September 21, 2021
Slide Show Files → YouTube
I am in the process of uploading my old slide show videos to YouTube.
Because of YouTube's daily upload limits, this is going to take a few weeks to complete. Please check this page every now and then for updates to the list below.
UPDATE 09/25/2021 : 60 videos done, 85 more to go.
UPDATE 10/06/2021 : Done.
000 • YouTube play list • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7T808luKH5TYP9142SGKAruI6sWU5XD4
001 • 05/11/2004 • Mexico City • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BA98isKSZQ
002 • 12/03/2004 • San Francisco, Kalifornia • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAv4Oe9ADW4
003 • 12/04/2004 • Jennifer • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEHUlrch_Q
004 • 12/04/2004 • November '04 San Francisco Photos • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtK0-k3Jeto
005 • 12/17/2004 • San Francisco - December 2004 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahTV-e4Rp90
006 • 12/28/2004 • Christmas Photos - December 2004 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGcvRmmtPjQ
007 • 12/31/2004 • Indian Ocean Tsunami • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k24Z-AQNPYg
008 • 01/15/2005 • Bud and Alice's Silver Anniversary • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgAWbINaDrc
009 • 01/15/2005 • Bud and Alice's Party • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rez5qJ9RwIw
010 • 01/28/2005 • The Lost Coast • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCxzC3-GXEs
011 • 01/30/2005 • Daughters • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6azJii5zWs
012 • 02/09/2005 • California Highway 1 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIctJN0pbsA
013 • 02/24/2005 • Breckenridge, Colorado • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hsddmZwI94
014 • 03/23/2005 • Hawaii Bureau of Tourism • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zai__Jz4ZCM
015 • 03/24/2005 • More Hawaii Photos • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPQEcxQns98
016 • 03/24/2005 • Austin 2004 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4oFDaNq338 • ©
017 • 04/18/2005 • Audioslave • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igqpES9T0GM • ©
018 • 05/05/2005 • School Daze • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbNEserNvwA
019 • 06/21/2005 • San Francisco Unleashed • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ggnkEdWDc
020 • 06/25/2005 • Stumptown • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCDrvguSMjE
021 • 06/25/2005 • Puddletown • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTZBYduzKsE
022 • 06/26/2005 • Austin • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRLg9NB3OuM
023 • 07/11/2005 • ATV Trail Riding in Summit County • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhA6e9WVrSo
024 • 08/21/2005 • Jennifer - Summer 2005 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-I5nlvI3es
025 • 09/05/2005 • Burning Man 2005 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0oQD2fWqKQ
026 • 09/11/2005 • Latest Jennifer slideshow • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgY_Q-4EHkQ
027 • 09/12/2005 • New Orleans Before Hurricane Katrina • ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_9zwLSB5k
028 • 10/02/2005 • Hurricane Katrina Photographs • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSeHp6YCQs
029 • 11/26/2005 • Don't Panic • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e73lIMY7gM
030 • 11/26/2005 • Hurricane Katrina Images • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD6mbgG0wjI
031 • 01/03/2006 • Latest Jennifer Slideshow • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVXb_jzgm8A
032 • 02/05/2006 • Deer Hunter • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrBafO0FHNg
033 • 03/08/2006 • Yet Another Jennifer Slideshow • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4d72CqEjHE
034 • 03/26/2006 • Sometimes An Island • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOZPpz-ywII
035 • 04/07/2006 • San Francisco Graffiti - Part 1 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6y-GTu3K0Y
036 • 04/07/2006 • San Francisco Graffiti - Part 2 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcPLQwl9ku8 • ©
037 • 04/18/2006 • Colorado Rockies Spring • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syoQo3wHzkU
038 • 04/26/2006 • Cypress Island Preserve • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6PSdXLDW0
039 • 05/14/2006 • Coffee County, Tennessee • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QTq3PAoT2I
040 • 07/04/2006 • Venice, Louisiana • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSOJrpMZz4c
041 • 07/16/2006 • Lickskillet, Tennessee • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seAryPki-1U
042 • 08/20/2006 • Aloha • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw5g3xLuU
043 • 09/18/2006 • Photos from ID, MT, WY • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5CsibSDLyw
044 • 11/06/2006 • The Unsung Hobo • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNO2Q9TvK0
045 • 12/10/2006 • One December • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hnUGA0VtzE
046 • 01/03/2007 • Christmas 2006 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5P45UIUIqY
047 • 03/03/2007 • Tennessee Winter • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gBIFAF17aM
048 • 03/13/2007 • One Dogwood Winter in TN • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B82Sj1G_45o
049 • 04/06/2007 • Photos from March • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjtGGVwHP0
050 • 05/20/2007 • Photos From April • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPqGSTkyZzk
051 • 06/02/2007 • Photos From May • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKMglODjXA
052 • 06/17/2007 • Bonnaroo 2007 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsU-hAgBPfA
053 • 07/16/2007 • Photos From June/July • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyN7PR7xuw
054 • 08/14/2007 • Postcards From Nowhere: City of Lights • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krna4BQER5E
055 • 08/14/2007 • Postcards From Nowhere: Emerald Isle • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZm7LbDcCos
056 • 11/16/2007 • Manu Nature Reserve • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpC5ZEtGgIU
057 • 11/17/2007 • Photos From Peru • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGjr4rJIpNI
058 • 01/02/2008 • Ground Control to Major Tom • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IhhrTffUg
059 • 02/10/2008 • February • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt3F5hFJ61Q
060 • 03/03/2008 • March • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgct3HHu3KM
061 • 04/25/2008 • I Miss You • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-184tetr_k
062 • 05/06/2008 • April • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EVQDqC_JyA
063 • 05/07/2008 • Watkins Motocross • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxQLVxd2wCE
064 • 05/07/2008 • Watkins Motocross • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtYwKpAY4rQ • with file names
065 • 05/15/2008 • Monsters of May • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ucm4cepdc
066 • 05/19/2008 • Field Day 2008 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwPGjuQi4Hk • ©
067 • 06/08/2008 • Everyday • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45qUDwRVgk
068 • 06/17/2008 • The Ides of June • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfhGsJggmUk
069 • 07/03/2008 • Happy 4th of July! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzvXyukvNEw
070 • 07/23/2008 • Twelve Days of Summer • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf9p2GiXCOE
071 • 08/02/2008 • Vacation Photos • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFDAWLx7B-A
072 • 08/30/2008 • Chinns Lake • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkdATKzBy8M
073 • 09/01/2008 • BBQ at the Flying J Ranch • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyqqPUeNPA
074 • 09/01/2008 • DNC 2008 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fTGX46-7rM
075 • 09/10/2008 • Sacrebleu! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU8kKU5Ahj8
076 • 10/19/2008 • Fall • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErobzZ6_1o4
077 • 12/07/2008 • Happy Birthday, Jen! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKRQqLmWk8
078 • 12/16/2008 • Jennifer's Recital • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Of-3MURyU
079 • 12/18/2008 • School Christmas Party • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ax2XVkM5uw
080 • 12/29/2008 • Christmas Vacation • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TYRzOTu_nk
081 • 01/10/2009 • Happy Birthday, Tess! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpnb_eNPsA
082 • 01/17/2009 • The Emperor's New Clothes • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ7cz17NY04
083 • 02/02/2009 • Mad World • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sifAt89xqF4
084 • 02/07/2009 • Shadow Mountain Fire • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlqJG3oGAas
085 • 02/12/2009 • Valentine's Day Party •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfv3NeLq268
086 • 03/05/2009 • Paint Louis • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2_PHkS54Zo
087 • 03/05/2009 • Sister Golden Hair • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHCoDgb4vI
088 • 03/15/2009 • South Turkey Creek House Fire • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--sd2vh8-V4
089 • 03/23/2009 • Photos From March • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrVriVU3v8Y
090 • 03/26/2009 • Snow Day(s)! • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOjLvXkCyIY
091 • 04/05/2009 • Postcards From Moab • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnyhlcZhKQY
092 • 05/10/2009 • April in San Diego • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga-NmB_PRkw
093 • 06/07/2009 • May 2009 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwsHInUeNVc
094 • 07/26/2009 • June/July 2009 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aZdrcu3QnA
095 • 10/23/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: Baja California • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xy_Ze0Yz3A
096 • 11/10/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: North Carolina • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCN5JoHRa0E
097 • 12/20/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: Kansas • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX-y_5k63nQ
098 • 01/05/2010 • Postcards from Nowhere: Madison • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgIVzFhhlFc
099 • 01/30/2010 • Postcards From Nowhere: Winston-Salem • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=netAMkKk6Qg
100 • 03/24/2010 • You Found Me • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKBgOg84XbM
101 • 04/05/2010 • Moab 2010 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGXjzn3h4HU
102 • 05/01/2010 • Santa Fe • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cguI7RpSUYs
103 • 05/31/2010 • Hey, Soul Sister • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuX_LHTF6Q
104 • 06/12/2010 • Drops of Jupiter • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLy1UjGCfU
105 • 07/04/2010 • 4th of July • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak9WLGces3M
106 • 10/18/2010 • Postcards from Nowhere: Not All Who Wander Are Lost • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Kft9Wow9Y
107 • 11/19/2010 • Little Bird • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1qZt0cMvg
108 • 01/01/2011 • Christmas 2010 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbjqOXAIeo • ©
109 • 01/26/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rOKn5X9nJg
110 • 02/06/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: PA/CO • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egHZ8CWG0rU
111 • 02/07/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh, Morrison, Charlotte • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfhLQ3IA_rg
112 • 02/11/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: WV, OH, PA •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAeTyvxKEJU
113 • 02/16/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Morrison, CO • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENH7Z4iOR3w
114 • 02/26/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: San Francisco • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD03QjwWAFE
115 • 04/15/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Hawaii • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUx3kTWxvZY
116 • 04/29/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF Graffiti • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwzbEdQuzo
117 • 06/06/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Fog City • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2W_WusSkSk
118 • 06/19/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Madison • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg1OSN8YqBc
119 • 08/28/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco to Alaska • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEBgyoNu4c
120 • 09/03/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: Yosemite ... • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs_gCqg6K0I
121 • 10/07/2011 • Postcards from the Fall: Wish You Were Here • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY1ljhg7D_4
122 • 11/08/2011 • Postcards from November • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8squnXIiO0
123 • 11/12/2011 • Postcards from the Soccer Fields • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLu2q7n4Zk4 • ©
124 • 11/28/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: Mississippi • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfWztBuORk • ©
125 • 12/19/2011 • Postcards from December • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEjskNsPL-U
126 • 02/17/2012 • Postcards from February • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctx1JXTfZtM
127 • 03/17/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmCp-Yx5f54 • 🚩
128 • 05/19/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: Pismo Beach • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXldOiKGfU
129 • 07/16/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdL09mzwdbc
130 • 07/25/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: NXNW • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0MKqIxzP_c
131 • 08/19/2012 • Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tb53S7Cndg
132 • 11/05/2012 • Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello - CO • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzE8LiXzh7Q
133 • 01/07/2013 • Sutro Sam - First River Otter • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmp1wkOqEf4 • ©
134 • 01/23/2013 • Postcards From Nowhere - SF Jan 2013 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTSqHOiTnbI
135 • 02/16/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF Feb 2013 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AfGAu8lyfw
136 • 05/11/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF - May 2013 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sTTG_YTjrc
137 • 05/19/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Loneliest Highway • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM6PUaz4474
138 • 06/26/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Peoria to Panama • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Urt05TMvCU • 1 of 2
139 • 06/26/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Peoria to Panama • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzEaNNll5Jg • 2 of 2
140 • 08/12/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: MS,AR,MO,TN,KS,CO • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fznyA-0lkm4
141 • 01/09/2014 • Christmas 2013 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I51eVc0EBN0
142 • 05/25/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: Colorado Springs • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fpPCKUAGZM
143 • 05/25/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: The Front Range • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvpPZG8f2w8
144 • 06/21/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: June in the Rockies • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhvBmHJV9IE
145 • 07/17/2014 • Postcards From Nowhere: Aspen, Vail, Mt. Evans • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVV7Z2WtYdY
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September 12, 2021
Slide Show Files → mp4 files
I have been in the process of updating my old slide show videos from .swf files - which are no longer supported by any modern operating system nor web browser - to .mp4 files which can (and eventually will) be embedded and shared on sites such as YouTube. *
* Because of YouTube's daily upload limits, it is going to take several weeks to upload all of these videos to YouTube. Once that is done, links will be posted here.
