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A Digital Scrapbook for the Past, Present, and Future

Abstract Saint Louis
|| 11/21/2004 || 3:45 pm || Comments Off on Abstract Saint Louis || ||

I leave tonight to go back to Saint Louis via Greyhound. Its about 20 hours of fun fun fun. I need to go buy a book to read. I got a nifty pocket sized atlas from NIMA last week at the GWU Geography Department’s GIS Day. I look forward to reading that some, but I’ll need something a little more in depth. Regardless, I can’t wait to see my family and more importantly, get out of DC for a week!

Star of Saint Louis
|| 11/20/2004 || 3:48 pm || Comments Off on Star of Saint Louis || ||

I snagged this satellite image of downtown Saint Louis from the National Map a long time ago, but for some reason Bryce would not accept it. I ended up tweaking the image the “right way” and now I have another satellite image to use for my renderings:-) I actually want to make a special rendering with this image when I get back from Sioux City, Iowa. I already know the name I am going to use: “Shadow of Greatness”

Why? Well there are 3 shadows represented in the actual image- one visible, two slightly visible. The visible one is the shadow of the Gateway Arch, and the other two are the Eads Bridge and the TWA logo on the dome.

The Gateway Arch is my favorite monument in the world. Topping out at 630 feet, its 75 feet taller than the Washington Monument, but its the message that it carries that I like the most. Its the same message that the Eads Bridge carries as well- the Gateway to the West.

The Eads Bridge was the first bridge built over the Mississippi River and it was also the first bridge to have both rail and human traffic. After its completion people & goods could finally go coast to coast. Its now used for the Saint Louis Metrolink and the first stop in Illinois is the Casino Queen(also a shadow of a casino!). You gotta love mass transit that takes you places- like casinos!

As for theTWA logo, it has since been replaced with the Edward Jones logo and the airlines, which was once one of the largest airlines in the world, has been purchased by American Airlines. My father has worked for TWA/AA since 1994 and I proudly own quite a bit of vintage TWA apparel.

I think the image will have one large shadow and use the satellite image, but I’m not sure what primitives to use for the actual rendering… Should look pretty cool though :-)

Abstract Brussels
|| 11/19/2004 || 12:59 pm || Comments Off on Abstract Brussels || ||

Abstract DC
|| 11/18/2004 || 12:30 am || Comments Off on Abstract DC || ||

Now compare with a photo of me taken yesterday-

Abstract Netherlands
|| 11/16/2004 || 7:22 pm || Comments Off on Abstract Netherlands || ||

This image kinda looks like a dude in a gas mask. I had no intentions of it looking remotely like that. The wierd part is that it finished rendering on the same day my gask mask was delivered. It took about 10 days, but NBC Gask Masks sold me a nifty product. I’ve practiced putting it on (pretend fire drill style) a few times, but lets hope I never have to use it. Yet living in DC with 4 more years of Bush, I am expecting some acid reflux in the belly of the beast, and Mr. Ridge told me to be prepared, or was that scared? Regardless, I have my gask mask stowed away in my emergency medical kit. I guess you could say I’m a bonofide uncertified first responder.

Star of Brussels
|| 11/13/2004 || 11:39 pm || Comments Off on Star of Brussels || ||

Star of Ganges River Delta
|| || 10:54 am || Comments Off on Star of Ganges River Delta || ||

Star of the Ganges River Delta by Nikolas Schiller

Currently on display at the George Washington University’s Geography Department.

back at it..
|| 11/9/2004 || 9:59 am || Comments Off on back at it.. || ||

Now that the election is over and I’ve got a little more free time, I plan on posting a bit more to the Daily Render. Much of what little time I’ve spent on the computer this last month has been putting the Daily Render into photographic prints. This process (signing, naming, citing, and dating the rendering) takes FOREVER and zaps my CPU & RAM so that I can’t can’t use my computer for much web design. However, I do have 10 images that can be uploaded, printed out, and shipped at the click of a button. With Apple’s corporate relationship with Kodak, I am able to use iPhoto to seamless buy my renderings on photographic paper up to 30X20in. At roughly $25 a pop, I feel its one of the best deals I’ve found on the net. Yet, the renderings can be printed at 60X40, so eventually I am going to have to buck up and pay for an expensive printing sometime in the future. Regardless, so far I’ve spent about $150 getting 6 of them printed out, and I plan on getting another 3 more printed this week. I am in the process of making a page of my “signed” renderings similar to the Lenz Project link.

Errrr, time to go to work. I am going to become TIPS certified- add that to the resume…

Star of Bissau
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Star of the Mississippi River Delta
|| 11/8/2004 || 11:43 pm || Comments Off on Star of the Mississippi River Delta || ||

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Hello! Thanks for stopping by! My name is Nikolas Schiller. I am an American citizen currently living in New York City and working remotely to support structural change in Washington, DC.

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