I'm in the process of sorting and editing some photos of birds in flight. I took my Canon and the new 300mm to the pier to give it work out, but the surf was bad with no surfers out. But there was an unusual ammount of bird and aquatic activity. Lots of pelicans and gulls. Even got a few good shots of a seal that was clowning next to the pier.

There is going to be about 20+ shots in all. So if you watch me here, this is a sort of heads up for a large posting of stuff.


Hi. I’m doing much better since the last journal. And thanks to K-ee-ran [link] for going ahead and placing a boot on my derrière, and everybody else for your encouragement. It really did help a lot.

Been tagged by kroelav [link] , an IB local talent here, who we’ve probably passed going opposite ways on the street, but have never quite met up yet. I’m just going to stick to the facts, so y’all can stop sweating, I won’t put you in the hot seat. However, if you wish to volunteer to tag yourself……………….. RIGHT! Who am I kidding.

1) I live in Imperial Beach. San Diego’s best kept secret. You’ve seen some photos of it here, maybe.

2) As a result of living here, I’ve eaten in the IB Forum, the most southwesterly bar and grill in America, stood on the very corner of the United States, thrown a rock at the most Northwesterly part of Mexico, and conversed international with no toll charges.

3) Bragging. I just got a new Canon 400D. True love at last.

4) I do love to ride my body board, but have serious issues with cold water.

5) Have I mentioned I like chocolate. I’m an absolute fiend for dark chocolate. Really dark dark chocolate.

6) Confession; I have’nt looked at my dev-watch list for a long time. It’s too crazy. I’m going to just visit galleries in alphabetical order, and get caught up with everything that way. SO it may be a month between visits, but watch out! It’s invasion time when I get there. And so my sanity remains intact.

7) I love all the polls people do. Instant fun. Just a weird little thing for me. If you want to see me smile, post a poll. I’ll be right on it.

8) I enjoy doing night time photos, a lot.

I first saw this on man1nblack’s [link] front page, and I thought it’s a really cool idea, so as long as I’m at it, here we go.


Answer the questions below
Take each answer and type it into dA search box
Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you


1. The age you will be on your next birthday
[link]

2. A place you'd like to travel
[link]

3. Your favorite place
[link]

4. Your favorite object
[link]

5. Favorite food
[link]

6. Your favorite animal
[link]

7. Your favorite color
[link]

8. The town/state/etc in which you live
[link]

9. Name of past pet
[link]
Note: Bowser was actually a black cat. A very eccentric and loving animal. I had her as a pet back in the days of the early Atari game systems. Long before PCs and Smash Brothers.

10. A dream come true
[link]


11. Your nickname/screenname
[link]
I’m not quite as good looking as this guy, though.

12. Middle name
[link]

13. Favorite Smell
[link]

14. Bad habit of yours
[link]

15. Your first job
[link]

16. Favourite Movie
[link]

17. What are you doing right now?
[link]

18. Whats The Weather Like?
[link]
Why am I sitting here?

19. Favourite Sport
[link]

20. Favourite Music/Style/Band
[link]
If I really have to choose only one.

Time for a little self promotion. I tried out a new thing for me. Pasting poetry text onto a photo to make a literary composition type thing. (there must a name for doing that). My friend Devika Fernando [link] was kind to let me use a poem of hers. So, if you still have time to be hanging around here, please take a look at it, and let fly with any suggestions or comments. All and any would be appreciated. Here’s the link
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Frankensusan [link] used a photo of mine to do a painting. Turned out marvelous, and it was an honor to have inspired somebody so. Here’s the result [link]

A friend named Chris Baumann [link] did an edit of Wild Flower I which can be found here [link] and I will soon be posting in my own gallery. He’s a bright young man with a lot of enthusiasm for photography. A good guy to bother if you have any questions or need any pointers.

And since I’m not doing an actual feature this time, here’s a random grab bag of stuff from my favorites, the photos themselves really need no further words – click it if you dare.

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3:00 a.m.
been logged on to dA four hours.
Managed to answer like maybe 10 comments.
Focus, robert, focus.

I'll post a real jounal tomorrow.

Hello people. Been off dA for a few days and have some catching up to do. First is this journal I think. Then I have a few things to post. Some more rainbow abstracts, and some night shots. Then on to the watch list.

Next selection from the feature list is going to be K-ee-ran, [link] . A bright young lady who resides in Minnesota. A good friend. There is much to admire about this wonderful person. Smart, funny, and keeps busy living life fully. Get to know her, you won’t regret it.
K-ee-ran is a prolific journal writer, and I’ve never read one without being either tickled, entertained or inspired. Here are some links to a few that I really enjoyed. [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] , [link] .

She also has a gallery BTW. Her gallery has a diverse collection of work; photos, drawings, digital. All of them inspired and good for viewing. One passion that I share with her is a love of tall ships. Sailing vessels from the days of yore. She had opportunity to crew one, the “Lady Washington”, and has a good collection of photos from that experience.

