Photo Galleries

Just recently I've learned how to use the gwenview program to export batches of images to a set of web pages called a gallery. It's quite easy to use — the hard part is choosing which images to publish — which is how it should be.

Following is a partial list of these photo batches. For a complete list see my index page at artsyvisions.com.

• June 14th, 2006: Scott's Birthday Party
  Cake and presents!
• June 14th, 2006: Scott's Gargoyles
  "Well we all need, a gargoyle, to lean on. And if you want to baby, you can lean on these" (with apologies to the Rolling Stones).
• June 4th, 2006: The Bad Directions at the People's Fair
  My friend Simone's husband plays in a band named The Bad Directions. These are photos of them at the People's Fair in Denver.
• Here are five batches/tomh of photos from the Denver Lindy Exchange¹ (DLX 2006):
  • Saturday Afternoon May 13th, 2006
    These were taken upstairs at the Mercury Cafe during the afternoon dance from 1:00-5:00 PM.
  • Saturday Late-night May 13th, 2006
    These were taken at the Denver Turnverein during the Saturday late night dance, from 1:00-5:00 AM. (I was too busy dancing to take pictures during the main dance there on Saturday night from 8:00-12:00).
  • Sunday Night May 14th, 2006 — Dancers as seen from the balcony
    Taken at the 1770 Sherman Events Complex. This is a beautiful venue, but the floor was sticky so there were not many people dancing.
  • Sunday Night May 14th, 2006 — Porkpie up close and personal
    These were also taken at the 1770 Sherman Events Complex. The first photo is of some of the event's organizers. The band — named Porkpie — was a lot of fun. The singer had a lot of energy and personality.
  • Sunday Late-night May 14th, 2006
    Taken at the Copper Fields Events Chateau.
  (¹ The Lindy Hop is a swing dance, and a Lindy Exchange is when the dancers in one city invite dancers from all over the world to come visit and dance.)
• May 14th, 2006: Family back east
  Some photos my Dad sent of my brother Matt's and step-sister Ginger's family spending Mother's day in Maymont Park in Richmond, VA.
• May 6th, 2006: Pro-peace collage at the Mercury Cafe
  Downstairs at the Mercury Cafe there is an immense Pro-peace collage being built by the Merc.'s customers.
• April 4th, 2006: Mildred
  Closeups of my kitty cat!
• April 2nd, 2006: Stephanie's Birthday Party
  Stephanie also works at The Church, and these were taken there.
• March 15th, 2006: Haley's Birthday Party
  Haley works at The Church. These were taken at the Milk Bar on Broadway (the same guy owns both bars — along with several others).
• February 19th, 2006 Part 2: Goth Night at The Church
  Taken at The Church Nightclub in Downtown Denver. These were also taken with the toy camera for the Plastik show. They wanted to see what kind of images we could take using a camera with a plastic lens, and I wanted to show contrasting cultures.
• February 19th, 2006 Part 1: Swing Dancing with Rumble Seat
  Taken at the Mercury Cafe in Downtown Denver, with Rumble Seat playing for the dancers. These were taken with a square-format toy camera for the Plastik show at the Flash Gallery in Lakewood.
• February 18th, 2006: With the Goths on Saturday Night
  Taken at the The Wave Nightclub in Downtown Denver.
• February 14th, 2006: Valentine's Day with Torso
  Taken at the Blue Ice Lounge on Broadway in Denver.
• February 11th, 2006: MapQuest Reunion Party
  Taken at the MapQuest 10th Anniversary Reunion party, held at the Wynkoop Brewery in Denver's LoDo.
• June 18th, 2005: Birthday Party for Scott and Marcia
  Taken at Michelle and Preston's.
• December 1st, 2004: Drinks on Me Night
  Taken at the smoke-free Tryst Lounge in Denver's LoDo while I celebrate two years without tobacco by buying some friends drinks with a small part of the money saved by quitting.
• Here are four batches of photos from my trip to Virginia, where I grew up:
  • November 4th and 5th, 2004: Part I - Visiting Family in Urbanna, VA
    Taken while visiting with my Dad in Urbanna, includes photos of the scenic Urbanna Harbor and a few of the Oyster Festival.
  • November 6th and 7th, 2004: Part II - Hanging out in Richmond, VA
    Taken while visiting with my friend Steve Parker in Richmond, includes photos of the scenic James River near my childhood home and a few of my sister Marti.
  • November 7th, 2004: Part III - Partying in Richmond, VA
    Taken at a surprise birthday party that my brother Matt organized for me.
  • November 8th, 2004: Part IV - Last Morning in Palmyra, VA
    Taken at my brother Matt's house in Palmyra (just east of Charlottesville).

