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…

Posted on August 16, 2007

• I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions of “Rive Valley” this afternoon. You may notice that the top and bottom of the frame are a little tight in this version. It seems there is no way in Vue to widen the frame without also clipping the vertical so I wasn’t able to keep the river in frame.

Posted on August 15, 2007

• I’ve gotten a number of emails asking if I could make it possible to puchase “multiple year renewals”. This morning I’ve gone ahead and added 2 and 3 year options to the renewal form. There is a $2 discount if you choose to renew for 2 years and a $5 discount if you choose to renew for 3 years. The 1 year renewal is still $15.

Posted on August 14, 2007

• I’ve posted an updated render of “River Valley” this morning. I decided this new version was stronger than the first so I moved the original to the Pickle Jar. I tried to improve the mountains in this version and I’ve softened the cloud layer. I was happy with the foreground so that remains unchanged. Which do you prefer?

Posted on August 11, 2007

• Added a new wallpaper, “River Valley“, to the gallery this afternoon.

  Jessie and I took Ian to the Field Museum in Chicago earlier this week to see the dinosaur bones and “River Valley” was inspired by a mural I saw in one of the nature exhibits. I wasn’t attempting to recreate the mural per se, rather I was inspired by the composition (close elements on the right expanding to a wide vista). I hope you like it.