Here are links to the actual mp4 video files. To save them to your computer, right-click on the link and select "Download ..." or "Save As ..." or whatever it is that your web browser says.
001 • 05/11/2004 • Mexico City • pw-2004-05-11-mexicocity.mp4
002 • 12/03/2004 • San Francisco, Kalifornia • pw-2004-12-03-California.mp4
003 • 12/04/2004 • Jennifer • pw-2004-12-04-vindicated.mp4
004 • 12/04/2004 • November '04 San Francisco Photos • pw-2004-12-04-cablecar.mp4
005 • 12/17/2004 • San Francisco - December 2004 • pw-2004-12-17-cablecar2.mp4
006 • 12/28/2004 • Christmas Photos - December 2004 • pw-2004-12-28-xmas2004.mp4
007 • 12/31/2004 • Indian Ocean Tsunami • pw-2004-12-31-tsunami.mp4
008 • 01/15/2005 • Bud and Alice's Silver Anniversary • pw-2005-01-15-bud_alice.mp4
009 • 01/15/2005 • Bud and Alice's Party • pw-2005-01-15-bud_alice_party.mp4
010 • 01/28/2005 • The Lost Coast • pw-2005-01-28-lostcoast.mp4
011 • 01/30/2005 • Daughters • pw-2005-01-30-daughters.mp4
012 • 02/09/2005 • California Highway 1 • pw-2005-02-09-pismo.mp4
013 • 02/24/2005 • Breckenridge, Colorado • pw-2005-02-24-breck.mp4
014 • 03/23/2005 • Hawaii Bureau of Tourism • pw-2005-03-23-hawaii_1.mp4
015 • 03/24/2005 • More Hawaii Photos • pw-2005-03-24-hawaii_2.mp4
016 • 03/24/2005 • Austin 2004 • pw-2005-03-24-austin2004.mp4
017 • 04/18/2005 • Audioslave • pw-2005-04-18-audioslave.mp4
018 • 05/05/2005 • School Daze • pw-2005-05-05-school.mp4
019 • 06/21/2005 • San Francisco Unleashed • pw-2005-06-21-speed.mp4
020 • 06/25/2005 • Stumptown • pw-2005-06-25-colorblind.mp4
021 • 06/25/2005 • Puddletown • pw-2005-06-25-clocks.mp4
022 • 06/26/2005 • Austin • pw-2005-06-26-scientist.mp4
023 • 07/11/2005 • ATV Trail Riding in Summit County • pw-2005-07-11-atv.mp4
024 • 08/21/2005 • Jennifer - Summer 2005 • pw-2005-08-21-garden_state.mp4
025 • 09/05/2005 • Burning Man 2005 • pw-2005-09-05-burn.mp4
026 • 09/11/2005 • Latest Jennifer slideshow • pw-2005-09-11-letgo.mp4
027 • 09/12/2005 • New Orleans Before Hurricane Katrina • pw-2005-09-12-no.mp4
028 • 10/02/2005 • Hurricane Katrina Photographs • pw-2005-10-02-katrina.mp4
029 • 11/26/2005 • Don't Panic • pw-2005-11-26-dont_panic.mp4
030 • 11/26/2005 • Hurricane Katrina Images • pw-2005-11-26-thievery.mp4
031 • 01/03/2006 • Latest Jennifer Slideshow • pw-2006-01-03-angel.mp4
032 • 02/05/2006 • Deer Hunter • pw-2006-02-05-deer_hunter.mp4
033 • 03/08/2006 • Yet Another Jennifer Slideshow • pw-2006-03-08-techno.mp4
034 • 03/26/2006 • Sometimes An Island • pw-2006-03-26-bandwitch.mp4
035 • 04/07/2006 • San Francisco Graffiti - Part 1 • pw-2006-04-07-baker_street.mp4
036 • 04/07/2006 • San Francisco Graffiti - Part 2 • pw-2006-04-07-babylon.mp4
037 • 04/18/2006 • Colorado Rockies Spring • pw-2006-04-18-desert_rose.mp4
038 • 04/26/2006 • Cypress Island Preserve • pw-2006-04-26-lafayette.mp4
039 • 05/14/2006 • Coffee County, Tennessee • pw-2006-05-14-tennessee.mp4
040 • 07/04/2006 • Venice, Louisiana • pw-2006-07-04-venice.mp4
041 • 07/16/2006 • Lickskillet, Tennessee • pw-2006-07-16-filter.mp4
042 • 08/20/2006 • Aloha • pw-2006-08-20-bittersweet.mp4
043 • 09/18/2006 • Photos from ID, MT, WY • pw-2006-09-18-sparks.mp4
044 • 11/06/2006 • The Unsung Hobo • pw-2006-11-06-hobo.mp4
045 • 12/10/2006 • One December • pw-2006-12-10-rainking.mp4
046 • 01/03/2007 • Christmas 2006 • pw-2007-01-03-home.mp4
047 • 03/03/2007 • Tennessee Winter • pw-2007-03-03-winter.mp4
048 • 03/13/2007 • One Dogwood Winter in TN • pw-2007-03-13-boston.mp4
049 • 04/06/2007 • Photos from March • pw-2007-04-06-strangers.mp4
050 • 05/20/2007 • Photos From April • pw-2007-05-20-trouble.mp4
051 • 06/02/2007 • Photos From May • pw-2007-06-02-changing.mp4
052 • 06/17/2007 • Bonnaroo 2007 • pw-2007-06-16-bonnaroo.mp4
053 • 07/16/2007 • Photos From June/July • pw-2007-07-16-other_ways.mp4
054 • 08/14/2007 • Postcards From Nowhere: City of Lights • pw-2007-08-14-france.mp4
055 • 08/14/2007 • Postcards From Nowhere: Emerald Isle • pw-2007-08-14-ireland.mp4
056 • 11/16/2007 • Manu Nature Reserve • pw-2007-11-16-manu.mp4
057 • 11/17/2007 • Photos From Peru • pw-2007-11-17-peru.mp4
058 • 01/02/2008 • Ground Control to Major Tom • pw-2008-01-02-rocket.mp4
059 • 02/10/2008 • February • pw-2008-02-10-february.mp4
060 • 03/03/2008 • March • pw-2008-03-03-tomorrow.mp4
061 • 04/25/2008 • I Miss You • pw-2008-04-25-i_miss_you.mp4
062 • 05/06/2008 • April • pw-2008-05-06-summertime.mp4
063 • 05/07/2008 • Watkins Motocross • pw-2008-05-07-watkins.mp4
064 • 05/07/2008 • Watkins Motocross • pw-2008-05-07-watkins_filename.mp4
065 • 05/15/2008 • Monsters of May • pw-2008-05-15-natural.mp4
066 • 05/19/2008 • Field Day 2008 • pw-2008-05-19-field_day.mp4
067 • 06/08/2008 • Everyday • pw-2008-06-08-everyday.mp4
068 • 06/17/2008 • The Ides of June • pw-2008-06-17-june.mp4
069 • 07/03/2008 • Happy 4th of July! • pw-2008-07-03-fireworks.mp4
070 • 07/23/2008 • Twelve Days of Summer • pw-2008-07-23-emma.mp4
071 • 08/02/2008 • Vacation Photos • pw-2008-08-02-vacation.mp4
072 • 08/30/2008 • Chinns Lake • pw-2008-08-30-chinns_lake.mp4
073 • 09/01/2008 • BBQ at the Flying J Ranch • pw-2008-09-01-bbq.mp4
074 • 09/01/2008 • DNC 2008 • pw-2008-09-01-dncc_08.mp4
075 • 09/10/2008 • Sacrebleu! • pw-2008-09-10-2008_elk.mp4
076 • 10/19/2008 • Fall • pw-2008-10-19-2008_fall.mp4
077 • 12/07/2008 • Happy Birthday, Jen! • pw-2008-12-07-drive.mp4
078 • 12/16/2008 • Jennifer's Recital • pw-2008-12-16-recital.mp4
079 • 12/18/2008 • School Christmas Party • pw-2008-12-18-xmas.mp4
080 • 12/29/2008 • Christmas Vacation • pw-2008-12-29-conmtxlams.mp4
081 • 01/10/2009 • Happy Birthday, Tess! • pw-2009-01-10-adagio.mp4
082 • 01/17/2009 • The Emperor's New Clothes • pw-2009-01-17-fixyou.mp4
083 • 02/02/2009 • Mad World • pw-2009-02-02-faces.mp4
084 • 02/07/2009 • Shadow Mountain Fire • pw-2009-02-07-fire.mp4
085 • 02/12/2009 • Valentine's Day Party •pw-2009-02-12-talking.mp4
086 • 03/05/2009 • Paint Louis • pw-2009-03-05-paint_louis.mp4
087 • 03/05/2009 • Sister Golden Hair • pw-2009-03-05-paint_louis.mp4
088 • 03/15/2009 • South Turkey Creek House Fire • pw-2009-03-15-goodbye.mp4
089 • 03/23/2009 • Photos From March • pw-2009-03-23-run.mp4
090 • 03/26/2009 • Snow Day(s)! • pw-2009-03-26-blizzard.mp4
091 • 04/05/2009 • Postcards From Moab • pw-2009-04-05-moab.mp4
092 • 05/10/2009 • April in San Diego • pw-2009-05-10-abril.mp4
093 • 06/07/2009 • May 2009 • pw-2009-06-07-2009_May.mp4
094 • 07/26/2009 • June/July 2009 • pw-2009-07-26-hello.mp4
095 • 10/23/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: Baja California • pw-2009-10-23-baja.mp4
096 • 11/10/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: North Carolina • pw-2009-11-10-ambulance.mp4
097 • 12/20/2009 • Postcards from Nowhere: Kansas • pw-2009-12-20-kansas.mp4
098 • 01/05/2010 • Postcards from Nowhere: Madison • pw-2010-01-05-madison.mp4
099 • 01/30/2010 • Postcards From Nowhere: Winston-Salem • pw-2010-01-30-2010_NC.mp4
100 • 03/24/2010 • You Found Me • pw-2010-03-24-youfoundme.mp4
101 • 04/05/2010 • Moab 2010 • pw-2010-04-05-2010_moab.mp4
102 • 05/01/2010 • Santa Fe • pw-2010-05-01-2010_Santa_Fe.mp4
103 • 05/31/2010 • Hey, Soul Sister • pw-2010-05-31-train.mp4
104 • 06/12/2010 • Drops of Jupiter • pw-2010-06-12-2010_ms.mp4
105 • 07/04/2010 • 4th of July • pw-2010-07-04-2010_4th.mp4
106 • 10/18/2010 • Postcards from Nowhere: Not All Who Wander Are Lost • pw-2010-10-18-michigan.mp4
107 • 11/19/2010 • Little Bird • pw-2010-11-19-littlebird.mp4
108 • 01/01/2011 • Christmas 2010 • pw-2011-01-01-2010_xmas.mp4
109 • 01/26/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh • pw-2011-01-26-its_all_right.mp4
110 • 02/06/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: PA/CO • pw-2011-02-06-2011_angeles.mp4
111 • 02/07/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh, Morrison, Charlotte • pw-2011-02-07-2011_bubbly.mp4
112 • 02/11/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: WV, OH, PA •pw-2011-02-11-stay_with_you.mp4
113 • 02/16/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Morrison, CO • pw-2011-02-16-painter.mp4
114 • 02/26/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: San Francisco • pw-2011-02-26-sf_girls.mp4
115 • 04/15/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Hawaii • pw-2011-04-15-hawaii.mp4
116 • 04/29/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF Graffiti • pw-2011-04-29-2011_sf_graffiti.mp4
117 • 06/06/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Fog City • pw-2011-06-06-lines.mp4
118 • 06/19/2011 • Postcards From Nowhere: Madison • pw-2011-06-19-2011_ms.mp4
119 • 08/28/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco to Alaska • pw-2011-08-28-alaska.mp4
120 • 09/03/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: Yosemite ... • pw-2011-09-03-yosemite.mp4
121 • 10/07/2011 • Postcards from the Fall: Wish You Were Here • pw-2011-10-07-2011_fall.mp4
122 • 11/08/2011 • Postcards from November • pw-2011-11-08-11November.mp4
123 • 11/12/2011 • Postcards from the Soccer Fields • pw-2011-11-12-soccer.mp4
124 • 11/28/2011 • Postcards from Nowhere: Mississippi • pw-2011-11-28-2011_Thanksgiving.mp4
125 • 12/19/2011 • Postcards from December • pw-2011-12-19-11_december.mp4
126 • 02/17/2012 • Postcards from February • pw-2012-02-17-2012_02.mp4
127 • 03/17/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco • pw-2012-03-17-2012_SF.mp4
128 • 05/19/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: Pismo Beach • pw-2012-05-19-pismo2012.mp4
129 • 07/16/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco • pw-2012-07-16-carrie.mp4
130 • 07/25/2012 • Postcards from Nowhere: NXNW • pw-2012-07-25-NXNW.mp4
131 • 08/19/2012 • Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello • pw-2012-08-19-1208MS.mp4
132 • 11/05/2012 • Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello CO • pw-2012-11-05-Carrie2.mp4
133 • 01/07/2013 • Sutro Sam - First River Otter • pw-2013-01-07-sutro_sam.mp4
134 • 01/23/2013 • Postcards From Nowhere - SF Jan 2013 • pw-2013-01-23-2013_SF_Jan.mp4
135 • 02/16/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF Feb 2013 • pw-2013-02-16-SF0213.mp4
136 • 05/11/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: SF - May 2013 • pw-2013-05-11-SF201305.mp4
137 • 05/19/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Loneliest Highway • pw-2013-05-19-SF_Denver.mp4
138 • 06/26/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Peoria to Panama • pw-2013-06-26-Panama1.mp4
139 • 06/26/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: Peoria to Panama • pw-2013-06-26-Panama2.mp4
140 • 08/12/2013 • Postcards from Nowhere: MS,AR,MO,TN,KS,CO • pw-2013-08-12-2013_Dont_Go.mp4
141 • 01/09/2014 • Christmas 2013 • pw-2014-01-09-2013_Christmas.mp4
142 • 05/25/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: Colorado Springs • pw-2014-05-25-2014_safe.mp4
143 • 05/25/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: The Front Range • pw-2014-05-25-2014_demons.mp4
144 • 06/21/2014 • Postcards from Nowhere: June in the Rockies • pw-2014-06-21-2014_city.mp4
145 • 07/17/2014 • Postcards From Nowhere: Aspen, Vail, Mt. Evans • pw-2014-07-17-2014_july.mp4
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July 17, 2014
Postcards From Nowhere: Aspen, Vail, Mt. Evans
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Above: A shot I took rolling down the highway going north on US Highway 285 somewhere between Buena Vista and Fairplay. Slightly blurred effect by opening the shutter slightly longer than normal.
