I find that I'm never disappointed going to Cypress Gardens. I get some exercise, enjoy the weather and find the most interesting things for my photography. I was fortunate to find the camellias in bloom when I visited. Flowers and a macro lens are a very good thing. I've posted the first few images in this blog post. You can find the full gallery here. [smugmug url="http://dpack.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21560042_XhbwLr&format=rss200" imagecount="25" start="3" num="9" thumbsize="Th" link="image" captions="false" sort="false" window="false" smugmug="true" size="L"] … [Read more...]
A Fall Saturday in Charleston
December 2, 2011 by
The Saturday after Veterans Day was wonderful for me. I spent the entire day relaxing and various outdoor festivals in town. The first event I went to was the Farmer's Market. It was actually the first time I ever attended, and I've lived in the area my entire life. It made me realize what I missed out by not taking advantage of what was around me. There was a live band, food and every farm of artwork you can imagine. [smugmug url="http://dpack.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=20243540_gc2qnM&format=rss200" imagecount="12" start="1" num="9" thumbsize="Th" link="image" … [Read more...]
Cypress Gardens on Veterans Day
December 2, 2011 by
It's a little delayed, but I'm posting several galleries I created over the last several weeks. On Veterans Day I decided to take a refreshing walk through Cypress Gardens. I stayed mostly on the main trail for a quick mile walk. It was such a nice warm day this year, and the camellias were in bloom. It was amazing the number of insects that were still active on that day. I got several great close-ups of bees. [smugmug url="http://dpack.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=20230045_WJdgTF&format=rss200" imagecount="100" start="1" num="9" thumbsize="Th" link="image" … [Read more...]
Memories of Rural Mission
October 6, 2011 by
This last weekend I was the photographer for the Charleston and Winthrop Wesley Foundations on their Fall Mission Trip. It's been a tradition for many years for the two campus ministries to meet in Charleston and conduct a mission trip with UMRC. We were all saddened to see UMRC dissolve this year, but the two campus ministries were determined to go out and serve the community. This year the campus ministers contacted Rural Mission on Johns Island. While it may be the first fall mission trip Charleston and Winthrop have had at Rural Mission, the relationship between United Methodist campus … [Read more...]
Asbury Hills Anniversary
September 14, 2011 by
During Labor Day weekend, I attended the 50th anniversary of Asbury Hills United Methodist Camp. I worked at the camp in the summers of 2000 and 2002. It wasn't the best paying summer job I had during college, but it was a memorable experience. During my first summer, I was a resident counselor. Most of my camps were with fourth through sixth graders with the the occasional group of junior high or high school campers. I slept under tarps, ate hobo dinners, played camp games and enjoyed the wonder of the natural world. On the weekends, the staff would eat dinner together on Friday night, and … [Read more...]
Blood Bath & Beyond
August 29, 2011 by
I made my first jump into sports photography with the Lowcountry Highrollers. It was a great set of bouts, and the after party was interesting. If you've never seen roller derby, take a look. You can find the link for the full gallery (200+ pictures) at the bottom of this post. [smugmug url="http://dpack.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=18762935_tRTkkg&format=rss200" imagecount="24" start="1" num="12" thumbsize="Th" link="image" captions="false" sort="false" window="false" smugmug="true" size="L"] … [Read more...]
4th of July
July 6, 2011 by
I spent a wonderful 4th of July at the Goose Creek Municipal Center listening to music and watching a wonderful fireworks display. There were vendors selling candy and snacks, and the weather was great. Best of all, I had friends who came out to share the day with me. In addition to the standard gallery, I've included a Youtube video. I've slowly started to explore the elusive video function on my camera. It seems that I can actually capture somewhat decent video as long as I have a tripod handy. It was worth it this one time to lug the tripod around with me 4-5 hours. I wouldn't have been … [Read more...]
Charles Towne Landing
July 4, 2011 by
These are just some shots from the last weekend of June where I spent some time at Charles Towne Landing. I haven't been there since elementary school. If you plan to go out to the Animal Forest, I will warn you to take bug spray with you. It is a nice place to take a walk and enjoy the outdoors, and they have plenty of spots for a picnic. You can see the full gallery at the smugmug link at the bottom of the post. [smugmug url="http://dpack.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=17793734_wM589G&format=rss200" imagecount="12" start="1" num="9" thumbsize="Th" link="image" … [Read more...]
Magnolia Plantation
June 6, 2011 by
I decided to spend some time at Magnolia Plantation recently. Check out my slideshow of pictures from the event or view the full gallery here. … [Read more...]
Cypress Gardens
May 17, 2011 by
After attending the fish fry at Sumpter Health Clinic, I decided to burn off the calories by taking a hike through Cypress Gardens. I've only been to Cypress Gardens once that I can recall. It was for my senior prom. I really didn't spend any time hiking the trails or enjoying the butterfly gardens on that trip. This time I wasn't in a tuxedo, and I had my camera gear with me. I started in the gift shop/visitors center and quickly moved to the butterfly gardens. After pausing for a second to wonder why there was a 'don't touch the duck' sign on the door, I went in and started to take … [Read more...]