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A World of 3D Photography

Posted on June 10, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on A World of 3D Photography
Photography

Several months ago I wrote about an exciting new product from Microsoft called Photosynth. That program promised to produce 3D visualizations of a location based on a body of photographs. The concept was that a user could input a location, and such a visualization could be generated from Creative Commons images on Flickr, or some … Read More “A World of 3D Photography” »

Tilt-Shifting San Francisco

Posted on June 9, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Tilt-Shifting San Francisco
Photography, Travel

San Francisco is a tilt-shifter’s dream come true. There are so many hills and vantage points that look down on various scenes that the opportunities are nearly endless. This is especially true if you’ve got a zoom lens and can get even closer to the subjects below. I’ve been trying to work my way through … Read More “Tilt-Shifting San Francisco” »

San Francisco in a Day

Posted on June 6, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on San Francisco in a Day
Travel, Uncategorized

How does one see a city as diverse as San Francisco in only one day? You can’t. We did try our best, though. Today we were headed into the city proper, so Laura pulled out the guide books and picked the top three things she wanted to see/do in the city today. We managed to … Read More “San Francisco in a Day” »

Bridges, Woods, Fog, and Wind

Posted on June 5, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Bridges, Woods, Fog, and Wind
Travel, Uncategorized

We decided that today’s travels would take us north. Our plans were to explore the Golden Gate area, Muir Woods, and Point Reyes. After a breakfast at the hotel, we dropped the top on the convertible and headed north. As we approached San Francisco the fog increased, and soon it was so thick it was … Read More “Bridges, Woods, Fog, and Wind” »

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

Posted on June 3, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Do You Know the Way to San Jose?
Travel

Apparently we do. Our flight left at a leisurely mid-morning, with a brief stop in Dallas. We said goodbye to the cats, loaded up my camera gear, and headed to GSP. The flight to Dallas was uneventful, just as we like. Hanging out in the Dallas airport we sat and watched the crowds, mostly consisting … Read More “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” »

The Search for Moving Water

Posted on May 25, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on The Search for Moving Water
Local, Photography, Travel

Pearson Falls Detail

Memorial Day Weekend is always the pits, at least as far as Furman is concerned. This weekend is particularly bad. Laura has to give exams both Saturday morning and Monday morning. When she’s not giving the tests, she will be busy grading them. With Furman going onto a semester system next year, this is the last time that Memorial Day will be messed up.

Even knowing that she wouldn’t be available for exploration, I got my household chores done ahead of time this week during the evenings so that I could head out and explore this weekend. I had planned to do a bit of geocaching, but I put that on hold to take a few photos.

My first target was Freedom Weekend Aloft. Last year I stumbled onto a balloon launch from a parking lot and was able to get some great shots. I was hoping for the same this year, but I was afraid the brisk winds this morning would keep the balloons grounded. Either my fears were confirmed, or I had missed the schedule. There were no balloons to be seen. Therefore, I headed north to look for some waterfalls.

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A Day of Festivals

Posted on May 18, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on A Day of Festivals
Local, Photography

Greek Festival in Greenville

Saturday was an absolutely stunning day. The air was dry and clear, and the sky was so blue that even cerulean doesn’t do it justice. There was no way that I was going to waste this on the huge stack of chores and yard work I had waiting for me at home. So, I decided a photo drive was needed. Several communities in the Upstate were having festivals this weekend, so I decided to check out a couple of them. I was actually able to hit four festivals – the Issaqueena Festival in Six Mile, the Banjo Bonanza at Hagood Mill in Pickens, the Strawberry Festival in Slater, and finally the Greek Festival at St. George Orthodox in Greenville.

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High Key Portraiture

Posted on May 15, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on High Key Portraiture
Photography, Uncategorized

I had seen a couple of posts from a couple of my Flickr contacts that use use a high key lighting effect. I’d never heard of the term before this week, but I find the effect intriguing. Therefore, I had to give it a shot. I decided to use a tutorial I had found after … Read More “High Key Portraiture” »

A Touch of Texture

Posted on May 2, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on A Touch of Texture
Photography

I blame Duck Hunter. If he hadn’t told me about adding textures as overlays, I might have happily continued posting away to Flickr in my ignorance without worrying about even more post processing. As it is, I can’t just upload a photo. I’ve got to consider whether or not it should be HDR, fake Lomograph, … Read More “A Touch of Texture” »

Super Geotagged

Posted on April 28, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Super Geotagged
Geocaching and Maps, Photography

One of the problems with native KML support in Flickr is that it only displays the last 20 geotagged images from the specified search criteria. If you want a more inclusive display of Flickr geotagged images, you need to use something like Metaltoad, Flyr or Loc.alize.us. Flyr gives you better granularity of control for searches … Read More “Super Geotagged” »

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