DynamicArt

New Job, New Blog

2008-08-06T14:38:00.003-04:00

Friends, this marks my first week working full time at Powell Church. I have started a blog that will pick up in time as I continue to learn the networks within my area of work, and will become an active and contributing member of such a group. To keep up, subscribe to the RSS feed with Firefox and keep up! Read this how-to to learn how to do that.

www.rabbitwife.com

Norris Dam

2008-05-04T16:10:00.003-04:00

Yesterday, Daniel and I went to Norris Lake for pictures and a hike. This is an HDR image of the Norris Dam, where construction started in 1933.

As always, click on the picture for the photobox of a more detailed version.

Yerba Mate!

2008-04-26T02:17:00.002-04:00

I've been running Ubuntu Linux on my computer for a couple months.

I've grown excited about the software for a number of reasons that have to do with Linux-nut-ism and the philosophical idea that I "own" my software, blah blah blah. The truth is, Ubuntu requires someone to be technically aware to set it up and, after that, it really does run well (no antivirus. why not? because you don't need it!).

Tonight, though, I got a taste of the true beauty of Ubuntu Linux.

I installed a game (notice, I did not "buy" a game, I simply installed it) called Frozen Bubble. It's a Bust-a-Move clone, and it has network play mode. So I signed on to the network game, got my butt torn to shreds by an online competitor, then started chatting with the other players in the chat room.

Turns out, they are both South American programmers--one from Uruguay, the other from Argentina. They both regularly drink Mate and one of them personally knows the woman whose interview helped push me over the edge toward using Free Software, Fernanda Weiden (...because the non-Western world is, and should be, using Free Software...). You can see some of this man's programming on 3D robotic simulation.

The last time I signed into a chat room, had an educational and multi-cultural conversation with professionals was...

.....was.....

...never.

Even on AOL's "Games Channel" 10 years ago, can you imagine?

It comes in your language: ubuntu.com

It Must Have Been A Busy Semester...

2008-04-23T00:40:00.003-04:00

A picture from February 18, 2005.

I've often had those postmodern "hope glimmers" that work well in the moment, and then later it doesn't quite communicate. Oh, how useful is a metanarative!

New Proofs from Leslie & Joey's Wedding...

2008-03-03T01:41:00.003-05:00

I put up proofs from Leslie & Joey's wedding in the Proof Albums page. �I'm posting almost all the pictures I took, so the number may be quite overwhelming.

Mary Ann and I have started building our :Art: website...i registered the url yesterday [I'm not telling yet!]. �Keep your eyes peeled (but not your oranges!) for that up and coming little fun collaboration between husbandry and wife-ship. �Don't keep them too peeled, though, or else you may get pupil strain from your new "200x brighter" LCD screen! ...and also from waiting for our official launch.

theFutureSpeculator...

2008-01-14T16:15:00.000-05:00

Mary Ann and I are going to post on this blog with a new title, Be My Rabbit Wife. She can write, I can sing, she can draw, I can photo. It shall be fun.

Last night, I started working on a "little planet" picture I'll post soon here. If you've played Super Mario Galaxy, you'll have an idea about how it will look...

Until later!

TWiT

2008-01-10T14:19:00.000-05:00

If you like technology news, you should really have a look at This Week in Tech podcast. It's chocked full of tech news and information, and the host, Leo Laporte, also hosts a photography show on XM radio available sometimes on Tips from the Top Floor's photography podcast. He's a well-rounded tech fan.

Mary Ann and I want to save up for a new iPod. I still use the 3rd generation version, and it's so old that it won't work with some "Dock-compatible" devices, as a Bose iPod player. So, we're thinking about saving up for it. The annoying part?

Now that I've been listening to tech stuff, I'm quite curious to hear what Steve Jobs introduces next week at Macworld... what to choose, what to choose, what to choose....

Sole Proprietor

2007-09-25T00:37:00.000-04:00

As of today, I am the sole proprietor owner of DynamicArt Photography.

As a "small business owner" (aka, I pay business taxes), I'm excited for where licensed work will take me. It sounds official.

...now back to watching the first season of Lost, and being very nervous about it.

