I ran across this video the other day. I'd recommend that if you have a slow connection, probably stay away, but otherwise you may find it enjoyable. I know I did:
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Happy Holidays!
Hello all...Yes, I am alive. Just getting slow in my old age... :) Hope you all are doing well! A couple weeks ago we went to a winter festival which had a gingerbread house competition. This is a closeup shot of part of one of the entries into the competition. It didn't win, but I rather liked it anyways. The house and manger scene was done by my little buddy Izzy Seiders.
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Happy Holidays!!
Monday, December 11, 2006
After Dark
A photo of Harrisburg PA that I took from across the river Saturday night... If you look closely (you may have to click through to deviantArt and full-view the picture to see the detail), Santa's sleigh may be seen just above the moon (or perhaps it's a plane taking off from HIA).
This goes along with the photo posted here: http://arkansawyer.blogspot.com/2006/08/harrisburg-pennsylvania.html
That photo was taken, obviously, during daytime, but also was farther up the river from this shot.
This goes along with the photo posted here: http://arkansawyer.blogspot.com/2006/08/harrisburg-pennsylvania.html
That photo was taken, obviously, during daytime, but also was farther up the river from this shot.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
For Sale!
For anyone who may be interested in looking these over, I have two calendars for sale. In a way, I think they are a bit pricy, but at the same time, individual prints for the images contained would add up to a similar price tag.... Each calendar page is 8.5"x11", making the 'hung size' 17"x11".
Additionally, I have other products for sale at my 'deviantArt shop' such as these images which can be purchased as really cool mousepads!
Additionally, I have other products for sale at my 'deviantArt shop' such as these images which can be purchased as really cool mousepads!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
template...
Just as an fyi. I was modifying my template and screwed it up... My 'links' including the Arkansas webring are lost - but over the next few days I'll rebuild it.
Update: As of 10pm EST on 11/23/2006, I have managed to get back most of the settings I had before. If I missed your page on my links, send me a note and I'll get it updated... Hope you like the changes I made as getting them done sure did take some time!! :)
Update: As of 10pm EST on 11/23/2006, I have managed to get back most of the settings I had before. If I missed your page on my links, send me a note and I'll get it updated... Hope you like the changes I made as getting them done sure did take some time!! :)
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Buble
For those who have 'watched' me for awhile, you'll be familiar with the works of Karen "Buble" (her DeviantArt.com username), as I have posted three journals so far featuring a painting each that she has done, based on my original photos.
This past week, she posted a fourth one, and I have been remiss in not mentioning it here. This time, instead of just posting a view of the original photo, and the painting she has made based upon it, I am going to consolidate a bit and list all her paintings that are based on my work in one place.
If you go check out her gallery you will find a mix of paintings, drawings, photographs, and photomanipulations. Including some manipulated versions of some of my photos, as well as these featured here. Go forth, and check it out.
But first, the images, in the order from most recent to oldest, that she has so excellently rendered onto canvas.
A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
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"I have you and even if we never meet or ever see each other, we have left our thumbprints in the thick, moist clay of each other's lives."
Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, May 6, 2003
This past week, she posted a fourth one, and I have been remiss in not mentioning it here. This time, instead of just posting a view of the original photo, and the painting she has made based upon it, I am going to consolidate a bit and list all her paintings that are based on my work in one place.
If you go check out her gallery you will find a mix of paintings, drawings, photographs, and photomanipulations. Including some manipulated versions of some of my photos, as well as these featured here. Go forth, and check it out.
But first, the images, in the order from most recent to oldest, that she has so excellently rendered onto canvas.
SNOWY CHURCH
ANDERSONBURG
SYCAMORE
HEAVEN'S LIGHT
A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
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"I have you and even if we never meet or ever see each other, we have left our thumbprints in the thick, moist clay of each other's lives."
Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, May 6, 2003
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Tim's Rainbow
My niece (aka The Red-Eyed Pig) sent me a photo taken by her husband.
With their permission I am posting it here. It is a VERY unusual picture - I know I don't have anything like it nor have I seen anything close anywhere else.
Tim went out to take pictures of the rainbow, and just as he snapped, a bolt of lightning came out of the clouds...
Photographer: Tim Douglas
Location: Story, Arkansas
With their permission I am posting it here. It is a VERY unusual picture - I know I don't have anything like it nor have I seen anything close anywhere else.
Tim went out to take pictures of the rainbow, and just as he snapped, a bolt of lightning came out of the clouds...
