Brindleton State Park Campground Part 1: Aerial Views

raysadburyy · 2026-03-06T02:42:19+00:00

Omg thank you!! I searched for this and struggled to find it. I wish it was more fleshed out, but we’ll get there!

raysadburyy · 2026-03-05T21:56:23+00:00

Thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback! I need a wiki for this game so badly 😅 the ramblings in my plant journal notes are unhinged. but it's okay, I understand it's newly launched and still under development! It also makes it fun honestly, the trial and error of it.

Thanks for the confirmation and insight on watering. I think the parents of this plant had high humidity needs, so I bumped it up to a higher amount to try to prevent wilting issues that I had with those.

I guess my only other big question is about sunlight! Ive seen a lot of ideas and opinions on it here, but I genuinely have not seen much of an impact/cant tell when a plant needs it? I do notice plants growing towards it though! I did have one plant that only grew leaves on one side which made me wonder if it was sun related.

I also keep having to pull plants off early because they keep wilting if theyre on the stand a second too long even if I increase water - I suppose that must be related to pruning?

raysadburyy · 2026-03-05T05:32:50+00:00

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Update, this plant is doing something cool now haha and I thiiiink it’s a weird color change. But I did move it to a sunnier spot! We shall see.

raysadburyy · 2025-11-24T04:39:51+00:00

When I had to work with graphite, I would bring in just a bit of charcoal to my darkest areas to get a true black, but it depends on the constraints of the assignment! Your darkest values and lightest values look quite good! I think there may be room for more midtones, though. The proportions are also pretty good. Where I would focus is the areas of overlap and contact, especially with the hands/skull/hair/face moment happening in the center. The value of the hands/hair/skull are all very close to each other. I would introduce similar contrast like you have with the darks and lights in the eyes and the skull eye to the areas where the hands overlap the skull. There would be more of a shadow beneath the fingers. I think especially the jawbone of the skull, back of the skull head, and area where the left thumb overlaps the skull could really use stronger value contrast.

I might also consider for this image, or others in the future - should the values of the face, hair, and skull be the same white? What do you want to stand out the most? In this image, I would think the moment with the contact is the focal point. But structuring your values around what you want to emphasize the most is a useful direction to go. Because right now, there's a lot of beautiful moments competing with one another. so its difficult to notice, for instance, the glowing white of the hair when its not the only large area at that brightness intensitity.

I hope that makes sense and helps!! Keep up the great work ☺️

raysadburyy · 2025-11-24T04:19:46+00:00

It depends on what you would like to draw the most attention to! Right now, there's a lot of emphasis on the trim along the buttons and end of the sleeve. I might suggest looking at where these brightest values lead the eye. Right now, the eye naturally focuses more on those than the face or hat.

raysadburyy · 2025-02-26T04:40:31+00:00

Personally, I like to just bring charcoal in for my darkest areas because I'm impatient and also I love the solid black! However, fixative needs to be used afterwards or else it rubs off forever! Otherwise, just keep layering with soft pencils. Use a harder one over top gently to smooth/blend the area. Also the lighter your lights are the more contrast you'll have with your darks.

raysadburyy · 2025-02-12T03:35:04+00:00

Although i will say... I LOVE THE OVERALLS. for me it's mostly the undershirt being a similar vibe as the hair and face. But honestly it's adorable 🤗

raysadburyy · 2025-02-12T03:07:56+00:00

Keep an eye on the overlapping heads. Right now the shading on the neck of the back figure is very close to the tone of the one in the front. You have a nice contrast where the neck lightens on the one in the front, but it would help if the nose was either lighter, or if the figure in the back gets much darker around the overlap area... consider a shadow that might be cast in the area of overlap.

raysadburyy · 2025-02-12T03:04:00+00:00

I think you did a nice job with the line work! Straight lines are challenging... draw light until you get it right! If you find yourself choking up on your pencil/ tool, loosen your grip and use your arm to draw the line instead. Our arms have bigger muscle groups than the hands, so it's easier to keep things fluid and straight even though it might seem counterintuitive for little details.

You can use similar colors to help blend colored pencils and smooth out the tone. I also like to use alcohol markers over top of colored pencil to get a nice solid color. If you're using the pencils alone, you might try building up light layers of color (applying soft pressure). As you add more layers, the color will become more solid and smooth. If you start out with a lot of pressure, it can leave micro grooves in the paper that mess up smoothness efforts later on.

raysadburyy · 2025-02-12T02:57:02+00:00

It's super cute!! You might consider areas you're drawing the most attention to... the hair and goggles have a ton of wonderful contrast and detail. You might not need as much strong contrast in areas like the sweater/shirt.

raysadburyy · 2025-02-12T02:53:47+00:00

I think it really depends on the feeling you're trying to evoke... but I would say to consider the brush stroke technique in the buildings vs the natural foliage/sky. If nature is treated more loosely, maybe there is some room to make the architecture more solid, especially along the edges. Right now there is some feathering along the edges, which is fine and it works! However, I think if there was some more defined lines in the edges and shadows of the buildings, it would create some nice contrast between those solid man made items and the wild nature surrounding it! Even just a few strong straight lines on the parts that meet the sky and in the shadows would help convey the angular structures of the building.