Fairs Are Fun

2007-09-19T22:08:00.000-04:00

Fairs have food...
...and rides.

Mary Loves Pumpkins

2007-09-19T00:01:00.000-04:00

I've been trying to get my wife to become a "Pumpkin Head", a fan of the universe's greatest band, hold Al Yankovic, the Smashing Pumpkins. The first step to completing my plan was taking her to the Knoxville Fair, but after trying to smash her head into this giant pumpkin, she was unhappy and swore off the band. Too bad :-(.

I Am A Friend of Ira Glass

2007-09-12T22:36:00.000-04:00

My life has taken a swing toward a more passionate style. It's not so much based on what's going on?with the busyness of work and the stresses of trying to grow and manage a developing side business (in the saturated field mediocre photography is)?but more with passions. It's like living in This American Life, where I get to talk to my friend, Ira Glass. Well, he's my friend on Facebook. But isn't everyone's real friend on Facebook?

In order to be successful, you need to have a passion and influence over what you do. It's what Rush said. This proves it:

Polar bears drown? "Our whole world will be a burning ball of fire!"

[edit] Naturally, I did not get to this tonite as I tried to install new Capture One beta software and hit a wall. Goodnight.

Julia

2007-09-03T23:54:00.000-04:00

These come from a shoot with Julia, who just learned to crawl.

Two New Video Uploads on YouTube

2007-09-03T16:23:00.001-04:00

Watch Your Step

Puppet-Tree House

Robot Chicken

2007-09-02T23:56:00.000-04:00

I watched the Star Wars special of Robot Chicken today. Great. Stuff.

Plus, like other Robot Chicken skits, they use the real people for the voices. Watch the credits after it's over; they're golden.

Choose "Matt & Seth's video commentary" to watch the episodes.

In-Laws

2007-08-31T09:14:00.000-04:00

My in-laws are visiting us this weekend for Mary Ann's brothers birthday.

I like in-laws. The idea of them is scary. It's as though you are forced to feel comfortable, warm, and cuddly with two people you would never dream of being comfortable, warm, and cuddly around. So all parties act comfortable, warm, and cuddly to the point where if life itself won't explode, then something is desperately and despairingly wrong. Life is wrong. But I like in-laws. They "question the status quo", and you all know how much I'm into that.

Living Sunset

2007-08-30T00:56:00.001-04:00

It's a quiet night tonight. Rain finally came, and it was simply lovely.

This picture comes to celebrate today's cool release. It's nice, but not too nice. The photo proves the problem of Knoxville sunsets: even though everyone "loves a good sunset picture" (even if Aunt Jamie, who doesn't know a camera from your iPhone, takes it), Knoxville's sunsets are particularly bad, like a bland bologna sandwich missing the tang of yellow mustard. You know what I mean? Like candy without the sugar...

A Long Sunsphere

2007-08-29T01:07:00.000-04:00

A view from a rafter of the Sunsphere in HDR format. As always, click for a larger version.

DynamicArt: a new turn

2007-08-27T22:33:00.001-04:00

I have decided to continue photography as my art form, as my beauty, and as my career during this season of my life.

I'm excited to bring you this new Web site, with a legitimate style and business. I will post to my Xanga for only a short time more because, as I work out the kinks of this new Blog, I will try to aim this blog toward my art, both music and sound and whatever else comes up, and with that comes a freedom that I have never had with Xanga. I really love the idea of creative, programming, and publishing beautiful work for a professional and beauty-seeking audience.

Tomorrow, I start a new job at a photo store in Maryville, TN. I have my own wedding shoots coming up, and I have some opportunities to assist professionals in their wedding photography?learning from the pro's, 'eh Jesse? The future looks bright for photography.

And so, with a fond hello and an exciting future, I introduce you to my new Weblog.

I got to take a photographic walk with my cousin Dan on Sunday?that's a first for me! It was fun to take pictures alongside someone else, and I'm sure I'll do it again in the future. I'm excited to go up in the mountains and see what kinds of shots we can capture together up there when the leaves start to change.

Blessings to you all. Thanks for stopping in!