This past Memorial Day weekend, there was a flash event called "Local Sephiroth" on Twitter, started by users Kirie and Saku. The premise was to insert Sephiroth into famous places around the world, either where fans lived or had visited. If it hadn't been for the three-day weekend (here in the States at least) I …
I haven't counted the number of sunny days versus dark days in the winter. But I like winter, so maybe that's why I notice the sunny days more than the gloomy ones, and see winter as a bright and shiny season. When my cat SamSi was still alive, I would go outside with him to …
I've been using Photoshop in some form, mostly Elements, for about 15 years now. The majority of that has not been for actual photo editing. Still, I feel dumb for just now learning about dodging and burning. All this time, I've been thinking, "I wish there were a way to lighten just one specific part …
One time for my 30th birthday my friends and I stepped out from dinner at the Fukuoka Hard Rock Café, which back then was across from Yahoo! Dome and next to Zepp Fukuoka and Hawks Town Mall, and saw a balloon artist with a sign that said he could make anything. A friend suggested I …
I've never completely agreed with the characterization of winter as a gloomy season. Maybe it's because even when I was in a traditional work setting and left home in the dark and got back in the dark, I knew that in between the sun was shining, and in all but one occasion (when I worked …
I really love the nighttime scenery. There have been so many beautiful nightscapes I wanted to capture, but I always thought I needed one of those fancy DSLRs and a lot more photography knowledge to do it. I'd tried Googling things such as "how to take photos at night," which led me to information which …
Warped Frost 