A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
One of my colleagues, Susan Hanks, sent this to us via e-mail. I thought it was interesting enough to pass along here… Do you realize how early Easter is this year? As you may know, Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (March 20). This dating of … Read More “An Early Easter” »
A new menace has hit the streets of Greenville. Last night the Falls Park area was invaded by a roving gang of photographers. Two rival factions actually joined forces for this assault – the Exposure.Greenville! group on Flickr, and the Travelers Rest Photography Group. I arrived at the appointed spot at River Place at 7:15, … Read More “Roving Gangs of Photographers” »
In a few minutes I leave to meet with the Exposure.Greenville! photography group. Somehow I got corralled into being one of the organizers of this informal Flickr group, and tonight we’re gathering at River Place to do some long-exposure photography of the Falls area. Usually there are only three or four of is at these … Read More “Paintball with Cameras” »
On a rare Monday night when I don’t have rehearsal, I was watching BBC’s Top Gear. The three hosts had each selected a supercar – one Lamborghini, one Aston Martin, and one Porsche – and were driving across Europe looking for the perfect road upon which to test the cars. The scenery the guys came … Read More “Memories of Europe” »
Ralph Nader has once again announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Failing to gain the support of a major (or not-so-major) party, he is running as an independent. This got me thinking about the other also-rans – that extremely long list of candidates that never get the coverage of the Hillaries, Obamas, … Read More “Vote for Michael” »
Having been cooped up in the house for several days, I was getting a bit stir crazy. I decided to take my camera down to Falls Park and see what was happening. It seems that on this beautiful pre-spring day, most of Greenville had the same idea. Lots of the folks visiting the park were … Read More “Another Reedy Falls Outing” »
Had a bit of dental surgery last Thursday, so I’m limited to a diet of soft foods for next couple of weeks. The surgery went well, and I haven’t had too much pain. Just don’t expect any restaurant reviews for awhile unless they specialize in overcooked grits. In addition to grits, there have been soups, … Read More “Soft Foods” »
Last night the weather was perfect for observing the lunar eclipse, and we had a great location for viewing. Laura’s Chemistry Techniques class was having an end-of-term party at the Hanks-Veas estate north of Travelers Rest. The skies up there were certainly darker than our downtown location, so I loaded up telescopes, cameras, and binoculars … Read More “Lunar Eclipse” »
…Let me count the ways. I do believe that if I’m ever at a point where I have to purchase a new computer and the only Windows option is Vista, I’ll buy a Mac instead. I’ve been working with Vista on the laptop I got last August, and to say that it’s frustrating is an … Read More “Vista, How Do I Loathe Thee?” »
A little over a year ago I posted some instructions about how to construct a home made light box for taking pictures like the one above. Since I had recently done a VoiceThread about high speed photography, I thought I would do one for light box photography as well. So, without further ado, here is … Read More “Lightbox VoiceThread” »