http://talean.blogtog.com/atom_54.xml 2008-06-26T12:43:20Z Expressions Photoblogging http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/298451 gordon 2008-06-26T13:43:12Z 2008-06-26T13:43:12Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/298451" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1214484199.jpg"/></a><br> Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/294067 gordon 2008-05-25T18:36:44Z 2008-05-25T18:36:44Z Shadeworks, a horror and dark fantasy zine, has launched its first issue. If you're a horror writer, check it out and submit your work. If you're a horror reader, stop by and enjoy some horror short stories. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/227261 gordon 2007-05-06T15:57:18Z 2007-05-06T15:57:18Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/227261" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1178463447.jpg"/></a><br> Taken in Oxfordshire, just outside of Bampton. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/75433 gordon 2005-07-22T00:46:49Z 2005-07-22T00:46:49Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/75433" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1121989619.jpg"/></a><br> A similar render of a cargo ship (sort of a Fluyt / Galleon type thing). http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/75207 gordon 2005-07-20T00:07:43Z 2005-07-20T00:07:43Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/75207" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1121900873.jpg"/></a><br> Two things I've always had a passion for are online communities and gaming (usually manifesting themselves as one thing for me - MUD and Talker coding is where I got started). So, naturally, I've always wanted to build online games. Unfortunately, most Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games require Massively Staffed Companies of coders, designers, network engineers and so on (not to mention millions of dollars of funding). And, when it's an externally funded investment, building one of these becomes a 'job'; the creativity takes a back seat to the profitability. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for making a profit, I just don't think creativity should suffer for it. Lucky for me there are technologies that would allow someone to build an online game with minimal staff (ie. me, for now). So... I've started a new project called 'Crimson Sails'. Using Flash for the client and building (horribly I'm sure) a server from scratch with C, I'm hoping to create an online game of a 'Fantasy Pirates' genre (no Elves or anything, just an imaginary world, which allows me to avoid historical research and gives me freedom in the story line). I'll be creating a web site for this soon but thought I would post some early renders here. I'm using Blender for the modeling and I can't say enough good things about it. Open Source, powerful 3D modeling and animation suite with a revolutionary interface (seriously) and a brilliant community (they have a huge manual online via WikiBooks.org and tons of online tutorials). Anyway, the style of Crimson Sails is 'cell-shaded cartoony' because, well... that's the extent of my digital creative abilities right now ;) This image is a 315-degree render of one of the starter ships. Not sure if I'm going to use contemporary ship names (sloop, fluyt, barque, etc) or something entirely made-up. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/46006 gordon 2005-02-20T11:56:34Z 2005-02-20T11:56:34Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/46006" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1108896997_quantas.jpg"/></a><br> A Qantas 747 hot on the tail of a British Airways 777. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/40225 gordon 2005-01-16T01:28:35Z 2005-01-16T01:28:35Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/40225" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1105835318_lotus.jpg"/></a><br> Taken at a Falun Dafa parade in Paris, Jan. 2004. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/32925 gordon 2004-11-16T01:42:17Z 2004-11-16T01:42:17Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/32925" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1100565747_planet-2037.jpg"/></a><br> A quick render using 'HyperVoxels' in Lightwave. Just something to get some new material into my new template. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/27065 gordon 2004-09-22T23:24:00Z 2004-09-22T23:24:00Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/27065" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1095891852_paddington.jpg"/></a><br> Watching the Heathrow Express departing on a Sunday afternoon. http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/19876 gordon 2004-07-21T21:02:00Z 2004-07-21T21:02:00Z <a href="http://talean.blogtog.com/archives/54_36492637/19876" style="border:0;"><img src="http://my-expressions.com/up_media/5/pblog/49/1090443782_islands2.jpg"/></a><br> Taking a break from Lightwave and having some fun with Bryce.