http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/profile Copyright 2000-2008 GFXartist network / Brothersinart http://www.gfxartist.com http://images.gfxartist.com/gfx/GFXartist_64.png support@gfxartist.com en-us GFXartist Engine 1.0 0 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:54:36 EST bigrod Announcement Hitch.net.nz has just received a major update. > New Design! Make sure you click through to see the new site design. This design has been put together by Rod at ARBIS, and includes the very best of simple functionality and elegant design. We hope you like it. >... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/blog/143973 bigrod Announcement I've been spending a lot of time of web design projects lately. My latest project is Hitch.net.nz . Below is the website's introduction copy. Take a look. If you have any comments, let me know! Hitch is a free service that lets you easily share rides around New Zealand. Going... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/blog/141627 bigrod Photography / Figure A women from a fishing village south of Siam Reap in Cambodia. A split second later and two or three paces right and this composition would be perfect... But taken of a moving boat, from a moving boat, I am happy that it's close enough It could also have used more DOF... Her... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/135290 bigrod Photography / Uncategorized A second sunset shot from Raileh Beach, south Thailand, taken on a different evening. Thanks to   moserArtist and   dakoo . http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/134968 bigrod Photography / Uncategorized One of two sunsets from Raileh beach in the south of Thailand. Guidance from   moserArtist (as always!) - This time a little cloning and some noise reduction. Enjoy! Edit: ... and some extra sharpening. I used This Technique , suggested by   dakoo . Except now... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/134763 bigrod Design / CD Cover CD cover contest entry: This design is a piss-take on House music, and specifically a New Zealand promoter called "One Green Apple". Cos it's all about loud bass and popping e's really isn't it? All photos my own, taken in my garage with morning light.... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/134509 bigrod Photography / Uncategorized Well! I'm still experimenting with my photography. Here is my first b&w. Taken at the south gate to Angkor Thom outside of Siam Reap, Cambodia. I'll leave the explination of the title to the history buffs. Taken in color, then altered with levels and contrasts etc. Liberal... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/134180 bigrod Photography / Architecture Monk students saved by the bell. Class is out in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Most of my effort in this picture was heightening the contrast between the foreground bell tower, and the white wall backdrop. C&C please! I'm learning. http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/132780 bigrod Photography / Figure Photo of a child from the Karen Longneck minority in the north of Thailand. I've been adopted by   moserArtist and he's teaching me the importance of some proper photoshop work. Edits made to this picture include: white balance, burning some shadows, increasing and... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/132665 bigrod Photography / Figure I have a facination with this country and its people... The early morning sun illuminates a street market in Luang Prabang, Laos PDR. I haven't posted artwork here in a long time, but if you're interested I have a few more shots to share. http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/129925 bigrod Photography / Figure I recently spent 8 months in south-east asia. This shot comes from the floating markets of the Mekong Delta, near to Can Tho in Vietnam. One of a series of shots where the boat I was on moved past where these two were trading. This is also the first thing I've posted here in about 2... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/129846 bigrod Announcement My new website is launched. Based on a custom cms system I built for myself it uses an alternative "bracket" navigation system and landscape formatting. It's an experiment in css, php and usability, all in one! For all of you web designers out there - I'm... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/blog/69120 bigrod Design / Poster/ad Just in time for valentines day. Two possible interpretations: both equally relevant. Woman exploited, trodden to the ground, the threat of rape and physical violence from men. Woman as the focal point, center of attention. Guys desire for attention. Womans pleasure. Guys social... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/44020 bigrod Photography / Nature Not being a photographer, I'm continually unsure if anything I take is a *good* photograph... critiques welcome: A shot from Kiakoura Beach, East Coast, South Island New Zealand, looking back over the township and mountains. Those lil lights you see are street lamps, absolutely dwarfed... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/40689 bigrod Design / Typography It's been awhile since I've done some chunky typo... So this was a bit of therapy for me Back to my original style. Lots of nice cliches went into this piece: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. You can't see what's around the corner. There's no going back.... http://bigrod.gfxartist.com/artworks/24096