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(2012)
You can start looking at my low-res samples on my downloads page. All of the 1024x768, 1280x720, and 1920x1080p volumes are ready. (updated 02-07-2012)
Pond5 refuses to send me my final payout until I make one more sale for them. So I told them to keep the money, delete my uploads, and my account! So it looks like Pond5 is finally deleting my files (17,200+) and my account. About time. (updated 02-02-2012)
I've started a gallery for my ChromaDepth 3D fractals on The Fractal Forums. I upload three examples of my fractals that look mighty cool when viewed with ChromaDepth 3D or Crayola's 3D glasses. Check back frequently because the forum only permits three new uploads every twenty-four hours! (01-13-2012)
Now that I have stopped uploads to my Pond5 account I am shifting gears to making all of my fractal animations for sale directly off my site. I am in the process of making small preview files for my downloads page. With these customers can then pick and choose just the ones they wish to buy. Once customers send an email to me with information on the specific files they wish to buy and their checks have cleared my bank I can then make & ship their selections to them. Customers will receive either a data DVD for small quantities or a Western Digital USB 3.0 passport HDD for hundreds or thousands of files. I still have some details to consider and finalize so more announcements will follow. (01-11-2012)
I've stopped making uploads to my Pond 5 account. Why? Well I don't care for their desire to profit from the suffering of animals. They sell video footage of animals being slaughtered, one or more dogs being butchered, animals eating other animals, and who knows what else. So, once I am done buying the royalty free music I need to make my own Blu-Ray Deep Zooming fractal movie(s) I will delete my Pond5 account. (01-11-2012)
I'm attempting to do a reset of the new 3D fractals recently uploaded. The attempt to properly organize my files is futile. For whatever reason Zazzle still cannot properly sort files according to the alphanumeric titles. (01-05-2012)
I added sixty-six new 3D fractals to my lineup on Zazzle. Each was created at 4096x4096 pixels. (01-04-2012)
(2011)
I added thirteen new 3D fractals to my lineup on Zazzle. Each was created at 4096x4096 pixels. (12-20-2011)
I've cleaned the site up a bit. I got rid of some pages I didn't need any more. (12-01-2011)
I've cancelled my CafePress account. (11-25-2011)
I went to a showing of The Green Lantern at Stonecrest's beautiful new library! It looks like a ski lodge with open vaulted ceilings, wood beams, double sided fire place, very comfy seating throughout the building, an amazing auditorium for lectures and movies, plus computer stations galore! Oh yeah and lots of people using their notebook computers too over the wi-fi connection. The childrens's section is augmented with a dedicated reading and story room. (11-19-2011)
I have changed the School Services page into a Mobile Fractal Art Show page. The language is more flexible to include functions beyond public and private schools. I made the hourly rate cheaper. I also made it clear what the travel and lodging expenses would be for scenarios that require excessive travel and stay overs. (10-26-2011)
I am closer to achieving my goal of having 16,800 HD Flames & Clouds for sale as VJ loops on my Pond5 account. Six thousand forty-two of my fractal sounds are ready for review and purchase via my Pond5 account. (10-24-2011)
Posers found pretending to be me. One of them even conjured up this fake profile for CafePress. (10-24-2011)
I fixed a broken link to my CafePress Designs page. More items may be added as time permits. (10-19-2011)
Once I have got all of my 16,800 VJ loops uploaded to my Pond5 account I've been thinking of selling my Deep Fractal Zooms at additional resolutions. (10-08-2011)
I've been looking into releasing my Deep Fractal Zooms as a full HD 1080 blu-ray DVD complete with a royalty free soundtrack. I've already located the music I want to use from Pond5. I can re-generate all 59 segments up to 20,480x20,480 pixels. This of course is a huge undertaking which will require quite a bit of storage. I'm not sure if I want to repeat this process every time I want to release a version at 2K, 4K, 6K and so forth. So having one mammoth resource to scale to size seems easier as far as "future proofing" is concerned. I may start on that project just as soon as I finish my uploads to Pond5. (10-08-2011)