The photos were all shot in July of 2014 using a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 600mm f/4 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is Hurricane by MS MR. I chose this song because I heard it at some point and Shazammed it.
The images are compiled into an 5 Meg (3:40) Adobe Flash slideshow (2014_july.swf) that will not work on an iPhone. However, everyone else on the planet should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you're on a PC and want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2014_july.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry..
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June 21, 2014
Postcards from Nowhere: June in the Rockies
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Above: Jennifer feeds a neighbor's horse that she says resembles "Spirit - The Stallion of the Cimarron". She claims that, when visiting friends, she was known to carry both the DVD and the VHS version, as not everyone had DVD players..
I've been working in Colorado Springs lately. After work, weather permitting, I drive around in the mountains west of the Springs. Shooting locations include Phantom Canyon, Shelf Road, Bishop's Castle, Westcliffe, Hartsel, etc. The photos were all shot in May/June of 2014 using a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is City of Black and White by Mat Kearney . I chose this song because I heard it in Jose Muldoon's the other night and I thought it was pretty cool, so Shazam'ed it. Twice. It actually came out 6 years ago, but I don't remember it, for whatever reason.
The images are compiled into an 7 Meg (3:50) Adobe Flash slideshow (2014_city.swf) that will not work on an iPhone. However, everyone else on the planet should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you're on a PC and want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2014_city.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry..
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May 25, 2014
Postcards from Nowhere: Colorado Springs
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Above: View of the Front Range at sunset as seen from Perry Park Road between Sedalia and Larkspur.
I've been working in Colorado Springs lately. After work, weather permitting, I drive around in the mountain west of the Springs. Shooting locations include Victor, Cripple Creek, 11 Mile Reservoir, Spinney Reservoir, Hartsel, Ute Pass, Wilkerson Pass, Colorado Springs Zoo, Evergreen Lake, Golden, etc. The photos were all shot in April/May of 2014 using a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is Demons by Imagine Dragons. I chose this song because I hear it on the radio sometimes .and I Shazam'ed it.
The images are compiled into an 7 Meg (3:04) Adobe Flash slideshow (2014_demons.swf) that will not work on an iPhone. However, everyone else on the planet should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you're on a PC and want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2014_demons.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Postcards from Nowhere: The Front Range
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Above: Sunrise in Turkey Creek Canyon.
Jennifer and I have been hanging around the front range so far this year. I haven't been to the airport since January, which suits me just fine. These pics are from a motorcycle ride I did with some buddies up the front range, roughly from Boulder to Estes Park to Big Thompson Canyon. Also, some photos from Colorado Springs and the cog railway up to Pike's Peak. These photos were shot on Canon EOS 50D's with one of the following lenses:
EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is Safe and Sound by Capital Cities. I chose this song because I hear it on the radio sometimes .and I Shazam'ed it.
The images are compiled into an 7 Meg (3:42) Adobe Flash slideshow (2014_safe.swf) that will not work on an iPhone. However, everyone else on the planet should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you're on a PC and want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2014_safe.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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January 9, 2014
Christmas 2013
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Above: Lighting Chinese Lanterns on New Year's Eve
Jennifer and I were together in Madison, MS for a while over Christmas break. Then, she flew to New Mexico, and I hung around for a bit before flying back to Colorado. These photos were all captured over Christmas break of 2013/2014 in or around Madison, Mississippi. The photos were shot on a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men. I chose this song because I heard it somewhere and Shazam'ed it and it sorta got stuck in my head.
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (4:24) Adobe Flash slideshow (2013_Christmas.swf) that will not work on an iPhone. However, everyone else on the planet should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you're on a PC and want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2013_Christmas.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 9, 2014 at 5:36 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
August 12, 2013
Postcards from Nowhere: MS,AR,MO,TN,KS,CO
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Above: Jennifer sold her 1986 Honda TRX-70 to Allie and then made sure she was all checked-out to drive it.
Jennifer and I were together in Madison, MS for a few weeks in June and July of this year. Then, she flew back to CO, and I drove the bike home through the Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and finally back to Colorado.
These photos were all captured over a two month period from July - Aug of 2013. These photos were captured in TN, MS, AR, MO, KS, and Colorado. The photos were all shot on a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The soundtrack for the slideshow is Don't Go by Fascinoma. I chose this song because I heard it on the show American Dad (Season 4 Episode 4) and I fell in love with it. The lyrics just make the song that much better. Also, of course, it reminds me of Buttercup and how she stole my running shoes, but refuses to admit it.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (5:00) Adobe Flash slideshow (2013_Dont_Go.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2013_Dont_Go.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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June 26, 2013
Postcards from Nowhere: Peoria to Panama
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Above: A self portrait of me driving down the PanAmerican Highway through Panama, immediately after crossing the border from Costa Rica.
The woman I loved more than any woman I ever met has left me, so I decided that I need to go on the biggest road trip ever to try to clear my head. Over the last month or so, I drove my KTM 990 Adventure from Moline, Illinois to Panama City, Panama.
The bike I drove is a 2010 KTM 990 Adventure that I bought new off the showroom floor in Moline, Illinois. I purchased the bike as a Christmas present to myself six months ago, and just told them to hold it for me until I could come and pick it up.
Jen was wrapping up her freshman year, I wrapped up my project in San Francisco. Carrie decided that she was done with me and started going out with a new guy. So, all of the sudden, I went from commuting between SF, Denver, and Jackson, to pretty much having nothing to do with my time except to focus on how bored and lonely I was.
Instead of sitting around and stewing in my misery, I decided to hit the road on a motorcycle adventure I've always planned on taking, but never really found the time or the impetus to actually initiate.
These photos were all captured over a one month period in May-June of 2013 where I drove the bike from Moline, Illinois, to Panama City, Panama, a journey of over 5,600 miles. The photos were all shot on a Canon EOS 50D with one of the following lenses:
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
This trip is broken into two different slideshows.
The first slideshow covers the trip through Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
The first slideshow starts out with Stay by Rihanna, one of the many songs that Carrie used to sing to me in the car, followed by Today Has Been Okay by Emiliana Torrini. I heard this song on Grey's Anatomy in Nicaragua (I think) and liked it. The third song is A-Team by Ed Sheeran, another favorite of Carrie's because we convinced her that the lyrics included the following: "A bee stung my neck and made me scream..I peed in a jar of cold cream...", etc.
The images in the first slideshow are compiled into a 90 Meg (9:20) Adobe Flash slideshow (Panama1.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (Panama1.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
The second slideshow covers the trip from Costa Rica to Panama.
The soundtrack for the second slideshow is Home by Philip Phillips.
The images are compiled into a 32 Meg (3:28) Adobe Flash slideshow (Panama2.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (Panama2.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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May 19, 2013
Postcards from Nowhere: The Loneliest Highway in the World
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The woman I loved more than any woman I ever met has left me, so I decided that I need to go on the biggest road trip ever to try to clear my head. This week, I drove my dirt bike across the "loneliest highway in the world", (US 50 from San Francisco to Denver). The photographs are from CA, NV, UT, and CO.
The bike I drove is a 2004 XR650L I bought in Petaluma, California in 2011. I've driven it from SF > Alaska > SF > Denver > SF > Denver. It now has over 30,000 miles on the bike. So, I'm going to basically retire it at this point. Heading out to get the KTM in Iowa tomorrow and get out of the country to clear my head down in Central America.
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
This slideshow starts out with a song I heard in the Iron Door Saloon, the oldest continuously operated hotel in California. I nearly strangled the bartender when the song ended before Shazam had figured out who it was. The song is "Canela" by Devendra Banhart. Then, when I get deep into the Great American Desert, the song changes to a song by The Fray called Be Still, which Carrie sent to me while I was on the trip.
The images are compiled into a 20 Meg (4:30) Adobe Flash slideshow (SF_Denver.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (SF_Denver.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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May 11, 2013
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco - May 2013
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I've been walking into work every day, packing two canon EOS 50D frames and the following lenses:
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The photographs are from North Beach, Greenwich Steps, Filbert Steps, Chinatown, and the Financial District.
This slideshow features a song by The Veils called Vicious Traditions.
The images are compiled into a 20 Meg (4:30) Adobe Flash slideshow (SF201305.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (SF201305.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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February 16, 2013
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco - Feb 2013
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I've been walking into work every day, packing two canon EOS 50D frames and the following lenses:
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
The photographs are from North Beach, Greenwich Steps, Filbert Steps, Chinatown, and the Financial District.
This slideshow features a song by The Veils called Vicious Traditions.
The images are compiled into a 20 Meg (4:30) Adobe Flash slideshow (SF0213.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (SF0213.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 16, 2013 at 6:42 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 23, 2013
Postcards From Nowhere - San Francisco - Jan 2013
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Carrie came out last weekend and we tore through SF like lunatics, shooting with more gear than any two sensible people have any business carting around. We're generally shooting with 3 Canon EOS 50D frames and the following lenses:
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom
- EF 600mm f/4L IS USM, with or without a Canon 1.4x teleconverter on a Gitzo carbon fibre tripod with a Gitzo GT5541LS carbon fiber tripod and the Wimberley II (WH-200) head with the Wimberley P-40 Arca-style quick-release plate.
The photographs are from North Beach, Coit Tower, Chinatown, Pillar Point at Half Moon Bay, and 4 Mile Beach just north of Santa Cruz.
This slideshow features a song by Miike Snow called Cult Logic.
The images are compiled into an 11 Meg (4:45) Adobe Flash slideshow (2013_SF_Jan.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2013_SF_Jan.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 23, 2013 at 7:26 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 7, 2013
Sutro Sam - The First River Otter in SF in a Century
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Last week, a river otter made the local news here when he appeared, whimsically, at the ruins of the Sutro Bathhouses on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, inside the city limits of the city and county of San Francisco.
Although I've seen a good number of sea otters along the Monterey Bay, I can't say as I've ever seen a river otter in the wild. It's sad to think that we nearly wiped out the river otters in North America for waterproof coats, but that's what happened. The beavers were converted into hats, the river otters into coats, and the whales into lamp oil.
I'm not certain when he first appeared at the bath houses - some say as far back as September of 2012. But the secret was blown when he made the front page of the SF Chronicle last week. Then ABC news picked up the story. I believe Mark and Laura said they heard about it in New Zealand. So, the secret was out as of last week. The first river otter in a century had somehow made the Sutro Baths his home.
