A shot out my back yard from right at sunrise this morning, with the snow deep enough to make the road disappear at this point.

Given we didn't get above freezing, it's still there right now.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 manual, native-mount prime lens mounted to it, and this time I used a Polachrome sim because it seemed more appropriate for the scene being shot.

#snow #snowyweather #winterweather #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A shot of the lawn ornaments buried in snow. I'm actually impressed so far with this cheap little prime lens for actual photos as well as for digitizing art work with, nice job for no-name glass!

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#snow #snowyweather #winterweather #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A quick ground-level shot of the fresh snowfall, and also a close-up of a twig sticking through it because I thought it looked cool.

This was photographed through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon FD 35-70mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it, and it had a Polaroid PX-680 Cold 5++ film sim applied to it.

#snow #snowstorm #snowyweather #eosrebelt3i #canonfd #vintagelenses

A photo of my back yard after the snow stopped falling for the night; the entire place is covered in snow for the first time in four years and I love it!

This was photographed through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 FD-mount zoom lens mounted on it, and I applied a Polaroid PX-680 Cold 5++ film sim to it, because Polaroid cold sims look cool for stuff like this.

#snow #winterweather #eosrebelt3i #canonfd #vivitarseries1 #vintagelenses

This is a nearly four-year-old photo from the last time we got any significant snowfall here. This was also shot through an E-M5 which sadly has long since died from sticky-shutter syndrome; I'm still kinda sore about that as I loved that camera....

Also, this was from before HPS street lights started getting phased out in favor of LED replacements so there's a bit of an orange tone that I had to correct for.

I also used a Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 FD-mount zoom lens adapted to it; the same lens I've been using adapted to an EOS Rebel T3i lately.

#snow #snowfall #winterweather #olympusem5 #microfourthirds #vivitarseries1 #canonfd #vintagelenses

Yeah, I'm not surprised by this in the slightest, given Harman has a history of running grifts, see Oaxis.

-sigh- Why does Nick seem to have an attraction to people who are either creeps (Bill Cosby, Dan Schneider, John K, Chris Savino), grifters (Butch Harman), or both? I'd think a network as big as they are, or at least *were* at one point, would have standards with who they hire.

A chalk drawing of Pichu playing with letter blocks in her playroom, spelling her name out with them. Behind her is a Pokeball inflatable and there's varying artwork on the wall.

This was photographed through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon FD 35-70mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it, as since this was drawn on a massive sheet of cardboard (this is the biggest chalk drawing I've done in years), the Lumix GF2 with its prime lens wasn't going to work like it does with smaller works.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #chalk #chalkart #traditionalart #eosrebelt3i #canonfd #vintagelenses

So, Nvidia and MS want us to be nice to the massive scam that is GenAI because their grifts are deservingly getting negative attention for, well, being grifts.

*No!* As long as I still have free speech, I will be as scathing towards GenAI as I want.

A watercolor and watercolor crayon painting of Cream and Tails making winter collages in their own version of 'Art Attack.'

Scattered on the table are various pieces of construction paper with bits cut out of them, cotton balls which are used for clouds and for snow on Cream's trees, and scissors and glue.

Cheese and Chocola also joined in to pose for the fictional camera.

The background is an 'Art Attack'-style set with various art supply props posed on it.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #tails #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #sonicart #watercolors #watercolorcrayons #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An oil pastel drawing of Cream, Tails, Cheese, and Chocola giggling at each other after having a silly string fight in Cream's playroom. Scattered all over the ground are silly string cans which have been opened, and bits of silly string in varying colors.

In the background is artwork consisting of a painting of Cheese and Chocola holding hands in a field, a handprint canvas made by Cream and Vanilla, a painting of Tails on a beach, and a handprint canvas made by Tails.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #tails #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #oilpastels #oilpastelart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

This is another old charcoal drawing that I drew over a decade ago of a hamster holding an egg.

#cute #cuteart #cuteanimals #hamsters #hamsterart #charcoal #charcoalart #traditionalart

So, this is a charcoal sketch of classic Sonic that I drew back in 2015; just a bit over a decade ago.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #charcoal #charcoalart #traditionalart

A crayon drawing of Cream, Cheese, and Chocola making stepping stones in their back yard. Cream is making a handprint stepping stone while Cheese and Chocola make a heart-shaped stepping stone with their heads and a plus sign drawn in it. Tails also came by to visit and helped Cheese and Chocola with their stepping stone.

In the background is Cheese and Chocola's mud puddle.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #chao #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #tails #crayons #crayonart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A chalk drawing of Cheese and Chocola playing in a mud puddle that Cream and Vanilla prepared for them in their backyard.

Cheese is making mudpies while Chocola is splashing about, and flanking the mud puddle are a handprint stepping stone that Cream made and a heart-shapped stepping stone that Cheese and Chocola made with their heads and a plus sign drawn in it.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #chao #chaoart #sonic #sonicart #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #chalk #chalkart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A chalk portrait of Cream, Cheese, and Chocola in a snowy setting.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #chalk #chalkart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A chalk drawing of Cream, Cheese, and Chocola playing in the snow. Cream and Cheese are building snowmen while Chocola is making snow angels.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #chalk #chalkart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A marker drawing of a Chao posing at the Chao Garden in front of the pond.

This was drawn with Crayola markers and blended with a brush pen filled with water, and photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 manual, native-mount prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #chao #chaoart #sonic #sonicart #crayola #crayolamarkers #markerart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An oil pastel drawing of Cream, Cheese, and Chocola making mixed-media friendship art. Cream is making purple handprints while Cheese sticks down a paper cutout of Chocola's face and Chocola fingerpaints.

