The drive from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: December 13 2019
This is a photo from the drive I once took from Fairbanks, Alaska all the way up to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico sidewalk (faux painting)
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December 3, 2019 - 8:45am
Just like my Jenny Lane Cottage painting, this is another small version of a “faux painting” I recently created from a photo. This one is of a sidewalk in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The complexity of this image was in removing several modern aspects from the original photo, including signs that were on those green columns, and cars that were in the street. Everything after that is what has become fairly standard work with Gimp for me, including making it look like an oil painting, and signficantly modifying and enhancing the colors.
Wildflowers at the Talkeetna, Alaska airport
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 30 2019
When I first moved to Alaska I took a really nice camera with me, and I took some fun photos I would have never thought to take with a regular camera. In this photo I was more or less laying down in a field of wildflowers (some weeds) at the Talkeetna Airport, bees and everything.
Painting of a church, La Fonda hotel, Santa Fe, NM
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September 10, 2019 - 5:16pm
As I continue to work through photos, this is a photo of a painting of a church, which I believe I saw in the lobby of the La Fonda hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Moon in a barrel
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 15 2019
I don’t know the origin of this “moon in a barrel” image, but I like it.
Do not trust atoms, they make up everything
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 9 2019
I don’t know the original source of this photo, it’s been passed around Facebook a lot, but it’s funny.
A simulated pencil sketch of yours truly
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 31 2019
I reloaded Gimp with all of its custom special effects and in my copious spare time at night I’ve been working on a simulated sketch of yours truly (Alvin Alexander).
Training polar bears
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 23 2019
When training an adult polar bear, it’s important to let their cub eat on your leg. #protip
(I don’t remember the original source of this photo.)
Two moose fighting in Palmer, Alaska
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 22 2019
I don’t remember the origin of this photo, but here are two moose fighting in Palmer, Alaska.
I lived in Palmer when I first started going through the thyroid issues, and because of those issues I’d go for walks at any time during the day, 24 hours a day. One late night or early morning I went for a walk and came across a moose, but fortunately I saw it early and it was a non issue. He or she went on their way, and I went the other way.
Sunrise at Virginia Beach, May, 2019
By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 22 2019
Here’s a photo from Virginia Beach at sunrise in late May, 2019. I used a dark black and white filter when taking the photo, but everything else is natural.