Photos: 2004

This spring I bought a digital camera, a Sony DSC-V1 , and used it to take the next several pictures. Clicking on an image displays the full-size version in a separate window.

	This year The Dead played five nights at Red Rocks. We got to see them three times: Tuesday June 15th, Wednesday June 16th, and Saturday June 19th.
	These friends went with me on Saturday.
	This year I landscaped most of the front yard. Here is the top part. I planted a couple of juniper trees in front of the porch and some flox and three rose bushes (red hybrid teas) near the sidewalk.
	Here's the bottom part, with the sprinkler going. I planted the juniper tree when I moved in here 12 years ago; it's done well over the years. The rest is all new. In among the red lava rocks are some low-growing junipers, and a row of sedum is on the middle level.
	This view shows both top and bottom. You can compare it to the photos below from 2002.
	Now here's the real reason I bought the camera: to put photos of my cat Mildred on the web!
	Isn't she beautiful?!? I call her my Mee Maa Mildreds: Mildred became Millie which turned into Millie Mollie which turned into Mee Maa which was too far removed from Mildred so I had to add that back.
	She's really a very serious kitty cat. (I love it when she makes her eyes look like that.) I got her from my Lindy Hop teachers, Dan and Tiffiny of 23 skidoo.
	She's very shy, but the proper toy in the proper hands at the proper time can get her to play a little bit. If you ever come visit though, don't expect her to do this on demand. Like I said, she's very shy, and there're lots of little nooks and crannies in my place where she can go into "deep cover."
	Here's one last shot of her doing what kitty cats do best.

Photos: 2002

Here are some of the pictures I put up originally, in 2002.

	Here's a picture of my car, Carmen the Camaro. I named her after Carmen Sternwood, a character in The Big Sleep.
	This photo is of my first cat, Marvin Harley Hartung. Some friends who live in Springfield, Colorado found him out by their barn. He was quite hungry so they named him Marvin, after Starvin' Marvin on South Park. Fortunately for me, they already had two cats, a dog, and a guinea pig. I added the middle name because that's how he sounds when he purrs (i.e., like a Harley Davidson).
	Here's another photo of Marvin, lying on a chair. Both of these were taken in March, 2002. My poor little "Marvy-pal" passed away in February of 2004 (F*ck February!). After he died I searched for a cause, and apparently he was eating the remnant of a carpet I had laying around.
	This is me in front of my house in Uptown Denver. I live in the north half of this duplex. With some help from some friends, a few years ago I planted the tree in the front yard. It's a Purple Ash Tree and its name is Pat. Note that its name matches its acronym.
	This is me in front of my house. I really like living in urban environments like this. In this shot I'm watering another tree I planted in the front yard. This one's a Grey Gleam Juniper and its name is Jamie, partly for the alliterative value and partly because there were lots of Jamies where I went to high school, but I rarely meet one here in Denver. I planted Jamie in 1993, the same year I moved in. Note that I am not sure about the gender of these trees so in both cases they're non-gender-specific.
	These are some photos of my back yard. This one is taken from near my back door and shows part of the garage, along with the barbeque I built with the assistance of Mark and Dave Gerow.
	This photo shows the barbeque from the deck on the second floor.
	This photo shows the back yard looking from the garage towards the house. You can see both back doors and the deck up on the second floor.
	I've planted a lot of rose bushes in my backyard. I respect plants with thorns, and also have a pyracantha bush ("guarding" a window I feel may be vulnerable to intruders) and two indoor cactus gardens. Here you can see the two old rose bushes by the garage. They bloom like gangbusters in the spring. This year we had a late snow and I had to cut them back shortly after they bloomed.
	Here is a view of the climbing roses between the barbeque and the garage (in the previous picture I'm watering these).
	Here is a view of the climbing roses between the house and the barbeque (on the left), along with the Chrysler Imperial (hybrid) roses close to the back of the house.
	Here is a nice shot of the Chrysler Imperials. Taking care of all this is a bit of work, but the yard is small so it's not too bad. I have actually had a lot of fun gardening in the front and here in the back yard over the years.