Updated my workstation with a 3dconnexion Space Mouse Enterprise… muscle memory is a hell of a thing to overcome – but slowly but surely I’ll get there.
Workstation
Star Trails, Timber Frame
I was asked by New Energy Works to scope out one of their latest timber frame projects in the Adirondacks and see if it would be a good candidate for combing my passions of night sky photography and timber framing.
The frame isn’t quite finished – it is a band stand in a community park – but I made the best of the existing conditions to create this image – 113 frames blended in Photoshop take from a fixed tripod as the Earth slowly rotated under the stars.
Wolfe’s Neck 2
A second panorama I shot at Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Maine. I have some stitching glitches to resolve in the water / reflections – going to be a bit of an education cloning and hand painting in PhotoShop.
Portrait under the Moon and Stars
Popham Beach, Maine – early morning before a work site visit. The moon and stars and the ocean.
The Library
I stayed with friends in the Berkshires and had the pleasure of staying in the guest house they rent out for vacations. This is the ‘library’ – a hand crafted cruck timber frame. I took two sets of pano images while sipping cider before tucking in for the night – the static image below was shot from the doorway to the room, and this spherical panorama was shot from the center.
I wish I had noticed the chairs weren’t equidistant from the doorway before packing everything up. It bugs me – but I’ll slow down next time and do a better survey of the scene before I start.
Try, Fail, Learn, Repeat.
Job Site
Visit to a very scenic job site today in Vermont – Camel’s Hump visible on the right side of this panorama. Shot hand held, stitched in PTGuiPro.
Faux
Spent a few days in Orlando presenting my workflow in SketchUp at the International Builders Show and was put up in the Cabana Bay Resort. 50’s – 60’s surf / beach themed ‘destination’ resort attached to Universal Studios. I snapped a few images on my last morning before my flight back to Vermont. Over baked, and not for me, but I appreciated the attention to detail down to the Zest bar soap and VO5 shampoo and conditioner in the shower.
Rigging
BAH
The Beetle, Commander, or more commonly known as the ‘Big Ass Hammer’. On a job site, slope side, in Stowe, VT yesterday.
Thatch
Snaps from a job site – timber frame roof system I designed covered in thatch.
