http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:M-e-t-a-l&section=today deviantART RSS for by:M-e-t-a-l en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:41:16 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/23116499/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/23116499/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:44:51 PST
Well...

I just got a new Canon EOS 40D! Whoo! Yeah! Awright!

Excitement aside, I figured that not doing any more photography would be a waste of a very expensive camera. Right now I'm learning all the features (although I just found out how to automatically take 3 different exposures for HDR this morning ), but I'll get to posting up some work once I get everything under control. I'm going to a Red Wings hockey game next month in Columbus and I will be bringing the camera, and I'm also going to Niagra Falls this spring and will definitely be bringing the camera. Not to mention now that I've had a car for some time, I'll be going exploring around SW Ohio looking for some nice subjects.

And I'm still doing my pixel art, recently finished some stuff so I'll post all that up too.

Kyle, out!

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/19807864/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/19807864/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:49:13 PDT
Why? Frankly, I'm burned out on the whole art thing. Art classes in my senior year of high school were a nightmare, I barely passed them and there is quite a rift between my art teacher and I for unknown reasons. I'm absolutely sick of traditional artwork, and I am nearly sick of all digital artwork as well. Its hard to explain, really.

I'm shifting my focuses towards music and school. I am entering my freshman year at the University of Cincinnati, Clermont Campus, and must devote almost all of my time and energy into doing well so that I can transfer early to the main campus of the University of Cincinnati. I have also been playing the guitar more than ever, and I am now in a fun garage band with some friends until the bass player leaves for Utah to attend Brigham Young University at the end of the month. To be honest, I'm enjoying playing music (even if it is all covers) with my friends much more than I have ever enjoyed making art.

So this is just a heads up that I will rarely update this account or even log onto it. I'm jumping into the deep end of life, and I'm determined to enjoy it.

Its been fun... I guess.



-Kyle



EDIT: Its also my own personal opinion that DA has somewhat sold out. It feels more and more like an elitist community than an art community. God, I hate this place.

EDIT2: I've created a new website, [link] where I will be hosting my pixel work, so please visit.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/16042951/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/16042951/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:27:35 PST
Christmas time is coming up in a few days... I already know what I'm getting, and I feel bad (and overly greedy) for saying this, but I really kinda wish I was getting more. I could at least use some money (50 or so bucks would be great).

I applied at UC (University of Cincinnati) a few weeks ago and still haven't gotten a response... I hope I get accepted, because its probably too late to apply anywhere else now.

Oh yeah, and I'd like to point out that Madden '08 is indeed the worst game on the face of the planet.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/14912440/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/14912440/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:46:49 PDT
Anyways. Just an update on how things are going. Photo class is slow, we're going over the basics and doing busy work right now and I'm going crazy. I want to take pictures!

I'm thinking about entering National Geographic's photo contest. I could have a chance to win a 12MP Canon EOS camera! Or at least get my work featured in their magazine, which would be just as cool. I really hope I can do something good!

School sucks, I'm doing poorly in half of my classes like always. Senioritis set in last year. Trig makes me want to punch a baby. My art and photo classes are way to restrictive for me. I'd rather stick my head in the trash than go to English.

Still can't drive my car. I haven't been behind the wheel in over a month. Just driving my mom's car to school and work, and thats about it. I have no clue where I'm going to work after the season is over at the track, probably the mall if I can find a good job. I haven't been to a football game in about a month, it sucks. I have to take my SAT this Saturday at 8:00 AM, then my ACT two weeks later.

I haven't taken any decent pictures in forever. None of them are even worth putting in Scraps. I'm beginning to hate the limits of my camera, and my limited mobility.

And fuck scene kids. I want to cut off all their heads with the same CDs that they buy only in a lame and fruitless attempt to look cool. I can't even listen to half my music without some asshole thinking I'm just another scene kid. Go back to your Kanye West, little bitches. Saosin sucks balls anyways.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13984557/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13984557/ Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:23:33 PDT
I also have a job now. I work the go-karts at the local mini golf place. 7 hour shifts, $6.85 an hour, and a 50 cent bonus at the end of the year for each hour I worked during the season. Oh, and I get free drinks too, that rocks.

I haven't taken many pictures lately, I've been lazy and busy. I'll start taking more, I promise! As soon as I get my car washed up, possibly after I get new tires, I'll do a fancy-pants photoshoot with it.


Oh, and HUUUUUUUUUUGE thanks to for the 3-month subscription! I can't thank you enough!

