What's Done is Done …

New Posters with a message. A. Mac/A.G.

Additions to a New Poster Series and a Few Hundred Thousand Other Items

Restored images from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco California. All Rights Reserved/A. Mac/A.G.

Going Back and Coming Forward; New Poster Series … The 1915 California-Panama Canal Exposition

I'm about 80-85% through the restoration/preservation/digitization of 1000 or so 100-year-old glass photographic slides.Of the many things I learned in the process, and undoubtedly the most crucial, was a combination of techniques and technique-sequences, that to obtain the "cleanest" possible...

Friday in America (Maybe in China, Still)

Buzz reminded me, in a diplomatic manner, that once again I am late putting up the Friday-at-the-Creative-Arts-Group Article.Dubq, b zNew poster print ( A. Mac/A.G.)

New Bird Photos Using Fill-in Flash; Enlightening … Literally

Flash photography is NOT just using a flash as the primary light source; it's quite effective in filling in shadow areas when subjects are in bright daylight. Red-bellied Woodpecker, Male.Junco Female All Rights Reserved/A. Mac

Mockingbird & Horse Carriage Driver

No connection whatsoever, except, I photographed one, and restored and transformed the other.Typical Gemini bifurcation and that's neither a complaint nor a boast; just an expression of being happy not to know what's next then (sometimes) being happy to find it out. All Rights Reserved/A. Mac/A.G.

Three-Bird Day

Got some nice shots of birds hanging around my feeder this morning.Cardinal FemaleMale RobinSame Robin, Rear View All Rights Reserved/A. Mac/A.G.

From Generic to Genre; "A Picture is (Not Necessarily) Worth a Thousand Words"

"A picture is (not necessarily) worth a thousand words," particularly not in competitive markets where buyers are often motivated to buy because of details related to that picture.When I acquired roughly a thousand old glass slides, slides made between 1880-1930, I also acquired the copyrights to...

Friday, January 30, 2015 in America … Been Friday In China for a While

So let's get the Creative displays going!Here's mine.Restoration made into a poster print image.

New Digital Engravings

These are most satisfying projects.