Insane fun with GIMP filters. Really impressed with these. #digitalart #nightphotography #photos

South Braddock at Night. And here's another one. Take that Gustav Klimt.

Yet another.

And I now know where Prisma stole its effects. GIMP plug ins.

And the original.

More Pics, some summer some political. Fun with gimp filters. #Photos #NightPhotography #Pittsburgh

It's eight degrees out in Pittsburgh and I miss the Summer. Here are some refreshing summer pics.

Not taken with my Nikon but with my phone. And some fun with GIMP filters.

Another GIMP filter.

Some political commentary.

Penn Near Highland #Pittsburgh #Photos #Nightphotography

New Photos Taken with Nikon 3300

I got a new camera for Christmas. I owe some thanks to my old high school bud Paul R.Shaffer for helping me select it. Paul has a better camera and a published book of photos called "National Parks of the United States".

He's a professional but the picture book goes for about 187. I would have to get the pdf version for about 12 bucks. I can honestly state that I couldn't have gotten this camera without Paul's valuable input. Hope I can make him proud.

I don't even know how to use the camera yet. But on automatic it makes me look good and it takes great night shots. If you want to take decent night shots you have to spend about 500 dollars on your camera. Really need ISOs up to 6000 to take decent shots.

Hidden Homewood Graffiti Art 1 #photography #streetphotography #graffiti #Homewood

I was walking home to Wilkinsburg by way of Homewood -- obviously I'm fearless -- and I ran into some hidden yet beautiful graffiti art. Someone should give this guy a show or I wish he would do more work someplace near my busway east ride.


I had my camera with me so I took some shots. There is some minor effects work on some of these.

Pics from Steel City Con (August 8 thru 10) and where I hit up LeVar Burton for a grant...

I actually took a picture of LeVar Burton at the Steel City con held last week from August 8th thru August 10th over in Monroeville but it was a terrible picture so I'm going with this. You might also know Mr. Burton from this:

But as I read the depressing news coming out of Ferguson, Missouri I have to admit I'm reminded of his iconic role in Roots. Wondering if times have changed all that much...

Since his fantastic success with his Reading Rainbow Kickstarter I hit em up for my modest Kickstarter like campaign to create a dedicated review of African American fiction, kinda like Shadow and Act but dedicated to Walter Mosley and Steven Barnes and other writers of color. I don't think I'll get that grant but I'll keep trying. That campaign is here.

Here are some other pics from the show. Here's a pretty plus size black girl I worked with. I took one picture and altered it in two different ways

And I tried another version that made it look more like comics. Her shirt says, from memory I think: "Wish I was Batman but I can't fight and I'm broke."

Here's a picture of the crowd:

And here's a picture of the Batmobile because I Am Fanboy.

And more from the crowd: 

A very impressive Predator. I just thought he looked better in blue.

More crowd. Probably the best pic I took. I blame the camera.

I just couldn't get this shot right. So I tried two versions.

And there's this version. 

Artist Spotlight: Jason Woolslare's Pop Collage Art

Or is it called "Mixed Media"? I just know that I liked his art. This is from the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Here's his website. And I figured out what I like about his art. It reminds me of comics and has rockets and bots. Some other pieces:

And:

Artist Spotlight on Ron Copeland, whose art I can't really explain.

It looks like the most creative lamp sculpture I've ever seen. But his style works as collage paintings as well. Here's his Flickr site here.

Artist Spotlight: Katie Rideout. And not just because she has a beautiful smile.

This is kind of late but here were the artists that stood out for me at the Three Rivers Arts Festival.

I'm pretty sure that's the artist or the artist's attractive friend. Definitely better than the experience I had last year where somebody was threatening me.

Here's her website. Looks like just simple chalk and charcoal but the portraits show so much emotion. I'd buy her work if I had any extra money.

Here are some other pieces from her website.

And:

And here's one more from the Arts Festival:

Old Pic of the East End Co op Weekend Festival That I Forgot That I Had

I added sepia and some other embellishment.