A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I am now a published photographer. One of my photos has been included in the Schmap Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Schmap provides a stand-alone player which can be downloaded. Guides for various cities from around the world can then be downloaded for viewing in the Schmap player. These include interactive maps, descriptions of hotels, restaurants, tourist … Read More “Published” »
Since Laura had gone to the northwest part of the country, I decided to head to the northwest portion of the state. When I first got up I faced a dilemma. I knew I wanted to get out and about, but I wasn’t sure which direction. Fall leaves are at their peak in our area, … Read More “More of Fall’s Falls” »
I decided to try a little experiment this morning. I took my Nikon S1 and mounted it on a mini-tripod. I then set the camera to "interval" mode so it would take a picture every thirty seconds, ensuring hands-free operation. I made sure the flash was off, then set the camera on the dashboard of … Read More “Scenes from I-85” »
It’s one of those cases where so much has happened over the past week I find it hard to focus on any one thing about which to write. Here’s the first in a series of happenings… I got a phone call Wednesday evening. My Uncle Grady Oliver had finally lost his battle with cancer. I … Read More “Uncle Grady and Abbeville” »
Laura and I both have had marathon meetings this week. Even though it was just Tuesday, we felt the need for some downtime. Laura was in the mood for a mindless episode of Ghost Hunters, and I happened to still have one on my iPod. I plugged it into the TV, and the vegetation began. … Read More “Orbs!” »
I never carry my big camera with telephoto lenses to the Furman games with me. I don’t really have a good reason to do so, and I’d have to find a place to store the gear when I’m sitting in the stand. However, I do always have my Nikon binoculars, and I always carry my … Read More “Binocular Photography” »
Back when I got my first digital camera, my thoughts were that it would only really be used for web images. If I wanted something of higher quality, I would use my 35mm SLR. After all, I could always scan the photos and get really high quality digital images. This last little project with … Read More “Paradigm Shift” »
Despite its flaws, I’ve had a blast with the new Flickr Maps over the past several days. Seeing my travels laid out so neatly has prompted me to go back into my older photo archives and upload some of those images. There were quite a few digital images, but most were taken with a … Read More “Time Passages” »
It was as I suspected. The new Flickr Maps application does not use EXIF data, but some proprietary format. If there is existing EXIF or GPS data for an image, Flickr can import it, but other than import it doesn’t use that data. This means that if an image is geotagged using Flickr’s handy map … Read More “More on Flickr Maps” »
Flickr has added a new mapping application to its list of imaging services. Since Flickr is a Yahoo company it uses the new Yahoo maps. Google may have an advantage over Yahoo with more accurate maps and integration with Google Earth. However Flickr does have a slick new interface and a cool map page for … Read More “Flickr Maps” »