Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’m still testing out this new-to-me Nikon R1C1 macro flash system, which could give me incredible detail in macro photography, and offer me a more flexible option than my “needs an external power source or lots of batteries” medical Nikkor glass. So over the weekend, I set up my Nikon Df with my manual focus…
Read MoreSo yesterday … Hamilton College and Hobart College faced off for the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, the final contest of the NCAA tournament. For Hobart, a win would give the Statesmen four consecutive championships; for Hamilton, it would give the Continentals their first men’s title (the women’s lacrosse team won an NCAA…
Read MoreI joked about this three years ago. Companies out there purchasing standard $2 bills and editing them to place Donald Trump’s face over Thomas Jefferson’s, and selling the bills with a high markup as collectibles. Turns out … we’re headed for the age of Trump Dollars, whether we want them or not. The next paper…
Read MoreGood morning, my great blog readers. Ready for another great weekend? Well, we know the best start to a great weekend is to peruse the great blog posts from this blog’s blogroll. So let’s get at it, shall we? Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreSometimes one gets an inspiration for a blog post, as one does, while taking care of laundry. Such was the case earlier this week. I’m sitting at the laundromat, watching my sanitaries spin in the dryer … When one laundry patron entered the facility. But instead of bringing a bag of clothes, the patron brought…
Read MoreThe first letter came last Tuesday, and it made me smile. The next letter came yesterday, and it made me wince. Let me explain. I recently paid off my car loan for my 2017 Chevrolet Volt (“Lightning’s Girl”), and now the car is mine, lock stock and barrel. And Tuesday, I received a letter from…
Read MoreWhen I was a student at Hamilton College, way back in ancient times (the early 1980’s), our school’s sports teams were part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). What that meant was … we could play games, we could win games, but our conference prohibited any games played one week after our…
Read MoreWe’re approaching our nation’s 250th anniversary. Well, technically, the 250th anniversary of the first signature upon the Declaration of Independence, but who’s splitting hairs on this? As part of this major celebration, the Union Pacific Railroad is taking its fully restored 4014 locomotive “Big Boy” across the country, where it will arrive on July 4th…
Read MoreI’ve had some success with my medical Nikkor lens in terms of macro photography, but there are some limitations to it. It’s very bulky, and it needs an external power source. This is acceptable if I used it for its original purpose – in the hospital, photographing an open wound out of the way of…
Read MoreLast January, I made two “master prints” of A CO Railfan’s Dream, my film-meets-digital collage of the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railroad crossing over the Sacandaga River. These 11×17 framed prints were originally designated for a future competition or gallery show. But I’m not 100% sure they fit in those shows. At least not yet.…
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