A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Ok, this is just getting ridiculous. Today the temps reached the mid-70s. The parks and downtown were loaded with people outside. Anyone with a convertible had the roof back. A clump of daffodils was in full bloom in our back yard. It’s January 6th. This should not be happening. I’m afraid that if we do … Read More “Whither the Weather, Part 2” »
Small photographable objects beware! I’ve been rounding up just about everything that will fit in my new lightbox and shooting it. [tags]photography, lightbox, light tent[/tags]
Flickr Photographer Jeffrey Bail posted a tutorial on the Digital Photography School about how to create an inexpensive light tent. He didn’t want to pay $100+ for such a contraption, so he was able to make his own fairly cheaply. I decided I had to explore this a bit more. First, I decided to check … Read More “Homemade Light Box” »
Friday was supposed to be the last nice day of the holidays, so I decided to explore a bit farther afield in my quest for photography subjects. I had several targets today along the route to Saluda, North Carolina, including the trailhead for the new Poinsett Passage portion of the Palmetto Trail, and Pearson Falls. … Read More “Pearson Falls to Saluda” »
Over the holidays I’ve taken several trips out and about to find interesting photo subjects so I could use the new gear Santa brought me. Unfortunately, what I’m finding is row after row of plastic-sided houses that look pretty much the same. There is really nothing left of rural Greenville. One gets tired of shooting … Read More “Northern Greenville” »
I’ve made the switch. I’m now shooting in RAW format rather than JPG. I can’t get as many shots on a 1 GB SD card, but the amount of control I have over the shot is well worth the sacrifice. I can control white balance and even exposure to some extent in post-production. My first … Read More “Shooting RAW” »
Laura has decided that my career during retirement will be to take photographs, frame them, then try to sell them at booths in various festivals such as Art in the Park. OK, I’m glad she thinks my photos are that good. I, for one, think she’s a bit biased, and that most of the time … Read More “Retirement Career” »
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” »
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” »