Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Last month, I tested out some new modified infrared lenses on a combination of my Nikon Df infrared-modded camera. And the first tests were rather impressive. I could achieve 720nm infrared shots with a fisheye lens that wasn’t previously designed for such adventures. With a warm day yesterday, I felt it was a good time…
Read MoreI never settle for “just good enough.” If I make something, I’ll try the next time to make it better. It’s evolution and creation as a co-existence. Such is the case with A CO Railfan’s Dream, one of my entries for Competition Season 2026. I truly love this image and its surreal mixture of film…
Read MoreI strive for compatibility between all my camera equipment. Of my primary four shooters – my two Nikon Df cameras, my Nikon F2S 35mm film shooter, and my Pentacon Six TL medium format film camera, I can swap out various components to increase my shooting flexibility. I need my super-big telephoto lens? No problem. One…
Read MoreThere’s something about my mixture of film and digital photography, A CO Railfan’s Dream, that keeps bringing me back to new versions and creations. I originally printed one gigantic artwork with a mirrored background … and it turned out nicely. For sure. But I wanted to improve on the image. I’m one of those people…
Read MoreA couple of years ago, I created this illusion photo, Ran Out of Firewood, which won an award or two at Competition Season time (and was later accepted in the Capital District Photo Regionals). This year, I decided to re-create the illusion, and also share with you a way you can make this image work…
Read MoreLast month, I created a super-ultra-wide composition photo by shooting a roll of B&W film in my Pentacon Six TL at the harness track, then switching to color film to photograph one of the races from start – to finish – to winner’s circle photo. And I blogged about it … because, yeah, I did.…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I tried a panoramic shot at the Saratoga Race Course (the “thoroughbred” track), and got a nice double image of some fast-galloping horses superimposed upon the panoramic home stretch. This photo, to be precise. Trust me, this is good enough. But I can’t settle for “good enough.” So back I go.…
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This was a complicated confluence. But somehow, some way … I still achieved great things from it. Let me explain. I adore astrophotography – Milky way, meteors, eclipses, star trails, all of that. And the original plan was to travel to Brown Tract Pond in Raquette Lake, New York – New York’s darkest night sky…
Read MoreToday’s headline is the first lyric of singer-songwriter Cris Williamson’s song Waterfall, from her legendary album The Changer and the Changed. Fifty years later, it still holds up today. And it’s kind of an inspiration for today’s blog, as I get back into making my cameras work for me. I need to make sure all…
Read MoreThe harness horse known as Pay Me To Knight, also known around his stables as Junior, has won me a fair chunk of change over the years. He’s a decorated trotter at Saratoga Harness, and I’ve been known to put $20 on his nose every time I know he’s on the track. Hey, you’ve got…
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