Posted on August 27, 2007

• A number of folks mentioned that the dual-monitor version of “Dispersion” posted yesterday did not split well across two screens (one of the bottles was cut down the middle). I’ve rendered a new version of the dualscreen which fixes this problem. Thanks for the feedback!

Posted on August 26, 2007

• I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “Dispersion” to the gallery this morning. There’s been some wonderful suggestions for improving the image in the comments, but I think I’m happy with it as is. Thanks for the feedback though!

• I mentioned last time that I was at a loss as to why my abstracts are rated lower than the scenery images. I’ve been thinking about it though and I’ve come to the conclusion that scenery images, even though they are art, are more likely to be judged objectively than abstracts. In other words, there is a “right answer” with sceneries and the ratings will tend to be on one side of the scale or the other depending on the merits of the image. Abstracts, however, are judged subjectively. Some people are going to like them and some people aren’t. There’s no “right answer”. Thus the ratings are more spread out and the average is always going to be lower.

  I don’t think this means that abstracts are worse than the sceneries, just that less people agree on what makes a good abstract.

  That’s my two cents any way. What do you think?

Posted on August 24, 2007

• After doing a number of scenery type images I thought it would be fun to change things up a bit and try something different. My latest wallpaper is called “Dispersion” and it’s now up on the New Images page for your review. It’s based on a science photo I saw a while back.

  I’ve classified it as an abstract, but only because it doesn’t easily fit into my other categories. Since I started having people rate the images, I have noticed that my abstracts are consistently rated lower than my scenery images. Can’t say why. I will continue to do them though because every so often I need a change of pace and I enjoy letting my mind wander.

  I hope you enjoy it!

Posted on August 19, 2007

• Thanks for the comments everyone. I think I have enough to see which way the wind is blowing. I’ve included “River Valley Dawn” in the main gallery. Dual and triple-screen versions are also available.

Posted on August 18, 2007

• I’ve posted a “sunrise” version of “River Valley”. It’s in the Pickle Jar for now. I’ve had it sitting on my desktop for the past couple of days and haven’t decided whether to add it to the gallery or leave it as a Pickle Jar image.

  I’ve decided to leave it up to you all. Leave a comment and/or give it a rating and let me know what you think. If you guys think it’s worthy I’ll add it to the gallery otherwise I’ll leave it in the Pickle Jar.

  I probably won’t make any changes to it though, as I plan on starting something new in the week ahead.

• I also wanted to mention that my son Ian turns 4 years old tomorrow. Those of you who have been Members for a while probably remember when I announced his birth. It doesn’t seem like it was all that long ago, but little kids change a lot in just a few years. Before long I will have to start teaching him how to use Vue and Lightwave…