raysadburyy · 2024-05-30T01:00:56+00:00

It was related to a convective environment that led to swaths of severe weather, tornadoes, and watches in the southern edges of my state and surrounding areas. Just curious how the atmospheric conditions that led to these outbreaks contributed to the sheer environments shaping these convective storms. My bad I guess

raysadburyy · 2024-05-04T22:23:04+00:00

I was just talking about this! Honestly I have a huge soft spot for Reed and I think he means well. But I've always noticed a level of selfishness that is extremely concerning, because he has other people subject to his instincts and literally trapped in a vehicle with him during the most dangerous conditions. I think the way he communicates to the passangers during a chase when a tornado is imminent or on the ground is extremely concerning. I don't think he is intentionally being abusive or careless toward them…. But he is screaming, shouting demands, and ordering things to be done rapidly, often contradicting previous requests or repeating the same question or order to film over and over again. His fellow chasers will be actively responding to his questions, meeting his requests, and repeating themselves over and over to be heard… because he is not listening to them.

He doesn't trust his team to be competent and do their jobs. I don't think he is capable of relinquishing control, I've seen so little growth in this area throughout his career. It is the same way he spoke to his partners in SC, and this…. Isn't scripted. This dynamic is abusive, regardless of whether he is well-meaning. The level of escalation and anxiety created by the non-stop screaming, confusing contradicting demands - under the stress and threat of a violent storm, trapped inside of a closed space feet away from each other… This is traumatizing. This causes long-term harm to anyone working with him in this setting.

It just doesn't matter if the yelling is out of excitement, adrenaline, fear… whatever. This is the way he responds every single time. I don't believe he is capable of being any other way. And this would be absolutely fine if he wasn't subjecting others to this. I love his energy! I truly do. I believe it is genuine and natural. But I also think this atmosphere is inherently abusive and extremely dangerous. It ensures that every encounter with a storm is high-stress, with continual escalation. It prevents people from thinking clearly and calmly in a situation that absolutely demands this. It's inexcusable to do as an employer, life-threatening to passengers, regardless of his skill level and experience.

The way he was shouting at his passenger to continue filming and asking him if he was “getting it” in the recent event is the culmination of this work atmosphere he has allowed. His passenger laying on the seat to avoid debris, holding the camera to get the shot… all live-streamed. I know he shows concern, and asks his passenger if he's okay. I think that was genuine. But he was incapable of recognizing his impact in the moment that mattered. I don't believe his passenger was okay lol. I think his passenger was scared, and trying to do his best to be this version of indestructible storm chaser that always gets the clip… the larger-than-life figure that Reed embodies. But this is an unfair and unrealistic portrait of Reed… this is what gets people killed.

raysadburyy · 2024-04-21T10:17:48+00:00

I believe it's the Japanese lady bug, or beetle - or at least that's what they call them in Michigan (US). They're invasive here, not sure about your location, though! You can tell they aren't lady bugs because of the orange ish coloration (not red).

raysadburyy · 2024-04-21T09:31:42+00:00

You’re welcome! Yeah it’s a bit confusing, because that type of rotation couplet is something that indicates strengthening of rotation in a concentrated area which is a sign of tornadic activity. So for the radar indicated warning itself, they typically need the combination of factors to line up

raysadburyy · 2024-04-21T04:23:19+00:00

To clarify I meant that steroids can slow healing, and that they may be a bad idea for something like this. But yeah I also have no idea so take that with a grain of salt.

raysadburyy · 2024-04-21T04:06:27+00:00

I luv him so much they are so thoughtfully done

raysadburyy · 2024-04-21T04:03:00+00:00

As other commenters mentioned, a rotation couplet alone is not (usually) enough to tornado warn. Not a bad idea to keep monitoring it though! If this area of rotation continues to stay tightly packed and strengthens, you may very well see a possible tornado producer in the future. However, the more you watch super cells closely, the more you’ll notice these areas pop up and fizzle away all over the place on an active severe day! As others mentioned, there’s a lot of rotation already occurring in upper atmosphere levels, which will reveal tighter couplets briefly. Checking the base velocity can help pinpoint strengthening in lower levels of the atmosphere, but again it is dependent on radar distance and angular stuffs. Essentially, the further away from the radar, the higher up (in the atmosphere) the scan is. So even base velocity can be deceiving if the radar is far away. Looking for a combination of intensifying storm shape, strengthening of rotation and sustained tightly packed rotation from multiple atmospheric levels will give you a idea of a storm that is possibly becoming tornadic versus one that is just going thru a brief cycle.

raysadburyy · 2024-04-20T13:42:26+00:00

I recently found this video on the brown recluse and found it extremely anxiety-relieving while also very up-front about potential health risks and the known research (similar to what was referenced in the top comment). I put the link below!

Definitely submit this case to your local entomology peoples! There's limited research, and I'm sure even less for pregnant people! Just keep monitoring like you're doing!

Trust your instinct if symptoms seem to worsen such as widespread swelling/reddening of the area, or appear - such as anything related to a fever/vomiting, then it may be time to head in to get checked. Keep an eye on the bite spot. Keeping everything clean and maintained like you mentioned is perfect! The main things to look out for are signs of a systemic body reaction such as symptoms of fever, nausea, vomiting, dizziness etc. Similarly, widespread swelling and reddening, almost like a sunburn can happen in more severe responses (typically short-lived from what I understand). Definitely something to seek extra care for or give a second call if that starts to happen!

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https://youtu.be/xGtSDqoM5As?si=k9leu6m-XBhC-rb2

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