tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74954381805282124392024-03-13T21:36:46.285-07:00Speedy PaintOk peoples, it's time to get excited about painting again. So let's do some speedpainting fun. Let's keep it to 30 minutes for now.... if you go over because you are excited about the image, by all means, keep going, just let us know how long it took you. Oh, and no eyedrop tool off the original image... this is to teach us how to get better at painting... not cheating :) Paint on.aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-59250738129625776172009-05-14T13:38:00.001-07:002009-06-02T17:11:16.930-07:00The eagle has landed... I repeat... the eagle has landed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SgyBb5mI6pI/AAAAAAAAAKY/5GtLcgw3nQ8/s1600-h/golden+eagle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SgyBb5mI6pI/AAAAAAAAAKY/5GtLcgw3nQ8/s320/golden+eagle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335781974844435090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SgyBbw7ZSII/AAAAAAAAAKg/KqFQPbycVJw/s1600-h/golden-eagle.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SgyBbw7ZSII/AAAAAAAAAKg/KqFQPbycVJw/s320/golden-eagle.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335781972517668994" border="0" /></a>Berger... 36 minutes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SiW_jSNbolI/AAAAAAAAAQU/JQ0cUlLOyIk/s1600-h/06-01-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SiW_jSNbolI/AAAAAAAAAQU/JQ0cUlLOyIk/s320/06-01-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342887145849463378" border="0" /></a>Mamuyac...50 minutesaaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-25895505039519860122009-05-01T17:50:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:50:49.759-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfuZREmVwnI/AAAAAAAAAKI/VACSwfewiMo/s1600-h/5390493_550_art_R0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfuZREmVwnI/AAAAAAAAAKI/VACSwfewiMo/s320/5390493_550_art_R0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331023102494491250" border="0" /></a>Berger 45 min...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfuZXH2xNAI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/JDGL6iG6L7I/s1600-h/planes.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfuZXH2xNAI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/JDGL6iG6L7I/s320/planes.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331023206447920130" border="0" /></a>Mamuyac 50 min...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sg3jj0MJhBI/AAAAAAAAAQE/bdEBF55L438/s1600-h/05-15-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sg3jj0MJhBI/AAAAAAAAAQE/bdEBF55L438/s320/05-15-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336171337948431378" border="0" /></a>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-84284262663584476172009-04-28T18:21:00.001-07:002009-04-30T10:17:31.193-07:00aww, why so sad?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfesKttKUlI/AAAAAAAAAJo/jQf1iK62Ux0/s1600-h/4629545-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfesKttKUlI/AAAAAAAAAJo/jQf1iK62Ux0/s320/4629545-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329917984083956306" border="0" /></a><br />Berger.... 1hr plus a few minutes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfesK2lG2eI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AMBHMPCeLd8/s1600-h/sad_girl.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SfesK2lG2eI/AAAAAAAAAJw/AMBHMPCeLd8/s320/sad_girl.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329917986466093538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Phil... 1 hr<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SfndCxgKFbI/AAAAAAAAANs/knt3n5B7TSI/s1600-h/04-30-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SfndCxgKFbI/AAAAAAAAANs/knt3n5B7TSI/s320/04-30-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330534673687385522" border="0" /></a>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-53417312545245887942009-04-20T13:42:00.000-07:002009-04-23T13:38:07.680-07:00Nippon-age<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SezegfZAZjI/AAAAAAAAAJg/H1dcqI7jnSk/s1600-h/2205135837_1f96ae0a26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SezegfZAZjI/AAAAAAAAAJg/H1dcqI7jnSk/s320/2205135837_1f96ae0a26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326877109036017202" border="0" /></a><br />Berger... 32 mins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SezegArSRMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/A2dUn-NMJoY/s1600-h/Nippo-kemon.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SezegArSRMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/A2dUn-NMJoY/s320/Nippo-kemon.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326877100791186626" border="0" /></a>phil...40 some minutes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SfDRe-YTN4I/AAAAAAAAANY/XOlFK5MT45o/s1600-h/04-23-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SfDRe-YTN4I/AAAAAAAAANY/XOlFK5MT45o/s320/04-23-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327988689250498434" border="0" /></a>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-37906564978790441522009-04-15T13:44:00.001-07:002009-04-22T14:44:30.802-07:00A man walks into a temple.... and says "ouch".