This, in and of itself is kinda odd because, these places are ruins. As in...dangerous. The Sutro Baths burned in 1965, and since then, they've sort of been neglected, if you can imagine. Think of carbon steel rods jutting from concrete berms, tourists balanced precariously between mossy green ponds on narrow concrete beams, skipping over broken boards, etc.
No one knows for sure where Sutro Sam came from. The best guess is that he came from a colony of otters in Marin County headlands at Point Reyes, and then swam south across the Golden Gate.
However he got there, he found the ruins of the Sutro baths, a half century after they burned, and someone had been pumping goldfish in there, for whatever reason. My assumption is that he'd never tasted a goldfish, but he seems to have taken quite a shine to them.
Sam shares the ruined Sutro baths with a surprising diversity of wildlife, including, but not limited to, Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias), Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) , American Coots (Fulica americana), California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), various gulls, and many other birds I've not yet identified.
These shots were taken on Jan 4th-5th in the city and county of San Francisco, California at the ruins of the Sutro Bath House.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 IS USM lens, with or without a Canon 1.4x teleconverter on a Gitzo carbon fibre tripod with a Gitzo GT5541LS carbon fiber tripod and the Wimberley II (WH-200) head with the Wimberley P-40 Arca-style quick-release plate.
By coincidence, I was there for a full-on photography-tour meetup of about 30-40 local photographers, I'm happy to report that I had the biggest setup there, and don't think it wasn't noticed. Several people were there, shooting, on assignment. None of them had the gear that I had. Was very difficult for them to learn that their photography companies couldn't afford to field the gear that I carried around just for idle amusement. But such is life.
This slideshow features a song by Miike Snow called Cult Logic.
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (3:42) Adobe Flash slideshow (sutro_sam.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (sutro_sam.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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November 5, 2012
Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello - Colorado
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These are some shots from when Carrie came out to Colorado in September, and also two trips where I was in Monticello, MS in September and October of 2012.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens.
Although I shot most of these images, Carrie shot a few good ones, including the photo above, an antique enameled oven, and the old-school coffee pot. I've attempted to call out her photos in the extended entry. Also, Alyssa and Mary took the photos the two of us at Cooper's Ferry.
This slideshow features a song by Gorillaz called Stop The Dams.
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (3:42) Adobe Flash slideshow (Carrie2.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (Carrie2.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
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August 19, 2012
Postcards From Nowhere: Monticello
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I begged off a couple of weeks from work and spent a week in MS and a week in CO just sort of hanging out. These are some shots from when I was in Monticello, MS the week of August 6th, 2012.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens.
Although I shot most of these images, Carrie shot a few good ones, including the cattle egret photos, and a very nice shot of Red Bluff. Basically, she ignored my advice and got a better photo than I did. It happens. Also, I think that Alyssa took the photos the two of us.
This slideshow features a song by One Republic called Good Life.
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (4:00) Adobe Flash slideshow (1208MS.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (1208MS.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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July 25, 2012
Postcards from Nowhere: NXNW
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I'm trying to get caught up with the photos I've shot this year. I've shot roughly 30,000 pics so far, so I'm shooting about average. But I've been on the road so much that I've not really made time to clean them up or organize them or do anything meaningful with them, really.
So, in any event, I decided to throw together some of my shots from the bike ride. In this journey, I drove a 2004 Honda XR650L from Morrison, Colorado to San Francisco, California. Now, normally, this would be a thousand mile down-hill run. A cake walk. But I decided to go through RMNP, Tetons, Yellowstone, Craters of the Moon Idaho, Crater Lake, Oregon, etc. So, I took a fairly circuitous route that roughly doubled the length of the trip.
I started the journey on the evening of Friday June 1st. And I rolled into San Francisco on Monday night, June 11th. But I split the trip into two parts. On Tuesday June 5th, I parked the bike in short-term parking at IFRA and flew from Idaho Falls to San Francisco, returning the night of Friday June 8th to resume the journey.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens. A couple of shots were captured with an iPhone 4S.
This slideshow features a song by the Guillemots called Sea Out.
I chose this song because it was on some silly-soap-opera-daytime-housewife-drama called Gossip Girl that the girls were watching in MS. I liked the song a lot. The piano and the singer's voice are fairly good. So I've been listening to it a lot since I got back into the city and...well you get the point.
The images are compiled into an 18 Meg (5:41) Adobe Flash slideshow (NXNW.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (NXNW.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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July 16, 2012
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco
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Really had a blast this weekend with Carrie out here. I'm not clear how many people knew she was coming out. I don't even think she knew for sure if she was coming out until she actually landed. Friday was cloudy and cold, but Saturday and Sunday were nice enough for us to run up to Napa and Muir Beach. Ended up being an insanely fun weekend that I could write a whole book about if only I had the time.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens. A couple of shots were captured with an iPhone 4S.
This slideshow features a song by Adele called Turning Tables.
I chose this song because I was giving Carrie grief for bringing a bunch of old-school CD's along. Then, we ended up listening to them, of course, as the radio sucked so bad. One of her CD's was an Adele compilation, which had this track on it.
We were just sort of driving along the Pacific Coast Highway and then, suddenly I realized that the song had turned into a duet. Adele had accompaniment. There just aren't words for how beautiful Carrie's voice is. You just can't know.
The images are compiled into a 8 Meg (4:01) Adobe Flash slideshow (carrie.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (carrie.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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May 19, 2012
Postcards from Nowhere: Pismo Beach
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My directionally-challenged friend Doug is currently on a loop though the American Southwest on a BMW GS1200R. He blackmailed me into riding along with him for the stretch from Pismo to San Francisco. I begged a few days off, tried to meet him down there, but broke down in the middle of nowhere, somewhere between Big Sur and San Simeon.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 50D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens. In some shots, I also used a circular polarizing filter. For some of the flower shots, I also used a small carbon fiber tripod.
This slideshow features a song by Gotye called Somebody that I used to know.
The images are compiled into a 8 Meg (4:01) Adobe Flash slideshow (pismo2012.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (pismo2012.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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March 17, 2012
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco
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I'm doing some work in San Francisco, and on my lunch breaks, if it's nice, I go out and wander around the city shooting whatever catches my eye.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 20D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow features a song by Moby called Natural Blues.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (4:07) Adobe Flash slideshow (2012_SF.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2012_SF.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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December 19, 2011
Postcards from December
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I'm sort of skipping across the earth like a stone again, in a manner that makes most people dizzy, I think. I cobbled together a few images from over the last month or so. Most of these images were captured on a phone camera. Some on my iPhone. Some on the phone-cameras of others. A few shots from one of the Canon cameras.
This slideshow features a song by a local Denver techno duo called 'Breathe Carolina'. The band was named after a dream the founder had where a girl named Carolina was dying and he was yelling for her to breathe. The song is called Blackout.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (3:03) Adobe Flash slideshow (11_december.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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November 28, 2011
Postcards from Nowhere: Mississippi
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Jen and I managed meet up for a few days around Thanksgiving in Madison, MS. She flew in from NYC, Kansas City, New Orleans and drove to Madison. I flew in from Denver to Houston to Jackson. Was very good to see the cousins again, of course. We picked cotton, shot the rifles, rode horses, played football, badminton, and of course gorged ourselves on Thanksgiving Day.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 20D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow features a song by Bob Dylan called Wigwam off of The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack.
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (3:03) Adobe Flash slideshow (2011_Thanksgiving.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_Thanksgiving.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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November 12, 2011
Postcards from the Soccer Fields
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The fall soccer season has come to a blustery end. Many thanks to the coach and assistant coaches for working with the girls for yet another season.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 20D with a Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS USM. The 600mm lens was a little big for shooting the game, it seems. I had to walk across the street to get any shots, as I was too close. Even then it only worked if I shot them on the far end of the field. .
This slideshow features a song by Fleetwood Mac called "Landslide" off of the album "Fleetwood Mac".
The images are compiled into a 8 Meg (3:23 Adobe Flash slideshow (soccer.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (soccer.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
Lyrics and route in the extended entry.
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November 8, 2011
Postcards from November
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The fall is pretty much over at this point, I'm afraid. Winter's setting in fast and tight and now's the time I wish I had a plan, but never I do. Never I do. This slideshow is composed of some of the shots I took over the last few weeks on the rare occasion where I stumbled out of bed, from the end of October into early November.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens - either the EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM or the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
This slideshow features a song by Bon Iver called "Skinny Love" off of the album For Emma, Forever Ago.
Note: I was working in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in the summer/fall of 2010. For some reason, I always think that this song was recorded one winter in a cabin up in Door County (the Thumb). In fact, it was recorded in Dunn County in 2006."It is often mentioned that this album was written over the course of 4 wintry months in a Wisconsin cabin. Stereotyping the quiet solitude of this album on its origins is unfair, however: this isn't just one of those singer/songwriter efforts you hear about some guy writing on his own out in the woods; it is the epitome of a singer/songwriter recording the heartfelt musings of life in isolation. "
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (2:27 Adobe Flash slideshow (11November.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (11November.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
Lyrics and route in the extended entry.
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October 7, 2011
Postcards from the Fall: Wish You Were Here
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I've been riding the XR around the Colorado Rockies for a few days, trying to snap a few shots of the fall before the snows of winter set in. Mostly, I've been riding around Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties. This fall has been exceptional in that the leaves have changed color very slowly, allowing the aspens to turn nearly as red as Maple trees. The prettiest fall I've experienced since I moved to Colorado about 15 years ago.
This is a slideshow of some of the shots I took over the last few weeks on my solo journeys through the Rockies.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens - either the EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM or the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
This slideshow features a song by Coldplay called Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (3:40 Adobe Flash slideshow (2011_fall.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_fall.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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September 3, 2011
Postcards from Nowhere: Yosemite, The Central Valley, and The Great American Desert
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I recently drove the XR from San Francisco to Denver. The initial plan was just to drive the bike from San Francisco to Yosemite and check out the park, as I'd never been there. But once I got into Yosemite, I figured, "ah...what the h3ll. It's only a thousand miles of desert between me and home. I'm doing it!"
So, after driving across California's Central Valley into Yosemite park, I went up over Tioga Pass, down to the "Whoa Nellie Deli"/Mobil station at Lee Vining and Mono Lake, then across the Great American Desert back to Colorado. I drove across the desert on two-lane black-topped roads, namely California State Highway 120, US 6 and US 50, widely acclaimed as the Loneliest Road in America.
This is a slideshow of some of the 5,000 shots I took on the one week solo journey.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens - either the EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM or the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM. I ultimately chose not to take my big lens, as it weighs too much and would have required a trailer to pull it, I think.
This slideshow features a song that I couldn't get out of my head when I was driving across the Great Basin desert of Nevada for whatever reason. Initially, I thought the song was by Coldplay, but it turns out it's Never Say Never by a local band, The Fray.
The images are compiled into a 15 Meg (4:08 Adobe Flash slideshow (yosemite.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (yosemite.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Update: Here's the recovered version of the slideshow.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
Lyrics and route in the extended entry.
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August 28, 2011
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco to Alaska and Back
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This is a slideshow of some of the 10,000 shots I took on a two week journey from San Francisco to Alaska and back on a dirt bike.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens - either the EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM or the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM. I ultimately chose not to take my big lens, as it weighs too much and would have required a trailer to pull it, I think.
This slideshow features a song that I heard one night sitting at the bar in Gearhart, Oregon. I was at the little resort there...Gearhart-by-the-sea, drinking and taking notes on the day's arduous journey and I heard this song in the background that made me want to hang myself. I asked her to turn it up and what the song was. She turned it up and said the song was "Mange" by "Deer Tick". Jennifer doesn't like the song, but I think it's awesome.
The images are compiled into a 17 Meg (5:36 Adobe Flash slideshow (alaska.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (alaska.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
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June 19, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Madison
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This is a slideshow of some shots Jennifer and I took over the last week in Madison.
The images were all captured on one of these frames [Canon 40D or 50D] and one of these lenses [Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) or (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM)].
This slideshow features a song that Sarah was learning to play on her acoustic guitar. The soundtrack is 'Kids' by MGMT.
The images are compiled into a 7 Meg (4:32 Adobe Flash slideshow (2011_ms.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_ms.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
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June 6, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Fog City
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The photo above is the last photo that miserable Canon EOS 40D ever took. The camera had a nasty habit of freezing up when it should have been shooting 8 frames-per-second. This male house finch turned to the right, gave me a perfect shot with a nice profile with red-head-on-green-background with the smoothest bokeh you've ever seen. It was a beautiful shot. Or it would have been. But when he turned, the 40D froze up and he flew away. I decided I'd had enough. In about a tenth of a second I removed the lens and the cf card, stepped out of the parked truck, and smashed the camera onto the asphalt twice, as hard as I could. So, the good news is, that 40D will never screw up any more of my shots. The bad news is, I'm down a frame.
