I was going through my videos and noticed a lightning compilation one from last year when I went all over the area to chase storms. I forgot I had posted it on YouTube so here is the video.
These are some of the best lightning strikes I’ve gotten on video. I hope you enjoy the video with the music.
Have a good one and stay safe out there. Peace.
I was able to go on a storm chase Friday evening for the first time in a long time. I was able to get quite a few shots and a nice sunset.
I’m hoping to get more storm pictures here soon. The forecast isn’t promising for storms but here in southern Louisiana, anything can happen.
I hope you have a wonderful week. Take care. Peace.
This past week, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to get a picture of Comet Neowise because of the tropical weather we have been dealing with here in southern Louisiana. On Tuesday, when the comet was supposed to be closest to the Earth, I went out to see if I could capture the comet because the skies cleared up to see stars. I drove to one of my favorite storm spotting area and got some shots. Sure enough, I got it.
Comet Neowise
I did a long exposure shot when I got my camera setup so I could find it in the sky. Once I found it, I started zooming in so I could get a close up shot. I’m pretty stoked I was able to get it. I’ve never captured a comet before.
After creating a map in GIMP, I started looking around for creating maps. I found a tutorial on how to create maps using a picture from space. Here is what I started with and ended up with.
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Map - Final result
This process was so cool and fun to create. If you are interested in learning how to create maps like this, let me know in the comments and I will provide links to start creating.
I hope everyone had a wonderful week. I will talk to you later. Peace.
I tried my hand at creating a map in GIMP. I followed a six step tutorial from The Coffee Bean GM. Here is his playlist if you want to try your hand at map making. Here are my creations after finishing each video.
Land and water creation
Added texture
Some lighting on the map
Land features added
Land features coloured in
Final creation with added rivers, roads, locations, and other features.
This was a fun project. I hope you take the time and make something of your own. It will get you familiar with GIMP and will get your creative juices flowing.
Have a good one. Peace.
Today, I am going to share another free resource to help those who can’t spend money to be creative. Blender is another free resource. Here is the description of Blender from their website.
“Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.”
This software can be hard to use at first. I find it a bit difficult but I have not spent a lot time trying to use it. I’m sure if I spent the time I have with Inkscape, GIMP, and Krita, Blender will be a huge part of my editing arsenal.
There are several channels on YouTube to teach someone how to use this software. I hope this resource helps you out.
Let me know in the comments which resource you use, if any of the ones I’ve mentioned before. If there are other free resources, let me know. Thanks.
I’m trying my hand at creating logos in Inkscape and GIMP. Here is what I have created so far. I’m going to learn more techniques and post what I create here.
My initials created in Inkscape
My initials created in GIMP
Logo created in GIMP
I have been following tutorials on YouTube from Logos By Nick. They are easy tutorials to follow. If you are interested in learning Inkscape and GIMP, you should give his channel a look.
I hope you like these I have created. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks and Peace.