While working through the material for today and next week, a friend called up and asked if I’d be interested in joining him for a stroll through downtown during sunset. Being one to never turn down a sunset, or a photo walk, or city architecture, I readily agreed. So, we met near downtown Denver. Gregg and I had been talking about setting up a sunset shot of the city skyline for some time now and we’d had some ideas for a good place to scout it out. But, tonight his motive was different. Continue reading “Colorado – Not Just Sunsets!”
Tag: Denver
I’ve got friends in snow places
Okay, it’s a lame title, but my day has been centered around the blizzard conditions in and around the metro Denver area. With some areas near where I live experiencing whiteouts, we had a fun time of things today wit traffic, early closures, and the whole 9 yards. Tracy actually was the one who took the day off ahead of schedule (smart gal that wife of mine) and then braved the elements to come pick me up after the mass transit shut down service to my parking place.
After a fender bender of her own – we finally got home in one piece (but not the car). Of course, in the midst of all of this, our dog Maggie was just happy as could be frolic-ing in the snow. Props to Tracy for having the idea to take a few snaps!
But, all is not fun and games in Bronco/Rocky Mountain land. I’ve been helping a friend work through a bad time, and things just took a turn for the worse with him a few days ago. Let me set the stage here for hyou. Imagine you are a Photoshop/Adobe guru. You know the crap outta all things Adobe. Working in the industry for roughly ten years. Now, imagine the company hiring some young gun. You’ve been asked to train a new guy, then after four months or so of teaching a wet-behind-the-ears newb how to do things, you get laid off.
You knew that was coming right? Well, now, imagine this: as work becomes more and more challenging to find (despite the fact that you have practically every Adobe certification that exists), your beloved pet comes down with a time-sensitive medical issue that requires surgery to fix. And you have no dollaz to pay it! That, my friends, is no picnic. Yet that is exactly what happened to my good friend David Zarzacki. Finally, after some pushing from me, he’s set up a blog to explain the status with his pet, and Paypal links for donations. He’s had some very generous contributions, but is still only about a third of the way to having enough for the vet bills. (It’s surgery, after all, which isn’t ever all that cheap to begin with!)
So, please, today, take a moment and stop over to the blog to help save Mojo! Make a contribution, even if it’s only a dollar or two. And if you can’t contribute financially, then help spread the word by making a Twitter post, or a comment on your own blog – heck even just comments, thoughts, and prayers are welcome. Every little bit helps!
Anyway, enough of the friends and snow places – I’ve rambled enough for the week. I’ll leave off with the link to Mojo’s site. Happy Shooting all and we’ll see you back here on Monday! Have a great weekend:
Help Save Mojo
Thanks in advance to all that take the time to visit, share their thoughts, prayers, and contributions.
P&P Blogroll
As Jason Moore gets settled down in his new digs as the new Web Graphics Designer for Southern Tier Athletics/Worldwide Sports Supply (congrats dude!), we’re filling in again to provide you with the latest and greatest weekly activity for Photoshop and Photography folks (a.k.a. his famous Weekly P&P). Michael was out and about a lot this week, so it’s just me and Andy filling in. Thanks Andy for taking Michaels portion as well. Anyway, here is my portion of it (filling in the middle with I through P).
Indograhams – Again, another fabulous Friday skyline from Scotty. He also went photowalking on Saturday too!
Invisible Green – Marcus shares a shot from this past weekend with his family, very cute!
Jason D. Moore – If you don’t know this site, then why are you even reading my blog? Jason is pretty much the standard news outlet for Photography and Photoshop activities. If you’re not reading his blogroll regularly, you are missing out!
Jen Rinaldi – More clouds from jen on her weekend, and some other cool street photography. Great vision and captures as always!
Jenny Arnez – Another great site for street-style photography (and also for beach shots this weekend again – are all Jens at the beach this weekend?) ☺
Joel L – I missed this one last go-around, so am making up for it here. Fair warning, some of the shots and imagery are not for the faint of heart or typical types of photography. His most recent post is okay, but venture back to July 21st, and you’ll get a taste of third world countries and cultures that are definitely not anything like Western hemisphere living. Don’t get me wrong, some of the shots are just amazing in the composition, lighting, and in the story they tell, so I would encourage those who have open minds to visit the blog. It also bears mentioning that some of the imagery is not safe for work (NSFW).
John Nack – Very well-known and regarded, he shares a link to a site titled “Dear Adobe”. Not often will you find a company spokesperson who willingly will point you to another site that is nothing but rants and vents about their own company (just goes to show you how cool a place Adobe is). Read this blog – it’s on many peoples’ “must read” lists – including mine!
Laughing Lion Design – In case the P&P isn’t enough for you, Jennifer has a list of PODCASTS to listen to. I listen to several of these myself. Great resource here.
Lightroom Killer Tips – Matt comes over the top again with another series of knockout posts showing us techniques about Lightroom. Over and over again, he and the rest of the NAPP crew just constantly keep me amazed!
Michael Palmer – The third portion of Jason Moore’s fill-in P&P crew was waylaid from his travels, but he nevertheless shared some great floral/insect shots from his trip. Thanks for sharing Michael, your posts are always a pleasure to read.
Black and White Photography – Some more IR to be sure, but the ones that are back to the “traditional” blac and white theme of the blog are great! And the fact that he used theterm flautist was sufficiently impressive! (My sister was a flautist in college – kept playing until she had kids…)
OSBP – One Shot Beyond Photography is always a great source for inspiration. What a great vision, and the compositions of the shots are always unique, whether the subject is food or models…she really knows what she’s doing!
Photographic Design – Another blogger who will have shots to share from the NAPP photowalk. Be sure to stop in and give feedbck – it’s what we all thrive on!
Photography of J Brian Haferkamp – A long-awaited update, he shares shots from Millenium Park in Chicago! Gorgeous city, and great captures Brian!
PhotoKY – Always thoughtful and intriguing posts, Ken outdoes himself this week. Another MUST READ!
Photoshop Insider – With all the hubbub surrounding the worldwide photowalk this last Saturday, make it a point to read Scott’s post from last Wednesday. If you ever take a seminar, workshop, college class, or any other form of instruction…try not to be the guy/gal he is describing!
PhotowalkPro – Jeff talks about what he knows best…photowalking! The master of planning, coordination, and implementation at it was full of information this past week. So much so that he got some interview time at two podcasts. Read the whole week if you’re not up to speed on what photo walks are all about!
Well, that just about does it for my portion of the P&P blogr oll for this week. Don’t forget to stop over at Andy’s blog (Visual Realia) for the lions share of it.
As a house-keeping sort of note, I am going to have to put the weekly tutorials on hold here at CB for a while as I had been using my Windows box for this purpose, and it is now on it’s final legs with 3 thermal shutdowns in the past 24 hours, and one instance of not finding the boot drive. Thankfully, the images and podcast materials are all on a secondary, as well as on a USB drive. Now, if only I could find a good Mac replacement for Camtasia, I’d be set! Any advice, suggestions or feedback would be welcome!
So, it’s likely back to audio podcasts (or videos of me) from the Mac for now. Tomorrow will likely be a no-blog day though as I will have a very busy day (unless I can get it done in advance). So, look for shots from the photowalk on Wed. as well as a new tutorial! Until then, happy shooting and keep watching those apertures!