Posted on May 3, 2010

• I will be picking 4 winners from among the photos posted for my DecalGirl giveaway contest on Facebook. There are a lot of really cool entries and it is going to be difficult to only choose 4!

  You can help choose a 5th by “liking” or commenting the word “Vote” in the photos you think are the best. Even if you don’t want to vote I think the photos are a fascinating display of the many ways people use computer monitors.

  I will announce the 5 winners at week’s end. A big thanks to everyone who posted their setups. I send these images out into the unknowable ether when I upload them and I’m to see they are going to good homes!

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Posted on April 28, 2010

• Since taking the training wheels off of Ian’s bike earlier this year I had been riding with him almost daily. It was always the first thing he would want to do after coming home from school and it was a highlight of my day as well. Soon enough he will want to head off riding by himself, but for now he’s only six and I need to stay with him.

  So anyway a few weeks ago Ian was hot-dogging on his bike and ended up breaking his right wrist. We had to find something he could do with a full-arm cast so I thought it would be great time to teach him what little I know about fishing.

  Now when he comes home from school the first thing he wants to do is grab the fishing poles and head down to the neighborhood creek and again it is the highlight of my day (here he is with his first fish).

  I asked Ian the other day what sort of picture I should make next and he said “Fishing!”. Now he’s always drawing pictures of the stuff we do together and giving them to me so I thought it only fair that I return the favor. My latest render, “Solace“, up now and is dedicated to my son. I may tweak a thing or two before I do the multi-screen (and I will post a Pickle Jar version without the people) but I am happy with where it is right now.

  I’m so blessed to have a job that allows me to take a break and be a Dad. Thanks to you all for making it possible.

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• Just a reminder: I am doing a little photo contest on the DB Facebook page and giving away some of the laptop/mobile skins that DecalGirl sent me last week. I will pick 4 winners and my Facebook fans can pick the 5th by posting the word “Vote” (or “Liking”) their favorite fan photos. The full info on how to enter is here.
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Posted on April 27, 2010

• While I wait for my latest render to finish I thought it would be fun to have a little giveaway contest on the DB Facebook page. I will be giving away a free skin (from the samples DecalGirl sent me) to the 5 Fans who post the most interesting photo of my work “in action”.

  On May 3rd I will pick 4 winners and the fifth will be selected by Fans (just post the word “Vote” on the photos you like the best). The full info is here. Stay tuned for the new render shortly!

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Posted on April 20, 2010

• I’ve added the dual and triple screen versions of “Canopy Creek (Spring)“.
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Posted on April 18, 2010

• As I mentioned last time, I was working on a spring version of “Canopy Creek” when Vue d’Esprit somehow ate my source file (it would crash whenever I tried to open it). The version I posted on Monday was nice, but I knew it wasn’t completely where I wanted it to be.

  I took your comments and I worked up a new version which is now up for your review.

  I’ve taken all four season renders and put them together here so you can see them all at once (great idea Tad).

  Now to figure out why Vue is so buggy all of a sudden. I suspect that the problem is my 4 year old video card (which lacks Shader 4 compatibility). I was hoping to hold off on buying a new video board until I upgraded my whole system but it looks like I will need to pull the trigger sooner.

  I’m thinking another Quadro but I can’t decide between the 3800 and the 4800. I do know that I don’t want to blow $3500 on the 5800. Decisions, decisions…

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