Category Archives: rocks and lapidary
Experimenting Continues
I just got an old hardbound book of clipart, this monotone image among them. The second image has been quickly colorized to a small extent with Photoshop and then the saturation turned up as you see in the second. The … Continue reading
Posted in design, graphic arts, Photography, Photoshop, rocks and lapidary, Uncategorized, video
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Pushing Pixels Into Video
I’m working on my first video private commission. I’m also accepting comments on same. Two possible openings. The music is slow and deliberately chosen. It’s the music from the opening of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; I think many … Continue reading
Goldfield Lays Town Father Bryan Smalley to Rest
August 31, 2022 UPDATE A ten minute video about Bryan can be viewed here. It’s a short film the family asked me to do. https://vimeo.com/thewritingrockhound/videoforbryan Original Article Follows: Bryan Smalley died in Goldfield on October 30, 2021. He was 61 … Continue reading
Dah Rock Shop in Tucson, Arizona
Dah Rock Shop I missed these people on my Travel List, apologies. (external link) It’s easy to get distracted when you are in Tucson for the Big Show. I have heard of this shop but I think I got it … Continue reading
Sit Rep
Hope you are well or well enough. Just got back from Utah. People and families are on the move for the summer, with my hotel completely booked for the weekend and surrounding hotels looking equally crowded. Good days of exploring … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Photography, revising writing, rocks and lapidary, Uncategorized
Tagged documenting, photos, public domain, traveling, vimeo, wikimedia, YouTube
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The Desert Dwarfs Man and Machine
A look at the vastness of just one part of the Mojave Desert, here in Clark County, Nevada. Driving_North_on_Southern_Nevada_Liteweight_Road from Thomas Farley on Vimeo. — https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ Follow me on Instagram: tgfarley
Posted in Photography, rocks and lapidary, southwestrockhounding.com, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Clark County, desert, distance, Mojave Desert, Nevada, trucks
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More Examples of Wikipedia Entries
Update: I’ve now decided to continue to post pictures to Wikimedia Commons but I will not be adding them to any relevant page on Wikipedia as a rule. Wikipedia does not want to be a photo gallery and I understand … Continue reading
Posted in books, editing writing, Google Tips, non-fiction writing, organizing writing, Photography, rocks and lapidary, southwestrockhounding.com, Uncategorized, Writing by others, Writing tips
Tagged contributions, copyright release, inverted pyramid of knowledge, wikimedia, Wikipedia, world wide encyclopedia
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Places to Visit and Collect in The Southwest
When I accepted my now-failed rockhound book contract (internal link), a chapter was to be on places to visit and collect in the Southwest. Since the end of that contract, I have been working on enlarging that chapter. I thought … Continue reading
Back To Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada
Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada (first RR Pass page here) More info on RR Pass at my rockhounding site linked below: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2020/04/02/more-on-railroad-pass-clark-county-nevada/ March 31, 2020 Yesterday I returned to Railroad Pass (internal link) to further investigate the area. I went … Continue reading
Some Ultraviolet Entertainment
Forgive the long load time for this page. You’ll need a fast connection. These three videos will load faster at my Instagram account linked below. I wish everyone good health and hope. — https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ Follow me on Instagram: tgfarley