A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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I got up early with two goals. First, to capture sunrise over the water, and second, to see what bird activity might be happening in one of the preserves. I first drove just around the corner to Willcox Road, but found it gated. I hadn’t planned to go to the beach, but that seemed to … Read More “Indian River Sunrise” »
Laura had an accident while in Chicago last week, and came home with swollen knees and ankles. Today she was not feeling so great, so I was left to explore this part of Florida. I started off by heading out to the Fort Pierce Inlet. I could have hung out most of the day, just … Read More “Crystal Blue Persuasion” »
I know it’s an illusion. There is no such thing as control. This actually started out as an attempt at Kite Aerial Photography (KAP). I had purchased a really cheap digital camera from Walmart. I had planned to follow instructions I found on Engadget, which described a method for creating an interval timer for the … Read More “Control” »
The sound of sea breeze whistling across a half-empty Corona bottle, as the gentle lap of waves provides accompaniment. I don’t think I’ll go back to work.
The dogwoods are blooming, as are the azaleas. Our yard is just about at peak color. So we decide to leave. Truth is, we haven’t been away together since our trip to London last summer. It’s high time for a vacation. We loaded up the car and headed toward Amy’s in Florida. Traffic was … Read More “Heading South” »
I had originally planned to ride to Congaree National Park. However, the thought of riding two hours in both directions down to Columbia was just about more than I could tolerated, even if I do have a nice vehicle. Instead, I headed northward toward the mountains. While the distance would be about the same, at … Read More “Blue Ridge Westward” »
While growing up, my father would often load our large family into the car and go on a drive. These drives would often involve dirt roads and somewhere along the way, a rickety wooden bridge. We explored just about every road we could in Laurens County, sometimes extending to the surrounding counties. I think it … Read More “Roaming to Aiken” »
Anyone who has been following this blog knows that one of my favorite past times is to head out into the country with my camera and just explore. I enjoy not just the exploration, but the documentation of exploration, either by writing about it here, keeping a GPS track, or by geotagging the photos I … Read More “Geotagging Made Simple” »
With Laura out of town at a conference and a long weekend at my disposal, I had decided to goof off with Houston, and hopefully get a few decent shots. Houston and I have had some strange photo adventures over the many years, going all the way back to when we built pinhole cameras, and … Read More “Glassy Mountain to Twin Falls” »
This morning I got up at the same time I usually do on weekdays – 5:30 am. That’s ridiculous for a Saturday of a long weekend, but I had a goal. I wanted to capture sunrise of the Piedmont from Bald Rock. Primed with coffee and a biscuit from McDee’s, I drove straight up to … Read More “Piedmont Sunrise” »