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
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Comments (11)
NekhbetSun
This is quite odd isn't it...never seen a branch grow like that before...nice crisp clear photo hugs
claudialee
So, how long did it take you to tie that limb in a loop? That;s really quite a feat and great photo. Hugs!!
-GaWa-
very cool!
TwoPynts
The curl of the branch is quite interesting, and the image almost graphic against the clear blue sky.
nathalie06
Lol, that's a joke of Mother Nature ! And in the Trees in particular there are often stranges and lovely things to see. Well done to have seen this one Troy, it's a wonder ! Hugs. V
mommavelvet9999
Not so sure about it being a joke of Nature, but she was saying something! A wonderous capture here, Troy!
Zacko
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!! How cool is that!!!! What a wicked find my friend, and that blue sky behind it really make it look superb. Very classy shot. Have a great day! #:O)
jcv2
Oh wow, incredible find of this remarkably bent tree! How in the world is THAT possible! Stunning capture, very original! :)
kimariehere
WOW!! EXCELLENT FIND!! almost like a big hand with a twisted thumb reaching to the heavens!! AMAZING wonderous growth!!
cynlee
there'll always be one that just has to be a bit crazy & veer away from the norm! kewl find troy! :]
dodgeart
Looks like something I'd expect to find inside my dreams or sketchbooks, not out there in the "real world" of North Carolina....Good catch Sir Troy!