A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
The new Sigma 18-200 lens I got for Christmas is advertised as being specifically designed for digital cameras. That got me wondering if it was subject to the 1.5 multiplication factor that I apply to my other lenses to calculate effective focal length. I’ve written about this before when I first got my DSLR, comparing … Read More “More on the new lens” »
Christmas in Florida is always different. Mostly, it’s warm. Or, at least, it’s much, much warmer than South Carolina. I do remember about 18 years ago it dipping into the teens. We wrapped tropical plants in Christmas lights hoping that the warmth would keep them alive. This year it rained most of the day. While … Read More “Christmas Lens” »
Once again this year, NORAD is tracking Santa as he makes his trip across the globe. However, this year, they have paired up with Google. Google Maps is being used for the primary display on the website, and there is a KMZ file that can be downloaded for Google Earth which updates every couple of … Read More “Santa Tracker” »
I really detest blogs that apologize for the lack of recent posts. Yet here I am doing just that. Busy holiday season, concerts, etc. etc. etc., plus any other lame excuse I can toss that direction will have to suffice. But, hey, it’s only been a week since my last post, so I’m not as … Read More “Blogger’s Remorse” »
Yesterday I learned of the death of Dave Anderson on December 10. Dave was a retired horticulturist from Park Seed Company in Greenwood. He was also a Flickr photographer, posting pictures of his adopted hometown of Greenville, rural South Carolina, and many shots of the beautiful flowers with which he worked daily. Dave posted under … Read More “Remembering SisuDave” »
On my way back from one of my schools this morning I spotted this sign… My first thought was, “Oh boy, yet another pastor who is ignorant of church history, and who buys into that ‘War on Christmas’ junk.” About.com gives a nice concise description of how the phrase “Xmas” came to be. It is … Read More “Xmas and Rebel Flags” »
Scenario 1 – A repressive government controls all Internet access. Its citizens cannot get to information on religion, democracy, or any site that might be critical of that government. Solution – A distributed system of web proxies enables the people of the repressed country to effectively bypass the filters, allowing them access to information that … Read More “The Blocker’s Dilemma” »
December 10th, and it’s 81 degrees here in Upstate South Carolina, according to the Weather Channel. It’s supposed to stay like this through Thursday, then cool down to the 50’s and 60’s by Friday. Can you say “global warming?”
Laura and I decided to brave the mall this afternoon. As one might expect, it was frenetic madness, but we survived, and even managed to make some purchases. This time of year there are seasonal booths set up to nab gift buyers. There is always the Sees Candy booth and the calendar booth, but this … Read More “Teeth Whitening at the Mall” »
After last night’s Frisbee binge, I wasn’t so sure I’d make it out of bed this morning. However, I managed to make it up in time to join several of my Flickr friends for a photo walk in Springwood Cemetery. As with our recent Furman photo walk in November, there were four of us roamed … Read More “Springwood Cemetery Photo Walk” »