The Way Back...

So today was the first day of classes (well actually my only day). Had little sleep the night before; or should i say morning of. I was up until 1:30 AM getting this shit uploaded to Youtube.

And then I couldn't FALL asleep until around 3...I had to get up at 6:30. Yeah, i'm always a nervous wreck the night before the first day back. At least the classes are cool and the instructors are nice.

Moving on, about the video. This is the return trip from my last video, Highway 35 North from 4 Corners in Woodside, California to Route 92. As I've stated in the YouTube description, there are a few things i'm sure people are going to take issue with in the video. Read the description for details; i honestly don't feel like paraphrasing all that even if this is my blog. Just sit back and enjoy. The video i mean. The audio is the WSSSSHHHH (wind noise) edition, driving set to badly made tunes edition will come sometime in the near future.

I'll start working on new background/banner/text color tomorrow, i'm too tired to type one more word.

Old Wall, Old Banner

As always, uploading the previous banner and wallpaper before i apply the new ones.

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Still really haven't thought of what those new ones might be; maybe car related? We'll see.

As for these photos, the banner is of the arches at the very top of Coit Tower in San Francisco. Did some vibrance to the sky, a curves to the shadows on the right side. Nothing too fancy.

The Wallpaper is of some running shoes on a telephone line in San Bruno, California. This had some shopping done. Changed the exposure/levels/curves on the soles of the shoes. Crunched the blacks in the clouds and added vibrance to the little patches of blue sky you see.

The lights on the pole got touched up; as in all of them. Enhanced some colors in the wood of the pole too. Overall i think it turned out well. It almost looks like a painting in my eyes (as in a painting on a canvas using paint, not in the "artsy fartsy-it's so DEEP it's GOOD" sense of the phrase). 

In other news, school starts on Monday. Had some issues with financial aid; as a result i'm only taking two classes this semester. Bad news in terms of graduating "that" much slower, good news in terms of i might be able to upload more photos/videos.  So we'll see how that goes.

Till next time.

Dat Banner...

Well well well, lookie here.

Decided to upload the old banner. Added a new banner, changed the background and color scheme.

Enjoy

Not Dead, New Backgrounds

Yeah yeah yeah i know i know. I didn't put up a new background or change the color scheme. Doing that now.

Here's the old background. Very, very little Photoshop done to this one, just a global curve adjustment layer. Shot of California Highway 35 South, the famous Skyline Boulevard down near Woodside. Awesome road to drive on. This day it was so empty on the roads (it usually is, but this day was especially traffic-free) that i stood on this spot in the middle of the road, with my tripod for a good 5 minutes snapping away before i could HEAR the car coming behind me a good 5 curves away. it is THAT peaceful and quiet. 

This is also the road that was shot for the banner at the top of the page. After the car i heard passed, i walked back to the side of the road where my car was parked, and made a wiiiide angle stretchy stitch. 

Speaking of this road, i'll probably be taking the GoPro out in a week or two (or if the weather warms up a bit) and shoot a video of the drive from the left turn on 92 all the way to 4 corners. it's a 12.5 mile drive; but i hope the drive is "interesting" enough not to warrant a time lapse. the video won't be longer than 15 minutes, i can promise you that though.

So, after this, i'll be putting up a new banner, background image, and color scheme. I may or may not upload the banner, i'll make a decision after i have Ps open.

Be Right Back.

Out with ye Olde, In with the new...

Time to change the background and color scheme. Before i do, here is the old background i had up.

It's an aerial shot of the Golden Gate Bridge that my dad took back in the late 70's, early 80's i think? I touched it up for my first Photoshop final i had 3 semesters ago. Might work on it again sometime soon to do some more advanced re-touching, but for now it looks pretty. 

Working on new color scheme as soon as i post this one. I'm going to try and change the two every couple of days, but if time does not allow i'll do it at least once a week.