Had a productive week this time. I set out to tick all my tasks every day, and I feel I accomplished that mostly on my days off, except on the weekend when I had other activities planned with the family. I know, still not an excuse, but hey, it's better than last week, and it takes smell steps for long-term achievements.

Back to Live Streaming

I am getting my groove back within and in particular with my project, .

I played about with for a day and setup all my scenes and did away with the external streaming box which was giving me the most issues, and just did it straight on the computer. More resource intensive, but for my needs, much more simplistic and manageable.

We did a and it went well. 13 watching at the same time, which is actually pretty good for our small community of players.

If you want to see our streaming format, check out the playback of the stream below and let me know what you think.

Photoshop to GIMP

With my mood coming back for being productive in our indie-game, and my move away from products in general and more into Free and Open Source Software ( ), I had to convert some Photoshop shop templates to work within GIMP.

I mostly got that working thankfully!

Melbourne Zoo

On the weekend, I was mostly busy with a full day at the zoo with the girls and practising more photography and post-processing in . Still a long way to go for me, but I am happy with the progress and my workflow!

Here’s a gallery of the photos I took this week:

A meerkat sits upright on a sunlit rock at Melbourne Zoo, gazing alertly upwards with a background of blurred green foliage and dappled light. A female gorilla sits on green grass at Melbourne Zoo, holding and examining a leafy branch with one hand, surrounded by lush foliage. A male silverback gorilla sits on a bed of straw and hessian in a shaded area at Melbourne Zoo, surrounded by dense green foliage and rocky shelter. A young baboon lies on its back on woodchip ground at Melbourne Zoo, legs in the air and mouth open in a playful expression, with sunlight highlighting its fur. A red panda stands on a tree branch at Melbourne Zoo, surrounded by vibrant autumn leaves and a bright blue sky, looking curiously toward the camera. A crocodile’s head is partially submerged in clear water at Melbourne Zoo, blending with mossy rocks and overhanging green ferns. A butterfly with striking orange and black wings rests on a broad, glossy green leaf at Melbourne Zoo, viewed from above. A butterfly with dark brown wings, orange edges, and white spots rests on a large, glossy green leaf at Melbourne Zoo. A butterfly with dark wings featuring orange and white markings perches on the edge of a ribbed green leaf at Melbourne Zoo, wings spread as if about to fly. A butterfly with iridescent blue-purple wings and white spots rests on a green leaf at Melbourne Zoo, surrounded by soft-focus foliage. A butterfly with black wings and bright blue spots rests on a dried plant stem at Melbourne Zoo, surrounded by lush green leaves.

And this is my favourite image of the day.

Featured Image
Golden Contrast - Beautiful butterfly sitting on a beautifully textured leaf and surrounds.

All in all, these photo’s were stunning to my eye and I enjoyed the process within DarkTable to bring these RAW images to life. The old may be going on 15 years old and is still a with mirror, and may not have the quality of the latest smart phones, but it was still great for what I managed to do with it, with the lens I am limited to using.

You can grab these photos for FREE, including in .TIF full quality format for print quality up to A3 I think from memory. And if you want to support my work, I do appreciate donations to the value you feel my work is worth to your eye - or even a monthly contribution.

You can visit my Ko-Fi page at https://ko-fi.com/samuellison.

Conclusion

Thanks for reading up to here, and I look forward to more exciting days to come!

I have 6 more days off work to go and plan on going on small walks and hikes by myself and with my mother.