A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Last night after the Furman game several of us made a trek to the new restaurant, The Lazy Goat, which overlooks the Reedy River at River Place. It’s one of the many new upscale eateries that are popping up all over the Westend of Greenville. Background The Lazy Goat opened this past June, and is … Read More “The Lazy Goat” »
The Soviet Union surprised the world 50 years ago today by launching Sputnik 1. Even though there have been lots of commentaries and rememberances, I wanted to mark the occasion here for a couple of reasons. First, there was the reaction in the US. There was the total shock that the Soviets could be us … Read More “Remembering Sputnik” »
This morning’s Greenville Cage Liner had a huge headline proclaiming “Southside High Web site shut down, Student information was publicly available.” My gut reaction was that Greenville School District had screwed up again with their data security, until I read a bit further into the article. At that point, my disgust was redirected toward the … Read More “Information Overreaction” »
It started with a dentist appointment. Overall, that went well. However, when I got to work I found that our boiler room had sprung a leak during the night, flooding both the server room and my office. Fortunately, no equipment was damaged, but I had some blueprints and school plans that got a bit wet. … Read More “Lovely, flooded day” »
I’ve heard several suggestions for increasing the number of views of photos in one’s Flickr stream. These include posting limited numbers of pictures each time, posting early in the day so that buzz is generated early about good photos, and making sure that you post pictures of interest to begin with. I’ve found another sure-fire … Read More “Increasing Flickr Views” »
This year has not been good for paddlers. The drought has lowered water tables across the region, making many rivers unrunable. The best bet for a decent paddle are those rivers that are dam-controlled, such as the Green, Nantahala, and Tuckaseegee. Even then, you’re in for a rough, rock-strewn ride, as evidenced by my last … Read More “Dancing on the Tuck” »
This past week we learned of the passing of Dr. John E. Johns. Dr. Johns had been president of Furman University for eighteen years, from the 1970’s through the early 1990’s. He was president while I was an undergrad, and when Laura first started teaching at Furman. Dr. Johns’ tenure was marked by ever increasing … Read More “FU All the Time!” »
I got notice this morning that three more of my photographs have gotten some notice. First, I found that my photo of Lummi Peak with Sunflowers was selected for the Nikon Stunning Gallery. This is my eighth photo selected for the gallery. The photo is below: I had actually tagged several of my phoos from … Read More “More Press, More Publications” »
Google brought us the earth, then the sky. So it was natural that they turn their sights to the moon. Unlike Earth and Sky, Moon is not a separate application, but is accessed online similar to their Maps program. Users can zoom in and out (to a certain extent) and can pan across the terrain … Read More “Earth, Sky, and now Moon” »
There was one batch of Washington photos that I think need special attention. The Space Needle is a tilt-shifter’s dream come true. You have 360 degrees of scenery, but it’s interesting enough to make great subject matter for fake tilt-shifts. More importantly, the images aren’t distorted by window glass, so you’ve got even better starting … Read More “Tilting the Space Needle” »