Carl Olson 1/31/13 Carl Olson 1/31/13

How The Economy Works - Explained With A Pencil

The economy is complex, bewildering, and sublime.

Carl Olson 1/9/13 Carl Olson 1/9/13

Professor Herb Deutsch Demos Next Moog Synthesizer Prototype

Here's a cool video from one of my favorite companies in the world: Moog Music.

Carl Olson 11/26/11 Carl Olson 11/26/11

Precariously Time-lapsing Volcan Osorno

Volcan Osorno towers 8,701 feet (2,652 meters) over Lago (Lake) Llanquihue. On the rare days that the cloud cover lifts, you can see why the beautiful, snow-covered cone of the volcano is sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of Chile.

Carl Olson 11/24/11 Carl Olson 11/24/11

Eating Social In Chile

The joy of traveling includes meeting people along the way. Since my daughter and her husband live in Chile, visiting them has opened doors to meeting people in their homes that simply would not be possible as a tourist. Chilean hospitality is unsurpassed.

Carl Olson 11/23/11 Carl Olson 11/23/11

Peligro Cerco Electrico

I wonder what this means?

Carl Olson 11/7/11 Carl Olson 11/7/11

Made By Hand Series

A beautifully filmed, engagingly told film series called Made By Hand.

Carl Olson 8/22/11 Carl Olson 8/22/11

The Olson House, Cushing, Maine - Site of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World

Being Olson's, when my wife and I saw a sign in Cushing, Maine, pointing to The Olson House, we just had to see it.

Carl Olson 8/6/11 Carl Olson 8/6/11

Luna Moth

I saw this gorgeous Luna Moth on the side walk at a nearby service station. I took a quick snapshot and processed it with my iPhone 4.

Carl Olson 7/11/11 Carl Olson 7/11/11

Rough Green Snake

I came home last Saturday afternoon to find this 2 foot long rough green snake foraging for insects on my driveway. I used to see these beautiful, docile snakes often here in the South. However, it's been many years since I've seen one.

Carl Olson 6/6/11 Carl Olson 6/6/11

Photos of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Eruption In Chile

When my wife told me this last Saturday evening that she had just heard about a volcanic eruption several hundred miles south of Santiago, Chile, I could hear the anxiety in her voice.

Carl Olson 5/14/11 Carl Olson 5/14/11

Little Italy Pizza, Winder, Georgia

Last weekend I found this pizzeria in the old town square of Winder, Georgia. Good pizza, nice ambience. Taken with an iPhone 4.

Carl Olson 4/22/11 Carl Olson 4/22/11

Beene Family Cemetery

Grave of my great great great grandfather Hezekiah Haney and his wife, Juliann. Both alleged to be of Cherokee (or Creek?) descent though there is no documented proof.

Carl Olson 3/19/11 Carl Olson 3/19/11

Super Moon March 19, 2011

My son Eric, and I took the Canon 5D Mark II and turned it into a FrankenCam with a 30 year old 300mm Nikkor lens and - oh, why not, an ancient 2x (yeah, breaking the rules) Vivitar Teleconverter, and took this photo of the Super Moon. Cool!

Carl Olson 12/2/10 Carl Olson 12/2/10

Extraordinary CGI Film From Alex Roman

The Holodeck for filmmakers is here (well, almost)...

Carl Olson 7/20/10 Carl Olson 7/20/10

July 20, 1969 - Astronauts Walk on Moon's Surface

The early morning after July 20, 1969, I begged my parents to take me to the nearest store so that I could purchase the Atlanta Constitution edition dated Monday, July 21, 1969...