I trimmed my Videos page down to something that is easier to read. The old wordy page is linked to as "Videos Verbose Version". (10-08-2011)
I got word yesterday that my uncle Lucian passed away in his sleep. He was eighty-nine years old. His wife Bessie had died the year before. Here is his obituary and Guest Book listing:
Lucian Osmond Berryhill Jr. -WARNER ROBINS -
Lucian Osmond Berryhill Jr., 89, passed away Monday September 26, 2011. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. in Magnolia Park Cemetery with The Reverend Duanne Fernandez officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday September 27, 2011 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. The family requests donations be made to the The Warwick Lions Club c/o Ray Pendley 754 Spring Creek Road Warwick Georgia 31796. -Mr. Berryhill was born on February 16, 1922 to the late Lucian Berryhill Sr. and Viola Floyd Berryhill. He was a member of Warwick Baptist Church and also a member of the Warwick Lions club. He worked at Armstrong Industries for more than thirty years as a foreman of the woodyard. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Bessie L. Berryhill and son David Berryhill. -Survivors include: children, Betsy Mullis (John) of Perry GA, Sue Vansant (John) of Albany GA, Gary Berryhill (Kathy) of Warner Robins GA; brother, Bobby Berryhill of Cartersville GA; grandchildren, Jason Hammock (Melissa) of Albany GA, Nikki Jernigan (Doug) of Leesburg GA, Chelcey Berryhill of NY, Clayton Berryhill of Atlanta GA; two great grandchildren, Cameron and Patterson Jernigan. -Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (09-27-2011)
I changed the prices for my Fractal Explorations DVD and .MP4 video download to $15.00 per disc and $10.00 per download. (09-16-2011)
I am making steady progress preparing for my next big fractal art show. At the moment I am selecting music from Pond5 to use as a soundtrack to my fifty-eight fractal video segments. Once I have enough material to choose from I can then start picking out the ones that I actually like and start buying from Pond5. I need about 2 hours worth of music for each of the genres listed. If you are a musician and want the opportunity to be featured in my next art show please contact me on this forum post. Your work will be listened to via the Pond5 web site. If I like what I hear I will add it to my sorting bins. Please understand there is no assurances that I will buy your music. If your music is used for my art show I will give credit to you during the art show. Here are the types of music that I am looking for:
Instrumental only, upbeat, energetic, lively, and/or "happy" music that people can dance to and feel good about. Cajun, Zydeco, Calypso, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, Rock / Rock 'n Roll / Rockabilly / Teeny Bop Rock, New Age, Disco, Funk, Drum 'n Bass, Dance / Club, Ska, Latin, Mambo, Limbo, Salsa, Tango, Samba, Bossa Nova, Brazilian, Cuban, Punk, Pop, Lounge, Carillon Bells / Chimes / Pipe organ (updated 09-09-2011)
I've updated my Calendars page to include a new 48 month fractal art show (2009 & 2010) calendar sold via Lulu. (08-27-2011)
I've updated my Books page to include two hardcover books. Each book features hundreds of my fractals in two different hardcover formats. The contents of both books would look great with the addition of ChromaDepth 3D glasses. (08-26-2011)
I recently attended a meeting that discusses the future of how stray/feral animals and pets are to be regulated. Many of the liberal type attendees were all about forcing their will onto other people. Making people comply with rules, regulations, or laws that either weren't being enforced due to lack of funds, lack of reliable registration data, or that simply did not exist yet...just in their minds. How odd I felt that it was that these people felt it was necessary for them to impose their own form of dictatorship onto people with pets or animals they have rescued. When I suggested to everyone that a pet lottery could be created for the local level, state level, and for private organizations it was warmly welcomed by the speaker and task force leader for the county. I said "We all know how much people love to gamble. So why not have a lottery for pets? You're going to hit the jackpot anyway and the money that is raised can go directly to the care, medical needs, sterilization (Trap, Neuter, Release) programs, and no kill shelters."
