New Look? Old Hobby.

Well...I decided that my blog should get a change of scenery, so last week I thought I'd give it a touch up. Turns out, Blogger doesn't even offer my old format anymore. Go figure. So here's the new one (for now). What do you think about it? I'm not completely sold with the world map in the background, but I liked the color scheme that came along with it, so I settled. It's a work in progress, we'll see how it goes.
Another thing I thought I'd add was what books I'm currently reading. It was kind of a random decision, but there it is. I might add another one that lists my favorite songs of the week. *shrugs*
This week has been fun, lots of work and school. So I suppose not so much fun. (well that was a quick contradiction) Well....it wasn't so bad. I'll call it a neutral week, or as my co-worker said today, it was a pass week. It passed.

One thing I'm happy that I've started again is photoshopping. (For those of you that thought that meant I was shopping for photos, shame on you) I've been able to get a hold of Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 5, and I've been having fun with it again. I used to Photoshop a bunch before my mission, but, like my writing, it sort of fell out of practice once I got home. So now, a year later, I'm back at it again. Mind you, I've only done two pictures so far, but I think it's a good start, especially with how much time I invest in them. Each photo, if I want a good job done to meet my satisfaction, will take at least an hour. I've done photos in less time, but they don't usually turn out as good. (I'll post them at the bottom of this blog)

I enjoy editing pictures, and I'm sort of considering getting a decent camera to take photos with so I can continue to edit more. The two that I recently did I made from scratch, but building off of current pictures is great too. Also, if you want me to do any photoshopping for you, I'd be more than happy to do any. Just let me know what you'd like, and I'll see what I can do. I need more practice, and I want to learn more techniques too.

So here are the two photos. (click on them for a larger version)
The first is based off of the old original Tron movie. The second is based off of the newer Tron: Legacy film.