Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Red-shouldered hawk

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

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When train travel was in style.
1950s car at the Goldcoast Railroad Museum
Treated with Topaz

Monday, December 29, 2008

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Bogue-class WWII Escort Carrier - 1/700 scale
A model I made out of a plastic kit several years ago

Sunday, December 28, 2008

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Avianca Airbus landing at Miami International at mid-day.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Friday, December 26, 2008

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Miami International: taking off on a sea sea of AA.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

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Are you cold where you are? Come visit! No snow here. Guaranteed!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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Ruddy turnstone

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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Monarch butterfly

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Red river hog
Miami Metrozoo

Monday, December 22, 2008

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Ruddy turnstone

Sunday, December 21, 2008

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Wattled crane

Saturday, December 20, 2008

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Warthog
Miami Metrozoo

Friday, December 19, 2008

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Brown pelican

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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South Florida

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

How To Get On a Subway in Japan



Just kind of stand near the door and wait for a push.

YouTube link

(Via Cynical-C)

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Brown pelican portrait.
A handsome guy indeed.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Happy dog in snow

Flash video of a happy dog deep in snow.

Not in sunny Florida of course!

Music by Harry Connick Jr.

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Another older photo from Port Townsend, WA, treated with Topaz

Monday, December 15, 2008

Somebody had to remix the shoeing

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An older photo from Port Townsend, Washington
Treated with Topaz

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Stand By Me

Played by street musicians from around the world.



It's from an organization called Playing For Change, and it will be part of an upcoming CD and DVD.

YouTube link

(Via J-Walk)

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Haulover Cut

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Egret with Topaz

The same egret as today's photo of the day, but in a different pose, processed with Topaz Adjust and Topaz Simplify.


Processed with Topaz Adjust


Processed with Topaz Simplify

Playing with new Topaz Simplify

Playing with an Prague image (from 2003) and the new Topaz Simplify plugin:


Original - unretouched


Perspective correction, crop, and USM applied with PSP9


Topaz Simplify as an oil painting

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Egret at the beach

Friday, December 12, 2008

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Brown pelicans

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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An old photo from Lisbon in a 2002 trip, treated with Topaz.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Brown pelican

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

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Ruddy turnstones

Monday, December 08, 2008

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Ruddy turnstone

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Saturday, December 06, 2008

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Juvenile Northern gannet
A very rare bird in South Florida. This was my first sighting.
Flew South for the winter.

Friday, December 05, 2008

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Sanderling

Thursday, December 04, 2008

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Treated with Topaz

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

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Pelican diving

Monday, December 01, 2008