Photographer: Tim Douglas
Location: Story, Arkansas
Monday, October 23, 2006
Andersonburg (aka Painting 3...)
This is another excellent painting based on one of my photographs, as done by Karen "Buble" on DeviantArt.com.
The story behind the original image is that my son and I went camping one weekend in August, and as we were driving through rural western Perry County, Pennsylvania, I did a double-take, and turned around and went back and took this photo.
It inspires me to write something about it, but I haven't yet found the time or the words to do so. But I loved the colors and the potential behind this jewel of a building. There are so many details here - at some point this place was someone's dream.... And now, it's all grown up and seemingly abandoned. Much like the Whistle Stop Cafe in a certain movie set in the south....
When Karen stumbled upon my DeviantArt gallery she commented that she'd like to paint something that I have taken a picture of. I gave her free reign to paint anything that inspires her. So far, she's done a couple of pretty good photomanipulations... But where she really shines is with the paintbrush.
Here's her latest work influenced by my photography! Enjoy.
A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
The story behind the original image is that my son and I went camping one weekend in August, and as we were driving through rural western Perry County, Pennsylvania, I did a double-take, and turned around and went back and took this photo.
It inspires me to write something about it, but I haven't yet found the time or the words to do so. But I loved the colors and the potential behind this jewel of a building. There are so many details here - at some point this place was someone's dream.... And now, it's all grown up and seemingly abandoned. Much like the Whistle Stop Cafe in a certain movie set in the south....
When Karen stumbled upon my DeviantArt gallery she commented that she'd like to paint something that I have taken a picture of. I gave her free reign to paint anything that inspires her. So far, she's done a couple of pretty good photomanipulations... But where she really shines is with the paintbrush.
Here's her latest work influenced by my photography! Enjoy.
A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Sycamore
A couple of weeks ago, another DeviantArt member stumbled across my gallery there and commented that she'd like to paint something of mine. I was flattered, and suggested that perhaps she might paint "Heaven's Light". The results of that conversation were highlighted in the journal entry referenced at the bottom of this one. She did an awesome job of translating "Heaven's Light" into a painting.
But today, Karen "Buble" posted another of my photos as a painting. My original photo was okay, but this painting is MUCH better than the photo, and I think you'll agree!!!
Here is Karen's rendition. Check it out. A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
The other painting, referenced above, may be viewed here: http://arkansawyer.blogspot.com/2006/09/heavens-light.html
But today, Karen "Buble" posted another of my photos as a painting. My original photo was okay, but this painting is MUCH better than the photo, and I think you'll agree!!!
Here is Karen's rendition. Check it out. A big thank you to Karen at http://buble.deviantart.com
The other painting, referenced above, may be viewed here: http://arkansawyer.blogspot.com/2006/09/heavens-light.html
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Millersburg Ferry
The Millersburg Ferry has been in operation since the early 1800's.
The ferryboat featured in this picture was, I think, "reconstructed" in 1998, and is christened "Roaring Bull V". Information derived from the following site: http://www.millersburg.com/attractions/ferry.html
A few months ago, I happened to catch the ferry coming in at the end of a day of runs:
I took this shot, and framed it with text, and I do like this shot, but I was wanting to come back for more. A couple weeks ago I went back on a Saturday and happened to catch it while loading up and departing. Following is that series of photos, along with some of the comments I received on each on my dA site:
"I'd be so afraid that thing would sink!"
"It looks like a floating barn."
"It really doesn't look strong enough to take all that."
"It's pretty cool to see a little thing like that hold up two cars and people.... I wanna ride in one of those one of these days..." (my note... there were actually 3 cars on it, along with bicycles and pedestrians).
"They are very brave people to cycle onto that!"
"The thing looks like it is sinking!"
"IT IS SINKING....didn't anyone notice?"
"That looks like a nice ride."
"I'm not too sure i'd want to put my vehicle or myself on that!"
"This picture somehow reminds me of Tom Sawyer.
It is good to see something that reminds me of my childhood."
The ferryboat featured in this picture was, I think, "reconstructed" in 1998, and is christened "Roaring Bull V". Information derived from the following site: http://www.millersburg.com/attractions/ferry.html
A few months ago, I happened to catch the ferry coming in at the end of a day of runs:
I took this shot, and framed it with text, and I do like this shot, but I was wanting to come back for more. A couple weeks ago I went back on a Saturday and happened to catch it while loading up and departing. Following is that series of photos, along with some of the comments I received on each on my dA site:
"I'd be so afraid that thing would sink!"
"It looks like a floating barn."
"It really doesn't look strong enough to take all that."
