Travel Goals

While cleaning out my digital desk I found this image from 2014 listing places in the world that I would like to visit. Six years later I have checked off six places that I have visited since then. The Chichtzen Itza on irks me because I was in Progreso this past summer but did not have time to get into the jungle.… Read the rest “Travel Goals”

Photographing Model Kits

Eagle from Space: 1999
Back in 1988 I had the idea to take pictures of models that I’d built. I was new to photography and used this as an experiment. These shots were all done with a 35mm camera. Top ViewFront ViewRear ViewBMW Snow Speeder from Empire Strikes Back Eagle from Space: 1999

King Kong Filmography

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With the new King Kong vs Godzilla movie coming out in a few months, I thought I would put together a list of King Kong movies to re-watch in preparation. I’ve left off the cartoon and other TV appearances. Let me know if I’ve missed any theatrical outings.

Mum’s the Word

At the Arlington Museum of Art today are three current exhibitions. If you have not been downtown lately, now would be a good time. mumentous: the upsizing of a texas tradition home & heritage: recognizing diversity from steer to street art: a photographic journey through the lone star state

Ad Astra

When I first saw the trailer for Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, I was pretty sure I was in for yet another Hollywood art film set in space. I’m fine with that as long as we don’t call it science fiction.… Read the rest “Ad Astra”

Undone

Despite a lousy movie-going experience, I found the theatrical presentation of the first two episodes of the Amazon Prime series, Undone, to be quite compelling. The presentation format is primarily a rotoscoped cartoon. We’ve seen this before in A Scanner Darkly or Heavy Metal.… Read the rest “Undone”