So it’s 2006 already. In a way it seems as though 2005 went by very quickly. At the same time, so much happened. I got carried away and forgot to post!

Here are just a couple of things. First, a picture I took for a friend of mine as a Christmas present for a different friend. I did a tremendous amount of Photoshop post-processing work on this. He loved it.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I apologize to you all. While enjoying an evening of Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master (1978), I was able to snap a couple of photos before my equally drunken yet kung-fu-challenged friends started acting up.

I made a conscious decision to spare no Photoshop trickery in the quest for the most arresting image. This decision is a direct result of viewing Andrzej Dragan’s gallery of light painting portraits, achieved through a careful attention to light and exposure during shooting followed by the most impressive display of Rembrandt-esque manipulation I’ve seen.

Here is one I snapped a couple of days ago but didn’t get a chance to post. I froze my fingers off taking it, but this smoke stack is, for some reason, really cool to me.

This is the snowstorm that allowed me to stay home from work today.

I got sick over my Thanksgiving break, which is a great reminder that even national holidays are not recognized by most viruses. In fact—and I have this on good authority—most viruses don’t even speak English.

It’s been hard for me to come up with any new work, as I’ve been putting a lot of time into the boxdoodles initiative. I hope everyone here can get something out of that.

Here are a couple of shots from Thanksgiving.

There is nothing like an awesome sunset to cap off the work week!