Comments for Tommy's Blog http://twwilliams.com/blog Photography, technology, and a little bit more from Tommy Williams Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:31:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on February 14th: Knot by secretGeek http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/14/february-14th-knot/#comment-47368 secretGeek Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:33:17 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/14/february-14th-knot/#comment-47368 Nice photos! from your twitter feed I expected to find a regular technical/sql server blog -- but this is really refreshing. Good stuff. Thanks for your interest in nextaction/TimeSnapper.com Nice photos! from your twitter feed I expected to find a regular technical/sql server blog — but this is really refreshing.
Good stuff.
Thanks for your interest in nextaction/TimeSnapper.com

]]> Comment on February 14th: Knot by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/14/february-14th-knot/#comment-40279 Julia Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:55:50 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/14/february-14th-knot/#comment-40279 As long as they aren't dug up, a trim a year will do those red bushes good - and now they look like red coral don't you think? As long as they aren’t dug up, a trim a year will do those red bushes good - and now they look like red coral don’t you think?

]]> Comment on February 12th: Bookends by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/12/february-12th-bookends/#comment-39732 Julia Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:02:17 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/12/february-12th-bookends/#comment-39732 My two favorites from the batch - "Compression" (fossils come to mind) and "Escape to Freedom" (the green on the concrete is a nice touch). My two favorites from the batch - “Compression” (fossils come to mind) and “Escape to Freedom” (the green on the concrete is a nice touch).

]]> Comment on February 8th: Vase, candle, and lamp by Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39687 Tommy Williams Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:09:32 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39687 Julia: I missed your earlier comment. Thanks for the compliment. Although I am mostly familiar with Man Ray's experimental stuff, I'll take this for a compliment since he did some fantastic graphic design. Ram: it looks OK in color. But the color didn't add anything and black-and-white emphasizes the shapes of the photo, especially the shadow of the vase, and that's why I made the picture in the first place. Or least that's why I <strong>think</strong> I made it. There's no telling what the right brain is locking onto while the left brain is busy choosing an aperture and making sure the horizon is level. Julia: I missed your earlier comment. Thanks for the compliment. Although I am mostly familiar with Man Ray’s experimental stuff, I’ll take this for a compliment since he did some fantastic graphic design.

Ram: it looks OK in color. But the color didn’t add anything and black-and-white emphasizes the shapes of the photo, especially the shadow of the vase, and that’s why I made the picture in the first place. Or least that’s why I think I made it. There’s no telling what the right brain is locking onto while the left brain is busy choosing an aperture and making sure the horizon is level.

]]> Comment on February 8th: Vase, candle, and lamp by Ram http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39684 Ram Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:14:53 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39684 Tommy, beautiful Shot! I liked this very much, specially, black/white has enhanced the sharpness of this picture. How would this look in color? -Ram Tommy,
beautiful Shot! I liked this very much, specially, black/white has enhanced the sharpness of this picture. How would this look in color?
-Ram

]]> Comment on February 11th: Grass and stone wall by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39634 Julia Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:29:12 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39634 I meant the one linked to, and I do agree about a little contrast but the form is just right. I meant the one linked to, and I do agree about a little contrast but the form is just right.

]]> Comment on Jan 28th: Skylight covered in snow by Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/28/jan-28th-skylight-covered-in-snow/#comment-39573 Tommy Williams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:16:39 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/28/jan-28th-skylight-covered-in-snow/#comment-39573 Thanks, Ian. It's been a couple of weeks since I took it and I am happy to say that I still like it today. Thanks, Ian. It’s been a couple of weeks since I took it and I am happy to say that I still like it today.

]]> Comment on February 11th: Grass and stone wall by Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39570 Tommy Williams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:59:11 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39570 Thanks, Julia. I assume you mean the one I <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twwilliams/2259907784/" rel="nofollow">linked to above</a> and not the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twwilliams/2259108907/" rel="nofollow">other bit of a red bush</a> that I photographed today (I wish I knew what to call this other than "red bush"). I was hoping for stronger contrast between the branches/wire and the rest of the background but there was just so much detail there in the gravel and the mulch. I could probably do some tedious masking to drop the contrast of those areas way down but I certainly didn't feel up to it last night. Thanks, Julia. I assume you mean the one I linked to above and not the other bit of a red bush that I photographed today (I wish I knew what to call this other than “red bush”). I was hoping for stronger contrast between the branches/wire and the rest of the background but there was just so much detail there in the gravel and the mulch. I could probably do some tedious masking to drop the contrast of those areas way down but I certainly didn’t feel up to it last night.

]]> Comment on February 11th: Grass and stone wall by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39561 Julia Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:57:02 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/11/february-11th-grass-and-stone-wall/#comment-39561 I like the red bush pic. I've been pondering how to photograph that bush since you first wrote about it, and here you go figuring it out! I like the red bush pic. I’ve been pondering how to photograph that bush since you first wrote about it, and here you go figuring it out!

]]> Comment on Jan 28th: Skylight covered in snow by Ian Aleksander Adams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/28/jan-28th-skylight-covered-in-snow/#comment-39511 Ian Aleksander Adams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:09:47 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/28/jan-28th-skylight-covered-in-snow/#comment-39511 I love this image. I love this image.