The only person who wanted to over shadow me was a woman who kept going on about the state license plates that have a ten dollar contribution to the needs of state run shelters with the rest going into the general fund. This state already has a state lottery in place to raise money for the public education system. Only one percent of the monies collected is rewarded to the people who win. The framework is in place to do another type of lottery to benefit animals. (08-12-2011)
I got an email from Pond5 announcing the inclusion of 3D models, new uploads, and other status reports. Included with that email is one of my newest fractal uploads...a VJ loop. Here is their ad. (08-12-2011)
I've made an offer to the Aflack Cancer Center and Children's Health Care of Atlanta to donate a number of limited edition fractal prints, PC jigsaw puzzles, and DVDs. Also a donation of five child-sized ChromaDepth 3D glasses for the young patients to use with my prints, games, DVDs, and also with my fractal art via this web-based catalog. (08-11-2011)
I've added new links to my Video and Fractal Sounds pages. I'll probably end up making sub-pages for the Videos page so that you don't have to scroll one big long page to get to what you want to see. (08-02-2011)
I've uploaded new 3D CG animations of humorous, Pride, and political slogans to my Pond5 account. (08-02-2011)
I'm now moving on to my next fractal VJ loops project. Making twenty-four hundred new animations at 1600 by 600 pixels. (07-28-2011)
I added a link to a new way to save a person's life on my Other Links page. It is a video link showing how to perform Continuous Chest Compression CPR. (07-27-2011)
I updated my Videos page with an announcment that my project is coming along nicely. What project is that? To upload 16,800 HD fractal flames as VJ loops. The project I have been working on is to address possible uses of these flames for club owners, DJs, VJs, private parties, art galleries, accent lighting for commercial and private gardens / patios / reflective pools / awnings, as underwater video projections such as pool lights via Pico projectors, for use with private entertainment companies who can build out custom video installations for their clients, or whatever the customer can imagine! I have finished uploading the two most popular HD video resolutions (1280x720 and 1920x1080 progressive) which provides people with 4800 individual video clips in both stereoscopic and non-stereoscopic flavors. To see the 3D illusion a person needs a pair of ChromaDepth 3D glasses, which are about two dollars U.S. for the paper variety and about four times as much for their plastic framed versions. The VJ loops are the most affordable way to experiment with new entertainment options at a mere $10.00 per clip! (07-03-2011)
I have updated my Downloads and Videos pages. More video resolutions for my Flames & Clouds as VJ loops may be added to prepare for the popularity in super wide screen and Eyefinity displays. (06-27-2011)
Updates to my F.A.Q. / Biography page were added. (06-23-2011)
I've edited my Other Links page. (06-07-2011)
I edited my Art Show page to re-arrange the photos and text. (05-27-2011)
I have fifty-nine out of sixty deep zooming fractals on my Pond5 account. Their price is not final just yet. They are set with an introductory. That will increase over time until I hit my final price. So get 'em now while they're cheap! (05-25-2011)
I added a new link to my Other Links page and removed a dead link. (05-25-2011)
I've added a new fractal link to my Other Links page. (05-21-2011)
I am experimenting with newer fractal deep zooms in various programs. Each of these shall be sold through my Pond5 account. (05-11-2011)
We have three more felines up for adoption. Links to them are on my kittens page. (05-11-2011)
I have been uploading my various demo and kiosk animations as clips to my Pond5 account. (04-24-2011)
I have a few of my best deep zooms on my Pond5 account. I intend to sell all sixty of them as individual clips. I may even upload different sizes such as two or three varieties of SD resolution and one or more HD resolutions. I'm not sure yet. Just something I am thinking of. (04-24-2011)
I am preparing my best deep zooms as standard definition versions for sale on Pond5. When I do upload them they can be found in my Demo & Deep Zooms Media Bin. When you get to my profile page just click on "View Bins" to see all the different media bins I have created. A media bin is how Pond5 sorts various collections. Right now there are twenty-nine videos in my Demo Media Bin to buy. (03-16-2011)
I have submitted my first 2K fractal video to my Pond5 account. More will follow just as soon as I finish uploading my 2400 1080p full HD VJ loops. Not sure what a 2K video is? Ah, that's ok. These are usually twice the resolution of a 1080p full HD video. (03-12-2011)
I just don't know where to put these clips. So here is as good a place as any. These are samples from the StrobeLight performances at Gaylaxicon 2007 where drummer Alan Siler of the band HyperDrive / Strobelight asked me to create hippy trippy themed fractaks and plasma clouds as background visuals for their gig. Singing is Edward DeGruy, on drums is Alan Siler, guitar #1 is Dave Churvis, guitar #2 I don't know his name, singer #1 is Shelby Smith, singer #2 is Kris Harter. I was sitting off camera on the far left side of the room way too close to those loud speakers. My notebook was on the chair in front of me running their slide shows. (03-04-2011)
I'm uploading many of my fractal videos seen on my You Tube account onto my Download page. My web site features unlimited bandwidth plus one-and-one-half Tera Bytes of storage. Downloads of these videos will require a high speed connection. I am no longer uploading videos to my You Tube account. I've grown weary of the hassles that Google has imposed on its You Tube users. (updated 03-03-2011)
I am now selling brand new fractal art through Zazzle. These new fractals are not currently shown in my catalogs / galleries. I'll add them to this site when I can get around to it. (02-09-2011)
I've made revisions to my School Services page. (02-09-2011)
I am now selling more than Flames & Clouds on Pond 5. Please use my media bins to see what I have so far. (02-06-2011)
Pond 5 is running another promotion. This time they are including one of my fractal Flames & Clouds VJ loop. Here is the link. (02-01-2011)
I was grief stricken when I first heard something about Royal Marshall in the past tense on the radio this past Saturday. From the conversation all I was thinking was his children or his wife had been hurt or killed. I thought maybe they died in an auto accident. But when they finally spelled it out and said that he had died I broke out into tears. I never knew him except off the radio. I always loved hearing his side of things counter to Neal or Clark. He was an inspirational man who made a real difference.