This issue aside, my run of bad luck with cameras has not abated. My with ET-83C hood fell off while I was driving down Larkin Street in SF and a truck ran over it. Canon refused to repair my 7D under warranty. Just got this back today and it cost me a grand to get it back in action. Canon has not been able to successfully repair the 40D after several tries and yesterday, that camera pissed me off for the last time.
This slideshow features a song is a song I heard last night on an Asics commercial. The song really pulled me in so I decided to try to cobble together a slideshow. Ostensibly, it's my SF photos from May, but it also contains photos from Colorado from the first week of June. Some of the photos are of geese and goslings. Some photos show Jennifer and Katarina dressed as hoboes in the canoe with their paddles raised. These were separate incidents. The girls fed the ducks and geese lots of bread. They were just screwing around with the paddles, posing, at the other end of the lake.
The images were all captured on one of these frames [Canon 40D or 50D] and one of these lenses [Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) or (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM)].
The soundtrack is 'Ten Thousand Lines' by Electric President.
Parental Warning: There is one swear-word (g0d@m1t) in the soundtrack at 2:55.
The images are compiled into a 10 Meg (5:38 Adobe Flash slideshow (lines.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (lines.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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April 29, 2011
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco Graffiti
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Here are some of my photos of murals, graffiti, and wheat paste art I've discovered in the city since my arrival in February.
The images were all captured on one of these frames [Canon EOS 7D, 40D, 50D] and a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (3:30 Adobe Flash slideshow(2011_sf_graffiti.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_sf_graffiti.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Animal' by Neon Trees.
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April 15, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Hawaii
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Jennifer and I recently returned from Spring Break in the Sandwich Islands, where we split our time between Oahu and the Big Island. The islands are beautiful, of course, and we drove all over them taking photos of birds and flowers. We swam in the ocean every day. Went boogey-boarding and swam with the sea turtles. Jennifer even managed to ride a dolphin.
The images were all captured on one of these frames [Canon EOS 7D, 40D, 50D] and a [Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM) with ET-83C hood] or a [Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM)].
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (3:22 Adobe Flash slideshow(hawaii.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (hawaii.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Raise Your Glass' by Pink. I chose this song because Jennifer and I heard it while we were driving around in the Jeep with the top down on Oahu.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on April 15, 2011 at 9:58 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 26, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: San Francisco
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I had the girls out in San Francisco for the long President's day weekend. Really ran them ragged, of course. Here's some photos from our little trip.
The images were all captured on one of these frames [Canon EOS 7D, 40D, 50D] and a [Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM) with ET-83C hood] or a [Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM)].
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (3:52 Adobe Flash slideshow(sf_girls.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (sf_girls.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Secret' by OneRepublic. I chose this song because I heard it while we were driving around California and when I asked the girls what it was, they actually knew the title to the song.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 26, 2011 at 11:11 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 16, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Morrison, CO
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It's really stunning how much my images are improving with this Canon EF 600mm f/4.0L IS USM Supertelephoto lens. I'm shooting the same birds that I always have, only now, when I'm looking at the images, I can see that these animals are in a desperate brutal fight for survival. They all look so nice and pretty with the 400mm lens. But man, you point that 600mm at them and suddenly I'm like...wow...I had no idea. No clue.
Also, today I ran into a cool fellow named Rodgers Naylor down in Morrison painting on the side of the road. Now, this is not unusual to see in the Carmel valley in CA or in the Star Valley in Idaho. Or even on the mountain passes around Breckenridge and Aspen. But I don't see it much around here, so I stopped to talk to this would-be-artist and he was quite nice of course, and a brilliant painter.
We talked at some length about the color of the sky. What color the eye sees and what color the brain remembers and what people are willing to accept as believable when they see it on canvas.
Brilliant conversation, of course. And the weather is just stunning. The snow is melting and motorcycles are out. It was probably in the 60's today, if I'm not mistaken. Not a bad day, all things considered.
I've really been juggling the frames around on the lenses this week. Trying to figure out what frame I like on each lens. It's not as simple as you might think. I get the new Canon EOS 7D tomorrow, but I'm not sure if that will make things better or worse. There is such a thing as the Paradox of Choice, after all.
The images were all captured on one of the following frames:
- Canon EOS 7D
- Canon EOS 50D
- Canon EOS 40D
- Canon EOS 20D
and one of the following lenses:
- Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic supertelescopic 600mm prime lens (EF 600mm f/4.0L IS USM) with ET-160 hood.
- Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 7 Meg (2:00 Adobe Flash slideshow(painter.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (painter.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Everyday' by Carly Comando. I chose this song because I heard it on a television show back in November and it was driving me insane trying to remember it.
I don't normally go for all of the cheesy Ken Burns Effect pans and scans. But I did throw a few zooms in on this slideshow just to try to convey how radically the 600mm lens has improved the detail I'm pulling out of these birds.
Always, of course, the help of Whatbird.com is greatly appreciated.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 16, 2011 at 10:12 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 11, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: West Virginia, Ohio, PA
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This week, I took off Thursday morning for West Virginia where I found a old steel mill and snapped a few photos. Eventually, I found my way back to work, but it was good to get out for the morning and squeeze off a few shots in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (3:50 Adobe Flash slideshow(stay_with_you.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (stay_with_you.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Stay With You' by The Goo Goo Dolls. Don't read too much into the song title or lyrics. I chose this song because when I went down to PPG ice skating rink in January, they were playing this song and I thought it was pretty cool.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 11, 2011 at 9:16 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 7, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh, Morrison, Charlotte
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Here's a slideshow of some shots from Pittsburgh, Morrison, and Charlotte.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 5 Meg (3:08 Adobe Flash slideshow(2011_bubbly.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_bubbly.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Bubbly' by Colbie Caillat.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 7, 2011 at 10:54 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 6, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: PA/CO
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Here's a slideshow of some shots from Pittsburgh and Colorado.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (2:55 Adobe Flash slideshow(2011_angeles.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2011_angeles.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'Angeles' by 'Elliott Smith'.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 6, 2011 at 10:39 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 26, 2011
Postcards From Nowhere: Pittsburgh
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Here's a slideshow of some shots from Pittsburgh, and a few aerial shots along the way.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 6 Meg (2:44 Adobe Flash slideshow(its_all_right.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (its_all_right.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is 'That's Some Dream' by 'Good Old War'.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 26, 2011 at 9:54 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 1, 2011
Christmas 2010
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In 2010, I shot just under 51,000 images. Last year I shot just under 58,000 images. So, I'm a little short for the year, but I blame this on the fact that I've been working pretty hard this year and I wasn't able to take as much vacation as I would have liked.
Be that as it may, here's a slideshow of some of the photos I shot over Christmas break this year.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (4:25 Adobe Flash slideshow (2010_xmas.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_xmas.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party off of the Silent Alarm album.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 1, 2011 at 6:39 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
November 19, 2010
Little Bird
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Here's a slideshow of some of the birds I shot this year. I actually put this together back in July, but my life has been so crazy with me bouncing across the country like a ping-pong ball in a dryer that I've really not had time to play with it since then.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into an 8 Meg (2:40 Adobe Flash slideshow(littlebird.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (littlebird.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Little Bird, Little Bird" performed by Elizabeth Mitchell. This song was used in a new Futurama episode this summer.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 19, 2010 at 6:45 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 18, 2010
Postcards from Nowhere: Not All Who Wander Are Lost
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Here's a slideshow of some shots from our thousand mile motorcycle trip across the North Woods of Wisconsin and Michigan.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (3:56 Adobe Flash slideshow(michigan.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (michigan.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo's Nostalgia from the album "Despite The Snow". This Song is also the theme song for the TV Series "Wallander"
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on October 18, 2010 at 10:26 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
July 4, 2010
4th of July
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Here's a slideshow of some shots from the 4th of July at the neighbor's place.
The images were all captured with a Canon EOS 50D with a Canon image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip on a tripod with remote shutter release.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (4:26 Adobe Flash slideshow(2010_4th.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_4th.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Trip Like I Do" by The Crystal Method.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on July 4, 2010 at 11:21 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
June 12, 2010
Drops of Jupiter
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Here's a brief slideshow of some photos I shot this month (June 2010). Most of the photos are of Jennifer's graduation from the 6th grade and subsequent visit to see her cousins before Hannah departs on a year long tour of the planet.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 16 Meg (4:20 Adobe Flash slideshow(2010_ms.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_ms.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Drops of Jupiter" by Train. On the trip back, Jennifer said that "Train" sang this song. I explained to her that it was an Elton John song. Of course, I found out later she was right and I had to call her and eat some crow. Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on June 12, 2010 at 2:22 PM : Comments (5) | Permalink
May 31, 2010
Hey, Soul Sister
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Here's a brief slideshow of some photos I shot this month (May 2010). Most photos are from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Some are from 'down the hill'. Some are from the 'western slope'.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 17 Meg (3:36) Adobe Flash slideshow(train.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (train.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train. Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 31, 2010 at 11:32 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
May 1, 2010
Santa Fe
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Wendy and I ended up without the kids for few days, so we decided to take the scenic route down to Santa Fe and kick around New Mexico a bit.
I've been to Santa Fe before, but she used to spend a lot of time down there, so it was cool to have her to sort of show me around. And, as always, we took her ipod which is loaded with hits from the '70's. This is possibly one of the best parts of the road trips, as she plays lots of songs that I've not heard in 30 years. Or, if I have heard them, I don't know who sings them. And she'll quiz me all the time on "who sings this", which of course, I seldom know. Ambrosia? Atlanta Rhythm Section? 10cc? Who knew?
Here's a brief slideshow of some photos I shot this month (April 2010). Some of them were around Denver. About half of them were from the trip down to Santa Fe.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood and a Canon EF 1.4x Extender II.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 16 Meg (4:05) Adobe Flash slideshow(2010_Santa_Fe.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_Santa_Fe.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc. Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 1, 2010 at 12:09 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
April 5, 2010
Moab 2010
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Wendy and I ended up without the kids for Spring Break, so we decided to run out to Moab and kick around a bit. A 40 car pileup closed Vail Pass in both directions, so we detoured through Leadville, but we made it out there and hiked into Canyonlands National Park and checked out Newspaper Rock and Corona Arch saw the "Needles" for the first time.
She used to live in Aspen back before everything went crazy and her iPod is full of tunes from the 70's that I've not heard in forever and a day. I never listen to the radio and most of those old songs I'd pretty much forgotten about and it was fun rolling along and reminiscing. We had a lot of fun.
Here's a brief slideshow of some of the thousands of photos I shot on the trip to Moab. Note that many of these images are from other towns along the way, including, but not limited to Palisades, Rifle, Grand Junction, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and Vail.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Spooky" by The Atlanta Rhythym Section. Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on April 5, 2010 at 6:00 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 24, 2010
You Found Me
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Today I put together a brief slideshow of some photos I shot in February and March of 2010.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with ET-83C hood and a Canon EF 1.4x Extender II.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 16 Meg (3:55) Adobe Flash slideshow(youfoundme.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (youfoundme.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "You Found Me" by The Fray. Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 24, 2010 at 3:32 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 30, 2010
Postcards From Nowhere: Winston-Salem
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These photos were taken while we were in the "Twin Cities" of Winston-Salem, (aka "Camel City") for Uncle Bobby's funeral (Jan 28, 1010). Very difficult to come to terms with with the loss when someone so special disappears so suddenly. There aren't any photos of Uncle Bobby in this slideshow. Mostly it's composed of family photos, many of which I saw for the first time. I view this grand reunion, the reunification of individuals and of families, as one of Uncle Bobby's parting gifts.
The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into a 5 Meg (3:45) Adobe Flash slideshow(2010_NC.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_NC.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM : Comments (3) | Permalink
January 5, 2010
Postcards from Nowhere: Madison
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Jennifer and I managed to get a little time off from work and school to slip home and visit the cousins. These photos were taken over the Christmas break (2009/2010) in Madison, MS. The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
Note: All of my lenses have been repaired at this point, although I did get an "Error 30" message a few times on one of my 17-85mm lenses.
