A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Chip and Griff decided to do something very primal for New Year’s – cook a whole animal over a flame and eat it. They built a BBQ pit in Chip’s back yard from cinder blocks and bricks, then started cooking the pig. I came over about lunchtime (after all the hard work was done) and … Read More “New Year’s Pig Pickin’” »
The boar’s head in hand bear IBedecked with bay and rosemaryI pray you, my masters, be merryQuot estis in convivio. Caput apri defero,Reddens laudes domino. The boar’s head, as I understand,Is the rarest dish in all this land,Which thus bedecked with a gay garlandLet us servire cantico. Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes domino. More … Read More “Boar’s Head” »
I’ve commented in previous posts about how much I detest memes. I see less and less of the e-mail glurges that usually get sent around Christmas and other holidays. It still happens, but for the most part it’s the less technologically savvy that engage in spreading them. Now that folks have blogs, memes that used … Read More “mememememememe” »
Saturday was spent reorganizing my office to accommodate my new printer. The only place for the printer was on the other side of the room, which required a longer USB Cable. Here’s what else I discovered… 15′ USB Cable from our local Office Depot – $44 (Link goes to 10′ for $33) 15′ USB Cable … Read More “Price Gouging” »
Let’s see what our neighbors got for Christmas…
Friday was supposed to be the last nice day of the holidays, so I decided to explore a bit farther afield in my quest for photography subjects. I had several targets today along the route to Saluda, North Carolina, including the trailhead for the new Poinsett Passage portion of the Palmetto Trail, and Pearson Falls. … Read More “Pearson Falls to Saluda” »
Over the holidays I’ve taken several trips out and about to find interesting photo subjects so I could use the new gear Santa brought me. Unfortunately, what I’m finding is row after row of plastic-sided houses that look pretty much the same. There is really nothing left of rural Greenville. One gets tired of shooting … Read More “Northern Greenville” »
I can now see my beard without the aid of a mirror. Should I keep growing it? I could dye it black and put braids and beads in it, ala Jack Sparrow…
I’ve made the switch. I’m now shooting in RAW format rather than JPG. I can’t get as many shots on a 1 GB SD card, but the amount of control I have over the shot is well worth the sacrifice. I can control white balance and even exposure to some extent in post-production. My first … Read More “Shooting RAW” »
Laura has decided that my career during retirement will be to take photographs, frame them, then try to sell them at booths in various festivals such as Art in the Park. OK, I’m glad she thinks my photos are that good. I, for one, think she’s a bit biased, and that most of the time … Read More “Retirement Career” »