Listening to all the callers who feel the same way, the outpouring of love for a man many only knew by the sound of his voice is remarkable. Human stories like these get to me. They make an emotional connection that in a way helps prepare us, or at least me for life's moments that kick you when you're down. I've listened to all the personalities on 750 AM over the decades. His voice, his spark, his presence makes me wonder how I will be missed...if at all. In a way these examples of tragedy or heroism drive me to better myself. (01-19-2011)
Pond5 is running a 10% discount through the end of January 2011. One of my fractal sound clips is included in their special. Here is the link.
(01-17-2011)
I've been listening to the local idiots shooting off their guns in celebration of the New Year. Including gun fire from the neighbors across and up & down my street. At least the gun shops are getting brisk business.
(01-01-2011)
I have uploaded 3075 fractal VJ loops and fractal sounds to my account on Pond5. I am preparing another twelve hundred 1280x720 HD fractal VJ loops to add to my account. My aim is to have all of my 16,800 HD VJ loops sell at just ten dollars each. (01-01-2011)
(2012)
You can start looking at my low-res samples on my downloads page. All of the 1024x768, 1280x720, and 1920x1080p volumes are ready. (updated 02-07-2012)
Pond5 refuses to send me my final payout until I make one more sale for them. So I told them to keep the money, delete my uploads, and my account! So it looks like Pond5 is finally deleting my files (17,200+) and my account. About time. (updated 02-02-2012)
I've started a gallery for my ChromaDepth 3D fractals on The Fractal Forums. I upload three examples of my fractals that look mighty cool when viewed with ChromaDepth 3D or Crayola's 3D glasses. Check back frequently because the forum only permits three new uploads every twenty-four hours! (01-13-2012)
Now that I have stopped uploads to my Pond5 account I am shifting gears to making all of my fractal animations for sale directly off my site. I am in the process of making small preview files for my downloads page. With these customers can then pick and choose just the ones they wish to buy. Once customers send an email to me with information on the specific files they wish to buy and their checks have cleared my bank I can then make & ship their selections to them. Customers will receive either a data DVD for small quantities or a Western Digital USB 3.0 passport HDD for hundreds or thousands of files. I still have some details to consider and finalize so more announcements will follow. (01-11-2012)
I've stopped making uploads to my Pond 5 account. Why? Well I don't care for their desire to profit from the suffering of animals. They sell video footage of animals being slaughtered, one or more dogs being butchered, animals eating other animals, and who knows what else. So, once I am done buying the royalty free music I need to make my own Blu-Ray Deep Zooming fractal movie(s) I will delete my Pond5 account. (01-11-2012)
I'm attempting to do a reset of the new 3D fractals recently uploaded. The attempt to properly organize my files is futile. For whatever reason Zazzle still cannot properly sort files according to the alphanumeric titles. (01-05-2012)
I added sixty-six new 3D fractals to my lineup on Zazzle. Each was created at 4096x4096 pixels. (01-04-2012)
(2011)
I added thirteen new 3D fractals to my lineup on Zazzle. Each was created at 4096x4096 pixels. (12-20-2011)
I've cleaned the site up a bit. I got rid of some pages I didn't need any more. (12-01-2011)
I've cancelled my CafePress account. (11-25-2011)
I went to a showing of The Green Lantern at Stonecrest's beautiful new library! It looks like a ski lodge with open vaulted ceilings, wood beams, double sided fire place, very comfy seating throughout the building, an amazing auditorium for lectures and movies, plus computer stations galore! Oh yeah and lots of people using their notebook computers too over the wi-fi connection. The childrens's section is augmented with a dedicated reading and story room. (11-19-2011)
I have changed the School Services page into a Mobile Fractal Art Show page. The language is more flexible to include functions beyond public and private schools. I made the hourly rate cheaper. I also made it clear what the travel and lodging expenses would be for scenarios that require excessive travel and stay overs. (10-26-2011)
I am closer to achieving my goal of having 16,800 HD Flames & Clouds for sale as VJ loops on my Pond5 account. Six thousand forty-two of my fractal sounds are ready for review and purchase via my Pond5 account. (10-24-2011)
