A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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” »
Every day from Last Saturday, December 1, through next Saturday, December 15, my schedule has been incredibly structured. Every evening I’ve got something going on, whether it be a rehearsal, concert, class, or holiday dinner. The holidays are always busy, but this year seems particularly crazy. I’ve even scaled back, without a church of my … Read More “Parties and Frisbee in the Dark” »
One of my Flickr contacts, Matt (aka greenkayak73), has posted some interesting photos of a day trip he took to the communities of Stateburg and Horatio, both located in Sumter County. Of particular interest were his photos of the old LeNoir Store in Horatio, which has been operated by the Lenoir family for nearly 200 … Read More “Virtual Tourism” »
I still felt like the least experienced person in the class, but tonight I asked lots of questions, and learned a lot. Two sessions and I already feel like I’ve gotten my money’s worth from the class. Tonight we talked about resampling, color modes, adjustment layers, and various methods for converting color images to black … Read More “Advanced Photoshop – Second Session” »
Some years ago I considered myself a purist when it came to taste in Christmas music. All I wanted to listen to were the classics, anything that came out of the Oxford Book of Carols, or anything written and arranged by David Willcocks or John Rutter. Basically, stuff from the British school and Lessons and … Read More “Annoying Christmas Music” »