A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Last week someone posted a Photoshop tutorial to the Digital Photography School entitled "Mono, with a Dash of Colour [sic]." Basically, the image is desaturate to black and white, with only one bit of color left as a point of interest. I knew the technique described in the post fairly well, and had used … Read More “Ruby Slippers” »
It seems Publix is quite serious about copyright violations on its cake decorations…
Winter arrived at 7:22 PM today. Mrs. Wright’s neighbor on Samish Island, Ross Craig, celebrates the Solstice instead of Christmas. He will open presents with his family and have a feast with them. As for us, we were watching Jeopardy when the event arrived. The Solstice always bothers me. To me, according to its astronomical … Read More “Winter Solstice” »
We can rebuild him… Rascal underwent surgery this morning to fix his broken leg. He had a titanium plate put in place of his elbow. Rascal comes home tomorrow, and will have to spend the next week recovering. I was sharing this information with my fellow singers at an engagement this evening, when Bruce responded … Read More “Bionic Cat” »
Wearing forest green camouflage T-shirts RARELY makes one appear more intelligent. Just though you should know.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang came on ABC Family Channel this evening as part of their 25 Days of Christmas. The book upon which the movie is based was written by Ian Fleming, and it bears more than a passing resemblance to its darker cousin , the James Bond Series. First there’s the producer. Everyone tends … Read More “James Bond vs Dick Van Dyke” »
It’s been quite the party-party week. Tuesday night was spent at the Furman Alumni Party at the Poinsett Club. It was quite the event with party attire, harp music, and a wine tasting. Friday night brought a nice dinner with the Kaups at Flat Rock Grille with the Furman Faculty Party at the White Oaks … Read More “Schmoozing” »
Saturday our god-daughter, Rebecca, celebrated her third birthday. She wanted a "yellow" party, since that’s her favorite color. Most everyone wore yellow, mostly T-shirts and shorts. Here is is mid-December, and it’s in the seventies – quite a change from this time last year. There were yellow cupcakes, yellow crafts, and all manner of other … Read More “Yellow (not red)” »
I decided not to miss any more opportunities, or at least to make my own. This morning I got up very early (actually, my normal work week time) and headed out to take some shots with my new lens. I had two goals – first, to get some long exposure shots before the sun actually … Read More “Morning Light with the New Lens” »
We have a cat with a broken leg. Rascal already had a weak leg because of severe injuries sustained when just a kitten. His paw was crushed by a dog when he was just six weeks old, and the vet at the time thought that it would have to be amputated. However, he recovered, and … Read More “Rascal” »