Yup! What can I say? It seemed appropo to post a pic of myself here too.
BIO
Troy Mathisen
...began his professional career as a recording engineer in 1977.
Shortly thereafter, he expanded into providing concert sound-reinforcement and technical support services for many "internationally-renowned" performing artists.
After a couple years of doing concert sound around the Pacific Northwest, he moved to Hollywood California, to enhance his education and experience in audio and music recording and production, for the film, television and record industries.
After 5 years with Paramount Recording Studios as a technician and audio engineer, he began his education in computer music production and graphic design.
Two years later Troy was avidly educating himself in 3D modeling, rendering and animation development and production, while working as a recording engineer for Buena Vista Sound at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California.
By 1990, he was working as a soundtrack composer and music producer, while obtaining an education in simulation and virtual reality technologies.
Two years later he was working extensively in video engineering and production, giving occasional dissertations to college students on virtual reality environment engineering and computer music development and production for film and video.
In 1995, Troy devoted his full time to learning Internet and web-based technologies.
By 1997, he was functioning as Director of Internet and Multimedia Development for a high-tech telecommunications firm in the bay-area of central California.
To this day Troy continues to design and build intelligent web application software and information distribution systems, as well as focusing as much time as possible on his two greatest loves - the arts and sciences.
Troy currently uses the following for creating visual media...
Software;
Apophysis 2.02
Blender 2.41
Chaoscope 0.2.1
ChaosPro 3.2
DeepPaint 2.0
Lightwave 8.5
PhotoImpact 8
Poser 6
Terragen v0.9
TrueSpace 6.6
VUE 5 Infinite
and others.
Cameras;
Canon Z135 Sure Shot
Nikon D50 Outfit
Olympus Camedia C-700UZ
Hardware;
Dell Inspiron 8500 Computer
HP Business InkJet 1200n Printer
HP PhotoSmart 8250 Printer
HP ScanJet 4370 Scanner
Comments (22)
Zacko
I think this is like the 4th photo ive commented on in the last 5 minute that contains an abandoned old house, lol. That is one HUUUUGE tree by the way. I wouldnt mind setting up a new house in that area. Have a great day Troy. #:O)
NekhbetSun
Very good work ! makes ya wonder just what kind of lives transpired there...hope you're having a great day S (((Troy)))
ERMITA
So many abandoned houses on the country field! That's impressive! So lovely pleces to live in... sigh The big tree near the house looks so imponent! Fantastic! Have a wonderful day my friend!!
newleaf
A sad reminder of a happy home . Well captured
ana-maria
Fantastic shot of this beautiful place. Wonderful colors and light. Excellent capture!!!
mommavelvet9999
I would be hanging a tire swing from that big ol' tree!!! Maybe even building a tree house up in it!! Beautiful capture Troy! The lighting is just right in this view!
GBCalls
The house looks gray with age in the color filled surroundings that atill thrive. You can tell its fate at a glance. Excellent series.
jcv2
Lovely capture of this house! It's fantastic to see those single houses not in cities or towns but just all alone in a landscape! Gorgeous work, Troy! :)
claudialee
Great shot of "This Old House", as the song goes. It's a shame that there is never a history of these old houses printed by the door. Thanks for sharing, Have a nice Sunday.
nathalie06
I like this one as the other of your serie. It's not very original, but it's sincere !!!!! This one is small ? it's enough for me ;o)))))) Have a nice evening Troy. Hugs.
soulofharmony
agree with velvet absolutely beautiful... troy.. stunning
girsempa
The roof still looks in excellent shape... Chimney too... There's still a door... Sure it's abandoned??
Nath06
Lovely capture of this old house!! Bravo :)
Richardphotos
that would be perfect for me. I grew up in a very small house like this except ours was smaller. it was a dump but it was home.now it is just a memory after being burnt to kill the termites. excellent capture of this farm house
kimariehere
Such a charming cozy little home and beautiful surrounding colors nicely shot!! always love to see your work!!
dodgeart
i have to wonder if the owners of these places would let you look around w/ a metal detector. Another thing: looking at local public property records could yield alot of info as well as looking at old newspapers and phone books etc.
odie
This place looks like it has a lot of stories to tell. I really like this one! :0)
PeeWee05
Your compo really makes the place seem even more lonely! Great shooting!
cynlee
it has it's memories never forgotten alone of the winds.. they hold a certain poetry..
KiwiMiss
Soo many abandoned buildings in your area! All a joy to see through your eyes :)
Bothellite
These photos are so excellent. I envy your subjects... .. in this part of the country every former shack is now a millionaire's remodel job, it seems. I will always love your subject matter, wish that we had the opportunity.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Awesome pic... fascinating how those houses still are there.