Flash Photography Photo Essay consisting of 12 related photos (Final … Continue reading
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In a word, impressive! Over the course of the first “open beta weekend” event, I was able to level up five characters to level 10 (and beyond in some cases). Opening day (Friday) was a bit hairy – much lag was had by all, and it often killed many, many players who watched helplessly as their key mashing did nothing while mobs killed them off. But by Saturday there was a patch and all seemed much better. There were still lag spikes here and there (esp. for those with not-so-up-to-date processors). … Continue reading
But it’s certainly a far cry from the wonderous smart phone I was hoping it would be. Yeah, the functions are pretty cool and all, but jeebus, it drops a lot of calls! This thing must have just about the worst antenna ever! Before now, I’ve never had a dropped call before – ever, except when I’m on the road out in the boonies/mountains, travelling at a high rate of speed. This thing drops calls while walking around in my small, corner apartment (ie – two walls are exterior walls – … Continue reading
I was more than a full year overdue on my “new every two” contract with Verizon (this option is no longer available, more on this later), and hanging onto a phone that I absolutely hated (the LG Navigator) – hoping for something great to come along. Nothing did, so instead of putting up with that awful LG phone any longer, I made the plunge. I had sort of been waiting (and waiting, and waiting some more) for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. But when it finally came out, it was missing a … Continue reading
All the way from Moscow, no less! I actually had a total of four decks arrive today – like I said in my last post, I’m a hopeless collector! But the really cool deck was the one from Russia! It’s called the Kabbalistic Tarot, and I’ve seen images of it before, and just had to have it. It’s very complex, and has many symbols and words in the margins. I just may have to learn Russian/Cyrillic: Again, the poker sized joker and a quarter have been included to show the … Continue reading