AaronSpruit

Holy crappers, it has been awhile since I have updated this space.  Since this site was driven off the backend located at rebelpeon.com, they were both having similar issues.  You may have noticed those issues when trying to browse off the homepage before and it going nowhere but errors.

The good news is that I’ve got the site back up and functioning, and also on WordPress instead of ExpressionEngine.  I wasn’t a fan of where ExpressionEngine was going with their new versions, and wasn’t willing to pay to follow that direction.  WP gives me what I need in a much better package.  The downside is that I need to completely re-learn how to design a page again.  However, I seem to like the new theme.  There may be a few more tweaks to the site, as I’m thinking I’ll redo the categories and tags, but otherwise welcome back!

Anyways, about the image.  For those of you not in the loop, I have been traveling to Singapore a lot (flying out again in 4 days).  This is part of the revamped Marina Bay area.  In the foreground you have the double-helix bridge, and in the background is the massive Marina Bay Sands Complex (a S$5B casino, hotel, and shopping mall complex).

The craziest thing is that not more than 30 years ago (and probably less) that building would have been built right in the middle of the the Singapore Marina.  They have done so much land reclamation it is insane.

Here’s to more updates as I continue my travels through Asia/Pacific!

Here’s a shot of an iconic building in Chicago. This was actually taken using a rented 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. I really enjoyed using it, and it’s definitely on my list of “to buy”. Sadly, it’s always sold out everywhere though, so it may take a bit.

This was the final Hotel that we stayed at on the Canada trip:  the Prince of Wales Hotel.  We were there the last weekend they were staying open for the year, so the atmosphere was interesting.  Needless to say, there was a lot of alcohol consumed, just because they were going to throw it out otherwise.  It also helped that the bartenders were all in their young 20’s, but still, good times.

This is actually two images stitched together using Autostitch.  I was actually amazed at how well it worked, especially after how disappointed I was with Photoshop’s stitching software.

I love the reflection with this one, along with being able to see in the water.

This was taken on the way back from Crypt Lake.  If I were to look down right now, it was about a 1500 ft drop about straight down.  Some of the views were just spectacular.  Looking out the window now, it makes me want to go back.

I really loved the stark white of the dead tree to the green and blue backgrounds.  However, once I opened it up in Photoshop, the contrast was almost too much.  Yay to de-saturation.

Oh, and this tree most likely died because of hikers disturbing the ground around it.  They had actually closed down some parts of the Waterton Park area because of this.  Sad really.

Yeah, I’m still working on the Canada trip pictures.  There were just so many good ones, and I’ve been so incredibly lazy.  This is on the way to Crypt Lake.  The guy on the left is my Dad, and the other guy is someone we met on the trail.  This was the part of the trail that would probably not be allowed in the US, because of the liability.

Holy crap, I’m actually posting an image 🙂  Yes, I know it’s been awhile, but I’ve been incredibly busy, and my photoshop machine has been in pieces as I built my new server (nerd talk!).  Hopefully, I’ll get a little better about actually posting now, especially since I should have some extra.  Hopefully, but we’ll see.

Anyways, this is still from the Canada trip.  I’ve got a ton of pictures from there that I want to post, but haven’t yet.  It’s amazing how many good shots I have, now to just start plowing through them and posting them.  And man, the rocky skyline makes it a lot harder to do things than a nice, straight horizon.

Look at this, two days in a row.  I think I need to post more often, just because my dad keeps complaining that I’m not updating enough.  🙂  Anyways, this is another image from the Canada vacation.  I’ve got a lot more, just need to find some time to actually process them.

It’s been awhile again.  I know it’s getting old, but I’ve been busy, and lazy.  Hopefully I’ll have a few more pics up this week.  I really love the clouds in this one.