Posers found pretending to be me. One of them even conjured up this fake profile for CafePress. (10-24-2011)
I fixed a broken link to my CafePress Designs page. More items may be added as time permits. (10-19-2011)
Once I have got all of my 16,800 VJ loops uploaded to my Pond5 account I've been thinking of selling my Deep Fractal Zooms at additional resolutions. (10-08-2011)
I've been looking into releasing my Deep Fractal Zooms as a full HD 1080 blu-ray DVD complete with a royalty free soundtrack. I've already located the music I want to use from Pond5. I can re-generate all 59 segments up to 20,480x20,480 pixels. This of course is a huge undertaking which will require quite a bit of storage. I'm not sure if I want to repeat this process every time I want to release a version at 2K, 4K, 6K and so forth. So having one mammoth resource to scale to size seems easier as far as "future proofing" is concerned. I may start on that project just as soon as I finish my uploads to Pond5. (10-08-2011)
I trimmed my Videos page down to something that is easier to read. The old wordy page is linked to as "Videos Verbose Version". (10-08-2011)
I got word yesterday that my uncle Lucian passed away in his sleep. He was eighty-nine years old. His wife Bessie had died the year before. Here is his obituary and Guest Book listing:
Lucian Osmond Berryhill Jr. -WARNER ROBINS -
Lucian Osmond Berryhill Jr., 89, passed away Monday September 26, 2011. Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. in Magnolia Park Cemetery with The Reverend Duanne Fernandez officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday September 27, 2011 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. The family requests donations be made to the The Warwick Lions Club c/o Ray Pendley 754 Spring Creek Road Warwick Georgia 31796. -Mr. Berryhill was born on February 16, 1922 to the late Lucian Berryhill Sr. and Viola Floyd Berryhill. He was a member of Warwick Baptist Church and also a member of the Warwick Lions club. He worked at Armstrong Industries for more than thirty years as a foreman of the woodyard. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Bessie L. Berryhill and son David Berryhill. -Survivors include: children, Betsy Mullis (John) of Perry GA, Sue Vansant (John) of Albany GA, Gary Berryhill (Kathy) of Warner Robins GA; brother, Bobby Berryhill of Cartersville GA; grandchildren, Jason Hammock (Melissa) of Albany GA, Nikki Jernigan (Doug) of Leesburg GA, Chelcey Berryhill of NY, Clayton Berryhill of Atlanta GA; two great grandchildren, Cameron and Patterson Jernigan. -Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (09-27-2011)
I changed the prices for my Fractal Explorations DVD and .MP4 video download to $15.00 per disc and $10.00 per download. (09-16-2011)
I am making steady progress preparing for my next big fractal art show. At the moment I am selecting music from Pond5 to use as a soundtrack to my fifty-eight fractal video segments. Once I have enough material to choose from I can then start picking out the ones that I actually like and start buying from Pond5. I need about 2 hours worth of music for each of the genres listed. If you are a musician and want the opportunity to be featured in my next art show please contact me on this forum post. Your work will be listened to via the Pond5 web site. If I like what I hear I will add it to my sorting bins. Please understand there is no assurances that I will buy your music. If your music is used for my art show I will give credit to you during the art show. Here are the types of music that I am looking for:
Instrumental only, upbeat, energetic, lively, and/or "happy" music that people can dance to and feel good about. Cajun, Zydeco, Calypso, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, Rock / Rock 'n Roll / Rockabilly / Teeny Bop Rock, New Age, Disco, Funk, Drum 'n Bass, Dance / Club, Ska, Latin, Mambo, Limbo, Salsa, Tango, Samba, Bossa Nova, Brazilian, Cuban, Punk, Pop, Lounge, Carillon Bells / Chimes / Pipe organ (updated 09-09-2011)
I've updated my Calendars page to include a new 48 month fractal art show (2009 & 2010) calendar sold via Lulu. (08-27-2011)
I've updated my Books page to include two hardcover books. Each book features hundreds of my fractals in two different hardcover formats. The contents of both books would look great with the addition of ChromaDepth 3D glasses. (08-26-2011)
