A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Waiting for sunset on the longest day of the year… …although, I think tomorrow at 12:13 PM is actually the solstice. Our car has now been completely across the country diagonally, from the Florida Keys to the extreme Pacific Northwest. The drive southward from Amy’s was uneventful, albeit rainy, and we got to the … Read More “Summer Solstice on Key Largo” »
Manatee Nose Manatee noses aren’t particularly photogenic.
I-95 is the major north-south artery from New England to Miami. One sees many interesting things along its path (South of the Border, Snow Birds, most of Georgia, etc). On this particular trip southward we passed one of these things: The lovely motor home you see above is a Damon Intruder. As soon … Read More “Intruder Alert” »
Tag Clouds are a common feature of websites based on "folksonomies". At a glance, a casual viewer can see not only what interests that author, but the intensity of that interest. Take, for example, the following tag cloud from an anonymous Flickr user: The size of the font indicates the number of times that … Read More “Triple Tags and Cloud Clutter” »
Red, White, and Blue OK, so I lied. Here’s another that was added to the Nikon Stunning Gallery. This makes number 6. I’m surprised they accepted it since it was redone with HDR. There was no way I could get the bright blue sky balanced with the deep red maple leaves otherwise. [tags]Nikon, HDR, digital … Read More “Another Stunner” »
In the last post I mentioned discoveries in Flickr, which is a Yahoo company. It seems that Google has also been making noises about a product similar to Flickr. As reported on the Google Earth Blog, Picassa Web is now available in beta format. Furthermore, Google Earth can be used to geotag Picassa images directly. … Read More “Google Conquers the World” »
I’ve come across a couple of cool things on Flickr lately. First, user "aemkei" has created a cool new bookmarking applet that geotags photos. The interface is slick, and automatically creates the tags based on an address that has been input. The developer said that he is working on a way to generate the tags … Read More “Cool Flickr Discoveries” »
Jury duty yesterday, voting today – I guess I’ll pretend I’m a citizen or something. We voted as Republicans in this bastion of conservatism. Unfortunately, that’s about the only way we have any say in who will govern. It’s more a matter of strategic "voting against" rather than "voting for." Our governor (and former Furman … Read More “My civic duty – part 2” »
Laura has been called for jury duty many, many times. It seems I never get called — until now. Today was my first day of duty. Don’t worry, I’m not going to divulge any juicy details, and I’m not even going to mention the case. I don’t have to serve because I know one of … Read More “My civic duty” »
What do you call 500 bagpipes at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. When played correctly, and from a safe distance, the sound can be chilling. Up close and personal, it sounds like someone trying to run a bandsaw through a cat. Today we went to the first annual Highland Games at … Read More “I hate bagpipes. I really do” »