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Tulsa Financial Analyst Looking for Work

Joey — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:57:56 +0000

Raymond Chandler is one of my closest friends, and like many people, is seeking employment. He lost his job as Vanguard Car Rental merged with another company and moved to St. Louis. He was given the opportunity to move with the job, but elected to stay near family in Tulsa.

Raymond has an MBA and is seeking employment as a Financial Analyst, Budget Analyst, Investor Relations Analyst or anything financial related. Raymond’s geographic preferences are Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, or any nearby city. However, we will relocate as needed to Dallas/Ft. Worth, Kansas City, or other area.

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Apartment for rent in Stillwater, OK

Joey — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:01:27 +0000

313 S. Lowry Unit B (Upstairs unit in a duplex), Stillwater, OK will be available the first week of June 2009. This is an updated unit near the Oklahoma State University campus. This is a one bedroom, one bathroom house with a detached one car private garage. For more info see this page http://www.bowlesonline.com/stillwater-apartment-for-rent

Contact Joey or Gentry for more info:

918-809-4566

gentry@gentryfoto.com

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Create Panoramas with Windows Live Photo Gallery

Joey — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:27:31 +0000

There are several ways to stitch together photographs to make stunning panoramas. One of the easiest ways is with Microsoft’s free photo organizer called Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG). WLPG is a free download that works with XP, Vista, and now Windows 7. For Vista users, this tool is an evolution of Vista’s Photo Gallery but unfortunately you cannot remove the old version. This is no big deal, you’ll just have both programs on your computer. While the stitching process is extremely simple, as a trade-off, the tool doesn’t offer many customization options. If you need more flexibility, then consider Photoshop or another free Microsoft tool called ICE – or Image Composite Editor.

Obviously you will need a series of photos from a single vantage point. You can have two photos up to as many as you like.
Here are some tips to remember when taking your photos:

Make sure each photo in your series has a bit of overlap so the software will know where the stitching points are. It is safer to have too much overlap than none at all.
When taking the photos, try to keep your camera in the same position and at the same angle as you rotate. A tripod or monopod will help for larger shoots.
If you have the know-how and a capable camera, set the exposure manually. Doing this will prevent different exposures on the various photos. If you don’t know what this means, then don’t worry about it – just shoot!

Let’s get started.
Open WLPG and find the photos you want to stitch together. Select these photos. As you can see in the screen shot below, I am using a series of seven photos from the interior of Boone Pickens Stadium. The photos were taken with a camera placed on my knee and span 180 degrees from end-zone to end-zone. (These are old photos from April, 2008 before construction was complete.)

From the menu, select MAKE > CREATE PANORAMIC PHOTO

This process could take a few seconds to a few minutes depending on how many photos you are trying to stitch together. After this process completes, you will be prompted to give your panorama a file type and name. This is the ONLY OPTION you have in the process. The default file type is JPG which is sufficient for emailing, posting to Facebook, etc… However, if you wish to do serious editing or print this professionally you will need to save the image as a TIFF. TIFF files are not compressed and are much larger than compressed JPG files. Typically, photo editing software gives you the option of how much compression to apply but for some reason it is a fixed level in this software. Remember, more compression equals more degradation of the original image.

That’s it! Your image may have some strange edges as a result of the stiching processing compensating for the placement and angle of your camera. If you don’t like these edges then simply use WLPG or any other photo editor to crop it square.

What started as seven individual images from a camera balanced on my knee is now an end-zone to end-zone view of Boone Pickens Stadium.

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OSU 360 Panorama Using Silverlight Deep Zoom

Joey — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:52:09 +0000

Check out this 10 photo panorama from the OSU campus. The sun was setting and the photos aren’t that great, but this is still cool. Using Silverlight’s Deep Zoom feature, you can zoom in, out, and all around. You can get close enough to see detail in these photos. I used the free Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE) to stitch the individual photos together and export to Silverlight.

Click here to see the panorama.

