End of an Era
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 2:30 am • No Comments »
I've been assessing the role of my website and have finally decided to retire both the blog & photoblog. I was never really cut out to write witty, interesting things on a regular basis, so axing the blog is a bit of a no-brainer. I have no intention of halting my photographic output. It's just that I recently took an extended trial of flickr and think it will serve my needs much better. My flickr photostream will live on as the de facto replacement for the photoblog, featuring the most up-to-date stuff. If you have bookmarks for the photoblog, I suggest updating them to my flickr page. On this site, I plan to include a smaller selection of some of my favorite photos in a more static photo gallery. It will be silently updated from time to time.
Mike Plays Bach
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 3:35 pm • 9 Comments »
My first foray into youtube exhibitionism:
Fly to Flickr
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 11:44 pm • No Comments »
I want to let you know that I recently got a flickr account and have been updating it more frequently than the photoblog here. I think I will most likely retire the photoblog here in its current form (not to mention this non-photo blog), since flickr is a little nicer to use. My plans are to eventually incorporate the flickr-hosted pictures into my website using their API, but for right now you'll have to go over to the flickr site. Here is the link, where you will find some exclusive photos that have not (yet?) made it to the photoblog here:
If you are subscribed to the photoblog RSS, you'll want to subscribe to my flickr photostream's RSS...
The Porch
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 5:06 pm • 10 Comments »
After four years, some of our plans for the house are starting to come together.
Here's what the front of the house looked like when we bought it (April 2005):
In the intervening time, we had taken down all of the screens and repainted everything on the porch. Here's what it looked like this morning before starting the final phase of work:
And finally, here's what it looks like now, after we spent the day putting up balusters:
In This, the 14th Minute of My Fame…
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 4:54 pm • 1 Comment »
Science Planet has an exclusive exposé about the mysterious artist behind these recent Darwin campaign poster parodies.
Photo competition 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 12:18 am • 1 Comment »
The 2009 Champaign County Camera Club print competition is this week. I entered three of my favorites from last year. After scrounging for an occasional honorable mention here and there through the years, I finally solved the riddle of the CCCC judges and pulled off the sweep. The Iceland picture took 2nd in the nature category, the tree picture took 3rd in the same category, and Noah was an honorable mention in the people category.
This year I was really impressed by the overall quality of the entries on display, so I'm really happy that mine stacked up so well. Of course, now that I've sussed these local judges, I have to move away and find some other competitions.
If anyone from Champaign is reading this blog, they can check out the display all this week at Lincoln Square mall.