I had a photograph published this month in High Country News , a small, non-profit magazine. The Art Director for the magazine found my image on Flickr and contacted me about using it for an article in this month’s issue.   You can read the article and see the image on their website: The Second Second City . They were nice enough [...]

I’m changing my Year 34 project.  The goal was to take a picture a day.  But, I’m finding that to be more difficult than I thought.  The main problem is that I don’t go very many interesting places on a regular basis.  Most days I spend more time working on my computer than going somewhere.  [...]

The 4th Annual Missoula Marathon was held today and I ran it.  It was my first. It all started at 4:00am…or, actually, 3:53am when I woke up, looked at the clock, and cursed because I couldn’t roll over and go back to sleep.  I got up instead and shut off my alarm.  I didn’t want to [...]

I heard about this short film back when I was in school at the Art Institute, but I didn’t get around watching it until today. That’s probably a good thing because I would have been totally disappointed in my own work after viewing this. It’s a fully computer-generated film, created by a single person, Alex [...]

Last weekend I drove up to Augusta, Montana for the American Legion Rodeo.  I attended the rodeo back in 2008 while I was in school at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and had a good time, so I was looking forward to returning this year.  Back then, I was shooting with a different (and [...]

Yesterday was my birthday.  I turned 34-yrs old.  I had a pretty good day.  Slept late.  Got a birthday phone call from my Mom.  Then, a video call from my younger brother.  I got to see my niece and nephew, although I sometimes think they are more amused with seeing themselves on the screen than talking [...]

Date of Trek : June 16, 2009 Summary: A 6.2 mile hike that begins by following a brook with numerous cascades, continues to stunning views at higher elevations, and finishes with a gorgeous waterfall.  Take the free shuttle back to your starting point. The stats What you will see Where you will go What I think It’s been almost a year since [...]

The following video was my last visual effects project during my brief time at AI Portland. Once again, I was the actor for the project. My laptop made another debut as well. Try not to judge me too harshly for running Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro. My part was shot in the green screen studio [...]

One of my projects last term involved modeling an outdoor and indoor scene and animating a character named Bloke (who was already modeled and provided to us) in the interior scene.  The outdoor scene was to have the most detail and provide the establishing shot or frame of reference for the interior scene.  I choose [...]

My second term has started here at the Art Institute of Portland.  I had my first class yesterday afternoon, Typography I.  I dropped it immediately after class ended.  It didn’t sound fun at all and I was the least bit interested in learning about typography.  I also dropped my Color Theory class, which I would [...]

Here is my first video short contain visual effects that I learned in my Intro to Visual Effects course at the Art Institute of Portland.  It could use a little polish, but considering that it is my first attempt and that I shot, edited, and composited the entire thing in four days, I think it [...]

Date of Trek : Saturday, May 30, 2009 Quick Summary : An out-and-back hike starting from Chautauqua Park up to the rock formation known as Royal Arch. Description A short, strenuous hike that has you scrambling over rock slides and boulders as well as climbing/descending numerous rock stairs. However, the view from the top and the arch itself make it [...]

Date of Trek : Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Quick Summary : An out-and-back hike with stops at Copeland Falls, Calypso Cascades, and Ouzel Falls Description A 5.4 mile out-and-back hike that passes numerous waterfalls and cascades. The trail begins by following North St. Vrain Creek to Copeland Falls, a series of falls dropping 12ft. Later, the trail…[Read more]

Date of Trek : Friday, May 15, 2009 Quick Summary : A driving tour of RMNP with a short stop at Chasm Falls. Trek Report A few weeks ago, a friend of mine came to visit me in Denver. On the first day of her stay, I took her to Rocky Mountain National Park because nothing says Colorado like RMNP. [...]

Date of Trek : Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Quick Summary : A lollipop hike through Apex Gulch west of Denver Description A lollipop loop that begins at the base of Apex Gulch near Golden, Colorado. The trail follows a small creek up the gulch before crossing into a small wooded area known as the Enchanted Forest. The trail winds through [...]

Date of Trek : Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Quick Summary : A 7.7 mile loop on Walker Ranch with several waterfalls and panoramic views of Eldorado Canyon and Crescent Meadows Description A loop trail that starts through open terrain that was burned in a forest fire in 2000. The trail descends down to South Boulder Creek where there is a [...]