<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeZHcB7SGBI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rYoVCbqu-Fk/s1600-h/temple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325022156291184658" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 210px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeZHcB7SGBI/AAAAAAAAAJI/rYoVCbqu-Fk/s320/temple.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325022162259369186" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 210px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeZHcYKNXOI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/uoXhU0M_sa8/s320/temple_man.png" border="0" />Berger... 1 hour 10 mins.... and I still hate it :)</div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/SegvFO6_UCI/AAAAAAAAAfY/NJz5PTv9QK0/s1600-h/WorkerColumn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325558326316978210" style="width: 210px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/SegvFO6_UCI/AAAAAAAAAfY/NJz5PTv9QK0/s320/WorkerColumn.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">1 hour 15 minutes. - jeff</p><p align="center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Se-PZP52h4I/AAAAAAAAANQ/BFSxjQeO79E/s1600-h/04-22-09.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Se-PZP52h4I/AAAAAAAAANQ/BFSxjQeO79E/s1600-h/04-22-09.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Se-PZP52h4I/AAAAAAAAANQ/BFSxjQeO79E/s1600-h/04-22-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Se-PZP52h4I/AAAAAAAAANQ/BFSxjQeO79E/s320/04-22-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327634548131268482" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">1 hour 10 min - phil<br /></p>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-77504804378914393502009-04-14T18:18:00.001-07:002009-04-16T12:28:27.585-07:00just another day in paradise<div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeU14DLi8PI/AAAAAAAAAJA/DS_3X7SqvNQ/s1600-h/wailau-valley-560764-ga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324721371478159602" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 222px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeU14DLi8PI/AAAAAAAAAJA/DS_3X7SqvNQ/s320/wailau-valley-560764-ga.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeU136PBUTI/AAAAAAAAAI4/a-dAcNoL-B0/s1600-h/wailu_valley.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324721369076814130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 222px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeU136PBUTI/AAAAAAAAAI4/a-dAcNoL-B0/s320/wailu_valley.png" border="0" /></a>Berger_ lost track of time... just a bit over an hour I believe.</div><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/SeVmKMwUKRI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/4wGt_xdx8yg/s1600-h/fishinOffTheCoast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324774459844077842" style="width: 320px; height: 222px;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/SeVmKMwUKRI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/4wGt_xdx8yg/s320/fishinOffTheCoast.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">One hour and 8 minutes. -Jeff</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SeeGtyjnWvI/AAAAAAAAAMM/XrN7OiNdEhI/s1600-h/04-16-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SeeGtyjnWvI/AAAAAAAAAMM/XrN7OiNdEhI/s320/04-16-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325373205612288754" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">about 50 minutes. --Phil<br /></p>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-32951552865559717042009-04-10T09:46:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:22:23.561-07:00Miner<span class="bpMore">Original, from <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/recent_scenes_from_afghanistan.html">http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/recent_scenes_from_afghanistan.html:</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">An Afghan miner works inside the Karkar coal mine in Pul-i-Kumri, about 170km north of Kabul, March 7, 2009. Karkar mine, which hires 280 workers, produces about 100 tons of coal a day. The salary for a miner ranges from $70 to $110 per month. (REUTERS/Ahmad Masood)</span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd94O74ALmI/AAAAAAAAALc/Xo4gshVPozY/s1600-h/a09_18224915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd94O74ALmI/AAAAAAAAALc/Xo4gshVPozY/s320/a09_18224915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323105482561302114" border="0" /></a><br />By Phil, about 40 minutes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd94PCFeAVI/AAAAAAAAALk/d450lJ9yCVU/s1600-h/04-10-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd94PCFeAVI/AAAAAAAAALk/d450lJ9yCVU/s320/04-10-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323105484228395346" border="0" /></a><br />By Aaron Berger... 45 minutes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sd-cX_PxRoI/AAAAAAAAAII/3sro24Aw1so/s1600-h/miner.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sd-cX_PxRoI/AAAAAAAAAII/3sro24Aw1so/s320/miner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323145220503717506" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="bpMore"><br /></span>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693062186008129235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-39889837368676326132009-04-09T14:23:00.000-07:002009-04-14T12:07:14.116-07:00Iraqi Kurd torchesOriginal, from http://www.boston.com/bigpicture:<br /><br />Iraqi Kurds carry torches up a rocky hill as they celebrate Nowruz in the Kurdish town of Akra, 500km north of Baghdad on March 20, 2009. