Technology Thoughts and Ideas
On a trip we passed the Marathon Ashland refinery, We were going east on I64 and just before the WV boarder there was a glowing light. On the right is a HUGE (Huge to me) refinery, full of lights, steam, gases and who knows what. It’s a very impressive light and machinery display.
Charleston West Virginia is a nice little city. It’s seems clean and take care of. Even in this economy. The Capitol building is clean and the war veterans memorial is distinguished. Took a few pictures of “Lincoln Walks at Midnight” Statue and the Capitol building as well. Seems liek a nice enough place, decent little … Read more
We went to the Carter County Fair this past weekend. It was a good time for the most part. The demolition derby was a good time and the rides were “free” (after you paid admission) and the games were well maintained. It looked like it was a safe place to send your kids and the … Read more
The Family and I visited Griffith and Feil Drug Store in Kenova WV. It is a very nice family owned visually entertaining pharmacy and diner. The service was good and the food is what you would expect, good with great malts, shakes, fries, favoured ice etc. It’s a nice place that you can take your … Read more
How to add or enable exif functions in php and Debian Linux. I use WordPress and the excellent nextGEN gallery software to manage my site and my photography. I like nextGEN gallery as it seems to do a good job managing pictures and presenting them. It also has the ability to display your exif data … Read more
I went to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals on Sunday. It was a bit hot and humid but getting there early helped with the comfort, or lack of. There were a lot of nice cars, some project cars and some cars in between. Nearly every car had a “for sale” post in the window and … Read more
I went to the Louisville art car event this year in downtown Louisville. There were some good cars and there were some lame cars. Here are some pics from that event. The famous Camera Van was there and The penny car and the brass van. I did not stay long as it was on a … Read more
I purchased a used soft box from Chuck Rubin in Louisville. His store is a great place to purchase all the “extras” and even better deals on used lenses, strobes, stands, bags and well everything. My softbox is a umbrella type meant for strobes. It’s portable and seems to work good. I set up the … Read more
Might actually be three days but two days just sounded better….. This is a collection of photos from a few days of odd photography. Some from a wedding reception at the Olmsted I wandered into and took a few quick pictures (she seemed to drink a lot), a spider web covered in dew, a farm, … Read more