"It's pretty cool to see a little thing like that hold up two cars and people.... I wanna ride in one of those one of these days..." (my note... there were actually 3 cars on it, along with bicycles and pedestrians).
"They are very brave people to cycle onto that!"
"The thing looks like it is sinking!"
"IT IS SINKING....didn't anyone notice?"
"That looks like a nice ride."
"I'm not too sure i'd want to put my vehicle or myself on that!"
"This picture somehow reminds me of Tom Sawyer.
It is good to see something that reminds me of my childhood."
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
New Day
The first photo, here, was taken from my front yard... The second was taken just a little ways down the road, on the same morning.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Heaven's Light
Earlier this year, I took a photograph that awed me. I was headed into town to get some things, my son in tow, and saw the sunlight slanting down through the clouds. I turned off Powell's Valley Rd, parking beside Sheetz Road... Climbed up the bank to the cornfield above the road. And took this photo, with the church beyond.
Those of you who regularly check my blog have seen some version of this in the past. I am not resurrecting a dead image here for no reason, so bear with me. This is, as a amateur photographer, my favorite all-time photo (that I have, myself, taken):
Through my account on DeviantArt.com I have come into contact with people all around the world, of various interests and talents, most at least somewhat artistically inclined. Enter Karen, one of my newest "friends", from the Netherlands.
She commented on a river-reflections photo that I posted recently, and said something about someday perhaps painting a version of it. I told her she was welcome to, anytime.
I didn't right away, but eventually, told her that I'd like to see my favorite photo painted. This was like two days ago. This morning when I looked at my 'watch list' of new pieces, this was there. Wow!!! I am so honored and flattered by her interpretation. This was done as an oil painting, the photographed for this display.
Those of you who regularly check my blog have seen some version of this in the past. I am not resurrecting a dead image here for no reason, so bear with me. This is, as a amateur photographer, my favorite all-time photo (that I have, myself, taken):
Through my account on DeviantArt.com I have come into contact with people all around the world, of various interests and talents, most at least somewhat artistically inclined. Enter Karen, one of my newest "friends", from the Netherlands.
She commented on a river-reflections photo that I posted recently, and said something about someday perhaps painting a version of it. I told her she was welcome to, anytime.
I didn't right away, but eventually, told her that I'd like to see my favorite photo painted. This was like two days ago. This morning when I looked at my 'watch list' of new pieces, this was there. Wow!!! I am so honored and flattered by her interpretation. This was done as an oil painting, the photographed for this display.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Monday, September 18, 2006
Inspirations - A Window To My World
09-25-2006 Re-edit. Prior edit broke links to images not already loaded into your browser's cache, so trying this again....
09-23-2006 Edit. I updated links and images in the following post to present higher quality images and correct broken links. Feedback and comments always welcome.
So from my front yard, you can see stuff like this (click images to be taken to a clearer view of them):
And recently, even this:
From my back yard, you may see sights like this:
And tonight, even this:
09-23-2006 Edit. I updated links and images in the following post to present higher quality images and correct broken links. Feedback and comments always welcome.
So from my front yard, you can see stuff like this (click images to be taken to a clearer view of them):
And recently, even this:
From my back yard, you may see sights like this:
And tonight, even this:
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Recent News
Things have been quiet here...
I've taken some new photos (how surprising, huh).
If you're interested, I'll share a couple or three. This one, for starts, cause I'm quite proud of it. Not that I planned it to look this way but darn it, even if I just pointed the camera and clicked... It DID turn out quite well, I thought.
This one, taken within minutes of that one... was hand-picked by my daughter. I had a couple of "pretty" butterfly shots, and this one was okay... But she liked the quiet beauty this one had over the showy beauty of the monarch, so this is my pick of the day.
And, the last one from that park... An American Lotus. The seedpod looks almost artificial.
And... two more before I go. These two were taken in my back yard. Comments are always welcome.
I've taken some new photos (how surprising, huh).
If you're interested, I'll share a couple or three. This one, for starts, cause I'm quite proud of it. Not that I planned it to look this way but darn it, even if I just pointed the camera and clicked... It DID turn out quite well, I thought.
This one, taken within minutes of that one... was hand-picked by my daughter. I had a couple of "pretty" butterfly shots, and this one was okay... But she liked the quiet beauty this one had over the showy beauty of the monarch, so this is my pick of the day.
And, the last one from that park... An American Lotus. The seedpod looks almost artificial.
And... two more before I go. These two were taken in my back yard. Comments are always welcome.
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