A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Just about the time I delude myself into thinking I’m an OK photographer, I stumble across someone who is doing truly great things. One such person is Flickr photographer Johnny Blood. I am amazed at the quality, clarity, color, and composition he is able to achieve. One of the most incredible things is his abilty … Read More “Recent Flickr Discoveries” »
Friday night we invited Laura’s Techniques students over for pizza. We had about 50 people show up. As many rooms and chairs as we had available, they still wanted to sit on the floor all in one room. Paul pulled out the Magnetix and started making molecular models. Saturday was a gathering of … Read More “Gatherings” »
The Digital Photography School has been a wealth of Photoshop tips this week. First, Elise Hennen has posted four mini-tutorials on using filter overlays. I like these effects, however, they don’t all work for every image. Each introduces some element of distortion into the image. It’s just a matter of where or not that distortion … Read More “Photoshop Roundup” »
"The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time." – Nick Charles in The Thin Man (1934) 3 oz Bombay Sapphire or Absolut Citron (depending on mood) 3 Queen olives … Read More “Trinity Martini” »
Well, Sally, you have to remember that back then temperatures used to get down into the 20s and 30s during winter. We used to spend more time outside during summer than we did in winter. That’s all different now… I was beginning to wonder if winter was ever going to get here. Last Sunday night … Read More “Grandpa, What Was Snow Like?” »
By the time we had recovered sufficiently to get out and about, our breakfast at Stax became brunch. From there, we headed over to the Motortrend Auto Show that’s playing this weekend. There were some interesting vehicles. The little convertible roadsters were drawing lots of attention, as was the Toyota FJ Cruiser. Several clubs … Read More “Auto Show” »
Dinner with Chip and Houston was at the Bohemian Cafe, followed by board games, video games, and the perfection of a recipe for Manhattans over at Chip’s place until the wee hours of the morning. Even though I’d been up for nearly twenty-one straight hours, my recovery time took less than Houston, and I … Read More “Antiqued” »
With Laura out of town at a conference and a long weekend at my disposal, I had decided to goof off with Houston, and hopefully get a few decent shots. Houston and I have had some strange photo adventures over the many years, going all the way back to when we built pinhole cameras, and … Read More “Glassy Mountain to Twin Falls” »
This morning I got up at the same time I usually do on weekdays – 5:30 am. That’s ridiculous for a Saturday of a long weekend, but I had a goal. I wanted to capture sunrise of the Piedmont from Bald Rock. Primed with coffee and a biscuit from McDee’s, I drove straight up to … Read More “Piedmont Sunrise” »
For every situation in life there exists at least one song or bastardization thereof. Taylor’s Axiom I’ve posted them before. As a musician, those are words I’ve tried to live by. As a hobbyist, I like to find songs that fit my current passion. I’ve collected river songs for when I’m kayaking, songs about maps … Read More “Photography Songs” »