http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:insanexflame&section=today deviantART RSS for by:insanexflame en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:01:41 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/13977209/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/13977209/ Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:27:51 PDT dark spaces, was featured by the favorites project. I'm flattered gratitude and so forth!

just to babble and be self-involved for a bit: writing those poems - or rather, forming the part of me that went into those poems - was one of the more significant experiences of my life. I ended that relationship at the beginning of this summer. perhaps that's of interest? sorry for the sad ending; some things work out that way.

but that's enough about my work. here's something much more important - show some support for these groups:
the favorites project: promoting great poetry on dA
wordcount: bringing deviantART monthly newsletters which feature tons of great prose
linecount: a great new project promoting poetry in all its formal variety

]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/13195617/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/13195617/ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:51:47 PDT
most of what I just uploaded went into scraps [that is the result of a very academic/practice-oriented class]. I hope you'll check at least some of those out, despite their not being deviations - I like my sketchbooks pages, a lot of the time. I apologize for the incredibly repetitive nature - that's what you get in life drawing. it drove me crazy, too.

the good stuff [if good it can be called] is coming. I still have to find even lighting in which to photograph the things I care about.

]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/12265421/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/12265421/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:38:43 PDT
on the bright side, you'll probably get to see my 8 x 10 sketchbook pages, which I rather like.

too bad no one publishes sketchbooks unless the artist's already a legend.

]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/11523627/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/11523627/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:56:33 PST
sorry for the terrible scan qualities. I kind of slacked off in lighting when I photographed them, and it turns out newsprint doesn't really photograph well.

also, I totally feel llama today. ...what kind of mood is that?!

oh yes - my work from basic photography will all be going up over the next couple of days as well. so enjoy ^_^ I think it's fun to see how I developed conceptually throughout the semester. I started off in love with all the twists and gadgets to my SLR and not really thinking in an artistic way...and then I started thinking.

]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/11212609/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/11212609/ Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:42:17 PST RaenSilim. can't really count on me to finish, but I could use the challenge to get me thinking and drawing. I'll post links as I finish. not taking them in any kind of order. feel free to swipe the list for your own work.

the themes are in my lj: [link]

]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/9205362/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/9205362/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:56:07 PDT
you can look forward to my art from freshman year of college...eventually. the addition of osric into my photography family has meant I have a lot of photography to sift through and upload. I'm not exactly on the ball.

most importantly:

I'm now hunting for a film SLR camera. any suggestions? I know next to nothing about SLRs. ideally I'd like something that will allow me to play as much manually as possible without being hopelessly complicated. I have no idea how to even start searching, so suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/7804491/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/7804491/ Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:31:30 PST [link] ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/7455561/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/7455561/ Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:22:14 PST
writing is hatred because it is love; it is often a struggle, often a stab, and always hard work. it matters more than the rest. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4928324/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4928324/ Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:07:38 PST
anyway, the point of this wonderfully rambling post is that I am in need of recommendations or critiques of some of the digital cameras out there now. professional and experimental photographers' as well as the educated amateur's opinions are more than welcome. here's what I'm looking for...

-price range: preferably under $350, but willing to go up to around $425 for a superb camera
-features: black and white mode
sepia mode [preferably]
other fun modes in which to experiment?
-automatic focus, or optional manual
-extremely good image quality, large pixel count, etc.
-not too much battery drain
-at least 3x zoom, preferably over 5x, even more preferably with macro abilities
-quick shutter speed
-fairly easy to use [remember, it's my first digital]
-good quality and construction [this is four months of savings so...yea]
-fairly compact, preferably pocketable [for days at the farm]
-good or manual light balance [as in, the lights and colors in the actual photo look like what I see on the LCD screen before pressing the button. I'm sick of washed-out photos.
-usb port capability
edit:
-several flash modes, including:
flood fill
red eye reduction
automatic
second curtain sync [preferably]
no flash
I'll be adding to this list as I think of things, because, face it, I'm just not that organized

if you have experience with the camera, please let me know why you'd recommend it and any drawbacks that you've found.

thanks so much ^_^ ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4864565/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4864565/ Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:57:49 PST 100 page views! we're in the big money now!

yea...right. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4841226/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4841226/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:02:29 PST well, the Irish in me is screaming to wish you all a merry holiday. so go put on some kick-ass Irish music and try to maintain some ounce of sobriety. or not your call.

May the roof above us never fall in.
And may the friends gathered below it never fall out.

May the light always find you on a dreary day.
When you need to be home, may you find your way.
May you always have courage to take a chance
And never find frogs in your underpants. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4829628/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4829628/ Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:09:36 PST
otherwise, I don't really have anything to say. just hope things look up around here sometime soon. at least for some people, even if not for me. there are people who deserve good fortune a lot more than I do...it frustrates me, not being able to help. but I'm still happy for myself. I <3 Goucher. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4755101/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4755101/ Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:49:08 PST ........getting somewhere, someday.
on a pleasant little side note...I found out today that I won a full tuition scholarship to Roanoke in their Scholars Competition. I'm one of three to win full tuition...so...that's pretty damn cool. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4744677/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4744677/ Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:26:59 PST I've been meaning to do some self portraits for quite some time. my difficulty is the lack of a tripod or friend to help me and the trials of attempting to hold the camera and take photos of myself.
I'm much more experimental with a digital than I am with my film camera because, at five bucks an hour six hours a week, I don't have a lot of cash to spare for film. I much prefer the resolution of my film camera, but I can't afford to develop rolls and rolls of horrible photos. thus, it's really grand to be able to click 'delete' and say goodbye to all those crappy shots.
the other advantage to the digital while I was shooting my self-portraits was that I could see the composition of the photo on the screen, even when the camera was held away from me or backwards [I'm so clever! when I pointed the lense at myself, I made sure the screen reflected in a mirror so I could set up my shot. :: pats self on back ::]
thus, I got to try a lot of new things today. mainly, the shots I got out of it are mediochre at best, but I did get a few keepers. the resolution of this cheap digital makes things rough, but I do my best to allow for that.
who knows...maybe my pathetic salary can start adding up towards a nice digital...
in the meantime, I'll be adding my self portraits and a deviant ID sometime soon. a few are already up in scraps, if you're interested. as for that art I promised...eh...it's coming. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4735089/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4735089/ Sat, 05 Mar 2005 13:25:26 PST I feel pathetic...there is so much talent on this site and I make up so little of it...next to none of it. I might as well be overlooked. I might as well be nothing. ]]> ~insanexflame http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4706101/ http://insanexflame.deviantart.com/journal/4706101/ Tue, 01 Mar 2005 20:05:27 PST I shall add some art later, when I manage to find the time. I fear I have too many awesome works with which to compete (aye, for me, it always is a competition). perhaps I feel threatened? no, me? never.
heh...wells, favorites now, artwork tomorrow. or whenever. have to get around to reading the long rules on submitting, first. ]]> ~insanexflame