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21. (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd5ncLm9lpI/AAAAAAAAALM/qQqDS106WR0/s1600-h/s12_18368479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd5ncLm9lpI/AAAAAAAAALM/qQqDS106WR0/s320/s12_18368479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322805543448712850" border="0" /></a><br />By Phil, about 40 minutes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd5niZv6DUI/AAAAAAAAALU/CldY9Ueyn0k/s1600-h/04-09-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/Sd5niZv6DUI/AAAAAAAAALU/CldY9Ueyn0k/s320/04-09-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322805650323541314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeTddn387xI/AAAAAAAAAIY/_YUwNjtaabA/s1600-h/kurdish_mtns.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SeTddn387xI/AAAAAAAAAIY/_YUwNjtaabA/s320/kurdish_mtns.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324624160448376594" border="0" /></a>Berger_ 30 or so mins...Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693062186008129235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-41924545394099462502009-04-07T19:29:00.000-07:002009-04-15T01:26:15.700-07:00French Streets (I think it's in France, anyway)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdwMtYadK8I/AAAAAAAAALE/RmrN2tJrBNo/s1600-h/3409329068_0151af6863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdwMtYadK8I/AAAAAAAAALE/RmrN2tJrBNo/s320/3409329068_0151af6863.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322142833432144834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SeWZ64M2DAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TVLDzvIjEyU/s1600-h/paris1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SeWZ64M2DAI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TVLDzvIjEyU/s320/paris1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324831371233201154" border="0" /></a>an hour plus - Lior. Boo Ya!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdwMnP8rqhI/AAAAAAAAAK8/l0adG1e1x74/s1600-h/04-04-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdwMnP8rqhI/AAAAAAAAAK8/l0adG1e1x74/s320/04-04-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322142728080566802" border="0" /></a>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693062186008129235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-75121255344466532232009-04-02T14:36:00.000-07:002009-04-02T14:42:30.366-07:0030 min (and a few seconds)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdUxOZvEAEI/AAAAAAAAAK0/5-ml_k9GGJU/s1600-h/04-02-09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2Md_4diLJg4/SdUxOZvEAEI/AAAAAAAAAK0/5-ml_k9GGJU/s320/04-02-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320212658304319554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">AND it's super small, I know. First post, so sue me.</span><br /></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693062186008129235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-64552224781650115192009-03-30T14:03:00.001-07:002009-04-13T00:41:55.628-07:00home on the range<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SeLse3eO-MI/AAAAAAAAAAc/CTGVf0FmSkg/s1600-h/fence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SeLse3eO-MI/AAAAAAAAAAc/CTGVf0FmSkg/s320/fence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324077724536338626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">OK, starting to catch up... 1hr plus<br />- Lior<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SdEz0UlRsLI/AAAAAAAAAHw/qvasy6DJ4tM/s1600-h/oldbarn1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SdEz0UlRsLI/AAAAAAAAAHw/qvasy6DJ4tM/s320/oldbarn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319089608872538290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SdEz0wggZ7I/AAAAAAAAAH4/vjX_z4GDGBE/s1600-h/barn.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SdEz0wggZ7I/AAAAAAAAAH4/vjX_z4GDGBE/s320/barn.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319089616368723890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">40 mins... but I want to go back and do more, so don't be surprised<br />if you see this one again, but more refined.<br />-Berger<br /><br /><br /></div>aaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-60659173041209215962009-03-17T01:03:00.001-07:002009-03-17T01:07:00.997-07:001 Hr, 30 minutes<p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/Sb9ZhGPtNcI/AAAAAAAAAfI/_MO-ZuYXfYY/s1600-h/foggyStreet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314064510467519938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/Sb9ZhGPtNcI/AAAAAAAAAfI/_MO-ZuYXfYY/s320/foggyStreet.