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Too Much Zoom for the Room!

05 Friday May 2017

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Abstract Photography, Close-Up, Cropped, Patterns, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Textures, Zoomed In

I take a lot of pictures, not because I’m particularly good with a camera, but because I feel fortunate to see some of the things I have these last few years. Mostly, when I take a picture, it’s the sort of naive realist in me wanting to show others this really neat thing I saw just over there. Afterwards I may crop and I might bring out the colors a bit here and there, but there really isn’t much art to what I do with a picture box. Every now and then, though, what catches my eye is a pattern or a texture. The results might be more fartsy than artsy, but I still think these pics are kind of amusing.

(As usual, you may click to embiggen)

Termites Done it (at the Rancho Galllina Bed & Breakfast in Santa Fe)
Termites Done it (at the Rancho Galllina Bed & Breakfast in Santa Fe)
This was a thin sheet of ice that had slid off the room of the Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City and melted itself to a paper-thin state. It didn't last another 5 minutes.
This was a thin sheet of ice that had slid off the room of the Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City and melted itself to a paper-thin state. It didn’t last another 5 minutes.
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University
Anchorage
Anchorage
On the Bar at Humpey's
On the Bar at Humpey’s
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas
First Snow
First Snow
Perpendicular Lines
Perpendicular Lines
A Place of Rest
A Place of Rest
Under the Fish Cannery at Metlakatla
Under the Fish Cannery at Metlakatla
Part of the Power Grid in Las Vegas
Part of the Power Grid in Las Vegas
Apparently the Tundra south of Prudhoe Bay is made of blueberry swirl
Apparently the Tundra south of Prudhoe Bay is made of blueberry swirl
Sea Ice in Spring (those chunks are actually quite big)
Sea Ice in Spring (those chunks are actually quite big)
Alleyway in Anchorage
Alleyway in Anchorage
Ceiling at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ
Ceiling at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ
Time to mow the docks in Metlakatla
Time to mow the docks in Metlakatla
Soudproofing at the NOAA facilities in Barrow ...just a Chinese Conspiracy!
Soudproofing at the NOAA facilities in Barrow …just a Chinese Conspiracy!
Bartop in Anchorage
Bartop in Anchorage

 

 

 

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Art Alley (Rapid City)

30 Thursday Mar 2017

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography, Street Art

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Art, Murals, Painting, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Rapid City, South Dakota, Street Art

So, I was in Rapid City recently. I was there to attend a convention of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. It’s a great conference and a great organization. So, I was enjoying myself a great deal, already, when a thought occurred to me. I wonder if there is any street art in Rapid City?

Surely, I thought, there must be a mural or two, maybe not even a great one, but I’ll bet there is something.

Turns out the answer is ‘yes’. There is definitely street art in Rapid City. In fact, the city has an entire alley devoted to it.

(Click to embiggen!)

Blue CHild
Blue CHild
She's cool
She’s cool
Make a saving throw!
Make a saving throw!
Green
Green
The Bun breaks the frame
The Bun breaks the frame
Monster
Monster
Dragonish
Dragonish
CLose-up of a Utility Box
CLose-up of a Utility Box
Utility Box at a DIstance
Utility Box at a DIstance
Opening of the Alley
Opening of the Alley
No DAPL!
No DAPL!
Downtown mural
Downtown mural
Foremen
Foremen
UNdead Bison
UNdead Bison
Brighting colored Hummer
Brighting colored Hummer
This was on the wall of a non-participating business.
This was on the wall of a non-participating business.
Lil' Guy
Lil’ Guy
Big Fireman
Big Fireman
A budding friendship?
A budding friendship?
Creepy
Creepy
A violet Rose?
A violet Rose?
Girl through some bars
Girl through some bars
White Lion
White Lion
Dumpster in the Eye
Dumpster in the Eye
Art Stares back at you
Art Stares back at you
Lotsa coolness
Lotsa coolness

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Vegas Street Art, Volume 4

28 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography, Las Vegas, Street Art

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Art, Downtown Vegas, Las Vegas, Murals, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Street Art, Street Photography

IMG_20160604_083252So, it occurs to me that I’ve actually got quite a backlog of street art pics from Vegas. I’ve been collecting them for a couple years now without really doing a specific blog post on the topic. I’ve posted street art from Vegas before; here, here, here, and here. Oh, and here (a ways down the post)! I also included some murals in my original posts on the Erotic Heritage Center. but I notice some of those murals are covered now. In any event, I think it’s well past time for an update.

If there is any difference between this stuff and the murals I posted a couple years ago, I would say that I am seeing more large projects done by some well known artists these days. I’m still a fan of the lesser-known words tucked away in corners here and there, but it’s interesting to see the paintings moving closer to downtown and onto bigger buildings.

Anyway, here tis!

(Click to embiggen!)

