A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
For the past couple of years I have used the Qoop publishing company to create a calendar from my Flickr photographs. In December I print up a limited number of these and give to friends and family for Christmas. Unfortunately, Qoop doesn’t provide any way to include text or descriptions of the photos on the … Read More “Flickr Calendar 2008 – Another Voice Thread” »
I was reading Wesley Fryer’s Moving at the Speed of Creativity blog when I stumble across a fantastic new multimedia authoring tool. VoiceThread does for multimedia authoring what YouTube does for video and Flickr does for photography. In its simplest form, it’s a slide show with narration. However, users can also incorporate screen captures, PowerPoint … Read More “VoiceThread – Multimedia Authoring for Web 2.0” »
I had the day off from school for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Rather than tackle the household of chores I needed to do, I decided to head out and take some photos. I had a couple of targets for the day, and I figured it wouldn’t take too long. My first destination was Greer. … Read More “Once Again into the Dark Corner” »
Far back in 1998 Garrison Keillor had this to say about the singing of “Shenandoah“… … And there ought to be a law against the singing of “Shenandoah” by any choir, and the penalty ought to be prison time. No probation. The singing of “Shenandoah” is a main cause of the unpopularity of choral singing … Read More “Death by “Shenandoah”” »
OK, this has really got me ticked. I signed up for a Kodak EasyShare account when I was exploring the geotagging capabilities of various photosharing sites. Unfortunately, I started getting regular e-mails from them, even though I said I didn’t want such things. So, I decided to click on Unsubscribe. Here’s the message I got… … Read More “A Kodak Moment of Frustration” »
Tonight my comrades hit upon a new career for me. It seems I have a unique skill set for a complete one-man operation. I can sing and play an instrument, I can take a reasonably good photograph. But, most importantly, I’m a notary public, which means I can perform weddings. All I need now is … Read More “The Wedding Planner” »
The Library of Congress has decided to place thousands of historic photographs and images on Flickr The LOC is soliciting comments and tags to help identify the images in the collection. Currently, the collection consists of two sets – one from the 1930-40’s, and one from the 1910’s. Previously I had written about Pickens County … Read More “Library of Congress on Flickr” »
I love snow days. Even though I know I’ve got to make up the time, and that’s more problematic since I’m a 12-month employee, I still like making a lazy day of it. The snow began last night and fell steadily throughout. I took a couple of shots with my new flash unit as it … Read More “Snow Day” »
They say that bad things come in threes. I guess it depends on how you figure this particular situation. We’ve had four major appliances just decide that they were not going to work any more – a strike, of sorts. First there was the hot tub that decided it wasn’t going to heat any water. … Read More “Revenge of the Appliances” »
UPDATE: Sadly, it appears that Cafe Paulista didn’t make it. There was an “Available” sign in the window when I drove by the other day (6/6/2012). It’s possible that they have moved to another location, but I doubt it. One of my hard and fast rules when reviewing restaurants is that I don’t review the … Read More “Cafe Paulista Revisita” »