The images are compiled into a 22 Meg (3:49) Adobe Flash slideshow(madison.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (madison.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Shattered [Turn The Car Around] by O. A. R. off of the album All Sides.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 5, 2010 at 10:01 AM : Comments (3) | Permalink
December 20, 2009
Postcards from Nowhere: Kansas
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Brian and Scottie and I snuck away for a little pheasant hunt in Kansas this week. These photos were taken in December of 2009 near the town of Hill City, Kansas. The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
Note: All of my lenses have been repaired at this point, although I did get some communication errors on one of my 17-85mm lenses.
The images are compiled into a 25 Meg (4:24) Adobe Flash slideshow(kansas.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (kansas.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Round Here by The Counting Crows off of the album August And Everything After.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on December 20, 2009 at 8:57 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
November 10, 2009
Postcards from Nowhere: North Carolina
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Jennifer and I have recently returned from her great-grandmother's 90th birthday party. We both had a great time. We ran into a lot of people I've not seen in 20 years. I didn't even recognize Scott Sutton when I saw him at first. Not because he's changed that much, just because I'm an idiot I think.
It was good to catch up with everyone. Jennifer was floored by the experience. She told me she thought that she had already met all of her relatives. So, this trip was an eye-opener for her. Hopefully we won't wait another 20 years before our return. No excuse in that, really.
These photos were taken in November of 2009 in the towns of Winston-Salem, Clemmons, Greensboro, and Raleigh North Carolina. The images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
Note: All of my lenses are broken at this point, and I'm sending them back to Canon in the morning. More frustrating than I can say.
The images are compiled into a 20 Meg (3:55) Adobe Flash slideshow(ambulance.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (ambulance.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Mr. Ambulance Driver by The Flaming Lips. I chose this song because it was in the movie Wedding Crashers and I thought it sounded pretty cool.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 10, 2009 at 9:59 PM : Comments (7) | Permalink
October 23, 2009
Postcards from Nowhere: Baja California
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xy_Ze0Yz3A
I shot my 50,000 image for 2009 this week during my 2,000 mile adventure through Baja California, Mexico on a dirt bike. I figured I'd sit down and cobble together a brief slideshow of the images from the trip. Most, if not all, of these are shots I posted during my travels over the last 2 weeks. However, I did go in and straighten the horizons on a few and try to improve the contrast where possible.
These photos were taken in October of 2009 in San Diego, Baja California Norte (Rosarito, Ensenada, San Quintin, El Rosario) and Baja California Sur (Guerrero Negro, San Ignacio, Santa Rosalia, Loreto, Mulege, Ciudad Insurgentes, Ciudad Constiticion, La Paz, Los Barriles, San Jose del Cabo (Los Cabos), Cabo San Lucas, and Todos Santos).
These images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
Note: I managed to break the EF-S 17-85 mm lens (again). I also managed to lose my ET-83C hood for the long lens.
The images are compiled into a 25 Meg (4:19) Adobe Flash slideshow(baja.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (baja.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Please Don't Go by Barcelona. I chose this song because I stumbled across it not too long ago while I was surfing the intertubes and I thought it sounded pretty cool.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on October 23, 2009 at 6:57 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
July 26, 2009
June/July 2009
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I just shot my 30,000th image for the year, so I thought I'd cobble some of my recent photos into a slideshow. I shot these images in June /July of 2009 in Austin, Aspen, Pensacola, San Diego, and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
These images were all captured on one of the following:
- Canon EOS 50D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip and a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
- Canon EOS 40D with an image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
The images are compiled into an 17 Meg (4:23) Adobe Flash slideshow(hello.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (hello.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren. I chose this song because when I was in college, I saw that someone owned one of his CD's and I've never heard a singe song by Todd Rundgren that I liked in the least. So, I was always perplexed by why he would have bought that CD. Then I heard this song in the background of a movie recently (The Virgin Suicides, I think?) and I googled it and finally found one song that Todd Rundgren sings that I actually like, and this made me feel a lot better. Like a salve for 20 years of angst.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on July 26, 2009 at 10:31 AM : Comments (1) | Permalink
June 7, 2009
May 2009
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Yesterday, I shot my 20,000th image for the year. I've been shooting roughly twice the rate I normally do, probably because I've been traveling so much, but also because I've been getting out a lot now that the weather is nice.
My new EOS-50D is scheduled to arrive in two days, so I thought I'd sit down and collect some of my recent photos and cobble them into a little slideshow. When I get my 50D, I'll shoot my 40D as a backup frame, or possibly for landscape photography. But I'll mount my long lens on the 50D and shoot most of my images on that frame, assuming that the sensor isn't too noisy and I can get clean images out of it.
I shot these photos in May (and the first week of June) in San Diego, Austin, and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
The images are compiled into an 15 Meg (3:34) Adobe Flash slideshow(2009_May.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2009_May.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Alone Again by Gilbert O'Sullivan. I chose this because I fell asleep with the tv on and when I work up, they were running a infomercial called "Ballads That Made You Want To Kill Yourself in the 70's" and they were playing this song, which I'd totally forgotten about. My dad used to play this on his turntable when I was a kid and it got me feeling all sentimental and crap.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on June 7, 2009 at 10:37 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
May 10, 2009
April in San Diego
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Here are some shots from San Diego in April. Basically, I flew out of a 3 day blizzard in Colorado and touched down in San Diego in the springtime. Indescribable, really. San Diego is a beautiful place.
The images are compiled into slideshow(pw-2009-05-10-abril.mp4) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Mistaken For Strangers by The National.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 10, 2009 at 12:21 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
April 5, 2009
Postcards From Moab
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updated.
Wendy and I were trying to figure out a place to take the girls for Spring Break. We were thinking either the Great Sand Dunes National Park or possibly Moab. Moab had a better weather forecast so we ended up going there. I'm not clear how I've lived in Colorado for 15 years and never made it out there before, but Moab is a cool place. As in extremely cool. Think of the background of every Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner show you've ever seen.
Of course, I couldn't imagine going to Moab without the ATV's, so we trailered out two Honda ATV's. Now...for the record...I've ridden ATV's on the dunes at Pismo Beach in California and St. Anthony Sand Dunes in Idaho and I promise you I didn't have any more fun than these girls did at White Wash Sand Dunes in Utah. The place was deserted so they could just ride until they were sick. Jennifer was actually singing as she drove around the dunes. She was singing "All around the vinegar jug the monkey chased the weasel..." Both girls agreed that driving the ATV's in the White Wash Sand Dunes was the highlight of the trip.
I shot most of these images in or around Moab, Utah from the seat of a Honda Rancher or a Chevy Tahoe with Wendy holding the wheel as we towed an 18 foot dual axle trailer. The photos were mainly shot in Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Gemini Bridges, and White Wash Sand Dunes, although some of the photos were taken in other locations in western Colorado and eastern Utah.
The images are compiled into an 31 Meg (5:05) Adobe Flash slideshow(moab.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (moab.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
The soundtrack is Where The Streets Have No Name by U2.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on April 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
March 26, 2009
Snow Day(s)!
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Today is the first snow day at Jennifer's school in 3 years. It's snowing really hard right now and we're supposed to get dumped on. Woohoo! Global Warming my @ss! Photos to follow...
Update: These are images Wendy shot of me towing the kids on sleds through a few feet of snow behind the four wheeler. The images are compiled into an 17 Meg (3:30) Adobe Flash slideshow(blizzard.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (blizzard.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Update 2: Jennifer got Friday off also. Two snow days in a row. :)
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 26, 2009 at 8:14 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 23, 2009
Photos From March
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Somehow, I've managed to shoot over 4,000 pictures in March. Not sure what to blame for this. Maybe it's because it's been unseasonably warm or because her cousins were here or possibly it's because I tend to squeeze off a lot of shots at Jennifer's soccer games. Be that as it may...
These images are compiled into an 18 Meg (4:22) Adobe Flash slideshow(run.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (run.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Run by Snow Patrol off of the album Final Straw.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 23, 2009 at 4:33 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 15, 2009
South Turkey Creek House Fire
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Here are some shots from Friday's South Turkey Creek Fire. A house up on Stone Gate Drive burned down, but the Inter-Canyon firemen did a great job of keeping the fire contained in the tinder-dry forest. Fortunately, there was no wind this time. Jennifer and I saw the house fully engulfed as I drove her into school Friday morning at about 8:45 a.m.
These images are compiled into an 11 Meg (2:07) Adobe Flash slideshow(goodbye.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (goodbye.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "Goodbye Blue Sky" by Pink Floyd off of the album The Wall.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 15, 2009 at 8:45 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 5, 2009
Sister Golden Hair
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Here are some shots from today's rehearsal for The Emperor's New Clothes and soccer practice. Also some shots from the Open Space down in Ken Caryl.
These images are compiled into an 10 Meg (3:16) Adobe Flash slideshow(golden_hair.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (golden_hair.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Sister Golden Hair written by Gerry Beckley and recorded by the band America for their fifth album Hearts (1975).
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 5, 2009 at 11:46 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Paint Louis
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I was driving around the St. Louis riverfront in October of last year and I stumbled onto this crazy long graffiti wall. Apparently, back in 2000, the mayor sponsored some time of graffiti party where people came from all over the country to try to create the largest graffiti mural in the world or something crazy like that. It was originally titled the "Art of the Flood Wall" project, but later came to be known as "Paint Louis". I drove the length of the wall shooting photos, and measured it to be approximately 2.25 miles long.
For whatever reason, I never got around to posting these shots, but I liked them so much I use one of them as my desktop on my laptop. Wendy asked me about it today and only then did I realize that I'd never shared the photos of these stunning murals painted on the flood wall by the Mississippi River.
These images were captured with a Canon EOS 40D with an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM).
I've posted some of the shots as a 7 Meg (3:36) Adobe Flash slideshow(paint_louis.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (paint_louis.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Honest Mistake by The Bravery.
Lyrics in extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 5, 2009 at 9:52 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 12, 2009
Valentine's Day Party
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Here are some shots from the Valentine's Day party today. Also a few on the end from the Planetarium trip and the third rehearsal for The Emperor's New Clothes.
These images are compiled into an 11 Meg (2:40) Adobe Flash slideshow(talking.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (talking.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Everybody's Talkin' written by Fred Neil (1967) and performed by Harry Nilsson (1968).
Note: The sculpture of the cardinal drinking tea is ""Morning Spirits" by Susan Geissler. The work was partially inspired partially by J.G. Vibert's 1890 painting "The Marvelous Sauce".
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 12, 2009 at 9:22 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 7, 2009
Shadow Mountain Fire
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Here are my shots from the Shadow Mountain Fire. A house on Blue Sky Trail burned down, but the firemen did a great job of keeping the fire contained in the tinder-dry forest with 40 knot winds. They even kicked down a door and rescued the two golden retrievers from the house.
Update: While I was there, the woman showed up that owned the house. She was reportedly returning from a trip to Peru and arriving just as I was. She was, understandably, hysterical. True, no one died and even the dogs were saved, but once you know that, your house is still gone, and with it, a lot of memories as well.
These images are compiled into an 8 Meg (4:46) Adobe Flash slideshow(fire.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (fire.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is "The Great Gig in the Sky" by Pink Floyd off of the album The Dark Side of the Moon.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on February 7, 2009 at 12:24 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
February 2, 2009
Mad World
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I was surfing around youtube the other day and came across a song that struck me. It turns out that the track is Gary Jules' remake of the Tears For Fears song "Mad World". Susan informs me that the lead singer of Tears For Fears prefers the Gary Jules remake over their original version.
Once I had the song, I figured I'd cobble together some shots of Jennifer. The slides show Jennifer in the Geography Bee finals, Jen playing around with Allie, kids spilling out of school at the end of the day, and the second rehearsal for "The Emperor's New Clothes".
These images are compiled into an 11 Meg (2:56) Adobe Flash slideshow(faces.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood. The flash is a Canon Speedlite 580EX with a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser. For the blur-motion shots, I used a Bogen - Manfrotto tripod with a Bogen - Manfrotto 3265 Grip Action Ball Head with Quick Release and a Canon RS-80N3 remote shutter release.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (faces.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Gary Jules remake of Mad World, originally by Tears For Fears.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 2, 2009 at 8:11 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 17, 2009
The Emperor's New Clothes
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Jennifer and I are reading "Freddy The Pilot", a favorite of mine from middle school. After I put her to bed, I watched You, Me, and Dupree which my sister forced me to watch when it came out a few years ago. I love the movie, and of course I'm a huge Owen Wilson fan. And I'm always Jonesing for new tracks and I heard this song on the movie which I loved, but of course, it isn't on the soundtrack, which just drives me nuts. So, I backed it up with my DishPlayer and searched for the lyrics on the web.