I recently attended a meeting that discusses the future of how stray/feral animals and pets are to be regulated. Many of the liberal type attendees were all about forcing their will onto other people. Making people comply with rules, regulations, or laws that either weren't being enforced due to lack of funds, lack of reliable registration data, or that simply did not exist yet...just in their minds. How odd I felt that it was that these people felt it was necessary for them to impose their own form of dictatorship onto people with pets or animals they have rescued. When I suggested to everyone that a pet lottery could be created for the local level, state level, and for private organizations it was warmly welcomed by the speaker and task force leader for the county. I said "We all know how much people love to gamble. So why not have a lottery for pets? You're going to hit the jackpot anyway and the money that is raised can go directly to the care, medical needs, sterilization (Trap, Neuter, Release) programs, and no kill shelters."
The only person who wanted to over shadow me was a woman who kept going on about the state license plates that have a ten dollar contribution to the needs of state run shelters with the rest going into the general fund. This state already has a state lottery in place to raise money for the public education system. Only one percent of the monies collected is rewarded to the people who win. The framework is in place to do another type of lottery to benefit animals. (08-12-2011)
I got an email from Pond5 announcing the inclusion of 3D models, new uploads, and other status reports. Included with that email is one of my newest fractal uploads...a VJ loop. Here is their ad. (08-12-2011)
I've made an offer to the Aflack Cancer Center and Children's Health Care of Atlanta to donate a number of limited edition fractal prints, PC jigsaw puzzles, and DVDs. Also a donation of five child-sized ChromaDepth 3D glasses for the young patients to use with my prints, games, DVDs, and also with my fractal art via this web-based catalog. (08-11-2011)
I've added new links to my Video and Fractal Sounds pages. I'll probably end up making sub-pages for the Videos page so that you don't have to scroll one big long page to get to what you want to see. (08-02-2011)
I've uploaded new 3D CG animations of humorous, Pride, and political slogans to my Pond5 account. (08-02-2011)
I'm now moving on to my next fractal VJ loops project. Making twenty-four hundred new animations at 1600 by 600 pixels. (07-28-2011)
I added a link to a new way to save a person's life on my Other Links page. It is a video link showing how to perform Continuous Chest Compression CPR. (07-27-2011)
I updated my Videos page with an announcment that my project is coming along nicely. What project is that? To upload 16,800 HD fractal flames as VJ loops. The project I have been working on is to address possible uses of these flames for club owners, DJs, VJs, private parties, art galleries, accent lighting for commercial and private gardens / patios / reflective pools / awnings, as underwater video projections such as pool lights via Pico projectors, for use with private entertainment companies who can build out custom video installations for their clients, or whatever the customer can imagine! I have finished uploading the two most popular HD video resolutions (1280x720 and 1920x1080 progressive) which provides people with 4800 individual video clips in both stereoscopic and non-stereoscopic flavors. To see the 3D illusion a person needs a pair of ChromaDepth 3D glasses, which are about two dollars U.S. for the paper variety and about four times as much for their plastic framed versions. The VJ loops are the most affordable way to experiment with new entertainment options at a mere $10.00 per clip! (07-03-2011)
I have updated my Downloads and Videos pages. More video resolutions for my Flames & Clouds as VJ loops may be added to prepare for the popularity in super wide screen and Eyefinity displays. (06-27-2011)
Updates to my F.A.Q. / Biography page were added. (06-23-2011)
I've edited my Other Links page. (06-07-2011)
I edited my Art Show page to re-arrange the photos and text. (05-27-2011)
I have fifty-nine out of sixty deep zooming fractals on my Pond5 account. Their price is not final just yet. They are set with an introductory. That will increase over time until I hit my final price. So get 'em now while they're cheap! (05-25-2011)
I added a new link to my Other Links page and removed a dead link. (05-25-2011)
I've added a new fractal link to my Other Links page. (05-21-2011)
