Thursday, January 31, 2013

Minor repairs

Minor repairs by Damian Gadal
Minor repairs, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
I'm making progress on the ebook I've been formatting. It's down to fixing some of the coding. Sure is a bigger project than expected, but the reward is in the progress.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Into something

Into something by Damian Gadal
Into something, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
On distant shores of dreams,
we found our peace washed up,
and waiting below the tide

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Dirty numbers

Dirty numbers by Damian Gadal
Dirty numbers, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Making numbers suit our needs,
ignoring consequence or repercussion,
is how our empire crumbled and fell

Monday, January 28, 2013

Slow

Slow by Damian Gadal
Slow, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
The new language we were speaking slowed our progress... and yet we proceeded with caution, focused on our destination.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Fenced in

Fenced in by Damian Gadal
Fenced in, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
I've been helping a loved one work on epubs,
and of course it's turning out to be a little more complicated than anticipated.

Putting it together isn't so hard, really.  The issue is how the text is rendered on various devices and ereader software. They all want to handle the rendering of the html slightly differently.

To solve this issue, we will probably add some css coding to resolve rendering fussiness.  Epub code standardization would solve a lot of this, but we're not there yet.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Dollars

Dollars by Damian Gadal
Dollars, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
A shallow motivation,
that in the end is nothing

Friday, January 25, 2013

Like a thief

Like a thief by Damian Gadal
Like a thief, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Time takes everything we have,
leaving nothing behind...
us passing as we came...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

How we parted

How we parted by Damian Gadal
How we parted, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Our paths now diverged,
the future taking us separate ways

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Weaving Tales

Weaving Tales by Damian Gadal
Weaving Tales, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
She held out carrots he could no longer reach,
offering up dreams whose luster had faded...
he'd packed visions of the future away,
letting them die, little by little, day by day

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Warming up

Warming up by Damian Gadal
Warming up, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
The sun works its magic,
trying to keep winter at bay

Monday, January 21, 2013

Rusted Out

Rusted Out by Damian Gadal
Rusted Out, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Time taking its toll,
in moments and years,
until our expiration

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Indecisive

Indecisive by Damian Gadal
Indecisive, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
No plan of action,
stagnant indecision,
tearing apart our future,
dreams lost in a black hole

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Making the distance

Making the distance by Damian Gadal
Making the distance, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
On a path of years,
we make our distance,
across time,
never to return

Friday, January 18, 2013

So long

So long by Damian Gadal
So long, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
I've got a thousand sunsets,
kept in a box to remember,
asking how it came to this...

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Dropped Tech

Dropped Tech by Damian Gadal
Dropped Tech, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
The challenge of the times was to adapt,
it's always been that way...

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Debt Service

Debt Service by Damian Gadal
Debt Service, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Deep down we knew we were wagering away all our tomorrows, and strangely we didn't really care.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Winter Sticks

Winter Sticks by Damian Gadal
Winter Sticks, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Placed off limits by growing fields of snow and icy roads, our rural getaway.
These restrictions will pass once the thawing begins, but for now winter sticks.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Reached the edge

Reached the edge by Damian Gadal
Reached the edge, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Sometimes you've got to turn and double back,
before the path you're on takes you over the edge

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sky meets shore

Sky meets shore by Damian Gadal
Sky meets shore, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Clouds wash the world clean,
always so full of surprises,
they give us life in their passing

Saturday, January 12, 2013

The blue rabbit

The blue rabbit by Damian Gadal
The blue rabbit, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Let your imagination run where it will,
taking you places beyond your dreams,
opening vast vistas to explore

Friday, January 11, 2013

Number System

Number System by Damian Gadal
Number System, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
When the world just doesn't add up,
it's time to change our approach,
and look at things differently

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Birds and Clouds





Google has added some impressive tools to YouTube, with a host of filters and the bonus of image stabilization, which I tried on this short clip.  I was very pleased with the results.

This clip has a painterly/photographic look, exactly what I wanted.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Not knowing

Not knowing by Damian Gadal
Not knowing, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Our connect lives where everything is plugged into the internet isn't giving us the time and convenience it seemed to promise, in fact we've been losing time because of it.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Off Limits

Off Limits by Damian Gadal
Off Limits, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
The limits of imagination are only constrained by the boundaries we impose upon it.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Rays and Surf

Rays and Surf by Damian Gadal
Rays and Surf, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
In the folds of the waves,
surfer and sea become one,
embracing the sun's last rays

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Cultural Foundations

Cultural Foundations by Damian Gadal
Cultural Foundations, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
A house divided against itself cannon stand. 

And so, once again we find ourselves so politically split that very future of the nation, and the freedom of its people is uncertain.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Clear Roads

Clear Roads by Damian Gadal
Clear Roads, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
Take us to places removed,
where thoughts become clear,
in connection and movement,
shadows chilled winter air

Friday, January 4, 2013

Ice Cold

Ice Cold by Damian Gadal
Ice Cold, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
I spent the day in a frozen icy world. It's interesting to see the world through winter eyes.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Freedom

Freedom by Damian Gadal
Freedom, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
You can't lose what you've given away,
getting freedom back is no easy task

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Political Motivation

Political Motivation by Damian Gadal
Political Motivation, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
This age of gridlock will prove fatal to a nation,
with power and greed the only political motivation

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Goodbye

Goodbye by Damian Gadal
Goodbye, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
An arbitrary measurement of days is meaningless,
it's what we do with them that counts.