A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I had my first problem with photo theft today. One of the discussion boards I frequent is UrbanPlanet.org. There are sections for cities around the US, with Greenville having one of the more active discussion boards on the site. One of the threads is the Photo of the Day (POTD) thread. I’ve met several local … Read More “Photo theft” »
One of the cameras in our arsenal is an old 1956 Nikkormat that had belonged to Laura’s father. Usually attached to it is his favorite lens, a Nikkor 50mm f1.4. I decided to try that lens on my new Nikon D50 just for kicks. In some ways, it’s easier to use much older manual lenses … Read More “Back to Basics with Lenses” »
I really must have an attraction to flowing water. It seems that every time I take a drive, I wind up following a river, or crossing the same one multiple times. Today it was the Saluda. I really needed to repair that damaged hand rail, but this was the first day it hadn’t been stifling … Read More “The Three Saludas” »
Flickr has something they call "interestingess" which they use to rank pictures. This is a weird, caballic combination of views, tags, favorites, etc., which somehow measures how interesting a photo is to the Flickr community. The photo below is in the top 100 photos for interestingness for those uploaded on July 24. Even as … Read More “Interestingness” »
If one had been watching my bandwidth monitor at work at about 5:00 PM yesterday, they would have noticed a significant spike as I uploaded a ton of photos to my Flickr account. I’m not done yet – there are some Laura needs to sort out. When I got home last night I did play … Read More “England Flickr Update” »
First, there was High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography: Next came fake Lomography: Then came fake Tilt-Shift: So here’s my attempt to combine all three of the popular Flickr fads. The following image was taken with a Nikon D50 SLR with white balance bracketing, processed through Photomatix for HDR and tone-mapping, then processed … Read More “Flickr Cliche’s” »
Having learned this nifty new technique, I had to go back through my collection of images and see if I had more shots suitable for tilt-shift. The ones below are the results. These really look better in the larger format, so click on the pictures to see the larger images. I’ve gotten where it takes … Read More “More Tilt-Shift Goodness” »
Some time back, BoingBoing highlighted a photographer who makes fake miniatures of real photographs. The photos are of real scenes, but have been altered in such a way as to make them look like they are model railroad sets, or something similar. The results can be quite astounding, and fool the brain into thinking it’s … Read More “Tilt-Shift Fake Miniatures” »
I figured if any of my latest shots got into the Nikon Stunning Gallery, this one would. Speaking of the Stunning Gallery, here’s an interesting comparison. The first shot is mine, and was selected for the Gallery. The second belongs to Matilde B, and was placed in this week’s selection.
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” »