A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Today’s workshops went very well. As with yesterday, I did a basic Google Earth workshop then an advanced session. Both sessions were well-received, and I got some good positive feedback. By sheer happenstance these workshops are following a logical progression. The basic session focuses on just getting used to the program. First, there is simple … Read More “SCETV Day 2” »
When I hear the phrase “New Orleans Riverfront”, the river that springs to mind is NOT the Congaree. Nonetheless, that’s where I found myself for dinner for my first night in Columbia. The New Orleans Riverfront Restaurant turned out to be a nice find away from the hustle of the Altavista madness in downtown. Atmosphere … Read More “New Orleans Riverfront Restaurant” »
I had finished my workshops for SCETV and checked in the hotel, and there was still a good bit of daylight. I decided to explore a bit and see if there was a way to get down to the river with my camera. Like most cities, Columbia had neglected its river for a long time. … Read More “Finding the Fall Line” »
Since this is Earth Day, it seems only fitting that I spent the day doing workshops for SCETV on Google Earth. I did one basic session, which covered getting use the the controls, searching, basic placemarks, and learning how to manage layers and folders. The second session was an advanced session where we started embedding … Read More “(Google) Earth Day” »
A bit of and update on what I’ve been reading lately – I just got through reading The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks. It’s basically a conspiracy book on steroids set on a slightly different reality, with people carrying Japanese swords to defend a strange class of mystics called Travellers [sic]. It was interesting enough, … Read More “Ground Truthing” »
Two concerts in as many days with as many groups. Last night it was the Brahms Requiem in Spartanburg, and today it was a concert at Artisphere with the Greenville Chorale. Laura has started complaining about being a “choral widow.” I’ve got one more bit choral weekend in a couple of weeks, then we can … Read More “Metaphotography at Artisphere” »
Saturday night I sang with the Spartanburg Festival Chorus and the Spartanburg Philharmonic in their performance of Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem. The Festival Chorus is directed by Keith Jones, and the Philharmonic is conducted by Sarah Ionnides, who conducted this performance. The Festival Chorus consists mostly of Converse students with some additions from area churches. … Read More “Ein Deutches Requiem” »
It’s only 25 miles away, but it might as well be in another state. Never mind that I work in the county that bears its name, but to me Spartanburg is a foreign land. That feeling was hammered home this week as I’ve been attending rehearsals with the Spartanburg Festival Chorus for a performance of … Read More “Visiting Sparkleberry” »
This morning on my way to work I listened to NPR’s segment on food riots in Haiti. All this week they have been doing a series of stories on spiraling food costs, and how this is affecting developing nations. Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was ousted because of the food shortages, resulting in a governmental vacuum … Read More “Putting Food into Perspective” »
This week our school district went live with it’s new website – www.spart5.net. In addition to a URL change, the site has an entirely new look and feel than our old site did. In addition to the cosmetic changes, there are some other behind-the-scenes changes. First, we’re not hosting the site locally. A group called … Read More “New Website, New Headaches” »