Fear and Street Painting
Fear and Street Painting
As I took a picture of this a guy came up and asked if it was legal. ...Heh!
As I took a picture of this a guy came up and asked if it was legal. …Heh!
Bunny-Fangs!
Bunny-Fangs!
Evil in her Ear
Evil in her Ear
Just Cool
Just Cool
Moar Coolness
Moar Coolness
A Dash of Color
A Dash of Color
Looking UP
Looking UP
Sadly, this has been painted over.
Sadly, this has been painted over.
WIde-angle
WIde-angle
Seen this on a few blogs
Seen this on a few blogs
Serene
Serene
Street Cartography? 2 points!
Street Cartography? 2 points!
Hm...
Hm…
Diamonds Escape!
Diamonds Escape!
You can see this one at the beginning of a tour in the Neon Museum. It's on a neighbors wall, visible from within the Neon Museum itself.
You can see this one at the beginning of a tour in the Neon Museum. It’s on a neighbors wall, visible from within the Neon Museum itself.
Part of a Big Mural
Part of a Big Mural
Catching Water
Catching Water
Gasmask
Gasmask
Concentric Ecothemed Mural
Concentric Ecothemed Mural
Back of the beauty bar. This replaced an earlier portrait of a young woman.
Back of the beauty bar. This replaced an earlier portrait of a young woman.
Ladder
Ladder
Sideways is artways
Sideways is artways
I have a feeling, I should know the sub-reference here.
I have a feeling, I should know the sub-reference here.
Eyes
Eyes
Horns
Horns
Colorful
Colorful
Reclining With Stars
Reclining With Stars
Creepy Birds
Creepy Birds
This one cracks me up.
This one cracks me up.
A day in bed with the bunnies. ...out on the street.
A day in bed with the bunnies. …out on the street.
Horny Mural
Horny Mural
Dig these guys!
Dig these guys!
Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue
Voodoo on the Tattoo ...parlor.
Voodoo on the Tattoo …parlor.
Twins
Twins
Elaphant
Elaphant
Iconic
Iconic
Just one now
Just one now
Back of the Buffalo Echange
Back of the Buffalo Echange
DiskHead
DiskHead
Pointing Down
Pointing Down
Behind Bars
Behind Bars

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Northiness Finds a Photo Filter

10 Thursday Mar 2016

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography

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Alaska, Anchorage, Barrow, Instagram, Nature, North Slope, Photography, Photos, Pictures

IMG_20151012_115503There is a reason I put my picture posts for this blog in the category of “Bad Photography.” I really don’t know what I’m doing. I started taking pictures when I realized I lived in a place full of amazing sights I am very lucky to witness. As I’ve traveled more, I’ve found even more reasons to take pictures. What I haven’t done is learn enough about the settings on my cameras to make any intelligent use of them. Neither have I made much use of post-production technologies. Most of the pictures on this website are thus straight out of the camera using the most basic settings available. This summer, I began using Instagram, however, and with a little badgering from Moni, I finally starting using some of the filters available on that service. It’s still bad photography, of course, I wouldn’t produce anything else. (I do have principles, you know!) But I do think a few of these images are an improvement, so I thought I’d share a few of the Alaska-themed pics in a new post.

…er, this is that post.

(Click a pic to embiggen it. You know you wanna!)

