Under the Geek Tree 2007

Under the Geek Tree 2007
Originally uploaded by Nuke_18042

A snap shot of the Geek Tree's skirt and small horde of geeky presents, including Expedition to Greyhawk Ruins and the Gunslinger Born graphic novel.

Spawn of the Geek Tree

Spawn of the Geek Tree
Originally uploaded by Nuke_18042

This is the smaller Geek Tree that I put up at work. It features a variety of micro ornaments that used to be on the main Geek Tree, but had to be taken down for fear that our toddler might try and eat them.

The Geek Tree 2006 Photo Set

For years, people have been asking me for pictures of the Geek Tree, and for years, I've been promising to find a way to take them. This year, I finally did. Check out the Geek Tree in all its glowing glory in this Flickr photo set.

I experimented with a couple of different approuches, but ultimately I hit upon taking the photos with my Sony Cybershot DSC-L1 digital camera on "auto" mode with multi-point focus enabled and the flash turned off. The baseline photos this created were not spectacular, but using Adobe Photoshop Element 3's "Auto Smart Fix" enhancement at 25-50% effectiveness I was able to improve the brightness and contrast of the photos without making them look bland and washed out. I'm pleased with the result -- the shots aren't spectacular, but they nicely illustrate the tree.