I MANAGE TO STAY IN THE BOATCATTHESEEINGNOTIMAGINEA small sampling of my favorite photosOut of thousands (probably closer to a few hundred billion) of photos I’ve taken around our big rock in space, these are a few of my personal favorites.
Studio
1920 Gibson A-Style Mandolinhome away from home with fun tools and toys for ears and eyesWhen we moved from Austin, TX to Chico, CA in 2014 we bought a wonderful historic home and it had this cool detached structure that appeared to have been used as a pottery studio (complete with a room for a kiln and pottery wheel). I quickly made the decision to convert this space into a dual puprpose studio space for music/audio and video. Over the …
Ober for Chico Design
for Chico City CouncilOBERRichGobs of design for a great person and his city council campaignI worked very closely with Rich Ober on his 2018 Chico city council run. Though the campaign was not ultimately a success we learned what worked and what did not. Rich is running again in 2020 and I’ve signed on to do photos, graphic design, website design, video work, print design, and radio spot – so, a few things. It’s early in the game now and …
Early Rafting Years | 1990’s on the Cache La Poudre
– SERIOUSLY, IT AIN’T WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE… -Musings and photos from my inaugural years in the rafting mafiaI started guiding on rivers in 1995 on the Cache la Poudre just outside Fort Collins, CO, and have been a proud and filthy river rat ever since. The Poudre is a tight and technical river, and is still my favorite river in the USA. It’s a gem that doesn’t get as much attention as the Colorado River or the Arkansas in …
Deep Style Photos
Deep Dream image synthesis & Deep Style Transfer. Deep dream synthesis & deep style transfer use artificial intelligence that combines artificial and human intelligence to generate a unique composite of two images. The underlying technology was created by google and released to the public as open source software in 2015. Now there are a handful of pieces of software & mobile apps available, as well as a number of websites that handle much of the fine tweaking and work for …
Painting with Artificial Intelligence
Paint Them in – Latest images from the style foundryAfter the last year and a half of working with deep style / style transfer art (if you’re not yet familiar with this technology you can read the first article here), it’s time to take a beat and present recently crafted images in a more interesting way. Below are some of my personal favorite images that I’ve done over the last 6 months. As I’ve become more comfortable with the technology …
Synthesizer Basics | Part 2: Analog & Digital
Analog Vs. Digital – What’s that all about?This is part two of an unnumbered series of addressing the two categories of synthesizers: Analog and Digital. In 2002 I bought my first synthesizer, the Moog Voyager Performer (see the adjacent image). That one purchase fundamentally changed my understanding of music and how it’s made. Bob Moog (pronounced like “vogue” with an M, not “moo” with a G at the end), who is considered to be the grandfather of contemporary synthesizers, unveiled …
Synthesizer Basics | Part 3: Monophony & Polyphony
Synthesizer Basics | Part 3: Monophony & PolyphonyIn the previous chunk of words we looked at analog vs. digital synthesizers. Now we’ll dive into a the terms that describe the number of simultaneous sounds a synthesizer can produce. Not all synthesizers are alike! The adjacent photo is a Moog Voyager: a monophonic synth. What does “monophonkjnngsfrdqmcvikl” synth mean?Understanding the terms, monophony and polyphony:Like numerous classical musical instruments, Moog synthesizers are monophonic. The distinction between “mono vs. poly” is an important …
Mobilize Chico
Mobilizing to Effect Change on Local, State, and National IssuesMobilize Chico formed following the elections in November, 2016. A great deal of Chicoans were upset with the outcome of the election and needed an outlet to help guide the emotions into positive action. I joined the group’s coordinating committee in December 2016 and became the online privacy & digital security advocate for Mobilize Chico. I took on the job of creating the face of the group through photos, social media …