I’ve been taking photographs, editing them on my laptop and posting them to several websites for a while now, and I’ve noticed that there are variations in the appearance of an image, mostly richness, sharpness and grains, among some common methods of viewing. These may be different image viewers on your computer, setting the image …
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The spirit of the universe was nowhere to be found and we had charted light years of starways through quiet dust-strewn blankets of forever dark to find ourselves run out of road, staring but into ancient void There is nothing, we relayed as we made to pull the plug for there was nothing to stay …
With this post, I am about to take somewhat of a bold first leap into issues that are socially and culturally controversial. I have not spoken directly about such topics ever before on my blog, but I have thought about it and see no reason why I cannot write unequivocally on issues that I feel …
Continue reading What is Beauty? Case in Point: the ‘China Campus Model’ Controversy
This won’t exactly be a full-fledged Photoshop tutorial; I just wanted to show a photo I edited in Photoshop and compare it to the original photo I had taken, and describe the general processes and tools that I used in Photoshop to get the various effects. However, to understand this tutorial you need at least …
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1. The refusal to link our origins to 'lesser animals' stems from a deep-rooted, audacious pride in our species that is instilled by most religions. The sooner we understand that the universe is not a grand entertainment arena designed for us, that there is no designer who will watch over us and tide us through …
One Life 