René Ferdinand Rivera Morell

@grafikrobot.bsky.social

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I program, mostly in C++, and mostly game engine systems. But I also manage to program open source tools, libraries, and contribute to C++ standardization. I've been known to take pictures, many, many pictures. https://robot-dreams.net/grafik/

Sitting, looking out across a lake to another shore at sunset. The foreground has the silhouette of a fence, a tree, and a dock. Followed, upwards, to the orange, sun painted, lake with a floating platform, in water and color. Divided by the shadow of the far shore. Then the sky in three parts: the light yellow and orange of the subset, a bank of darker clouds with orange-grey-blue coloring. And finally topped with the blue-grey sky.

This was taken in Michigan, US. And while the scene look warm and inviting.. The water was obscenely cold!!!

This is a cross section of a simple looking rock face but with a perfectly straight band of a white marble. The band goes horizontally bisecting the frame.

Sunset colored sky fill with clouds over a field of grass. The sunset colors of yellow-white to light blue cover the sky from horizon to zenith. With colors interrupted by many puffy clouds of darker shades. In the sky flies a formation of dozens of birds migrating for their Winter home.

The Illinois House of Representatives shows just a room. A room with tables arranged as a semi-circle around a half-circle podium. A room with symmetric chandeliers, columns, windows, vote displays, balconies. But most importantly, a room of people voicing the concerns of their neighbors.

A view of the structure of the Chicago Centennial Wheel from inside a gondola. Looking towards the center. Looking deceptively like one could take a stroll on the girders. The entire structure is bright white in the clear and sunny day.

Closeup of a Ruby Spider daylili. The daylili has rich red petals with a bright green to yellow core. The stamen on this are slightly curving upwards and full of pollen. The flower has a spattering of water droplets from a fresh Spring shower.

An american holly bush with freshly growing, green, berries. The holly leaves, with their bright rich green color, are to the left and right of the frame. Two branches of berries are in the middle and top. And, almost entirely bisecting the frame, is almost white vines.

This is part of the band-shell that shows the mixture of curved flowing form versus sharp flat forms. They are all composed of formed steel rectangles glittering in the sun. On the left, and bottom, is the flat forms composed of 3 parts. And on the right and top, is the curved continuous form. Both divided by "empty" space. The curved form seemingly bulging outwards, from a flat form, as if punch by a giant fist.

At the bottom half of the frame one is looking down, and between two trees, at a ground spring. The water coming out is white with bubbles and moving fast. The upper half is filled with fallen trees covered in bright green moss and other vegetation over the river the spring flows into.

Deer crossing river caught in action. The river is calm and shows an almost perfect reflection of the deer.

Looking out a windows from a desk with laptop, mouse, journal, and "Generation Robot" book on the table. Out the window is the Mullica River flowing past with a small sandy "beach". Across the river the Wharton State Forest fills the background. The sky is overcast and uniformly grey.

Why would anyone want a boring "manhole" cover when you could paint, like in this case, in all kinds of color. This square "traffic signals" utility cover on the sidewalk has a diamond relief pattern. Each single diamond is painted yellow, blue, pink, orange, white, and brown. Although it seems like a random arrangement, maybe the artist had some hidden meaning.

A half of the smooth mirror surface of the Chicago Cloud Gate (aka Bean) sculpture. Here it mirrors a pure clear blue sky and part of the skyline.

Retro typewriter keycaps on short 84 keyboard. Looking from left down to the right of the keyboard. Each round or rounded key has a black face, chrome rim, and translucent "labels". This picture is without back illumination.

Give peace a chance! A white dove at the Parque de las Palomas in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The dove is poised looking to the right within one of the, almost perfectly dark, square perch holes in the wall of the park. This is a closeup of one such hole. The wall is a patchwork of old mortar and brick dating to Spanish conquest times.

Young Cooper's Hawk hanging out on a branch. Like all young ones they know they are invincible and hang out without a care in the world.

The frame is filled with a closeup of a wall of mollusks. All pointing towards us in a jagged arrangement all in different orientations. The shells are white and give the impression of a wall of dozens of teeth. If I didn't know better it might even look like an alien nightmare.

A small field of flowers. All white petals, with purple veins and a yellow triangular root. They have a dark purple center of stamen. On the left of this photo is a close up view of one such flower. With many others in the background.

The Sahalie Falls in Oregon. This river creates a turbulent water cascade with two split falls, one large one small. There are many proudly tall conifers surrounding the water. But the rocks below are covered in moss, grass, and small plants. Seemingly to better feed on the mist from the falls.

Painting of a farm field in extreme perspective, displayed on a community center window. The red and orange alternating till lines beckon you to the far away farm houses. The sky is an angry red rust tone as if the world is on fire on what can only be a hot Summer day. Two birds fly in that sky. Where the only reprieve is the green-blue slim line of forest in the horizon.

In the tree town USA of Evanston Illinois you could hardly tell that the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee is endangered as it's seemingly everywhere. This specimen is enjoying an afternoon snack on a patch of pink Monardas. We see the bee's folded wings as it hangs on to the thin flowing petals. And can see the characteristic yellow/brown fuzz with darker center patch for this bee.

From the bottom steps of the Madison Wisconsin capitol looking at the outside main entry of the building. A large dome with tall columns fronting the entrance. Many steps leading up to the entry. With flowers and trees to welcome you.

Looking at a Summer sunset from Isla Flores, Guatemala. Cloudy, but golden skies illuminate the lake. Only to be interrupted by Islote Santa Bárbara. A natural splendor in preparation to celebrate an anniversary.

Along the north branch of the Chicago River a fallen tree provides tenuous crossing over the shallow flowing, but murky, water. Does one risk walking on the trunk to cross? Or just live and get wet?

Dozens of miniature perfectly round mushrooms emanating from the inside of a decaying fallen tree trunk. As if a parade of fungi across the bark. With a hint of bright green moss at the bottom edge of the parade. As if spectating the relative giants.

Looking out across the Kilauea Iki Crater from the East end of the trail getting ready to cross the live hot caldera. Blue sky above and black lava rock below squeeze the crater walls between. A lone, red, sacred Ohia Lehua flower on the right foreground welcomes one tot he trail.

Forrest path that connects through a narrow single log foot bridge. The foot bridge has a single wood railing on the left side. The bridge goes over a creek and a large fallen tree.

Looking through foreground conifers across blue lake waters to a mountain peak with a clear blue sky mountain and sky spotted with small clouds.

Bright orange flower with yellow stamen center on a field of green leaves. There is a singular bee working to extract nectar from the flower.

Kite show with many kits flying including: sharks, squid, cat, ray, clown fish, but dominated by a giant multi-color octopus on a clear blue sky and sandy beach.

Looking up at the dome of the Springfield Illinois USA capitol building. Part of the railing of the middle and upper floors are visible around and to the left. The dome goes from green, brown, golden, sky blue, alabaster, to golden colors as it descends from topmost to the visible bottom rings.

A fuchsia peony flower with yellow bright center lit by the bright morning Spring, early Summer, sun.

Hand with orange nails holding orange water bottle with {•DISBELIEF written on it.

Sunset sky view of Chicago with blue to orange. With light shafts through the mostly cloudy sky.

Women's Junior Novice 8+ rowers at the finish line of the Chicago Tough Cup X 2024.

Kids of various ages digging and sifting an archaeology segments next to an already dug chultun.