Archive for August, 2005

August 15th, 2005

Wasp With Outlines

I decided to play around with the wasp photo I just posted. I overlayed color contours on the original photo and added a border. I like how it turned out, but I still prefer the original. I also posted a [higher resolution version of the original on deviantART.

August 15th, 2005

Flying Stingy Thingy

I’m not sure exactly what type of flying stingy thingy this is… wasp, yellowjacket, or something. I’m considering spending more time studying insects, because it’d be nice to know about what I’m photographing and be able to say something more informative than “here’s a bug picture I took.” For now though, here’s a bug picture […]

August 12th, 2005

Sidewalk Grasshopper

Grasshoppers freak out my wife. Something about them getting stuck to your clothes and losing legs when you pull them off, I think… but she’s pretty quick to change the subject, so I really don’t know much about this particular phobia. I figure if I keep bringing it up, eventually she’ll either tell me about […]

August 7th, 2005

Bar Photos

I used to be very shy and antisocial. A few years ago I started going to a local bar and began learning to interact with strangers. These days most people laugh at the idea of me being shy, but deep down I still am. Anyway, here are a couple shy-style photos from the bar. Maybe […]

August 4th, 2005

Web Design (Browser Width)

Most web sites look great with a browser width of 800. Yay! Good job, most web designers! Most people don’t run resolutions lower than 800×600, and most people who do run 800×600 probably run their applications maximized, because 800×600 is so tiny. There are a few sites (like Tucows), pushing the browser width envelope. I […]