2am in May (Barrow)
2am in May (Barrow)
Whale Skull During Spring Thaw (Barrow)
Whale Skull During Spring Thaw (Barrow)
Prudhoe Bay
Prudhoe Bay
Snow Flurries (Barrow)
Snow Flurries (Barrow)
Sunset Over Melting Sea Ice (Barrow)
Sunset Over Melting Sea Ice (Barrow)
Nalukataq (Spring Whaling Festival, Barrow)
Nalukataq (Spring Whaling Festival, Barrow)
Snow Sculpture (Part of Contest one Spring, Barrow)
Snow Sculpture (Part of Contest one Spring, Barrow)
Bears on Barter Island
Bears on Barter Island
Ducks on Ship Creek in Anchorage
Ducks on Ship Creek in Anchorage
Eskimo PSA (Barrow)
Eskimo PSA (Barrow)
Part of a Home in Point Hope
Part of a Home in Point Hope
Jigsaw Dumpster (Barrow)
Jigsaw Dumpster (Barrow)
Arctic Palm Trees (Barrow)
Arctic Palm Trees (Barrow)
Is that ship levitating? (Barrow)
Is that ship levitating? (Barrow)
Not Quite Ready for Winter (Barrow)
Not Quite Ready for Winter (Barrow)
Dumpster Fauna (Barrow)
Dumpster Fauna (Barrow)
Bear patrol springs into action! (Kaktovik, Barter Island)
Bear patrol springs into action! (Kaktovik, Barter Island)
Anchorage History on a Wall (Anchorage)
Anchorage History on a Wall (Anchorage)
Anaktuvuk Pass (Damn, it was cold that day!)
Anaktuvuk Pass (Damn, it was cold that day!)
Beach in August (Barrow)
Beach in August (Barrow)
Wainwright
Wainwright
Ice wall piled up after a storm (Barrow)
Ice wall piled up after a storm (Barrow)
Antfood Strikes! (Barrow)
Antfood Strikes! (Barrow)
Dew Line, Early Warning System (Barrow)
Dew Line, Early Warning System (Barrow)
Ship Creek was a natural bluescape that evening (Anchorage)
Ship Creek was a natural bluescape that evening (Anchorage)
Midnight Sun (Barrow)
Midnight Sun (Barrow)
Ice wall on the shore (Barrow)
Ice wall on the shore (Barrow)
Sea ice (Barrow)
Sea ice (Barrow)
Noon Flight out of Barrow (this doesn't quite capture the high winds)
Noon Flight out of Barrow (this doesn’t quite capture the high winds)
Melting! (Barrow)
Melting! (Barrow)
Turn! (Barrow)
Turn! (Barrow)
Poor Lonely Cold Light on a Dark Night! (Barrow)
Poor Lonely Cold Light on a Dark Night! (Barrow)
Abstract Alley (Anchorage)
Abstract Alley (Anchorage)
Eagle River as I Recall
Eagle River as I Recall
More Sea Ice (Barrow)
More Sea Ice (Barrow)
Museum in Anaktuvuk Pass
Museum in Anaktuvuk Pass
Northern Lights (Barrow)
Northern Lights (Barrow)
Chena River from Pike's Landing (Fairbanks)
Chena River from Pike’s Landing (Fairbanks)
Dew Line from a Distance (Barrow)
Dew Line from a Distance (Barrow)
Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay)
Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay)
Sunset Over a Pond (Barrow)
Sunset Over a Pond (Barrow)
Early Spring Thaw (Barrow)
Early Spring Thaw (Barrow)
Kivgiq Performance (Messenger Feast, Barrow)
Kivgiq Performance (Messenger Feast, Barrow)
Waignwright
Waignwright
Unusually open water in mid winter (Barrow)
Unusually open water in mid winter (Barrow)
The jellyfish invasion did not go as planned (Barrow)
The jellyfish invasion did not go as planned (Barrow)
Barrow
Barrow
Someone yarn-bombed a tree (Anchorage)
Someone yarn-bombed a tree (Anchorage)
Eagle River again
Eagle River again
Umiaq race on July Fourth (Barrow)
Umiaq race on July Fourth (Barrow)
Eagle River again
Eagle River again
Selfie (Anchorage)
Selfie (Anchorage)
Barge (Barrow)
Barge (Barrow)
Sea ice (Barrow)
Sea ice (Barrow)
This is a float-plane runway (Anchorage)
This is a float-plane runway (Anchorage)
Contrails point accusingly at seagulls. They say 'Bad Seagulls!' (Barrow)
Contrails point accusingly at seagulls. They say ‘Bad Seagulls!’ (Barrow)
Old Arctic Hotel (Barrow)
Old Arctic Hotel (Barrow)

 

 

 

 

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Oh Hello Dere!

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Animals, Bad Photography

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Animals, Arctic, Blogging, Owls, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Snowy Owls, Wildlife

(click to embiggen)

(click to embiggen)

So, I opened the door to head off to work earlier today and this fellow was sitting outside. He stayed long enough for me to get my camera and snap a few pics. Being totally free of superstition and all, I immediately decided this fellow was trying to tell me I have been a jack-ass for letting my blog go like this. One of my students ended up giving me a ride. She figured it was the same owl that’d been scaring her dog and said he was probably in town looking for food.

She’s right of course, but I’m going to commence rebloggination anyway.

…starting with this guy.

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An Uncommonly Normal Picture Post

02 Monday Jun 2014

Posted by danielwalldammit in Alaska, Bad Photography, Uncommonday

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Alaska, Barrow, Mondays, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Snow, Untouched Photos, Winter

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(Almost wordless)

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Screw Wednesday; I’m Doing a Wordless Saturday!

21 Saturday Dec 2013

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Alaska, Anchorage, Fog, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Reflection, Sunlight, Winter

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A Tale of Two Beaches

20 Saturday Jul 2013

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Arctic Ocean, Beaches, Jelly Fish, Laguna Beach, Ocean, Photograph, Photos, Pictures

I’m busy flying about with a small cadre of students (got to catch up on some comments from earlier posts), but I thought I’d share a couple photos with a nice bit of contrast. Okay, so this many jelly-fish isn’t a common sight on our beach, but then again neither is my friend Lauri.

Laguna beach, June 2013

North Slope, July 2013

North Slope, July 2013

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Ordering Pizza in the Arctic

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by danielwalldammit in Bad Photography

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Arctic, Humor, Oops, Ordering Out, Photography, Pictures, Pizza, Snow, Winter

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This was after about two and a half days of blizzard. The odd thing is that I don’t actually think it snowed, but apparently the wind blew straight at my door for awhile.

 

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