A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
It’s the time of year that I like the least. It’s hot and muggy, and the air has a transluscent orange hue to it. I remember writing a post about this time last year complaining about the orange air and the unwillingness of the powers that be to do anything about it, or even recognize … Read More “Nasty Days” »
Saturday began and ended with flying disks. The first order of business was Disc Golf. Early in the morning John Kaup and I set out for Century Park in Greer. It was the first time either of us had played this course. It turned out to be quite a challenge, for more reasons than one … Read More “Disc Day” »
First, there was High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography: Next came fake Lomography: Then came fake Tilt-Shift: So here’s my attempt to combine all three of the popular Flickr fads. The following image was taken with a Nikon D50 SLR with white balance bracketing, processed through Photomatix for HDR and tone-mapping, then processed … Read More “Flickr Cliche’s” »
I was off Friday through Tuesday, making it a five-day weekend. I could get used to this. Most of the weekend was spent working on the yard and getting the house ready for our annual July 4th bash. Said bash usually involves charring some animal on our grill, then heading to Glynda’s for pyrotechnics. Houston … Read More “Holiday Weekend” »
I almost let this one slip past. Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate System. Dwight D. signed the legislation on this date in 1956, and soon thereafter work on I-70 in Kansas was begun. As I cruised down I-85 this morning, I listened to a segment on Morning Edition about the anniversary.
So, do you have any plans to travel for the Fourth? No, I’m was on vacation last week, and I’m heading to London in a couple of weeks. I’ve never wanted to go to London or any other place in Europe. I’ve only been to the Holey Land. (Vain attempt is made to disguise eye-rolling … Read More “River Jordan” »
Having learned this nifty new technique, I had to go back through my collection of images and see if I had more shots suitable for tilt-shift. The ones below are the results. These really look better in the larger format, so click on the pictures to see the larger images. I’ve gotten where it takes … Read More “More Tilt-Shift Goodness” »
Some time back, BoingBoing highlighted a photographer who makes fake miniatures of real photographs. The photos are of real scenes, but have been altered in such a way as to make them look like they are model railroad sets, or something similar. The results can be quite astounding, and fool the brain into thinking it’s … Read More “Tilt-Shift Fake Miniatures” »
524 unread e-mails 12 voice mails 4 invoices due before June 30 3 RFPS to be completed 2 schools with networks down 1 massive headache I should have stayed on vacation.
Holy Ghost and Fire Center Every time I pass by this sign on Old Dixie Highway in Fort Pierce I wonder where the sign is pointing. There’s nothing next to it but an overgrown lot, and beyond that an abandoned industrial site. Makes you wonder.