A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I love snow days. Even though I know I’ve got to make up the time, and that’s more problematic since I’m a 12-month employee, I still like making a lazy day of it. The snow began last night and fell steadily throughout. I took a couple of shots with my new flash unit as it … Read More “Snow Day” »
They say that bad things come in threes. I guess it depends on how you figure this particular situation. We’ve had four major appliances just decide that they were not going to work any more – a strike, of sorts. First there was the hot tub that decided it wasn’t going to heat any water. … Read More “Revenge of the Appliances” »
UPDATE: Sadly, it appears that Cafe Paulista didn’t make it. There was an “Available” sign in the window when I drove by the other day (6/6/2012). It’s possible that they have moved to another location, but I doubt it. One of my hard and fast rules when reviewing restaurants is that I don’t review the … Read More “Cafe Paulista Revisita” »
I’ve read several “Best of 2007” or “New for 2008” articles lately dealing with web applications and what authors consider to be their favorites. These include Will Richardson’s roundup on Weblogg-ed, TechCrunch’s “Web 2.0 Companies I Couldn’t Live Without,” and Lifehacker’s “Top 10 Underhyped Webapps.” There is some overlap in these lists, and several of … Read More “Cool Tools Roundup” »
I think every blog on the planet eventually has a post about the owner’s cat(s). Although I’ve posted when one of our cats has a significant event (illness or injury, usually) I don’t normally post every time they cough up a hairball or do something cute. In this case, it’s more about photography. In the … Read More “Obligatory Cat Entry” »
I’m not quite sure how I missed this one. Apparently Microsoft Labs came out with this really cool product in 2006, and I’m just now learning about it. Even though I’m behind the curve, I think it’s worth mentioning here. Take a photo sharing site such as Flickr. You have thousands of users uploading thousands … Read More “Microsoft Photosynth” »
NOTE: Happy to report that Haus Edelweiss has reopened, and is doing fine. Today I learned of the demise of one of my favorite Greenville restaurants – Haus Edelweiss. I almost went there for lunch yesterday instead of Cafe Paulista. An unconfirmed source stated that the original owner had sold the place a couple of … Read More “RIP, Haus Edelweiss” »
NOTE: This restaurant has closed. It being my last day of Christmas break, I figured I’d try a new restaurant. Also, it’s been a long time since I’ve done a review. For today’s outing, I decided to try the new Cafe Paulista Grille on Wade Hampton, which specializes in Brazilian cuisine. Atmosphere The cafe is … Read More “Cafe Paulista Grille” »
Several weeks ago someone had posted a comment in the Geotagging Flickr discussion forum about a new geotagging program called Geosetter. I downloaded the software before the holiday break, but didn’t have a chance to try it out until my Tigerville excursion this morning. The program opens up with a fairly simple interface and an … Read More “Geosetter” »
Perhaps last night’s comments about local photography should be a New Year’s resolution. I’m not much at making resolutions, since I’m so miserable at keeping them. However, here are two. First, I’m going to try to take a picture of SOMETHING every day. The disclaimer is the word “try.” Also, the word “something” is key. … Read More “North to Tigerville” »