A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came on ABC Family Channel this evening as part of their 25 Days of Christmas. The book upon which the movie is based was written by Ian Fleming, and it bears more than a passing resemblance to its darker cousin , the James Bond Series. First there’s the producer. Everyone tends … Read More “James Bond vs Dick Van Dyke” »
It’s been quite the party-party week. Tuesday night was spent at the Furman Alumni Party at the Poinsett Club. It was quite the event with party attire, harp music, and a wine tasting. Friday night brought a nice dinner with the Kaups at Flat Rock Grille with the Furman Faculty Party at the White Oaks … Read More “Schmoozing” »
Saturday our god-daughter, Rebecca, celebrated her third birthday. She wanted a "yellow" party, since that’s her favorite color. Most everyone wore yellow, mostly T-shirts and shorts. Here is is mid-December, and it’s in the seventies – quite a change from this time last year. There were yellow cupcakes, yellow crafts, and all manner of other … Read More “Yellow (not red)” »
I decided not to miss any more opportunities, or at least to make my own. This morning I got up very early (actually, my normal work week time) and headed out to take some shots with my new lens. I had two goals – first, to get some long exposure shots before the sun actually … Read More “Morning Light with the New Lens” »
We have a cat with a broken leg. Rascal already had a weak leg because of severe injuries sustained when just a kitten. His paw was crushed by a dog when he was just six weeks old, and the vet at the time thought that it would have to be amputated. However, he recovered, and … Read More “Rascal” »
Flickr has a new Easter Egg (or would that be a Christmas egg?) as part of its programming. If you place a note on a photo with the phrase "ho ho ho hat", a Santa hat will be added to the image. Likewise, if you add a note with "ho ho ho beard", a Santa … Read More “Ho Ho Ho Hat” »
The day began with self-reflection brought on by the funky fog, then had ups and downs along the way. We had a nice meeting with my tech team, but other difficulties popped up, about which I won’t elaborate here. Laura suprised me at home with presents and a nice meal. In particular, she got me … Read More “New Lens” »
I love the fog. I would really like to shoot some long-exposure photos in the early morning with trees outlined and barely visible. I especially like it when the sun begins the break through. Today had all those features. As I drove to work, I mentally framed dozens of potential photos. Problem was, here I … Read More “Opportunity” »
I had my 15 seconds of fame on the Internet this week. My article comparing fast food colors with species mimicry was included on Boingboing.net. It didn’t gather quite the attention of Chip’s soiled sweatpants used as packing material, but it was more than this poor website could handle for awhile. On Tuesday when it … Read More “My 15 Seconds” »
The Greenville School District still seems to be reeling from the fallout over confidential student data. The Greenville News announced that the district is implementing a training session for administrators regarding data security. Greenville County Schools unveiled a new computer security awareness program to trustees Tuesday. Superintendent Phinnize Fisher described the program as a … Read More “More on Data Security” »