Oura Smart Ring Commercial – Style, Storage, and Scenery

Oura is a tech company that makes smart rings to track health data. A tag line they use is “always wearable,” and they have a commercial boasting about the storage and style of the jewelry in their collection. Take a look then scroll down for more info!

The commercial stars skier Lindsey Vonn and basketballer Chris Paul. There’s also a supporting cast represented in an upscale hotel room and running on a road. This is to show the two sides of this ring – it’s appeal for fashion and it’s usage in exercise. Something I noticed is the location of the joggers.

Realistically speaking, no, they didn’t run up and down those mountains because it’s a commercial. The director got the clip he or she needed and they were outta there! But how about that scenery? The beautiful, mountainous horizon (probably California?) isn’t the only location with this kind of beauty. Here are a few of my favorite photos I’ve taken that include roads and gorgeous backdrops. The following images and my entire portfolio of wildlife, landscapes, and more (located here) are available for purchase and download as one-of-a-kind artwork, so take a look when you get a chance.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Chevy EV Commercial – The Music

Chevrolet has a new commercial featuring their lineup of electric vehicles. Check it out then scroll down for info on the music…

The vehicles shown are the Volt, Blazer, Equinox, and Silverado. Unfortunately, the tiny fine print at the bottom of the ad reads:

“Pre-production products shown throughout. Actual production models will vary. Silverado EV available fall 2023. Equinox EV available spring 2023. Blazer EV SS available fall 2023.”

In other words, right now you can only get a Bolt, which has been the case since 2016/17.

The Music. The soundtrack of this ad is “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac, released in 1987.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Photos Before and After, My Favorites

Hello and thanks for coming by today. I love to write so I’m very glad you clicked over! I post every day at 1pm central. I also love taking photos (take a look at my galleries here). With photos, just like with words, there’s some editing that goes on with the original image. Every once in a while I don’t change the image at all, but then other times I adjust the brightness/contrast or change it to black and white. And beyond that, there are inspirational moments where I get a little crazy (for instance, the Halloween images I posted yesterday or these before and after bird photos), so I thought today might be fun to share a few of my favorite more-heavily edited photos, the ones that are manipulated into something different from the original photos. I’ll add a little description of each one, too. First you’ll see the original, then followed by the edited version.

Seahorse. I’ve never found a seahorse on the shore before until a little one washed up one summer day. I took a few photos and then, in a moment of surprise and confusion, realized my beagle ate it! RIP little horse of the sea.

Jesus. This image comes from a cemetery statue. If you’ve been following the site for a little while, you might have picked up that I like taking photos at (and visiting) cemeteries. Towering over those resting in peace was a tall statue of Jesus and I thought it would make a great photo.

Rings of Color. It was Independence Day and I was practicing with light and a longer exposure. Not all of them turned out as cool, but this is one I kinda liked a lot. It was one of my nieces using a sparkler in a circular motion.

Foxy. This was a crazy moment. I was taking photos of an alligator and all of the sudden noticed there was a fox sitting a lot closer than I ever thought a fox would be to an alligator. And sometimes, regarding the editing image below, too much of a good thing is an even better thing.

Palm Branches. The original photo was from a park in central Florida. Not a whole lot of editing but I thought it would look interesting to use extreme levels of brightness and contrast with additional color.

If you have some art to show, I’d love to hear about it! What’s your favorite type of image to edit and change?

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-Out of the Wilderness

Daydreaming dog

My sister’s dog returned home after a week with the vet for some health things and on the way back she loved looking out the window. She was a little groggy but seemed so happy to be free again!

My sister helping get the dog hair after I lifted the pup into the car

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-Out of the Wilderness

Spooky Halloween photos

I thought it might be fun to put together some eerie images for the upcoming Halloween holiday. These are all montages of images I’ve taken in the past and I’m pretty happy with how they all turned out. Do any of them stand out to you for their spookiness?

(Click on the image title and you can use them for all your haunting holiday needs)

Spooky night. A cool fall evening accompanied by spooky noises from the forest and a full moon.

Medium well. Who knew a neighborhood fire pit could serve up a tasty BBQ dinner?

Possessive. This picture is “raising” some concerns.

Catch the red eye. This might be why people have trouble maintaining eye contact.

Red angel. Red has gotta be the most common color of Halloween.

Eyes in the back of your head. Yeah, that whole eye contact thing again.

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-Out of the Wilderness