PixelpostAuthentic photoblog flavourThis'll Do Toohttp://www.thislldotoo.com/PixelpostCopyright 2009 David Maltenfort, All Rights Reservedhttp://www.thislldotoo.com/2024-03-29T07:36:06-06:00Watter Pipetag:thislldotoo.com,2012-04-23:/176
Watter Pipe Looking through what is seen in the start let's us see a glimpse of what's behind and hidden.
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2012-04-23T04:11:47Z2012-04-23T04:11:47-06:00Sunset over San Diegotag:thislldotoo.com,2011-06-02:/174
Sunset over San Diego The variety of the sunsets in southern California are amazing and profound. They are also one of my most favorite things to photograph. Out of over three hundred so far, this is one of my favorites.
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2011-06-02T20:54:56Z2011-06-02T20:54:56-06:00I wonder what's behidnd that curtain. tag:thislldotoo.com,2011-03-06:/173
I wonder what's behidnd that curtain. The excited, open heared entusiasm of youth. Always wanting to look and find that next new adventure.
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2011-03-06T18:07:44Z2011-03-06T18:07:44-06:00Purple Startag:thislldotoo.com,2010-08-02:/171
Purple Star Macro shot of a purple star looking flower.
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2010-08-02T20:15:26Z2010-08-02T20:15:26-06:00Oriental Gardens in the raintag:thislldotoo.com,2010-08-01:/170
Oriental Gardens in the rain Rain into the morning and then walk afterwards to take in the fragence and view.
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2010-08-01T20:15:26Z2010-08-01T20:15:26-06:00Looking at youtag:thislldotoo.com,2010-05-31:/169
Looking at you A light in the middle of the floor of the forest.
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2010-05-31T16:56:56Z2010-05-31T16:56:56-06:00Burnedtag:thislldotoo.com,2010-02-28:/168
Burned Walk down the street. Watch out the window. Light a match and watch the blaze consume eat and play with the perception of the world.
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2010-02-28T01:08:33Z2010-02-28T01:08:33-06:00Old friendstag:thislldotoo.com,2010-02-22:/167
Old friends As the world goes by so fast, the glow of friendship sometimes just has to shine through.
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2010-02-22T01:43:36Z2010-02-22T01:43:36-06:00Decaying Pumpkintag:thislldotoo.com,2009-11-30:/166
Decaying Pumpkin Remembering the last month's fun and games...getting ready for the white and cold.
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2009-11-30T23:16:23Z2009-11-30T23:16:23-06:00Back Yardtag:thislldotoo.com,2009-11-29:/165
Back Yard Taking the time to wonder at what is left on the side of the road or in a back ally.
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2009-11-29T18:58:11Z2009-11-29T18:58:11-06:00Jucy fruittag:thislldotoo.com,2009-11-01:/164
Jucy fruit As winter comes, the nature provides for the birds, that which will sustaing them through the long winter.
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2009-11-01T23:26:45Z2009-11-01T23:26:45-06:00End of summertag:thislldotoo.com,2009-10-31:/163
End of summer Somehow the explosion of color, before everyting turns white, seems very poetic.
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2009-10-31T23:26:45Z2009-10-31T23:26:45-06:00Struggle of Springtag:thislldotoo.com,2009-05-02:/162
Struggle of Spring No matter where, the struggle for life and beauty continues.
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2009-05-02T17:43:10Z2009-05-02T17:43:10-06:00Dancing Angeltag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-20:/161
Dancing Angel There are angels that walk this world. This one is standing outside of Scritps Hospital in LaJolla California and stood watch. there are angels in this world.
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2009-04-20T22:58:47Z2009-04-20T22:58:47-06:00Mystic flutetag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-19:/160
Mystic flute Walking through the desert the night turns.
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2009-04-19T17:57:40Z2009-04-19T17:57:40-06:00Ouchtag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-17:/159
Ouch Number three from April 1st. The evenings have turned into time to photoshop and relax from the day.
