This blog is a lifestream. It’s an aggregation of all my life as I move around in the world. Mostly it is mobile pictures taken from my mobile phone, but occasionally you’ll see videos and other things I find around the net. If you want to see *everything* I make/write/create, check out my FriendFeed.com/evantravers. If you tire of this random excursion into my shoes my serious blog can be found here.Tumblr (3.0; @evantravers)http://life.evantravers.com/<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpqjnburz9oRSKwTo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Pure:</b> <p>I took many photos of this car… and you’ll see most of them… It was such a beautiful vehicle and the window light was so perfect, what is not to like?<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3707180998&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/MKcGRQzD7K4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/MKcGRQzD7K4/139057934http://life.evantravers.com/post/139057934Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:24:41 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/139057934<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkppjkx9scqeMnt7wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Me, around 15 years ago.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/p_2XOh0XVDQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/p_2XOh0XVDQ/138615983http://life.evantravers.com/post/138615983Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:35:06 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/138615983<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpp2bo01efZEH4rpo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Muscle:</b> <p>I went on a fantastic shoot last afternoon with the members of the Shades Valley Camera Club to a little place called Tim’s Garage. Some *fantastic* cars in there, and I had a blast.<br/><br/> Discovered the value of a new panel in the aperture 2 adjustments pane… the Highlights / Shadows pane. Never really used this before except to bring back some detail. However, the sliders below that can have some *powerful* results, as seen in alot of my car shots from yesterday.<br/><br/> Strobist: One SB-900, gelled to red camera right. I gelled it red because I was planning on B&Wing this and wanted more contrast.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3704307810&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/d3NDfS69sTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/d3NDfS69sTA/138385544http://life.evantravers.com/post/138385544Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:31:57 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/138385544<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpo8t49bvzfGoQMDo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>In car heaven.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/E3NDTR5rg64" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/E3NDTR5rg64/138033977http://life.evantravers.com/post/138033977Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:45:47 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/138033977<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpnp2kywvAoryI5jo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Fireworkskeh:</b> <p>Just when you thought the fireworks photos were over, I finally got around to posting mine! <br/><br/> I made this shot by racking the focus on my 50mm 1.4 back and forth during the shot, making some of the fireworks blurred out and “bokeh’d” while others remained clear. It’s a cool trick, especially with fireworks that make lots of sparks as you will see…<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3701373900&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/YKBLmhgrAeI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/YKBLmhgrAeI/137762178http://life.evantravers.com/post/137762178Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:33:12 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/137762178<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpn0vbgsRHNsS0Gho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>The camera needs new leather, the shutter control needs cleaning and I’m concerned about the glass, but its cool!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/HDkY_075aIE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/HDkY_075aIE/137479979http://life.evantravers.com/post/137479979Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:15:46 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/137479979<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpmr761v1Lp44Sgao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>My antique ebay camera is here!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/m07obfZ5-eQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/m07obfZ5-eQ/137344762http://life.evantravers.com/post/137344762Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:03 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/137344762<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpm80j8mEFeLYHzTo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Yet Again:</b> <p>You didn’t think I’d leave the Birmingham Botanical Gardens without taking a picture of a lily, did you?<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3697190939&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/A4cx3enMXVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/A4cx3enMXVU/137077315http://life.evantravers.com/post/137077315Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:47:57 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/137077315<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpkwlp5bODr4GivYo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Serene:</b> <p>I felt very peaceful in the bamboo… I wish I had a video camera and could have captured them swaying against one another… it was pretty neat.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3694691646&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/1aV6n3x95aY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/1aV6n3x95aY/136475345http://life.evantravers.com/post/136475345Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:40:43 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/136475345<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpkt0vjpbHczVCgFo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Glory:</b> <p>Every once in a while, a flower just takes my breath away.<br/><br/> This was one of those.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3693457039&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/3poyKS-VEdE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/3poyKS-VEdE/136427162http://life.evantravers.com/post/136427162Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:32 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/136427162<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpjbpztnVKiBtdm4o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>:</b> <p>I hope you all had a wonderful fourth of July! As usual I have a good number of neat fireworks shots… I’ll share them after this botanical gardens set is done.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3689398595&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/muMANMFyAv0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/muMANMFyAv0/135827965http://life.evantravers.com/post/135827965Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:08:25 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135827965<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CE_gIxS26TQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CE_gIxS26TQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_gIxS26TQ" target="_blank">About to play</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/LXDe8s8fwhQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/LXDe8s8fwhQ/135642797http://life.evantravers.com/post/135642797Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:59:15 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135642797<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpiim251fGx5ZN5Yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Bout to play bluegrass on that thing… gonna be interesting.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/kjth_fZ5_gY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/kjth_fZ5_gY/135548640http://life.evantravers.com/post/135548640Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:33:36 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135548640<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpidwbzxgYvyG9Fuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>I love my intuos3!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/om4YYjWguq4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/om4YYjWguq4/135503102http://life.evantravers.com/post/135503102Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:21:37 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135503102<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpidvzjsFcL4z2HIo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Been using my graphics tablet more these days… loving it!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/VfFNNWJDVXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/VfFNNWJDVXE/135503024http://life.evantravers.com/post/135503024Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:21:21 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135503024<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpi7icinYShIxDC8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>A little drawing I did using Scribbles and my intuos pad. It’s fun!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/6fF9NzUAlx4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/6fF9NzUAlx4/135439230http://life.evantravers.com/post/135439230Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:22:47 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135439230<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpi33f1nIdx9FFgco1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Japanese Reflections:</b> <p>This is a 5 or 6 image panorama, I’m standing behind the grate where the lake dumps out to get this angle.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3687516892&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/l2UJbrgWDqI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/l2UJbrgWDqI/135389901http://life.evantravers.com/post/135389901Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:19:09 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/135389901<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpgk60w3OXDxHgLIo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Blowing in the Wind:</b> <p>When I lined up this shot for the first time, I was adjusting the exposure and the wind kicked up the leaves and threw them across the path. I wasn’t fast enough on the draw, so I had <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertschultz" target="_blank">Bo</a> throw the leaves across the path for me. I think he actually kicked the litter in this shot.<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3684590276&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/sSp5rPDuXRY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/sSp5rPDuXRY/134796332http://life.evantravers.com/post/134796332Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:41:31 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/134796332<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpf3mqderOQK0VgKo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Thicket:</b> <p>I had a great time shooting with my good friend <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertschultz/" target="_blank">Bo</a> at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens yesterday afternoon… I got a few really cool shots which I will uploading over the next few days.<br/><br/> For this shot, I was trying to get a feel for the depth and texture of walking in among bamboo. There is light filtering down… motion from the wind… and always the verticality of the largest of the grass family. In retrospect, trying to compose a few of the shoots up front would have made a stronger image, but I still like this one.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/0aLKdr5TlIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/0aLKdr5TlIU/134159036http://life.evantravers.com/post/134159036Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:51 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/134159036<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/3ECgphbkkpdrsieyz7KsHQ5io1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Serenity:</b> <p>What do you see? <br/><br/> Strobist: SB-900 with a full blue “special FX” gel hitting the background. It bounced off enough to backlight the smoke…<br/><br/><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3678869948&size=large" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View On Black</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~4/FL4tYCxJxrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhateverEntersMyHead/~3/FL4tYCxJxrE/133586273http://life.evantravers.com/post/133586273Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:51:39 -0500http://life.evantravers.com/post/133586273