Scattered about the art table are a styrofoam tray of purple paint Cream is using for her handprints, various pieces of construction paper with bits cut out, a pair of scissors, a bottle of purple paint, and a bottle of glue which has been spilled out some.

In the background are a pair of handprint canvases, one being pink, heart-shaped, and made by Sonic and Amy, a fingerpainting, and wall art of a Chao's head.

This is also my first attempt at drawing a Sonic character in my current art style.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #sonic #sonicart #creamtherabbit #cheesethechao #chocolathechao #oilpastels #oilpastelart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

'What's your New Year's resolution?'

- The same as before, 1080p, now I'll leave before I get pelted with rotten fruits and veggies.

A chalk drawing of a Chao fingerpainting in the Chao Garden with another Chao swimming in the lake.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name manual 35mm f1.6 native-mount prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #chao #chaoart #sonic #sonicart #chalk #chalkart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An acrylic painting of a white bunny making a cardboard gingerbread house and a brown bunny just chilling next to her.

Scattered about the scene are four pieces of cardboard which have had pieces cut out of it for the gingerbread house, two pieces of blue card stock for the roof, a piece of blue construction paper for the window, and a piece of red construction paper for the door, as well as red and green pompoms and white tinsel which has had pieces cut out of it to simulate snow, as well as a pair of scissors and a bottle of glue which has spilled out a bit. I also added some Duplos in the background that the bunnies had been playing with earlier.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name manual 35mm f1.6 native-mount prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #cuteanimals #bunnies #bunnyart #acrylic #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An acrylic painting of a white mouse building a snowman at night.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #cuteanimals #mice #mouse #mouseart #acrylic #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A mixed-media painting of Pichu and Dedenne watching the fireworks in the snow. A snowman they built in an earlier piece of mine is sitting next to them.

This was painted with watercolors from multiple vendors and Crayola Signature watercolor crayons, and photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name native-mount manual 35mm f1.6 prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #watercolors #watercolorcrayons #mixedmedia #crayola #crayolasignature #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A crayon drawing of Pichu and Dedenne building a snowman.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #crayons #crayonart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A mixed-media painting of Pichu and Dedenne holding paws in front of the tree after playing with their Christmas toys. Scattered in front of them are crayons and paper for Dedenne, which he had been drawing with, fingerpaints and paper for Pichu, which she had been painting with (Spiky-ears is a girl at least as far as I've seen in discourse), and Duplos between the two of them. Dedenne's right paw is smudged with paint as the result of Pichu having been fingerpainting earlier before holding paws.

This was painted with Arteza brush pens and Crayola Signature watercolor crayons, and was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a no-name 35mm f1.6 manual, native-mount prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #artezabrushpens #watercolorcrayons #crayolasignature #crayola #mixedmedia #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A crayon drawing of Pichu and Dedenne making snow angels, with Pachirisu burrowing through the snow in front of them.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a no-name 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #pachirisu #winterart #crayons #crayonart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An oil pastel drawing of Pichu and Dedenne holding paws in the snow in front of a cabin.

This was photographed with a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, no-name native-mount manual 35mm f1.6 prime lens.

#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #oilpastel #oilpastelart #traditionalart #microfourthirds #lumixgf2

A mixed-media painting of a pair of bunnies skating on a frozen pond at night.

This was painted using watercolors and Crayola Signature watercolor crayons, and was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteanimals #cuteart #bunnies #bunnyart #watercolors #watercolorcrayons #crayolasignature #crayola #mixedmediaart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

A crayon drawing of a pair of bunnies making holday-themed art in their playroom. The brown bunny is painting himself ice skating, while the white bunny is making a collage of a snowy field. Scattered around them are various art supplies, and there's also an easel with pawprint art and some Duplos in the background.

On the wall are various art projects.

This was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap 35mm f1.6 native-mount manual prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteanimals #cuteart #bunnies #bunnyart #crayonart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

An oil pastel drawing of a pair of bunnies playing under/around the tree. There's an assortment of presents under the tree and this was photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a cheap, native-mount manual 35mm f1.6 prime lens mounted to it.

#cute #cuteart #cuteanimals #bunnies #bunny #bunnyart #oilpastels #oilpastelart #traditionalart #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds

Also, fuck you, Mark Cuban. AI doesn’t make creative people more creative. Actually picking up a crayon or a pencil or whatever your jive is, and actively creating more, makes creative people more creative.

AI just makes everyone's lives worse by being a massive grift.

This is going to kill both FOSS and FOSH, and it's also going to kill the Fediverse and other decentralized and self-hosted platforms.

Welcome back, SOPA.

So, given Twitter is trying to use your content to train Grok, this is the best reason possible to kill your account there, because even though you can turn this stuff off, for now, what's stopping Adolf Musk from pulling an Adobe and turning this stuff on permanently, basically using your content to train Grok against your will, with no opt-out?

You'll be a lot better off moving your content to Mastodon or even ATproto (as in a third-party PDS such as Blacksky or even a self-hosted PDS, not bsky.social which is controlled by Bsky corporate and their questionable moderation choices) in terms of having actual control over it.

These are the socials I'm varying levels of active on.

Mastodon: mas.to/@dfx4509b
Pixelfed: pixelfed.social/DFX4509B
Lemmy: lemmy.wtf/u/DFX4509B
PeerTube: peertube.wtf/a/dfx4509b
Blacksky: blacksky.community/profile/dfx…
Nooki: nooki.me/user/dfx4509b.cryptoa…
Odysee: odysee.com/@DFX4509B:1