Several months ago Tim Reid sent me “Geeks” by Jon Katz. I finally finished reading it. It’s been a while since I posted a video and figured it was time I get one out. The Internet had been out all of this weekend so I figured I’d do some recording. I did the recording, came back in and had Internet access again. Hmmm, did one of you all put a spell on me? Well, it worked!

As I type this I am uploading the video to Vimeo. I will update this post once it’s been uploaded and converted on there. Also, I will re-render the video during the night and try to get a smaller file. I may render it as a 320×240 instead of my usual 640×480 (which is the original file size). Sorry for the inconvenience. I just wanted to get it out before September! Check!

Thoughts on “Geeks” by Jon Katz (MP4) (51.5 MB)

Thoughts on “Geeks” from andymelton on Vimeo.

This was a slow month for photography. I didn’t get out and take many photos. I did go out and take some high dynamic range (HDR) photos of the Jeep which I think turned out pretty well. I think they would be better, especially the photo of the front, if it had been washed first. If you’re interested in HDR Photography you can read about my approach to HDR and see a demonstration video on Tech Butter.

I like that you can see the reflections in the glass, the color detail and the overall depth of the tail light photos. I could have went realistic or very dramatic. I decided to go with realistic because I’m not that comfortable yet with highly saturated photos.

The HDR process really brought out the dirt that was on the Jeep. I didn’t think about washing the Jeep before I took the photos but I wish it had been washed. Though, I guess it makes it look a bit more rugged. That is, if a Jeep Liberty can look rugged.

The last photo is of Rajah. We have two cats: Rajah and Lex. As I was taking the photos of the tail lights they were laying on the top of the Jeep taking a nap. They were really cute so I took a few pictures of them. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good photo of Lex while he was laying on top of the Jeep but I did of Rajah.