A talk on using digital tools and online information sources to research and produce a classic field guide on southeastern and Gulf Coast marine wildlife.
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Notes de l'éditeur
Student of Noble’s at Southern BS & MS in Biology Story about getting out of a term paper by doing bird illustrations
Worked on Falkner Island project in 1970s & 1980s
Particular love for seabirds and the coastal environment
Original idea for seabirds and whales gradually expanded
WYSIWYG throughout the development process Complete set of production tools on my desktop
Used to work in watercolors Photoshop techniques are remarkably similar
Computer illustration takes about 1/3 or less than conventional illustration
The computer isn’t an “art robot” The speed comes from “undo” and being able to work without worry of messing up a piece
Layering Endless perfect copies
Just as much fun to illustrate on the computer as in older techniques
Composites with photos Trees are from the Bahia Honda parking lot The water in the lower right is from Bluff Point The beauty of digital imaging is flexibility
Research
Common moorhen
Delray - Boynton Beach, just south of West Palm Beach Wakodahatchee example
Green Cay Park
Incredibly rich information for site research Roads, local photos, directions, places to eat
Connections to Google Earth
I already “knew” the place long before I actually arrived Know the roads, park layouts, best times of year, places to see, habitats, likely birds
Hooking the environment to the Web Quick response coding (or something like it) built into cell phones Web GPS Google Earth and other geographic tools “ Knowledge in the world” in real time
Common moorhen
Great Blue Heron Great Egret
Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
SHIFT TO THE KEYS ENVIRONMENTS
Lewis and Costello
Lake Mattamuskeet Just inland from Pamlico Sound
Roanoke Sound Sound Bottlenose Dolphin Dolphin watches from around the Whalebone Junction area.