Author Archives: disperser

About disperser

Odd guy with odd views living an odd life during odd times.

Wordless Wednesday . . . not

Posted on 21June2017

I’ve been seeing them a while now . . . Wordless Wednesday posts. I’m not sure if intended as a sign of solidarity with people who can’t speak — be it for physical, emotional, or persecutory reasons — or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Black & White, Black & White, Macro Photography, Musings Stuff, Photography, Photography Stuff | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Post-Processing Tools – A Comparison

Posted on 19June2017

I’ve written before about my Workflow and general Post-Processing of my photographs. Just yesterday, I read a post by Leanne Cole about a hands-on trial of ACDSee Ultimate 10. I was severely tempted to buy it, but then I looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Photography How To, Photography Stuff, Writing Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

A tiny glimmer of talent

Posted on 17June2017

Some people might remember a show called Wings.  Tastes vary, of course, but for us, Wings is one of the few shows that has aged well. The jokes we laughed at in 1990 are the same jokes we laugh at now … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings Stuff, Opinion, Personal, Writing, Writing Stuff | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

One year

Posted on 16June2017

One year ago today we arrived in Kona. You can read about it HERE.  The original plan was to see if we could make Hawaiʻi our home for the next number of years, so how are we doing with that? Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings Stuff, Personal, Photography, Photography Stuff | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

Magic Sands – Big Island, Hawaiʻi

Posted on 13June2017

There’s a small beach park here in Kona called Magic Sands Beach Park. The ocean frontage is only about 100 yards, but it sees a lot of use. Here’s an overhead shot of it from Google Earth. The hotel next … Continue reading →

Posted in Hawaii, Hawaii, My YouTube, Photography, Photography Stuff, The Big Island, Travel Stuff, YouTube Stuff | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Google Deep Dream Generator

Posted on 7June2017

I’ve been playing with Google’s Deep Dream Generator on and off for nearly a year now.  “What’s that?” you ask.  Well, it’s a post-processor of sorts. You throw it a photo, choose either Deep Dream . . .  . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Photography Stuff | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

The Best of May 2017

Posted on 4June2017

I’m introducing a new . . . well, it’s not a feature; it’s a post. No, wait . . . it’s a new type of post; a review of photos in the previous month’s posts.  That’s not one of them. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Photography Stuff | Tagged , | 10 Comments