some boardwalk shadows

boardwalk shadows
Originally uploaded by Gene Bowker

I liked the contrast between the diagonal shadows and the boards in this photo.

It didn't look good at normal height so I lowered the camera and was much happier with the result.

This was another case too where I preferred the Black & White shot to the color shot. Since I was focusing on angles and contrasts it seemed to work better.

Spring means time to spend outside...

Spring means pollen here in South Carolina. Everything gets a nice covering of green (Happy St. Patrick's Day) which also drives my allergies crazy.

However, Spring also means the chance to spend sometime outside grilling which I love to do. One thing that Cindy and I have been talking about is getting some new furniture for our screened in porch.  With our wi-fi coverage, we'd then be able to work out there on our projects or just surf the web outside before the heat gets here.

The folks at Discount Teak Furniture offer great teak furniture sets which would be perfect for enjoying our deck. Teak offers a lot of benefits over the usual plastic furniture (which we've had for years), besides also looking better and being a better investment.

I hope you'll visit my sponsor Discount Teak Furniture to see what they offer.

Saving money.. Comparison Shopping

I spend my workdays looking for ways to lower the cost of my company's products. This includes a lot of "comparison shopping" to find the best product value for our money. My motto is "Pretend it is YOUR money".

I keep telling my co-workers that the same idea applies outside of the office. There are many things that you can save money on, just be comparison shopping. One of these things is insurance.

With insurance, you have to weigh low costs versus the benefits from the provider. There are many website where you can go to compare many providers at the same time. A great website is NetQuote.com which shows you how much you will pay.
Take a second and see how much you can save on Pennsylvania insurance by visiting their website.

Heron - Edisto Memorial Gardens #photo

Heron - Edisto Gardens
Originally uploaded by Gene Bowker

The heron was not impressed by my attempts to photograph it, and finally decided the best course of attaction was just to ignore me.

You can see more of my Edisto Gardens photos and learn more about the history and activities there in my new Examiner.com article "Road Trip 101: Discovering Edisto Gardens" at http://bit.ly/a2g3Ya

Beach Flower, Edisto Beach, South Carolina (2009) #Photo

A flower on the beach at Edisto Island, South Carolina