New June 2010 Downtown Austin Texas Pictures

New June 2010 Downtown Austin Texas Pictures

I was in downtown Austin in June and took some new pictures of the Downtown Austin Texas skyline. The cityscape has changed so much in just a few months. I have many I am stitching together to make available for stock. If you are interested in new Austin pictures; check out my [...]

Austin’s Park is on Groupon Today

Austin’s Park is on Groupon Today

Austin’s Park has a Groupon today for 52% off admission. We take the kids there a lot and I figured I would pick some of these up. Don’t miss out on this one for the kids (or you).
It says they expire 10/09/2010, so you don’t have to use it right away; use it [...]

HDR of the Downtown Houston Texas Cityscape

HDR Photo of Downtown Houston Texas Day Cityscape

Ok, this was my first HDR that I have played with. I like the image, but it’s very noisy because of the HDR process (and because I am a noob). So, either I need much more practice with HDR (which I do) or that is just what I have to live with when [...]

Stock Photos of Downtown Austin, Texas at Night

Downtown Austin Texas Night

I recently cleaned up some photos I took of downtown Austin Texas at night. The one here is a panoramic stitch from about 6 photos.
The downtown Austin skyline is changing a lot right now. I will take some more to update the cityscape after we have less cranes in the skyline.
If you would [...]

Picture of Echelon Building after Plane Crash, Austin Texas

Remains of the Echelon building in Austin Texas after the plane crash

I was in the area of the plane crash so I pulled over to take a few photos. There were still news vans and reporters in the area. What a sad day in Austin Texas history.
“On February 18, 2010 around 10 AM a small single engine plane owned by Andrew Joseph Stack intentionally [...]

Stock Photos of Downtown Austin Texas

Downtown Austin Texas Cityscape

I finally got some time to clean up and merge some photos I took of downtown Austin. I stitched together a few to make some panoramic photos which came out pretty good I think. Of course I have 1000s of photos still waiting for me to work on.
This photo of downtown Austin Texas [...]

DepositPhotos Pays You to Upload Your Photos

DepositPhotos

If you have been interested in stock photography but have not been able to get in, you should check out DepositPhotos. They are currently running a new photographer promotion that pays you to upload your stock photos. This is payment just to upload, so it does not affect your sales. You will [...]

Right Click to Resize Images

ImageResizer

There was this useful tool I had installed in Windows XP that allowed me to quickly resize images by right clicking them. It was a Microsoft PowerToy that you could get free from the Microsoft website. I found myself using it all the time when sending photos in email or uploading.
When I moved [...]

Get Your Groupon Austin Texas

Groupon Austin

If you have not already heard of this site, now you have. Groupon.com is a site that works with local businesses to get you a “Daily Deal” for services or products in your area. I started using it for the Austin area and have found some great deals. If you have not visited it [...]

Enable Remote Desktop in Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7

I have been asked this question a few times recently, so I figured I would post it for anyone that needs it.
Remote Desktop in Windows 7 is disabled by default. This is good really. Why have any open ports that you are not using? Windows has been bad about this in the past, so maybe [...]