Colorado Climbing Trip Report

Colorado ElliptiGO Double Peak Challenge Trip Report by Bill Pinnell

mokume Gane in progress

mokume Gane in progress, originally uploaded by Rebecca Geoffrey.

Did you know this is how modern computer graphics processors render interesting surfaces nowdays - it takes too much GPU/CPU cycles to compute the curved surface / geometry of the dip then shade it with lighting - instead you use a rough and ready shader program to add some darkness as you approach key points - in this case the the division between bands - basically spoofing the shadow without having to work out the geometry of a curved surface.... anyway sorry for the geekfest but I was particularly impressed with how a real world mechanical artistic process seems to optimise processing in the same way cutting edge 3d and games apps do on PCs and consoles :)

Sunrise on top of DoublePeak

20120922_064358_DSC_1616_7_8_9, originally uploaded by Billius.

With lashings of HDR!

Cream Crackered Bill Climbing Mt Palomar

20120908_084729_DSC_0086, originally uploaded by Billius.

Venus Transit June 5th 2012, Carlsbad USA

Venus Transit June 5th 2012, Carlsbad USA, originally uploaded by Billius.

ElliptiGO to Double Peak by billpinnell at Garmin Connect - Details

ElliptiGO to Double Peak by billpinnell at Garmin Connect - Details

Lunar Eclipse 2011

20111210-IMG_0890, originally uploaded by Billius.

I was hoping to get the moon going behind Carlsbad power station but
it just got too hazy and light by the time the moon was that low....

There's a couple of photos from 5:50am->. Plus a couple showing my
setup. My exif time data seems a bit screwed up (timezone and DST...)

Chris Goodman - RIP

Chris Goodman - RIP, a set on Flickr.

My friend Chris Goodman passed away on Oct 23rd. Chris was a super guy and lit up everyone's life he came into contact with. He will be sorely missed by his 3 brothers, wife and everyone that knew him. I'm so sorry I cannot make it to the funeral on Monday 7th is Wirksworth. My feelings are best summed up by looking at the photo of my son Toby, who though he only got to meet him a few times, thoroughly adored him.

Halloween 2011

20111030-DSC_9863, originally uploaded by Billius.

ElliptiGO to work by billpinnell at Garmin Connect - Details

Just about to cross the finish line

MS Bike Bay to Bay Day 2 by billpinnell at Garmin Connect - Details

I made it!

MS Bike Bay to Bay Day 1 by billpinnell at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 1 of the MS Bike bay to bay Sponsored ride.

New ElliptiGO bike

20111017-DSC_9405, originally uploaded by Billius.

First round trip on recumbent to work and back

20111008-IMG_0871

20111008-IMG_0871, originally uploaded by Billius.

New picture of the moon from Friday 11/08

Quick shot of Jupiter

 
Managed to sneak a quick shot of Jupiter last night when I could see it down the side of the house. 88 shots from a video stacked in Registax

Bill and Chris's 40th Birthday

Bill and Chris's 40th Birthday, a set on Flickr.

You can find the photos from Chris and Bill's 40th Birthday on my flickr page. The link is below.

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