Ahhh. Recently one of my work sites was found by an aggressive Brazilian scraping bot (possibly ai scanning). So @cadey to the rescue with Anubis (https://anubis.techaro.lol)! ❤️

https://patdavid.net/2025/05/anubis-and-caddy-docker-proxy/

#ai #infrastructure #badbot #ddos

False Power (2005)

My entry for the Elysiun.com (now blenderartists.org) Weekend Challenge "False Power". Everything had to be made from scratch inside of one weeekend.

NOTE: Holy mackeral this was almost *20* years ago now! Hold on to yer butts as I revisit old works and cross-post them here. :)

#art #blender #render #politics

Jump! (Mairi Mid-Air)

In the lane during a trip for pre #LGM photowalk I conducted while in London ages ago. Speedlight on the right.

#photography #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #GIMP #RawTherapee #model #strobe

I missed the opportunity to travel to Amsterdam and spend time with the @Blender folks who graciously donated space for the @GIMP team to hold their annual Wilber Week meeting.

I'm sad I wasn't able to see catch up with the team (it's been wayyy too long), but it's awesome to read the post from @zemarmot on the trip and a status (hint: GIMP 3.0 this year maybe?!).

Read more:
https://www.gimp.org/news/2023/06/29/wilber-week-2023/

(image of mitch by jehan/@[email protected])

#GIMP #FreeSoftware #Art #OpenSource

Mairi 6, (2013)

One of my two favorite images of my friend Mairi from a shoot years ago...

Small 24" softbox boomed in close on the left, slight fill on the right.

I talk in detail about shooting this in two blog posts:

https://patdavid.net/2013/03/the-open-source-portrait-equipment/

https://patdavid.net/2013/03/the-open-source-portrait-postprocessing/

#photography #portrait #GIMP #RawTherapee #FOSS #FreeSoftware #MastoArt

Mairi (further), (2015)

Another from an old session with my friend Mairi. This was color toned much cooler which lent a different feeling from the others in the same shoot.

Lit with a single strobe, right, in a big photek softlighter.

#photography #portrait #GIMP #RawTherapee #FOSS #FreeSoftware #MastoArt

Bouncing Baby Beverly, (2011)

This was afun old image. My daughter literally bursting out of her crib with giddiness and smiles. A belated Fathers Day post. 😀

#photography #GIMP #retouching #composite #baby

Mairi B&W, (2015)

I did quite a few images with Mairi so there’s likely more to come. 😉

(Going through old images and sharing as I find ones that catch my eye).

#GIMP #Photography #portrait #MastoArt #FreeSoftware #FOSS

Whitney, (2011)
A DIY ring flash only, on-axis. With that distinctive shadow all around.

(Going through old images and sharing as I find ones that catch my eye).

#GIMP #Photography #portrait #MastoArt #FreeSoftware #FOSS

Dorothy, (2015)

Same lighting rig, different model ;).
Also same image I used on gimp.org (ages ago - need to refresh that site).

(Sharing some old work as I look through them a bit)

#Photography #GIMP #FreeSoftware #RawTherapee #FOSS #Portrait #MastoArt