Tips:

You can zoom in and out very quickly using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
Use your arrow keys or mouse to navigate around.
Since this is a 360, you can pan one direction continusoly as if you are spinning in a circle.

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Merry OSU Christmas!

Joey — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:10:43 +0000

Click PLAY for an Orange Christmas Greeting.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Selling My Photos Online

Joey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:41:20 +0000

I’ve decided to open an online store to sell my photos. I only have a few images online right now, but I’ll be adding more as I dig through our archives. I’ve got the famous “Solitaire” image as well as several from the Theta Pond shoot. I’ll be adding images from Boone Pickens Stadium and other OSU sites, Tulsa, Colorado, Charleston, and even the Will Rogers High School collage. Various print and canvas sizes are available as well as gift type items. For quick access, I’ve added a “Photo Store” link to the top of my blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

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OSU Theta Pond Ducks & Geese, & Boone Pickens Stadium

Joey — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:44:14 +0000

8/30/08 Update: I am slowly adding these photos to my online art store. You can purchase these photos in a wide array of prints, canvases, and gift items. Let me know if you want one of the photos below and I haven’t added it to the store yet. I will upload it ASAP for you.

–Joey

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Gentry had bridal and engagement shoots in Stillwater Saturday and I never turn down an opportunity to visit my college stomping grounds. While she was working, I took a walk, checked out the stadium progress, found my old percussion instructor and grabbed some shots at Theta Pond. The ducks and geese were cooperative today and I got some good photos. One goose was a little too aggressive and pecked my jeans a couple of times.

My favorite photo in the set is the black & white of “Blue & Rust.” That sculpture brings back a lot of good memories of good friends. Even though I was a horrible drummer (didn’t apply myself to drumming like I did actual school work), my best memories from college revolved around being in the OSU drumline. Before each game, the drumline would meet in front of that sculpture to warm up.

By the way, hit refresh and my blog’s banner image will change. Refresh enough times and you’ll eventually see the panoramas I made of the inside of Boone Pickens Stadium and the Library/Student Union areas.

Click on each image below to enlarge.

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Coach Gundy / Broken Arrow Assembly Parody

Joey — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:06:44 +0000

Note: This video is no longer available, but trust me, it was funny.

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Just when you think the Mike Gundy parodies are dead, one more pops up. Since this is my church and my coach, I find it hilarious. Enjoy & Go Pokes!

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Riley McRib – The Greyhound

Joey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:50:38 +0000

Since a dachshund and a border collie weren’t enough, we got a greyhound. Yes, a long-legged, skinny bellied 11-month old greyhound. I would like to say that we rescued this dog as a retired racer to give her a good life after being used at the tracks. However, we had ulterior motives in mind. We got this dog thinking she would chase the coyotes that have been showing up at our back door. We didn’t even know we had coyotes until Romeo the Wiener Dog got attacked one night. (That’s funny… He survived his attack by some slobbery animal the same night I did in Norman.) Romeo’s attack made us nervous since we have two young kids who like to play outside and venture through the property. We had heard and read in several places that greyhounds will chase and hunt coyotes. I’m not sure why they do this, but it probably has something to do with greyhounds being a class of dog called a sight-hound. Sight-hounds see something flash by, they chase it. Well, that’s the idea anyway.

We’ve only had this dog two weeks and I’m not sure Riley (that’s her name) is up to the coyote challenge. This may be the nicest, most attention starved dog ever. As Jerry Seinfeld would say, she is a “close-talker” – she definitely gets in your personal space. If you sit on the floor, she will trot up to you and put her head into your chest. If you go to the restroom, she’ll follow you. In the short time we’ve had her, she has come out of her shell little-by-little. Hopefully in another few weeks her true personality will eventually appear and she will be a little more outgoing. However, I have a feeling that Riley may be just another family member and not the coyote chaser we had hoped. She’s even scared of the cat.