Here are a few;
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Below I’ve listed some selections from the different areas of her work. Too much to comment them all. But while going back through I did find some that escaped my notice before, and I included those too. Hope you enjoy the browse.

Some traditional;
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[link] , I love the use of color in this one.
[link]
[link] , Marvelous color and textures.
[link]

Some digital;
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And some photos;
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[link] , This is one that escaped me before, but check out the composition of this beautiful mountain wilderness photo.
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[link] , Very cool and colorful abstract.

Okay, so that’s a lot of links. Clicking any one at random will make you a happy person though. Hope you have enjoyed your visit with K-ee-ran.

Some fun stuff I had to pass along.


Borrowed from the journal of Kask [link]
Please pay visit to thank her.


20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask "Do You Want Fries with That".

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label it "In". (I like this one! )

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso. (Hehe, this I would definitely try )

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks , Write "For Smuggling Diamonds", "Bribe Payoff", "Drug Purchase", etc... (could get you in trouble... )

7.Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy".

8. dont use any punctuation

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is " To Go".

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital. And Ask, Why The Poems Don't Rhyme?

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area and Play tropical Sounds All Day. (this could work! )

15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In the Mood.

16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, "Rock Bottom".

17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won! I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, " Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity ..

Share This With Someone To Make Them Smile.
Its Called ... therapy.


I’m going to go a little out of order and jump over to a friend from Sri Lanka. You’ve seen her advertised in my signature for a while now. Could only be (drum roll ) …. Devikadesilva [link] . She also has a poetry writing alter ego in Devikafernando [link] .

I think first to mention would be her sunset photos. She has the good fortune of living in a place in the world that has some of the most brilliant sunsets. “Sunset0” [link] is a good example, but she has an entire folder loaded with them. If you love these sunsets, you can get them in a calendar here [link] .

Devika has opportunity to be around some of the most beautiful flowers, and has taken advantage of that fact. She has many photos of orchids, and “Orchid 0” [link] is a good one to list here. Flowers of the softest pink. She also has a calendar available here [link] that has these photos featured.
Even though she is surrounded with all this marvelous color, and the lush green of her country, she has’nt shied away from doing compositions in B&W, like this one called “ A little sunshine” [link] , What I really like about this one is the subtle shading the lighting provides. Also she has some in sepia like “Wayuphigh” [link] , which highlights the sexy forms of the palms.

Once in a while she takes a walk on the wild side, and does things like her color inversion compositions, of which “urpleplantainpattern” [link] is, I feel her most successful.

Finally, there is Devikafernando [link] , her creative writing side. I’m not a great critique of poetry, but there are some pieces that I’ve enjoyed and that have touched me. Here’s the short list; “lease Sir” [link] , “Trading-Traditions” [link] , “Damnation” [link] , and “Sri-Lanka” [link] .

Thanks for taking the time to stop and read, and view the work of this awesome friend. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have

I would like to first welcome back a friend that had taken leave for a while, DLJskabeat [link] , and has recently returned, with a new camera no less.

So, back to features.
I’m going to go a little out of order and jump over to a friend from Sri Lanka. You’ve seen her advertised in my signature for a while now. Could only be (drum roll ) …. Devikadesilva [link] . She also has a poetry writing alter ego in Devikafernando [link] .

I think first to mention would be her sunset photos. She has the good fortune of living in a place in the world that has some of the most brilliant sunsets. “Sunset0” [link] is a good example, but she has an entire folder loaded with them. If you love these sunsets, you can get them in a calendar here [link] .

Devika has opportunity to be around some of the most beautiful flowers, and has taken advantage of that fact. She has many photos of orchids, and “Orchid 0” [link] is a good one to list here. Flowers of the softest pink. She also has a calendar available here [link] that has these photos featured.
Even though she is surrounded with all this marvelous color, and the lush green of her country, she has’nt shied away from doing compositions in B&W, like this one called “ A little sunshine” [link] , What I really like about this one is the subtle shading the lighting provides. Also she has some in sepia like “Wayuphigh” [link] , which highlights the sexy forms of the palms.

Once in a while she takes a walk on the wild side, and does things like her color inversion compositions, of which “urpleplantainpattern” [link] is, I feel her most successful.

Finally, there is Devikafernando [link] , her creative writing side. I’m not a great critique of poetry, but there are some pieces that I’ve enjoyed and that have touched me. Here’s the short list; “lease Sir” [link] , “Trading-Traditions” [link] , “Damnation” [link] , and “Sri-Lanka” [link] .

Thanks for taking the time to stop and read, and view the work of this awesome friend. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have.


P.S. I will be uploading a series of night shots, then getting caught up on my dev watch, so comments will be ignored for 1 - 2 days.