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2009-04-17T23:26:38Z2009-04-17T23:26:38-06:00Day 2tag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-15:/158
Day 2 Another from April Fools. Having a lot of fun with the post production!
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2009-04-15T23:49:15Z2009-04-15T23:49:15-06:00Midnight lighttag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-14:/157
Midnight light So, I started a new job today!! This is the first in a series of pictures that I took on April Fools Day (April 1st). For this one however, the joke is on me as the source picture was taken by my wife Tami (forgot to filter for my camera in Lightroom. The rest will be mine though I wanted to share this one (with credit going to my wife for the orrigional image of course).
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2009-04-14T00:03:27Z2009-04-14T00:03:27-06:00Winter Traveltag:thislldotoo.com,2009-04-12:/156
Winter Travel Even thought the snow is mostly gone, remembering it sometimes makes the spring all that much sweeter.
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2009-04-12T22:05:40Z2009-04-12T22:05:40-06:00Jacktag:thislldotoo.com,2009-02-02:/155
Jack Nostalgia sometimes wins.
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2009-02-02T16:59:29Z2009-02-02T16:59:29-06:00Blow awaytag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-22:/154
Blow away Dotted in the small towns, the giants look over the landscape. Bright and powerfull. To some an answer to a prayer. To others, a constant reminder of a land, lost, slowly slipping from memory.
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2008-12-22T22:20:37Z2008-12-22T22:20:37-06:00Lokking a bit oldtag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-19:/153
Lokking a bit old The sun shining on this was actually real (unlike the overcast that seems to last the entire winter in Chicago). The southwest is an AWSOME place!
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2008-12-19T20:03:57Z2008-12-19T20:03:57-06:00Remindertag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-07:/152
Reminder There is no real way to describe the magesty and impact of the southwest of the United States without seeing it in person. I am sure that there are other places as profound, I simply have not found them yet. I walked away from that place feeling profoundly centered.
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2008-12-07T11:27:16Z2008-12-07T11:27:16-06:00Watching the suntag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-05:/151
Watching the sun There is something serine about a family standing together, watching the sunset. This was taken right near the airport in Sedona Arizona with about thirty other sunset watchers. For those movie buffs out there, Running Scared would be the most closest moment.
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2008-12-05T02:51:16Z2008-12-05T02:51:16-06:00On the watchtag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-03:/150
On the watch A strange animal, the bird. From where I sit, they are opinionated, abusive, passionate, territorial and cute. Not unlike many politicians. But I digress.
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2008-12-03T21:46:00Z2008-12-03T21:46:00-06:00Side of the roadtag:thislldotoo.com,2008-12-02:/149
Side of the road Living in the urban sprawl (Chicago), it is easy to sometimes forget that there is so much more out there. My wife and I just took a road trip to California and the following posts are some of the things that we found.
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2008-12-02T23:40:33Z2008-12-02T23:40:33-06:00What once wastag:thislldotoo.com,2008-11-25:/148
What once was As the snow begins to fall, it is good to remember the paths that have been walked, soon to be covered but always there.
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2008-11-25T00:34:18Z2008-11-25T00:34:18-06:00The trials of falltag:thislldotoo.com,2008-11-20:/147
The trials of fall Please excuse my lapse of posting; the job search has been taking pretty much more than all my time. I finally decided that I needed to take some of that time and do something to refresh instead of drain.
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2008-11-20T10:10:17Z2008-11-20T10:10:17-06:00Walkingtag:thislldotoo.com,2008-10-18:/146
Walking Somehow the spirits have conspired to have this summer and fall be the most spectacular (in the Chicago area) in a LONG time. What normally has been two days of color and then no leaves and cold has continued for weeks and the colors have been a wonder to behold. As has been the norm (for me) looking at those moments that can pass by so fast has become so important and valued.