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This thing looked like crap about an hour ago, but I think it turned out ok. I had a hard time getting the color for the street...it kept shifting from blue-gray to green-gray on me. -J</span></p>Jeff Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303046626553322167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-35175584920357112482009-03-16T12:44:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:54:54.698-07:00China streets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sb6tSiGb-WI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/J5xzb0gkkos/s1600-h/china_yangshuo-cyclist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sb6tSiGb-WI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/J5xzb0gkkos/s320/china_yangshuo-cyclist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313875144246819170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sb__4vnbRkI/AAAAAAAAAHo/DnfYJas8M-o/s1600-h/china+street_small.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sb__4vnbRkI/AAAAAAAAAHo/DnfYJas8M-o/s320/china+street_small.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314247435640063554" border="0" /></a><br />ok, this one was admittedly tough, and I got a few sizing issues, but screw it...onto the next one!<br />approx... 1hr 20(I wasn't paying attention)<br /> -Bergeraaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-26953820412419508952009-03-15T23:56:00.000-07:002009-03-16T00:00:37.236-07:00Eye See You 3<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/Sb34Y6z9CCI/AAAAAAAAAfA/AP3bLqZumSA/s1600-h/darkCity.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313676242354767906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ang_2xs4hQI/Sb34Y6z9CCI/AAAAAAAAAfA/AP3bLqZumSA/s320/darkCity.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Alrighty, here's my version. I had a hell of a time getting his nose dialed in, and I'm still not happy with it. Oh well, that's what these studies are for, eh?</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I forgot to check when I started, so I'm going to say between an hour to an hour and a half. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-J</span></p>Jeff Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303046626553322167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-41202180363810016982009-03-13T00:43:00.000-07:002009-03-13T00:45:03.003-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SboO3J3v8YI/AAAAAAAAAAU/vS28qbwzHVE/s1600-h/cityofchildren.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SboO3J3v8YI/AAAAAAAAAAU/vS28qbwzHVE/s320/cityofchildren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312575051142263170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />1hr. 15.damour66http://www.blogger.com/profile/01653396893366487058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-81312999501335613882009-03-12T18:50:00.001-07:002009-03-13T11:50:09.625-07:00Eye See You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sbm8HBXuJtI/AAAAAAAAAGg/wAMpXjFfO1M/s1600-h/lost_children_1_lead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sbm8HBXuJtI/AAAAAAAAAGg/wAMpXjFfO1M/s320/lost_children_1_lead.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312484064273245906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SbnL-IEg1MI/AAAAAAAAAG4/xlvfGehR6II/s1600-h/city+of+lost+children+copy.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SbnL-IEg1MI/AAAAAAAAAG4/xlvfGehR6II/s320/city+of+lost+children+copy.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312501503638951106" border="0" /></a><br />50 minutes<br />Aaron Bergeraaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495438180528212439.post-9219825385563896022009-03-10T12:15:00.001-07:002009-03-12T10:31:20.929-07:00Feeling froggy?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sba87KT1bCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iOsFNe7j8Qo/s1600-h/wallaces-flying-frog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/Sba87KT1bCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iOsFNe7j8Qo/s320/wallaces-flying-frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311640535095929890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SbbJ-v7gicI/AAAAAAAAAGI/U4xw1F1bckE/s1600-h/frog_speedpaint.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SbbJ-v7gicI/AAAAAAAAAGI/U4xw1F1bckE/s320/frog_speedpaint.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311654890385213890" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, So this one took me an extra 10 minutes, since I played with a saturation layer at the end, and I also added a bit o texture to the bkg image since it was so plain. So 40 mins.... I know, I know :) -Aaron Berger<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SbcF6CAtDpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/VIIj132Ho9Q/s1600-h/frog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_ydIv7RUMg/SbcF6CAtDpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/VIIj132Ho9Q/s320/frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311720780037164690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ok 50 minutes. Don't know what you're talking about not eye dropping teh pallette - that's how digital artists work... -Lior Taylor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SblGst7tKAI/AAAAAAAAAGY/zBR-EihizQw/s1600-h/frog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c-VJUxjl3HU/SblGst7tKAI/AAAAAAAAAGY/zBR-EihizQw/s320/frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312354969518417922" border="0" /></a> 1 hr 15mins<br /> Jeff Addamsaaron bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490267945899871791noreply@blogger.com0