Home
About this Journal
A picture is worth a thousand words (Unknown)

A picture shows me at a glance what it takes dozens of pages of a book to expound (Ivan Turgenev)

As the Chinese say, 1001 words is worth more than a picture (John McCarthy)

The right balance of habit and novelty -- that people need for there to be enough of the familiar and yet enough of the new and unexpected to make it "lifeful" (paraphrase Terrance McKenna)
Current Month
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
Nov. 23rd, 2009 @ 09:55 pm The Attic Barn
Current Mood: accomplished
I think I've discovered one of the "tricks" of taking indoor panoramic pictures. One "side" of the photo needs to be anchored on a wall. This will allow the rest of the photo to open up into the room. Witness...

In the Attic
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 22nd, 2009 @ 02:31 pm Going to Heck
Current Mood: amused
Ok... I must be truly twisted as I find the following DeviantArt creation to be very amusing...


MEGAHELLKAT by *madixmunroe on deviantART
About this Entry
ATHF - Moonnites Rule
Nov. 17th, 2009 @ 11:16 pm Boomer at Ramming Speed
Current Mood: amused

Boomer at Ramming Speed by *greensh on deviantART
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 15th, 2009 @ 09:57 pm Sometimes It Is OK to be Happy
Current Mood: contemplative
IMG_7541
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Face
Nov. 14th, 2009 @ 11:13 pm A Fall Wolf
Current Mood: creative
IMG_9894
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 13th, 2009 @ 12:13 pm Getting Older and Wiser(???)
Current Mood: contemplative
I am coming to a realization that maturity is about knowing what to let go of (lots of things) and what to hold onto (not as much). It would be wonderful if this could be dumped into a person's head, and IMO institutions like religion attempt this amazing feat, but the process is a personal journey. There is a dark irony that the process of letting go is really part of nature, and how much we cooperate helps define our relative pleasures in life. Interesting...

IMG_9354
About this Entry
Cat - Black
Nov. 12th, 2009 @ 08:41 pm Many Views
Current Mood: creative
The Twisted Gym
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 11th, 2009 @ 10:57 pm Another Hugin Creation
Current Mood: creative

At the Gym by *greensh on deviantART
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 8th, 2009 @ 10:24 pm Luna's Last Day
Current Mood: sleepy
The last puppy of this year's litter was out the door today. I got some great pictures that are going onto flickr tonight.
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Face
Nov. 7th, 2009 @ 11:13 pm A New Exploration
Current Mood: awake
It has been a while since I've photographed a ruined/abandoned location. Today I looked over the former U.S. Finishing Company plant in Greenville SC. A major fire on November 7, 2003 forced the closure of the facility. My pictures from the site are in this flickr picture set.

IMG_9775
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 7th, 2009 @ 12:47 pm To Strange for the Senses
Current Mood: contemplative
Are there things that are just too strange to contemplate? I think so. Today I posted the picture "Round Barn" on Deviant Art and there was hardly a nibble. I think it is unusual to find a round(ish) barn, but people seem to shy away from the picture. Could it be that it is just too unusual to seriously contemplate? Perhaps...

The Round Barn
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Pace
Nov. 6th, 2009 @ 11:13 pm Lost in Another World
Current Mood: awake
Tonight I spent too many hours playing the console game "Resident Evil 5". Damn those alternate realities of video games! Today I was thinking about how much I enjoy dreaming. In the twilight hours I am transported to other worlds populated with a diverse group of people. Life is challenging there, but I seem to enjoy myself for the most part. I don't begrudge the time dreaming. Why do I begrudge video games? Perhaps I feel that I should be doing something else, something more "productive". Perhaps, but there is something to the dull boy thing. We'll see.
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Face
Nov. 5th, 2009 @ 08:22 pm Young Dogs
Current Mood: tired

Surrender Labrador Foe by *greensh on deviantART
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Face
Nov. 4th, 2009 @ 10:03 pm A Different Kind of Art
Current Mood: contemplative
Sometimes I see juxtapositions that a person shouldn't...


Nothing But Blue Skies by *greensh on deviantART
About this Entry
Cat - Black
Nov. 3rd, 2009 @ 06:52 pm Fleas the Size of Poodles
Current Mood: amused
Sometimes labradors have pest problems. The most extreme of these are the miniature poodles that attach themselves and then suck the blood from the labrador. Thankfully this is a rare occasion, but it is sad when it does happen.

Fleas the Size of Poodles - IMG_8914 - ZOOM
About this Entry
ATHF - Moonnites Rule
Nov. 2nd, 2009 @ 08:15 pm The Magic of Hugin
Current Mood: accomplished
Wow... I used Hugin to patch together this picture of the swollen stream behind River Falls Lodge. Very nice! Fog had begun to roll in with the late afternoon hour. The final product was 5316 x 2468 pixels.

Mountain Stream Below River Falls Lodge
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Nov. 1st, 2009 @ 10:18 pm Finding Pictures for Deviant Art
Current Mood: amused
I've made a personal commitment to post a few pictures each day to my Deviant Art webpage. Sometimes it is as easy as finding some past pictures that are hidden gems. Today's was like this. Below is a picture of Tobey barking at/with Boomer. Chakotay the senior wolf-dog is in between and he just does not look real happy. How amusing!

IMG_7266
About this Entry
Cat - Felix Face
Oct. 31st, 2009 @ 11:16 am White Spaces
Current Mood: contemplative
Sometimes the haunting beauty of a picture is based on what is NOT there. I believe this is what draws me to photograph abandoned locations...

IMG_8210
About this Entry
Abandoned
Oct. 30th, 2009 @ 06:51 pm At the Railroad Bridge
Current Mood: accomplished
This is a highly detailed panorama that does not wrap all the way around...

See it rotate using SPi-V...

Railroad Bridge in Laurens City Park
About this Entry
Canon Rebel
Oct. 30th, 2009 @ 08:32 am Laurens SC Park Panorama
Current Mood: accomplished
On 10/29 I went down to the stream side park walk in Laurens. I took two series of 360 degree picture sets. The first is presented here. This picture set was a little challenged. The setting sun created exposure differences between shots, and the brief apperance of a car caused only half of it to appear in the resulting panorama. I am just beginning playing with this technique, so you are seeing my learning curve! This time around I am using Panoye to how off the combined photo. Do check out the flash version of the viewer. It "unbends" the bridge member most close to the camera better than the native Panoye viewer. Enjoy! There is more to come...

Panoye 360 Degree Panoramic View of Park

Flat view of picture
Laurens SC Park
About this Entry
Canon Rebel