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2008-10-18T13:34:09Z2008-10-18T13:34:09-06:00Turningtag:thislldotoo.com,2008-10-11:/145
Turning With so much going on in the world today, it is even more important to simply take a walk and see the colors. When did summer leave and fall begin?
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2008-10-11T21:31:52Z2008-10-11T21:31:52-06:00A little watertag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-18:/144
A little water Just imagine if this was snow!
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2008-09-18T00:38:06Z2008-09-18T00:38:06-06:00Garden Project 3tag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-17:/143
Garden Project 3 Round 3 of the Garden Project
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2008-09-17T00:38:06Z2008-09-17T00:38:06-06:00The Bridge Projecttag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-16:/141
The Bridge Project Ok, time for something different. I am going to be doing a little experiment / project and am inviting any and all to join in the fun. If this turns into something that people like, I will create a separate photoblog for various projects like this.
For the next few entries, I will be taking this base image (taken at the Chicago Botanic Gardens) and see what my brain can churn out. The rules are quite simple, take a base image and see what can come out of it. Any and all modification can be made to the base image, including adding in other elements.
I would like to see this be a community event so any and all criticisms, challenges or suggestions for improvement are appreciated and welcome. If you would like to join in on the fun, please post your interest and I will email you a link to be able to download a copy of the file (it will be in Nikon NEF format) (if you would like it in a different format, please ask). If this turns into a separate site, there will be a way to post your image to the site. From this image, you are welcome to post a comment with a link to your site and the image you have created. The only stipulation is that source material credit is given and that it be used only for this project (If you want to use for other purposes, please feel free to ask).
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2008-09-16T00:38:06Z2008-09-16T00:38:06-06:00Garden Worktag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-15:/139
Garden Work All those pristine paths that we walk down and are rejuvenated by; they are given by the sweat, blisters and backs of men and women. Thank you to all of those who make those moments of relief possible.
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2008-09-15T00:38:06Z2008-09-15T00:38:06-06:00The Bridge 1tag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-14:/142
The Bridge 1 Here is the first of this experiment. This one was inspired by Dave Cross' Photoshop tutorial on Photoshop TV episode 146.
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2008-09-14T14:00:14Z2008-09-14T14:00:14-06:00Snack timetag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-14:/138
Snack time Just have to keep looking and those moments will show themselves.
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2008-09-14T00:38:06Z2008-09-14T00:38:06-06:00Rose Garden 1tag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-13:/137
Rose Garden 1 No poetry this time. I am taking a few days from the job hunt and immersing myself in some of the wonders around to rejuvenate and to work on a few themes.
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2008-09-13T00:38:06Z2008-09-13T00:38:06-06:00A quiet place to rest the bonestag:thislldotoo.com,2008-09-12:/136
A quiet place to rest the bones Fast, that seems to be the constant state of the world these days. Hours, days, months go by and the cleverly moulded slats of wood are visited by the rays of the sun and the wash of the rain but no weary bones. Such is the tragedy of a world so busy.
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2008-09-12T00:38:06Z2008-09-12T00:38:06-06:00A nice day for a walktag:thislldotoo.com,2008-08-31:/135
A nice day for a walk Seems like everything I walk by, or at least through memories filter, is quiet and contemplative. Wouldn't it be an amazing world if that were indeed the case? (playing around a bit with HDR. Anyone else doing much with that?)
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2008-08-31T17:11:06Z2008-08-31T17:11:06-06:00Quiettag:thislldotoo.com,2008-08-30:/134
Quiet Walking down the street, thinking about that trial ballance that does not ballance, dishes in the sink, the cost of those school supplies that are so much more than last year, the upcomming mortage that is more than the bank ballance. So much passes by. So much that could add to the serenity of the path that is called life.
Take a look.
Go down a different path.
See the trees in front of the forest...and breathe.
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2008-08-30T09:17:47Z2008-08-30T09:17:47-06:00