Batch of photos

So, I've been getting back into photo editing and computer art. I took a bunch of pictures over witner break, and I've finally had the time to edit and touch some of them up. Here's a lookat some of my favorites. Somehow, I can't get my pictures too show up on here any bigger without clicking on them, which makes them gigantic.

This one was edited for contrast, and some other things. One of these days, I'm thinking of having a "before and after" post to show the types of things I change.
I loved the fusion of architectural influences in St. Augustine. The two main forts were both originally built by the Spanish but later occupied by the British and Americans. All the old building were made of coquina, which is fossilized, crushed shells.
That's all for now.

Getting real

So, I now have an actual reason to update my blog. From March 7 to 17, I will be participating in a delegation to El Salvador to observe their upcoming presidential election. I will have more details on this later, but I will basically be using my blog to describe my experiences there and my reactions to the electoral process.

In other news, I participated in my second ever kendo tournament yesterday. I lost both my individual and team match, but I definitely feel more confident about my abilities. I got some pretty good strikes in my first match, though I watched both of my opponents later in the tournament and concluded that they were both far above my level (my opponent in the team competition won the sandan division). Unlike in my first tournament, I have a pretty good idea of where I need to improve (compared to just knowing I need to do better), so I look forward to competing again soon.