I am experimenting with newer fractal deep zooms in various programs. Each of these shall be sold through my Pond5 account. (05-11-2011)
We have three more felines up for adoption. Links to them are on my kittens page. (05-11-2011)
I have been uploading my various demo and kiosk animations as clips to my Pond5 account. (04-24-2011)
I have a few of my best deep zooms on my Pond5 account. I intend to sell all sixty of them as individual clips. I may even upload different sizes such as two or three varieties of SD resolution and one or more HD resolutions. I'm not sure yet. Just something I am thinking of. (04-24-2011)
I am preparing my best deep zooms as standard definition versions for sale on Pond5. When I do upload them they can be found in my Demo & Deep Zooms Media Bin. When you get to my profile page just click on "View Bins" to see all the different media bins I have created. A media bin is how Pond5 sorts various collections. Right now there are twenty-nine videos in my Demo Media Bin to buy. (03-16-2011)
I have submitted my first 2K fractal video to my Pond5 account. More will follow just as soon as I finish uploading my 2400 1080p full HD VJ loops. Not sure what a 2K video is? Ah, that's ok. These are usually twice the resolution of a 1080p full HD video. (03-12-2011)
I just don't know where to put these clips. So here is as good a place as any. These are samples from the StrobeLight performances at Gaylaxicon 2007 where drummer Alan Siler of the band HyperDrive / Strobelight asked me to create hippy trippy themed fractaks and plasma clouds as background visuals for their gig. Singing is Edward DeGruy, on drums is Alan Siler, guitar #1 is Dave Churvis, guitar #2 I don't know his name, singer #1 is Shelby Smith, singer #2 is Kris Harter. I was sitting off camera on the far left side of the room way too close to those loud speakers. My notebook was on the chair in front of me running their slide shows. (03-04-2011)
I'm uploading many of my fractal videos seen on my You Tube account onto my Download page. My web site features unlimited bandwidth plus one-and-one-half Tera Bytes of storage. Downloads of these videos will require a high speed connection. I am no longer uploading videos to my You Tube account. I've grown weary of the hassles that Google has imposed on its You Tube users. (updated 03-03-2011)
I am now selling brand new fractal art through Zazzle. These new fractals are not currently shown in my catalogs / galleries. I'll add them to this site when I can get around to it. (02-09-2011)
I've made revisions to my School Services page. (02-09-2011)
I am now selling more than Flames & Clouds on Pond 5. Please use my media bins to see what I have so far. (02-06-2011)
Pond 5 is running another promotion. This time they are including one of my fractal Flames & Clouds VJ loop. Here is the link. (02-01-2011)
I was grief stricken when I first heard something about Royal Marshall in the past tense on the radio this past Saturday. From the conversation all I was thinking was his children or his wife had been hurt or killed. I thought maybe they died in an auto accident. But when they finally spelled it out and said that he had died I broke out into tears. I never knew him except off the radio. I always loved hearing his side of things counter to Neal or Clark. He was an inspirational man who made a real difference.
Listening to all the callers who feel the same way, the outpouring of love for a man many only knew by the sound of his voice is remarkable. Human stories like these get to me. They make an emotional connection that in a way helps prepare us, or at least me for life's moments that kick you when you're down. I've listened to all the personalities on 750 AM over the decades. His voice, his spark, his presence makes me wonder how I will be missed...if at all. In a way these examples of tragedy or heroism drive me to better myself. (01-19-2011)
Pond5 is running a 10% discount through the end of January 2011. One of my fractal sound clips is included in their special. Here is the link.
(01-17-2011)
I've been listening to the local idiots shooting off their guns in celebration of the New Year. Including gun fire from the neighbors across and up & down my street. At least the gun shops are getting brisk business.
(01-01-2011)
I have uploaded 3075 fractal VJ loops and fractal sounds to my account on Pond5. I am preparing another twelve hundred 1280x720 HD fractal VJ loops to add to my account. My aim is to have all of my 16,800 HD VJ loops sell at just ten dollars each. (01-01-2011)