A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
This year has not been good for paddlers. The drought has lowered water tables across the region, making many rivers unrunable. The best bet for a decent paddle are those rivers that are dam-controlled, such as the Green, Nantahala, and Tuckaseegee. Even then, you’re in for a rough, rock-strewn ride, as evidenced by my last … Read More “Dancing on the Tuck” »
This past week we learned of the passing of Dr. John E. Johns. Dr. Johns had been president of Furman University for eighteen years, from the 1970’s through the early 1990’s. He was president while I was an undergrad, and when Laura first started teaching at Furman. Dr. Johns’ tenure was marked by ever increasing … Read More “FU All the Time!” »
I got notice this morning that three more of my photographs have gotten some notice. First, I found that my photo of Lummi Peak with Sunflowers was selected for the Nikon Stunning Gallery. This is my eighth photo selected for the gallery. The photo is below: I had actually tagged several of my phoos from … Read More “More Press, More Publications” »
Google brought us the earth, then the sky. So it was natural that they turn their sights to the moon. Unlike Earth and Sky, Moon is not a separate application, but is accessed online similar to their Maps program. Users can zoom in and out (to a certain extent) and can pan across the terrain … Read More “Earth, Sky, and now Moon” »
There was one batch of Washington photos that I think need special attention. The Space Needle is a tilt-shifter’s dream come true. You have 360 degrees of scenery, but it’s interesting enough to make great subject matter for fake tilt-shifts. More importantly, the images aren’t distorted by window glass, so you’ve got even better starting … Read More “Tilting the Space Needle” »
I decided to do a mass upload of photos, rather than dole them out over time. I’ve got about 247 images that I decided would be OK to make public. There are a few tilt-shift, HDR, and lomo shots, but the majority are just scenery shots without much manipulation. All of the images can be … Read More “Washington Photos” »
I took a bunch of pictures – six gigabytes worth, apparently. There are some out-of-focus junk shots, but there are a surprising number that I really, really like. Some of the images I want to upload to Flickr right away, but some need deserve a bit of post-processing. Some of the images I took with … Read More “Vacation Post-Processing” »
When we left for Seattle, things were still up in the air with our sick little cat, Winnie. She seemed to be improving, and still had so much life that we didn’t want to put her down just for our convenience. We left instructions with our vet and with our house sitter that if she … Read More “Cat Update” »
We spent our last day on the island hanging close to home. Laura and I went out to the Padilla Bay Reserve in the morning for a walk around the bay, and I went out a couple of time to shoot pictures, but other than that it was a day for packing and getting things … Read More “From Washington to Washington, then home” »
A trip to Skagit wouldn’t be complete without a a ride in the Cascades, shopping in La Conner, a ferry ride, Deception Pass, and a meal at Chuckanut Manor. Tonight was our meal at Chuckanut, and it was one of the best we’ve had there. Background Chuckanut is a fixture in this area. It’s been … Read More “Chuckanut Manor” »