There’s a story in this picture. What is it? I leave it to your imagination. Analog Effects at work. ANSWER TO THE STORY: They are playing a video game. She is not abused, just concentrating on the monitor. Remarkable where… Read More ›
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BAD MOON RISING
There’s a bad moon rising over there, over the boats sitting at anchor on a flat sea. As the sun goes down, that giant moon hovers over all … making man and beast think strange thoughts … very strange …… Read More ›
GEEKOGRAPHY: DOWN IN FLAMES WITH QUICKSAND AND ALLIGATORS
I’m pretty good with computers. I’m not an engineer, but I’m reasonably competent and not easily daunted. But, there comes a day for humility, when one finds oneself in the high-tech equivalent of quicksand. With grinning alligators on all sides…. Read More ›
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: EERIE – WATCHES AND WAITS
A spectral watcher at the window. Who is it? She does nothing, just watches and waits. But for what does she wait? I had so much fun with this. I love doing this kind of messing around. It turns photography… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: A little sneaky but more than a bit odd
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The five-minute project that ate Chicago
“Wait a moment,” says I, twiddling with something on the computer. “This will just take a minute.” My husband’s eyebrow rises. The right eyebrow. The eyebrow I fear. That eyebrow says “A minute? Really?” I look up, peer at the… Read More ›
Technology: Not just cool toys
These days every time I read an article in ZDNet or any of the techno-blogs, they are casually talking about getting rid of the Windows desktop and making basic software subscription-based, something that will benefit the corporate bottom lines of… Read More ›
Wet Leaves — Posters
Rain and a glass table. Add a few autumn leaves. Mix thoroughly using Photoshop. And you have …
Twilight Swan
I went looking for the swans, but they were far away and I didn’t have a long lens on the camera. It was late in the day and the shadows were long and strangely blue. I played with the image… Read More ›
Across the snowfield
The real picture is in the background. The distant house is soft against the snowy trees, across the whiteness of the field. The snow was fresh and clean, the sky almost as white as the snow itself. Taken with the… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 