]]> Comment on February 8th: Vase, candle, and lamp by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39385 Julia Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:25:51 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/08/february-8th-vase-candle-and-lamp/#comment-39385 There's a really nice Man Ray quality to this! There’s a really nice Man Ray quality to this!

]]> Comment on February 9th: Obama 2008 by Barack Obama News » Blog Archive » February 9th: Obama 2008 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/09/february-9th-obama-2008/#comment-39249 Barack Obama News » Blog Archive » February 9th: Obama 2008 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:38:25 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/09/february-9th-obama-2008/#comment-39249 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] […] Read the rest of this great post here […]

]]> Comment on February 4th: Mossy trees by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38946 Julia Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:48:58 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38946 These are the <a href="http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Tarzan/covers.html" rel="nofollow">covers</a> I was thinking about. I have to admit, I never read any of the Tarzan books until I had to write a short piece about Burroughs. I got to know these covers as we worked with the Burroughs family for the rights to print the first book's jacket in the magazine, but I never did figure out why the illustrator made Tarzan so seedy looking in his first incarnation. These are the covers I was thinking about. I have to admit, I never read any of the Tarzan books until I had to write a short piece about Burroughs. I got to know these covers as we worked with the Burroughs family for the rights to print the first book’s jacket in the magazine, but I never did figure out why the illustrator made Tarzan so seedy looking in his first incarnation.

]]> Comment on February 4th: Mossy trees by Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38849 Tommy Williams Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:49:52 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38849 John: good to hear from you again. I lost track of you after the trip to China and my moving around RSS aggregators. Thanks for dropping by. Julia: the covers of the paperbacks I read were black with illustrations by Boris Vallejo inset on the front, and Tarzan was always active in the ones I am used to. See this <a href="http://pb.erburroughs.topcities.com/tarzan/tarzan_ballantine4.htm" rel="nofollow">list of the covers</a> of the editions I read. John: good to hear from you again. I lost track of you after the trip to China and my moving around RSS aggregators. Thanks for dropping by.

Julia: the covers of the paperbacks I read were black with illustrations by Boris Vallejo inset on the front, and Tarzan was always active in the ones I am used to. See this list of the covers of the editions I read.

]]> Comment on February 4th: Mossy trees by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38817 Julia Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:12:31 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38817 Tarzan is the only piece missing really. Check out Tarzan Returns for ferns and snakey trees. Question - why did the illustrator always have Tarzan drooping as he sat languidly in a tree? Tarzan is the only piece missing really. Check out Tarzan Returns for ferns and snakey trees. Question - why did the illustrator always have Tarzan drooping as he sat languidly in a tree?

]]> Comment on February 4th: Mossy trees by John http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38714 John Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:37:11 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/04/february-4th-mossy-trees/#comment-38714 No, I can see very well what you're going on about. Great shot! No, I can see very well what you’re going on about. Great shot!

]]> Comment on February 2nd: Wall outside Old Navy by Julia http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/02/february-2nd-wall-outside-old-navy/#comment-38696 Julia Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:08:51 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/02/february-2nd-wall-outside-old-navy/#comment-38696 I so agree about the green. The green pops out because the stone is slightly reddish and thus it adds more dimension to the photo perhaps? I so agree about the green. The green pops out because the stone is slightly reddish and thus it adds more dimension to the photo perhaps?

]]> Comment on The Photograph Within Workshop by Exercise Pictures http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/27/the-photograph-within-workshop/#comment-38672 Exercise Pictures Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:22:50 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/01/27/the-photograph-within-workshop/#comment-38672 [...] The Photograph Within Workshop [...] […] The Photograph Within Workshop […]

]]> Comment on February 2nd: Wall outside Old Navy by Tommy Williams http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/02/february-2nd-wall-outside-old-navy/#comment-38599 Tommy Williams Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:57:38 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/02/february-2nd-wall-outside-old-navy/#comment-38599 Glad you liked it. This is one of my favorites. The green seems essential to me: it's more than just a contrast to the rest of the picture but I can't find the right words to say why. Maybe that's a good thing. Were I able to reduce it all to words, there would be no point in taking the picture. Glad you liked it. This is one of my favorites. The green seems essential to me: it’s more than just a contrast to the rest of the picture but I can’t find the right words to say why. Maybe that’s a good thing. Were I able to reduce it all to words, there would be no point in taking the picture.

]]> Comment on February 3rd: Dried hydrangea blossoms in the front yard by Dianne http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/03/february-3rd-dried-hydrangea-blossoms-in-the-front-yard/#comment-38591 Dianne Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:50:02 +0000 http://twwilliams.com/blog/2008/02/03/february-3rd-dried-hydrangea-blossoms-in-the-front-yard/#comment-38591 That is a stunning picture! I love the depth. You probably don't remember me, as we didn't really know one another, but I grew up in Etowah and lived next door to your grandmother in Seven Cedars. I stumbled across your blog when I was looking for pictures of Etowah on Flickr last year. That is a stunning picture! I love the depth.

You probably don’t remember me, as we didn’t really know one another, but I grew up in Etowah and lived next door to your grandmother in Seven Cedars. I stumbled across your blog when I was looking for pictures of Etowah on Flickr last year.

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