I got up to stretch my legs and walk around outside for a bit. Since the sun was shining I started looking in the garden for some of our friendly guardians, the jumping spider. I had seen a rather large spider the day before but it was being very shy and wouldn’t come out of…
2020 Review
Here are a few highlights in my life for the dumpster-fire that was 2020. I was extremely fortunate that neither of us lost our job, got sick, or had any real hardships. I want to concentrate on the positive parts of my life and share some good things that have happened to me. Bought another…
Inktober 2020
This is now my fourth year of participating in the Inktober Challenge. This year I mashed two challenges together by adding the Birbtober list of prompts. This made for some very interesting evenings of trying to come up with new ideas. But I did it. It’s done and the results are silly as always. You…
Inktober 2019
For the third year in a row, I have completed Inktober. 31 days of drawing, inking, and posting it on social media. I followed all the official prompts and a bit more. Cheers! -Tomas
Finding someone in the desert
I don’t really know where to start, but finding someone in the desert on the verge of death is a life-changing experience to say the least. It’s been all over the news and social media. It just blows my mind. Full write up of the tour and my perspective of the incident can be found…
Rent-a-lens, find owls
I rented a 100-400mm lens for my Fujifilm X-T3 specifically so I could get some good photos of some owls that we found on Mt Tabor. During the week that I shot with it, I learned a LOT about the intricacies of not only my camera and lens combo, but more about the behavior of…
Mt Hood Clouded Over
A few weeks ago, I was using TPE (The Photographer’s Ephemeris) on my phone to get ideas for photos to shoot. It seemed like a full moon rising over Mt Hood would be a great idea but weather might not cooperate this time of year. I was expecting rain or complete overcast but hoped for…
Portland Meanderings
The sun has returned to Portland, the cherry blossoms are in full force, and everyone is out doing something in the fresh air. This is one of the best times to be in Portland and wandering around by bike. I have no idea how many miles we pedaled today, but here are some of my…
Getting beyond the basics
After going through some books on the “how to” of photography, I’ve been working on getting beyond the basics. Back in 2017, I had started a 365 project of taking a photo and posting it every day. This worked out until about mid June when I had some travel that messed up my rhythm from…
Getting Into the Moment
I’ve seen some criticism that people aren’t experiencing the world “in the moment” because they are too busy trying to take selfies, post to social media, and just want to take a quick pic before heading off to the next location. Personally, I feel that having the camera in hand helps me see the world…
BikeCraft 2018 Recap
Another BikeCraft in the bag! Thank you everyone that stopped by my table for a chat, bought some coloring books or prints. It’s been really great to get feedback from so many people in and out of the bicycling community. It really makes me want to hit up other shows and keep producing more work….
SW Roadtrip 2018
During my weeklong road trip with @tweetsandchirps, I kept a sketchbook and watercolor travel journal of our experiences and the wildlife we spotted. My full supplies list: Moleskine watercolor journal 5″x8.25″ Sable travel brushes in various sizes Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor transferred to a generic tin Copic Multi-liner 05 Mechanical Pencil with 0.5mm blue…