I was surprised to discover it was a Coldplay song, as I figured that I would have heard it before. The trick is that the song is named "Fix You" and, I did know the song, but I didn't recognize it because they cut into the song about midway through, which makes it worlds better, IMHO.
So, I did the same thing. I imported the .mp3 file into Audacity and trimmed off the first 2:40 of the song, which they should have done if they had any sense. But I digress.
Once I had the song, I figured I'd cobble together some shots of Jennifer rehearsing for her school's adaptation of "The Emperor's New Clothes".
These images are compiled into a 12 Meg (2:43) Adobe Flash slideshow(fixyou.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The flash is a Canon Speedlite 580EX with a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (fixyou.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is a modified (shortened) version of Fix You by Coldplay.
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Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 17, 2009 at 12:48 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
January 10, 2009
Happy Birthday, Tess!
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One of Jennifer's girl friends had a birthday party tonight. They met at a cool little art studio down the hill called Piggy Toes. I lingered and snapped a few shots, some of which I've posted some as a 6 Meg (3:52) Adobe Flash slideshow(adagio.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The flash is a Canon Speedlite 580EX with a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (adagio.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The soundtrack is Adagio For Strings. I think that I first heard it in the movie Platoon, and then later in Amelie. It was composed by Samuel Barber in 1936.
"In January 1938 Barber sent the piece to Arturo Toscanini. The conductor returned the score without comment, and Barber was annoyed and avoided the conductor. Subsequently Toscanini sent word through a friend that he was planning to perform the piece and had returned it simply because he had already memorized it. It was reported that Toscanini did not look at the music again until the day before the premiere. The work was given its first performance in a radio broadcast by Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra on November 5, 1938 in New York."
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Posted by Rob Kiser on January 10, 2009 at 9:11 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
December 29, 2008
Christmas Vacation
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For some reason, I decided to drive half-way across the continent and back for our Christmas vacation. I drove approximately 3,000 miles through CO/NM/TX/LA/MS over the last week or so. Probably not the brightest thing I ever did, but I actually didn't mind it so much as I can't remember the last time I've actually driven anywhere. All of the photos I shot on the road were taken while driving, as I didn't feel like stopping and setting up a tripod or anything like that. So if the photos don't look sharp, that's probably the reason - they were shot through the windshield while I was barreling down the road at 80 mph.
In any event, I've posted some shots as a 37 Meg (6:27) Adobe Flash slideshow(conmtxlams.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood. The flash is a Canon Speedlite 580EX mounted on a Stroboframe Pro-T bracket mounted with a custom-fabricated anti-twist bracket and a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (conmtxlams.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is How It Ends by DeVotchka.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on December 29, 2008 at 12:23 AM : Comments (2) | Permalink
December 18, 2008
School Christmas Party
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I've posted some shots from the Jen's school Christmas partyas a 9 Meg (2:12) Adobe Flash slideshow(xmas.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood. I did not use a flash for these photos, as it would have confused the little snowflakes.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (xmas.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer by Dean Martin.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 18, 2008 at 11:17 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
December 16, 2008
Jennifer's Recital
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Jennifer's school put on a musical performance tonight, which was surprisingly pretty tolerable. They have a new music director, and she seems to have some talent. Plus, the kids are getting older, so I suppose that over time, they improve somewhat. Some of the girls that sang solos have truly remarkable voices. But you'll have to take my word for it because I don't shoot video.
I've posted some shots from the recital as a 15 Meg (2:49) Adobe Flash slideshow(recital.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon BG-E2 battery grip. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood. I did not use a flash for these photos, as it would have detracted from the performance.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (recital.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven, dated 27 April 1810.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 16, 2008 at 9:27 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
December 7, 2008
Happy Birthday, Jen!
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I've posted some shots from Jen's party as a 7 Meg (3:52) Adobe Flash slideshow(drive.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D. The short lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). For a flash, I use 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 with a Gary Fong Light-Sphere II diffuser. The long lens is a Canon L-series ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (drive.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Drive by Incubus off of Make Yourself CD. Lyrics in extended entry.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on December 7, 2008 at 8:41 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
October 19, 2008
Fall
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I've posted some shots from this fall as an 11 Meg (4:36) Adobe Flash slideshow(2008_fall.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
These images were all captured with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon L-Series image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2008_fall.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Fade Into You by Mazzy Star off of So Tonight That I Might See CD. Lyrics in extended entry.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Posted by Rob Kiser on October 19, 2008 at 1:44 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
September 10, 2008
Sacrebleu!
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Yeah, so Jen and I come rolling up to the house this evening. I'm fixing to unload my XR from the trailer and I glance out back to see what's cooking and there's a whole herd of cows grazing out there. They're in tight formation, fairly close to the house, eating everything that isn't nailed down. They're eating grass, choke cherries, scrub oaks, and mountain lilacs. Everything but the pine needles. Bulking up for the winter.
So I grab my camera out of the truck cause I'm thinking, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." As in, there's bound to be a bull pushing all these cows through. And, of course, not only is there a bull, but there's a massive one. Now, it's true that he's technically only a 6x, but this is one large bull. Notice the girth of his neck. The spread of his rack. The muscles in his neck and shoulders.
He's pushing about 20 mature cows, and several immature ones. To get better shots, I descend from the redwood deck, taking my life in my hands in the process. This elk is 500 pounds of raging testosterone in rut. He actually gets upset enough about my presence to start an aggressive, threatening display. He lowers his rack into the choke cherries and just starts thrashing them. Shredding them into pulpy ribbons.
Then he lowers his neck and tilts his head way back. It's really wild to see a display like this. I start shooting him (w/ camera) in my back yard (that's my picnic table in the photo above), and follow him across the property of two of my neighbors.
These images were all captured tonight with a Canon EOS 40D and a Canon L-Series image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) with an ET-83C hood.
I've posted some of the shots as a 7 Meg (2:45) Adobe Flash slideshow(2008_elk.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2008_elk.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Stephanie Says by The Velvet Underground off of The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack. Lyrics in extended entry.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Posted by Rob Kiser on September 10, 2008 at 10:34 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
September 1, 2008
DNC 2008 Slideshow
Finally got around to posting a slideshow of some of my shots from the DNC that unfolded over the last week in Denver. Robert and I spent several days shooting the event, and it was truly a blast. Insanely fun.
I shot all of these photos, with the exception of the photos I'm in (Robert took those) and the one photo of Obama that's been vandalized to make him look like Hitler(Robert took that one as well - wish I'd found it, but I never saw it).
These images were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and two different lenses. One lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The larger lens is 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 some of the shots as a 10 Meg (4:30) Adobe Flash slideshow(dncc_08.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (dncc_08.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is a modified version of Honest Mistake by The Bravery. The modification is that I imported the song into Audacity and repeated one of the refrains because I wanted to stretch the song a bit. Original lyrics in extended entry.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on September 1, 2008 at 3:42 AM : Comments (1) | Permalink
BBQ at the Flying J Ranch
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Jen and I went with Meghan, Jeanelle, and Bob to a little BBQ at the Flying J Ranch outside of Conifer today. Was nice to get out and the ranch is beautiful, of course. Kids had a water-balloon fight and went on a hike before the rain set in.
These images were captured with a Canon EOS 40D a Canon L-Series image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM) and an ET-83C hood.
I've posted some of the shots as a 7 Meg (2:35) Adobe Flash slideshow(bbq.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (bbq.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
The soundtrack is Superman, performed by R.E.M. off of the album "Lifes Rich Pageant". Lyrics in extended entry.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on September 1, 2008 at 12:02 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
August 30, 2008
Chinns Lake
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After shooting the lunatics at the Democratic Convention all week, I needed a break. So I talked Jen into going camping and yesterday we hit a way cool camping spot on Chinns Lake, just this side of the Continental Divide. The location not too far from Alice/St. Mary's Glacier. It's a place I found about five years ago. She's actually camped up there before, but she didn't remember it. It's a pretty serious four-wheel drive trail going up there. I wouldn't recommend taking a mini-van up there or anything. We had it locked into four-wheel low for a few miles to get up there.
These images were captured with a Canon EOS 40D and two different lenses. One lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The larger lens is 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 some of the shots as a 11 Meg (3:20) Adobe Flash slideshow(chinns_lake.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above.
If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (chinns_lake.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
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 In This World, by Moby off of the album "18". Lyrics in extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on August 30, 2008 at 10:16 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
August 2, 2008
Vacation Photos
We just returned from a vacation to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. I shot approximately 2,500 images over 8 days in July of '08 with a Canon EOS 40D and two different lenses. One lens is an image stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM). The larger lens is 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 some of the shots as a 31 Meg (5:25) Adobe Flash slideshow(vacation.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (vacation.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro, which I highly recommend.
I had to ask for help in identifying the seagull. Turns out it is a "second winter Laughing Gull".
Click here to view the other slideshows.
The soundtrack is House Of Cards, by Radiohead off of the album "In Rainbows". Lyrics in extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on August 2, 2008 at 3:22 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
July 23, 2008
The Twelve Days of Summer
Summer is passing by so fast I can't stand it. I hate to think about returning to the real world. Jen and I have been playing pretty hard. Trying to get out and enjoy the long summer days, and I've been shooting a lot. (This week, I shot my 10,000th image with my new EOS 40D. God, I love this camera!)
To help postpone the inevitable, and stretch the memory of summer, I culled the 10,000 shots down to what I hope is a tolerable few. The slideshow emma.swf (14 meg, 3:32) should play in any browser.
The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
The audio is "For Emma" by Bon Iver off of the album For Emma, Forever Ago. (Kudos to Gretchen for turning me on to the song.)
Note: I was working in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in the summer/fall of 2010. For some reason, I always think that this song was recorded one winter in a cabin up in Door County (the Thumb). In fact, it was recorded in Dunn County in 2006.
To view the other slideshows, click here.
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM : Comments (3) | Permalink
July 3, 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 5 meg slideshow (3:42). The audio track is Spirit In My Life by Cedric Gervais off of the Experiment album.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 3, 2008 at 11:00 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
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.
Posted by Rob Kiser on June 17, 2008 at 11:46 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
June 8, 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.
Posted by Rob Kiser on June 8, 2008 at 7:27 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 19, 2008 at 7:39 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
The soundtrack is Natural Blues by Moby. Lyrics in extended entry.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 15, 2008 at 1:19 AM : Comments (4) | Permalink
May 7, 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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Posted by Peenie Wallie on May 7, 2008 at 11:54 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
May 6, 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.
Posted by Peenie Wallie on May 6, 2008 at 12:24 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
Posted by Rob Kiser on April 25, 2008 at 12:27 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 3, 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 named tomorrow 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.
To see all of the slideshows, click here.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
This video used to be http://www.peeniewallie.com/videos/tomorrow.swf but was converted to http://www.peeniewallie.com/videos/pw-2008-03-03-tomorrow.mp4.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 3, 2008 at 5:09 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 10, 2008 at 2:53 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
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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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 17, 2007 at 6:40 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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. :)
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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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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 16, 2007 at 8:30 PM : Comments (5) | Permalink
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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on August 14, 2007 at 4:46 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink
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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on August 14, 2007 at 4:45 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on July 16, 2007 at 12:38 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on June 16, 2007 at 11:44 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
June 2, 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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on June 2, 2007 at 11:35 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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 Coldplay, off of the Parachutes album.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 20, 2007 at 12:06 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
April 6, 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.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on April 6, 2007 at 10:57 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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.
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March 3, 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.
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January 3, 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.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on January 3, 2007 at 10:22 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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).
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on December 10, 2006 at 3:17 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink
November 6, 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.swf created using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Soundtrack is Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie, off of the Plans album.
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Also, this story is a chapter in the book Killing Strangers.
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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.swf 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 8:20 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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July 4, 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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Posted by Peenie Wallie on July 4, 2006 at 8:02 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
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 7, 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
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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
Technorati tags: Graffiti
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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 7:55 PM : Comments (6) | Permalink
March 8, 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.
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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January 3, 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.
Lyrics are posted in the extended entry.
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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
Lyrics are posted in the extended entry.
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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.
Lyrics are posted in the extended entry.
Related Post: Christmas photos from Louisiana and Mississipppi - December 2004
Technorati tags: Deep South, Autumn, Mississippi, New Orleans
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October 2, 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 how the coast is slowly digging out from under the detritus of Hurricane Katrina. Keep up the good work, J.R. The whole country appreciates the work y'all are doing to restore the coast!
Update: Today, I learn that there's a "nice smell" on the coast and that "31 days after the storm, meat turns to liquid."
