With the current focus on AI as to whether it is beneficial or not, I recalled Tom Gruber’s TED Talk from April, 2017, How AI Can Enhance...

Leonardo AI is my go-to choice when I want to create a single image on a particular topic. After a few tries with various prompts, I...

I started using ChatGPT sometime ago as my primary search engine. It summarizes a large amount of information and presents it to me without ads. I've used it for travel information, research on natural phenomena, recipes, and so on. I use ChatGPT so much that I renamed it Chatty. If you've used it, you might agree that many answers are a bit long, which is why I think Chatty is a good name. Also, it's easier to say than ChatGPT. (Image created by Leonardo AI according to a pr

Since the beginning of October I've been writing music using Sptitfire audio modules. (See At Sea: Composing Music While Sailing to...

On a cliff outside of Nagato City and on the Japan Sea, a local fisherman built a torii gate in the hopes that Shinto kami would provide...

When I worked at Apple, Steve Jobs talked about making products that were at the crossroads of liberal arts and technology. The idea is...

My friend Andy was in Italy a few weeks ago. Everyday she posted gorgeous photos of Italian cities and their piazzas, churches, and other...

Cat Cafe Mocha is a cat cafe chain in Japan. It is known for the wooden cat tree that is the centerpiece of the cafe. Amongst the...

A walk through Shibuya City, Tokyo will invariably lead through the Shibuya Scramble—the legendary street crossing that stops traffic in...

Over the past few years there have been “immersive experience” art exhibits. Digital versions of art from masters such as Van Gough are...

When traveling recently from Seattle to Tokyo on a 2,000+ person cruise ship, I didn't expect to take many photos. The ship is too big to...

When I signed on to sail from Seattle to Tokyo, via Alaska, I did so because there were nine scheduled sea days. My goal was to use the...

In the early 1800's, Onomea Bay was a fishing village called Kahali'i. Besides fishing, villagers grew coconuts, mangos, and other crops....

Until recently, my creative endeavors involved making digital products, whether it be writing, music, videos, or images. All these things...

Circumnavigating Iceland by ship guarantees seeing a lot of seabirds. The one I wanted to see most was the puffin. Iceland is home to the...

June is springtime in Iceland. Fields are full of lupines, a much larger variety than I've seen in California. Dandelions are embraced as...

Icelanders embrace the colors of the rainbow. All over the country saw streets, benches, and steps painted with the colors of the...

After looking at ice, water, and penguins day after day, I decided to experiment with ways that I could process the images to create...

During the month I spent in Antarctica (January 2023), the seas were fairly calm most of the time. I brought two kinds of seasickness...

Antarctica has plenty of opportunities to see whales, sea lions, and seals of all types. There are just a few of the images I captured....