A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Despite some threatening clouds in our area, we decided to take the convertible up through Pisgah National Forest and onto the Blue Ridge Parkway. The roads were a bit crowded, as one might expect for a holiday weekend, but the weather held off and we had a nice drive. I battled the crowds at Looking … Read More “Parkway” »
Another one of my photos was selected for the Nikon Stunning Gallery. It’s tucked inside, so you have to click the "More" button at the top.
"It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursday’s." In memory of Douglas Adams, participants are requested to carry a towel with them all day.
I was checking e-mail on my Blackberry and typing with my thumbs, when Laura relayed and observation made by our friends, John & Sandy. They have two kids (pictured above) who are true digital natives. Sandy noticed that the kids tend to do everything with their thumbs as opposed to their index fingers. Pressing … Read More “Digital Natives – Thumb Evolution” »
I should be teaching. That realization hit me like a ton of bricks during dinner this evening. It seems that every time I learn something new, I immediately try to figure out some way to teach it. Take for example my recent discovery about SLR vs DSLR lenses – my first thought was to post … Read More “Teaching” »
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Well, maybe instead of Dickens we need to paraphrase Shakespeare: Two cameras, both alike in dignity.. One of the reasons I selected the D50 was because it was so similar to my N60. The controls are almost identical, and lenses can be … Read More “A Tale of Two Cameras” »
Nikon and Flickr have partnered to create a showcase of photos called the Nikon Stunning Gallery. Apart from a semi-nude picture of Kate Moss holding the new Nikon S6, it features shots from Flickr that have been selected for inclusion. Guess what? My Easter egg close-up shot was selected! Right now it’s on the front … Read More “Nikon Stunning Gallery” »
I just realized that I’ve been making a critical error. I’m still in the "web designer" mindset, so I try to make all of my images as compact and as efficient to load as possible. To acccomplish this, I’ve been using Photoshop’s "save for web" function. This holds whether or not the image is to … Read More “Doh!” »
It was really nice of Dan Brown and Ron Howard to give our local ministers a sermon topic for this week. I passed several churches that had titles like "The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction?" on their marquis. They could have saved their breath. The movie version really took pains to placate the religious … Read More “Da Vinci Code Movie – A review” »
I was itching to take some more pictures, but wasn’t sure where to start. I first headed downtown to the annual Greek Festival at St. George’s Greek Orthodox, hoping to get some action, people, and nice colors. It was a bit early, and neither the crowds nor the action had started. I wandered a bit, … Read More “Saturday Photo Hunt” »