This slideshow is a 12 Meg self-playing executable named katrina.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is In The Waiting Line by Zero 7 from 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, Biloxi
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September 12, 2005
New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina reveals a decimated Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Pensacola, with the devastation extending inland for hundreds of miles. The city of New Orleans was pounded and flooded by Katrina, then sacked and pillages by deracinated mobs of miscegenated youth.
In 2004, I took time off and Tammy and her family were kind enough to put me up, allowing me to wander through the city taking pictures; trying to capture the essence of the city I'd lived in exactly 20 years before. So, in response to the shocking, visceral images the media crews are peddling - endless scenes of criminals wading down Canal Street carrying armloads of stolen tennis shoes and cameras - I present New Orleans as I remember it.
These photographs were taken in February and May of 2004 in the city of New Orleans, and in various swamps surrounding the city. These images were captured using a Konica Minolta Dimage Z1, in a 4:3 aspect ratio. All images were shot in natural light and have not been retouched or edited in any manner.
This slideshow is an 11 Meg self-playing executable named no.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is In The Waiting Line by Zero 7 from 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
Posted by Peenie Wallie on September 12, 2005 at 9:24 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
September 11, 2005
Latest Jennifer slideshow
Here's the latest slideshow of my little curtain-climber, Jennifer. These images were captured using a Canon EOS-20D with a Canon 17-85mm telescopic zoom lens, a circular polarizing filter, and a 4 gig Sandisk CF memory stick. All images were shot in natural light and have not been retouched or edited in any manner. Alpine mountain wildflowers were shot in August on the Middle Fork of the Swan River in Summit County. I used a Bogen tripod with pistol grip and remote shutter release when I shot the Alpine flower images.
This slideshow is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named letgo.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Let Go by Frou Frou from 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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September 5, 2005
Burning Man 2005 Photos
Been to Mardi Gras? Been to Halloween in the Castro district? Think you've seen it all? If you haven't been to Burning Man, you need to get a new set of friends. Really. You need to go to Burning Man. Trust me on this one.
I shot eleven hundred images over four days in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. These images were captured using a Canon EOS-20D with a Canon 17-85mm telescopic zoom lens, a circular polarizing filter, and a 4 gig Sandisk CF memory stick. All images were shot in natural light and have not been retouched or edited in any manner. Nighttime images were shot on a Bogen tripod with pistol grip and remote shutter release.
This slideshow is a 7 Meg self-playing executable named burn.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Mr. Brightside by The Killers. 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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August 21, 2005
Jennifer - Summer 2005
This slideshow is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named garden_state.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is New Slang by The Shins from the Garden State soundtrack. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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July 11, 2005
ATV Trail Riding in Summit County, Colorado
Went ATV trail riding with Brian and Les in Summit County on July 9th - 10th. They were gracious enough to put me up for the weekend. (Many thanks)
All images are original, 3:2 aspect ratio images shot with a Canon EOS-20D, 17-85mm telescopic zoom lens, with a circular polarizing filter. All images were shot in natural light and have not been retouched or edited in any manner.
This slideshow is a 10 Meg self-playing executable named atv.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Chocolate by Snow Patrol. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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June 26, 2005
Austin
I'm slowly converting my old slideshows from notoriously grainy Pinnacle Studio videos into the sharp Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus format. I shot these images in Austin, TX, in the Summer of 2003. Although these images are not new, this is the first time they've ever been assembled into a slideshow with decent resolution.
This slideshow is a 14 Meg self-playing executable named scientist.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Scientist by Coldplay. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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June 25, 2005
Puddletown
I'm slowly converting my old slideshows from notoriously grainy Pinnacle Studio videos into the sharp Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus format. In the fall of 2003, I shot these images in Astoria, Eugene, Nehalem, Tillamook, and Portland(a.k.a. Puddletown, Stumptown, Bridgetown, Rivercity, etc). Although these images are not new, this is the first time they've ever been assembled into a slideshow with decent resolution.
This slideshow is a 13 Meg self-playing executable named clocks.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Clocks by Coldplay. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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Stumptown
I'm slowly converting my old slideshows from notoriously grainy Pinnacle Studio videos into the sharp Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus format. I shot these images in the fall of 2003, when I spent most of my time shooting homeless people and graffiti. Although these images are not new, this is the first time they've ever been assembled into a slideshow with decent resolution.
This slideshow is a 9 Meg self-playing executable named colorblind.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Colorblind by Counting Crows. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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June 21, 2005
San Francisco Unleashed
I was browsing through some of my old frames of San Francisco and decided I could cobble together yet another pointless video. I shot most of these in the fall of 2004, before I broke away from shooting homless people and graffiti. (Aren't you thrilled?) Although these are all new, unreleased images, they're unedited, and fairly rough. (But you get what you pay for, right?)
This slideshow is a 24 Meg self-playing executable named speed.exe created using Imagematics StillMotion PE Plus. The soundtrack is Speed of Sound by Coldplay. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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May 5, 2005
School Daze
Here's a video of some of some recent elementary school photos. This slideshow is a 9 Meg self-playing executable named school.exe. The soundtrack is 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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April 18, 2005
Audioslave
Here's a video of some of some recent photos. This slideshow is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named audioslave.exe. The soundtrack is Be Yourself by Audioslave. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
Posted by Peenie Wallie on April 18, 2005 at 11:41 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 24, 2005
Austin 2004
Here's a slideshow of photos I took in Austin in 2004. I've posted these before, but I was never happy with the quality of the .wmv files. The quality of these images is significantly better, although the photos themselves remain amateurish, puerile, and disturbing.
This slideshow is an 10 Meg self-playing executable named austin2004.exe. The soundtrack is "Breathe" by Telepopmusik. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
Updated version follows:
Click here to download the updated MP4 version.
Posted by Peenie Wallie on March 24, 2005 at 11:33 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
More Hawaii Photos
OK. The truth is, I never have talked to the Hawaii Bureau of Tourism. And, they certainly wouldn't want to use this video to attempt to lure tourists to the Sandwich Islands.
If you feel cheated, here's a video of some of my better photos. This slideshow is an 8 Meg self-playing executable named hawaii_2.exe. The soundtrack is "Breathe" by Anna Nalick. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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March 23, 2005
Hawaii Bureau of Tourism
As many of you know, I've been working closely with the Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau to produce the 2006 slideshow presentation for their tourism website at GoHawaii.com
I don't really know how all of it got started. Apparently they were impressed with the images I shot last year on Oahu, and, to make a short story long, I've been putting together a video (pro bono, of course) just to give them an idea of what I think the video should look like. Here's the working copy of the video I've sent them, and, although it hasn't been greenlighted yet, I think they like it so far.
This slideshow is an 11 Meg self-playing executable named hawaii_1.exe. The soundtrack is "No One Knows" by the Queens Of The Stoneage. Click here to download the presentation. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
Please feel free to post comments, as any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.
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February 24, 2005
Breckenridge, Colorado
This slideshow is a 17 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE.
The audio track is "So Far Away" by Staind. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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February 9, 2005
California Highway 1: San Francisco to Pismo Beach
Here's a slideshow of what will probably be the last of my California photographs. These photos were all taken between San Francisco and Pismo Beach. Some of the specific places I shot were the 49 Mile Scenic Drive, the Great Highway, Pescedero State Beach, 4 Mile Beach(Santa Cruz), Monterey Bay, the Carmel Valley, Big Sur, the Pacific Valley, San Luis Obispo(Slow-town), Lompoc, and Pismo Beach. (The pictures of the Sand Dunes are Pismo Beach, which was, of course, the ultimate destination of Bugs Bunny when he missed that left turn at Albuquerque). The Blue Prelude on the beach is my car and that's me on the red ATV doing donuts in the dunes.
Unfortunately, Canon is in the process of repairing my EOS 20D in Irvine, so I was forced to shoot these photos with my backup camera, the Canon Pro-1. Be forewarned - this is a miserable camera. Stay away from it at all costs. The designer should be severely pummeled with a dull 9-iron. Most of it's shortcomings, however, can be mitigated by shooting stationary objects using a steady tripod. The audio track is "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5. The slideshow is a 9 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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January 30, 2005
Daughters
Here's a slideshow of some stills of Jennifer and her play mates. The audio track is "Daughters" by John Mayer. The slideshow is a 7 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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January 28, 2005
The Lost Coast
Here's a slideshow of some stills I shot recently. These images were all taken in January of 2005. Most of them were shot last weekend on my excursion to California's "Lost Coast". The first frames are of the sunrise in Denver, and some shots from the plane. The rest were shot north of San Francisco, in the counties of Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Humboldt.
Unfortunately, my spankin' new Canon EOS 20D died after two brief months. I took picture number IMG_0001 with it on November 20th and picture number IMG_5642 on January 20th. So, it lasted exactly two months. I shipped it out today to have it repaired under warranty. They say they can turn it around in two weeks, so I've got my fingers crossed.
The slideshow is an 18 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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Because the 20D was broken, I shot this trip with a Dimage Z1 camera.
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I'm not certain, but I think that this was my first trip up to the Lost Coast. This was a 2 day trip from SF to Eureka and back. I think that I sort of dreamed this little road trip up while I was working in SF for Genentech and then, when I rolled off the project, I took this little trip.
I tried to map out my route from my photos. It looks like my route was something like this:
http://www.peeniewallie.com/documents/lost_coast.xls
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January 15, 2005
Bud and Alice's Party
The slideshow above has some shots taken from Bud & Alice's party tonight. Also, some stock I shot in the Rocky Mountains last summer, because I didn't get enough decent images of the party. I love my Canon EOS 20D, but the flash leaves much to be desired. If I had any cash, I'd get an externally mounted flash. The slideshow is a 6 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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Bud and Alice's Silver Anniversary
Bud and Alice were married on January 7th, 1980. Tonight, they stumbled into a Suprise Party for their Silver Anniversary at Bob and Vaunne's. Lynn dressed up like Father Guido Sarducci and hosted a moch wedding. Ray played the 12 string and sang. These are the kind of neighbors that you dream about having. Congratulations, Bud & Alice. Here's to another 25 years in Peaceful Hills!
This slideshow above was put together from a collection of old family photos surreptiously smuggled out of the house by Kate. I think the best picture in the lot may be the one of Kate sitting in the field ambushing doves with a 20 gauge. The slideshow is a 24 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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December 31, 2004
Destruction of Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26th, 2004
I've created a slideshow in an attempt to caputre the devestation of the Tsunami of December 26, 2004. Satellite images courtesy DigitalGlobe. All other images courtesy AP. Audio is "Still Dead" by Thomas Newman from the "American Beauty" soundtrack. Slideshow is an 11.8 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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December 28, 2004
Christmas photos from Louisiana and Mississipppi - December 2004
Slideshow from the land of pig skins and camoflauge. Audio is "Wayfaring Stranger" by Jack White from the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack. The slideshow is a 14 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version.Click here if you need help.
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December 17, 2004
San Francisco - December 2004
This is a 17 Meg self-playing executable slideshow produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The audio track is "Cablecar" by "The Fray". Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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December 4, 2004
November '04 San Francisco Bay Area Photos
I'm really having a good time with the new Canon EOS 20D 8.2 Megapixel Digital SLR camera. Last week, I splurged and bought a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip and the remote control shutter release. This new setup is the bomb. My sister suggested I get away from shooting graffiti and homeless people so much, and try to tackle some more diverse subjects. As a result, I shot more photos this time of the San Francisco and the beach. Most of these photos were taken the last week of November '04. The beach photos were shot from Point Reyes National Seashore down to Santa Cruz. There's still a few graffiti pictures, as I tend to shoot them on cloudy days because there are no harsh shadows, and because the landscapes look better with blue skies, IMHO.
This is an 18 Meg self-playing executable slideshow produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The audio track is "Cablecar" by "The Fray". Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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Jennifer
This is a 16 Meg self-playing executable slideshow produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The audio track is "Vindicated" by "Dashboard Confessional". Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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December 3, 2004
Latest photos from San Francisco, Kalifornia
Pictures taken with Konica Minolta Dimage Z1. This is an 15 Meg Flash slideshow produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. The audio track is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by "Green Day". Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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May 11, 2004
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Capital of the United States of Mexico
Here's a slideshow of photos from my trip to Mexico City in April of '04. The audio track is "Still Dead" by Thomas Newman from the "American Beauty" soundtrack. The slideshow is an 18 Meg self-playing executable produced using Imagematics StillMotion PE. Click on the photo above to download the slideshow. If you have an Apple, an iMac, or some other type of computer with training wheels, click here to download the Macromedia Flash version. Click here if you need help.
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