The 25th day of the first month of the year of the Camellia

EXERCISE OR SOCIALIZE?

This is one of the all time serious questions concerning mankind.

Forget politics and religion. This is a core question we all need to answer.

Since the weather has warmed here, I am back out on the Riverwalk trying to get my "Exercise" in for the day.

Exercise is good and but so is socializing. There seems to me to be a bit of a conflict betwixt the two.

This is also the Palmetto state, so that explains the photograph I took today.

But back to the perplexing problem. I go to the Riverwalk to get my exercise. Today about a mile and half. I have got to get that back up to three or four a day but that is part of the problem.

The first diversion was a wonderful German fellow with whom I speak for extended periods of time.....all good natured fun. However, it takes about fifteen minutes. So walk for a few hundred yards and talk for fifteen minutes.

Today he was with three other people. One of which had just had heart surgery and was trying to mend himself. Well of course you have to compare injuries, or ailments, or at least medications. That's an age thing my friends. Another ten minutes. I reported that I had had my piggy flu vaccine and the gentlemen said "Oh, that's not good". It seems his doctor said not to do it if you had any kinda heart condition. Of course I had a stint put into my chest last August, so this information was certainly timely....Not to worry!

Then comes along one of the policemen, who ride their golf carts up and down the walkway protecting the innocent. Another ten minutes of conversation. I told him that a friend of mine in Maryland had gotten his first deer of the year using a 2009 Hyundai Sante Fe and I had congratulated him on his choice of rifles. Duh! And I thought that it was some kind of new Remington fire arm.

Just got a text message which solves my short term problem with all that. Cayce Riverwalk is now closed until further notice because of high water and flooding.

Boy the Gods conspire to keep us from our due diligence!

At any rate, it is good to be walking and photographing again.

Even if it did take me an hour and half to walk only a mile and a half. Tomorrow I swim!

The 23rd day of the first month of the year of the Camellia

A NEW ADDITION TO THE PRODUCT LINE

This image is only one of the additions to my new product line called "Accents".

This group will provide ready to hang images suited to home and office decor. All images on the web site are of course available in these formats, but there will soon be a separate section there for the "Accent" presentations.

A lonely tree right after a snow storm which coated the limps with soft and fluffy envelope. The pronounced the shadows were created by nature and an early morning light. I added the sepia like tones to the image and framed it in a matte black frame.

This frame measures 11.5 inches square holding a 5x5 inch image. It is a true and sophisticated highlight meant to hang in those spots which are smaller but awkwardly bare. The double white mat with black core is acid free. The image is recessed below the mats on it's own mount which provides the illusion of additional depth. It is what I call "Value added" matting-----a totally different, refined, and creative look.

The central core of the framed "Accent" images will be this size, but all sizes and custom sizes are available as well. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. I will work with you to fulfill your home decor needs for tasteful wall art at reasonable pricing.

The 17th day of the first month of the new year of the Camellia

LONELY AND COLD!

I have always like this image and fooling around with a sepia tone seems to work. The tree is somewhere in the environs of Eastern Neck Island National Wildlife Reserve in Kent County Maryland. The morning after a pretty good snow storm or the day of, I cannot remember which.

It seems that the advancement of the southern face of the new Equatorial Glacier has been temporary halted.

Sixty seven degrees here today after an all night rain.

Life is good is you're a weed looking to sprout in my front yard!

The 16th day of the first month of the year of the Camellia

I GOT MY PIGGY FLU SHOT!

Our local Cert team aided and abetted the H1N1 free Inoculation day here in Lexington County today.

The rain held off for most of the day and we stuck a great number of people who showed up to take advantage of the freebies.

I must say that the entire day was very well planned.....well managed and very successful.

A great combination of county employees and local volunteers proved what can be done with expertise and enthusiasm.

Well done!

The 15th day of the first month of the year or the Camellia

FLOATING FRAME PRESENTATIONS

This is a glicee fine art photographic print presented on a floating frame. The image is printed digitally on an Epson machine using Epson papers and inks. The print has been sprayed with a UV protectorate and finally with a Poly coating which helps to eliminate scratching.

Furthermore, the print can be lightly washed with a damp cloth for cleaning.
Who would have thought…a washable fine art photograph!

“The term ‘Glicee’ was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial ‘Iris proofs’ from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers. The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s. The term has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such high quality prints.” (This definition was quoted from Wikipedia)

These vary in size from 4.25x7" up to 13x18". The depth of the black border is 1.625” which allows the print to stand away from your wall by that amount. Thus, the image appears to be floating. Mounting to the wall could not be easier…simply place two small nails on a level plain and the frame will hang forever. The accompanying image was taken on an angle to show the side of the frame. The is no mat or glass so shipping is easy and hanging is even easier. Just two nails on a level plane and they will hang forever. And finally, buying is even easier. Just email and use my website to choose your images.

http://skipwillitsfineartphotography.ifp3.com/

The 14th day of the first month of the year of the Camellia

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge

The 13th day of the first month of the year of the Camellia

HUNTING ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, SC

FLOATING FRAME