She is a very good dog. She lets the boys pull and tug on her. She barks (sometimes) when it’s time “to go.” She sleeps in her crate all night without making a peep. She loves to run! Here is a video of her running “zoomies” the first day at our house. (BTW, we’re not white-trash, those dilapidated barns in the video were on our property when we bought it.)

Click here to view the embedded video.

We named her Riley after Andrea Riley the sophomore point guard for Oklahoma State University’s women’s basketball team. Both Rileys are a little undersized, but lightening quick. Our Riley’s full name is Riley McRib (because we ate at McDonald’s on the night we picked her up), but we also considered Riley Coyote and Riley Cyrus. If she was a male, we would have named her Bullet — you OSU fans know why.

Here are some photos of Riley

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My Bedlam Experience in Norman

Joey — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:12:10 +0000

On November 24, 2007 I got the surprise call around 12:30 PM that someone was giving me a couple of tickets to the Bedlam football game that day. On such late notice I knew I was already going to be late so everything I did was expeditious. I quickly dressed for the game and made arrangements for my parents to watch my kids until the wife could pick them up after her wedding shoot. After a few last minute arrangements, a friend (Hi, Tracie) and I were finally on the Creek Turnpike in south Broken Arrow headed towards Norman. As we passed through Sapulpa I realized I was hungry and had to pee. I decided to stop at McDonalds in Stroud to take care of both sensations. However, when we got to the golden arches I saw the food line inside was very long so I proceeded to grab a burger in the drive-thru. After tossing the pickles, we were back on the road – I still had to pee.

After a grueling last leg through Oklahoma City & Moore, we finally arrived in Norman. My urge to urinate was growing as fast as OU’s score in the first quarter. We drove around for another seemingly 60 minutes (although it was only 10-15) until we found a place to park. Thankfully, we were able to sneak into a donor spot near Memorial Stadium. At this point, my bladder had grown to the size of Pistol Pete’s head. I felt I was going to suffer the same fate as Tycho Brahe (look that one up).

After a brisk painful walk, we made it to the stadium gates. As we weaved and coughed our way through what seemed like a Marlborough convention, I saw the “Men’s Restroom” sign shining like a beacon in a sea of crisp crimson caps. I made it to the restroom, stood in a short line, and began to take one of the longest pees of my life. Do you remember that scene from Austin Powers after he wakes up from his cryogenic state? That was me, but I had clothes on and I am less hairy.

As my body was returning to normal, I heard a couple of guys commenting behind me on how long I was standing there. I acted like I didn’t hear anything and just focused on the empty bottle of Jack Daniels that someone left on the urinal. Keep in mind, I had the only orange on in a restroom full of Sooner fans. I was not about to talk back with my pants unzipped. After a few seconds, my left leg collapsed — someone knocked my locked knee loose and I nearly peed on myself. DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN?!? I cut my stream off and turned around to see the guy behind me to the left staring above me at the cinder block wall on which the urinals hung. He had that look on his face like you did in middle school when you would tap someone on the shoulder and pretend it wasn’t you. However, this wasn’t a middle-school aged boy, this was a thirty-something year old man. On top of that, this wasn’t even your typical redneck OU fan that enjoys noodling for catfish or blowing up frogs while everyone else is at their day job. This was a clean cut person who probably did some type of professional work for a living. Still in shock that he would do that, I asked him “WHAT ARE YOU DOING” in a loud voice. His face turned as red has his hat, but he kept staring ignorantly at the wall – but everyone else looked at me. (Yes, I zipped up by now.) I took a step closer and asked him again. Still no response. I knocked his hat loose and he finally acknowledged I was there. The rest of the conversation is a blur because I was so dumbfounded that someone would actually do this to a complete stranger while taking a leak. He eventually apologized. I looked up and saw 100 Sooner fans with dropped jaws. I accepted his apology and left. The most disappointing thing about the whole ordeal was that I didn’t get to finish peeing.

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