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13546068/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13546068/ Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:03:33 PDT
so far, summer has been... well, a serious drag. i haven't done a single thing so far that i could look back on and be like, "hey, i'm glad i did that, that was fun." all there is to do around here is sit on myspace and take pictures... although i've exhausted most of the photo opportunities around my house, and now i'll have to explore a bit to find new stuff. i really wish i had a car, it'd broaden my horizons so much... but i need a job first. and there is no work to be found around here... its terrible. and for some reason i've been feeling really moody lately... i hate it. i hate it real bad.

i did a photoshoot for my friends' band, O' Jove Pity Me. i haven't gotten around to uploading the pictures, and i'm not sure i will... i might just upload them to scraps. not that i don't like the pictures, i'm actually rather pleased with the way some of them came out, but i don't know, i'm just not feeling them. maybe its because i prefer to take pictures of things they way they happen to be, and the whole setting up poses and whatnot just kinda turns me off. not that i don't like it, because it was fun hanging out with them and could turn into a lucrative experience in the future, but i don't really get any artistic joy out of it, like i do when taking other pictures.

i'm thinking about submitting a lot of my shots as prints, so i can make some money to buy a subscription. but i'm not sure if my stuff is really something people would want to buy. i mean, i like my shots and all, and i'm very pleased with them or i wouldn't have submitted them, but for the most part, they're not really pictures i would hang on my wall, and i'm not sure if everyone else feels that way too. i don't want to go through the hassle of setting up all those prints (and what a hassle, too! i've done it once before and i thought all my hair would turn grey!) just so no one will buy them.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13450918/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13450918/ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:52:04 PDT
i got a new camera for my birthday. canon powershot a570 is. its not what i wanted, but hey, a camera is better than no camera. its pretty nifty anyhow. look for a lot of pictures soon.

got kicked out of drivers ed for something i never did. i have to finish up on july 8th.

i get my braces off august 6th. thank god. i've had the damn things on since 8th grade.

thats about it.

yar.



love, peace, chicken grease.



-kyle

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13250497/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13250497/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:46:41 PDT
Anyways.

I'm halfway through driver's ed now, can't wait for it to be over. 4 hours in a closet is not fun in the slightest. At least there is a cute girl that sits close to me :]

I'm getting more and more sure that I'm getting a new camera. The newest Consumer Reports came in, and it was a big camera review issue, and I heard my parents talking about it in the kitchen the other day. But they didn't have a review of the Panasonic that I want :/

I got some awesome new shoes. Some kind of special edition Adidas Superstar II's. They're black with white pinstripes. Vereh Naice!

I found out that Jones makes the best everything, period. I had their energy drink the other day and it pwned hard. Its up there with NOS, Rockstar, and Monster.

I don't know of anything else thats worth saying... So I'll stop here.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13090596/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/13090596/ Fri, 25 May 2007 15:37:50 PDT
I've resolved to have more fun this summer than I have any other summer. Sure, I'll finally have a job, but I'll be home all summer this year, instead of in SC, so I'll have that much more time to spend with my friends. I'll probably hit up Kings Island a few times, maybe go see a few shows. I'll probably go to Warped Tour this year too, if there are any good bands playing.

I think I'm going to be getting a Panasonic DMC-FZ8K digital camera for my birthday. If so, I can't wait, I've been in need of a new camera for quite some time now, since my crappy old Fuji died on me a while ago. It'll also probably come in handy when I take digital photography next year... I've pretty much put myself in a situation where I'll end up wasting an entire credit if I don't get the camera, so I think I'll get it. Hell, I'll buy it myself if I need to.

I've also resolved to take more risks in life. Over my high school years I've noticed how little risks I've taken, only taking them when I had nothing to lose in the process. I can't stand being so meek, it just doesn't feel like "me". I'm tired of not doing things because I'm afraid, I'm going to grab life by the balls and twist.

So yeah. Good things will come to those who wait. And I've been waiting a long time for summer break. Let the nakedness commence.


Kyle, out.

]]> ~M-e-t-a-l http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/4067057/ http://M-e-t-a-l.deviantart.com/journal/4067057/ Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:47:00 PDT , has passed away recently.

Kevin Leamont, was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle Sunday morning.

He was a great guy, artistic and fun to talk to. He will be missed by his family and friends.

I am dedicating an upcoming piece of art in his memory, I'm sure he would appreciate it.

May the sky be bright, the seas be tranquil, and the mountains be beautiful in your next life.

We'll miss you, buddy.

Kevin Leamont
1991-2007

Soo...

While you're reading this, why don't you visit some of these folks' galleries? I'm sure you won't be disappointed.






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