A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
I’ve always heard some older people say that they first check the obituary section to see if their name is there. If it isn’t, they get on with their day. So what am I supposed to do today?? Call in dead? I guess I’ll take the day off. Here’s the link to the Greenville … Read More “Obituary” »
As much as I love all things map and GPS related, I don’t know why it took me so long to get hooked up with geotagging. Basically, geotagging is the addition of lat/long data to the metadata associated with images, blog posts – or just about anything else that can be "tagged" with descriptors. Any … Read More “Geotag This!” »
Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! …and thus the familiar Easter refrain brought to a close my six-month tenure at Fourth Presbyterian. It was a bit weird, and has been highly awkward. Several times over the last couple of weeks there have been announcements about the new director that has been hired, but … Read More “Fourth Finale” »
A Service of Shadows It is the direct antithesis of a Service of Lessons and Carols. That joyous occasion consists of scripture readings followed by carols, and a sharing of candlelight from one congregant to another. At Tenebrae, there is a lighted candleabra, and a cross draped with a black robe and crown of thorns. … Read More “Tenebrae” »
I was stopped at a traffic light at Highway 29 and I-85, when this thing pulled up next to me… I was momentarily distracted by the bright colors (and fumbling with the camera) and almost missed the light changing. This encounter got me thinking about carnival rides. Let’s say I’ve got several … Read More “Carnival” »
This year, Holy Week, is anything but holy. Rather, it’s more like the week from hell, at least from a scheduling standpoint. Between Chorale rehearsals, choir practice, and church services, I’ve had one evening to myself. That doesn’t count all the deadlines at work that are coming due. Wednesday was my last choir rehearsal with … Read More “Holey Week” »
One of the very first RandomConnection posts was about "a place for my stuff." Here I had bemoaned the fact that as men start carrying more mini-tech gadgets, we don’t have a place to carry all our gear. It seems that Lore Sjoberg over at Wired.com has also recognized this problem. If I try and … Read More “Another Place for My Stuff” »
James Shannon has written one of the best descriptions of the current state of "coolness" in Greenville that I have read in a long, long time. Appearing in the latest edition of The Beat, Shannon’s article presents a positive, yet honest assessment of our city. Greenville is cool. Against all odds, we are cool at … Read More “Cool at Last” »
Sometime back I posted about a "Generation of Lost Photographs." Basically, I stated that we were losing a photographic record of a generation because of the impermenance of digital images. My original argument still stands – film images are longer lasting and better suited for long-term documentation. However, there is a unique feature of digital … Read More “Lost Photographs, revisited” »
The thought of fighting the crowds in downtown, or settling for another mediocre seafood dinner just didn’t appeal to us. Turns out that some of the best food in the area doesn’t have to have a water view, or even be located anywhere near downtown. We had spotted Gennaro’s on the way north out of … Read More “Gennaro’s Italian Restaurant” »