It’s March of 1919, and the Albany Argus notes that the Hudson River is swelled to its bursting point. A combination of ice, a recent storm, and potential warm weather, turned communities on the Hudson River into panic centers. I now quote from the Argus, printed in its March 29, 1919 edition. “As the result…
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News from the International 3-D Photo Competition…
Earlier this year, I captured some 3-D shots at the Albany Patroons / Lehigh Valley Legends basketball game. Of the several different 3-D shots I was able to snag … this one turned out the best. Sure, I would have preferred to get a nice sweet Patroons dunk or something like that, but I’ll take…
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It’s not an 11’2″ clearance any more.
So yesterday, I drove up to Thatcher Park for some late Sunday afternoon photography adventures. Now to arrive at Thatcher Park from where I live, I would normally take I-90, get off at Exit 4, drive that long straightaway to pick up Route 85, drive through the old part of Slingerlands and into New Scotland.…
Read MoreAtomic Tulips
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this kaleidoscope lens – you know, shooting through it and getting some waycool “energy” photos out of it … So as you can imagine, the more I play with this, the more I want to do more with it. More, more, more. It’s almost the Andrea True…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, May 6 2023
Good morning, my wonderful blog readers. Looks like we’re getting a great weekend, so step on out and enjoy the brilliant sunshine and beautiful weather. Oh, and before you go, at least check out this week’s blog post collection from my personal blogroll. I hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for May 5, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. I have a mini- Gordon Lightfoot tribute on today’s show, as well as a message about double-checking those classic oldies festival concert…
Read MoreMy new customized View-Master reels arrived. Wow.
I’ve been on a three-dimensional photography kick of late, now that I’ve combined two Nikon Df cameras with a synchronized shutter. And as I continue this process, each time that I get a decent set of stereoscopic photos, I keep going on a theme until I achieve seven distinct photo sets. Then I send the…
Read MoreAntonio Brown and the Peter Principle
There’s a thing about Albany-based sports leagues and teams. If you do right by the fans, if you treat your players and your organization with respect, if you pay your bills, and at least put something competitive on the field or on the diamond or on the pitch, this area will support you. But if…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Gordon Lightfoot, the troubadour of Canada, is gone.
Last night, the world lost one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our generation. A simple singer from Orillia, Ontario, who brought us some of the greatest love songs and ballads and stories in contemporary music. And if you’ve never heard of Gordon Lightfoot … let this blog post be a refresher course. I…
Read MoreThe bed linens with a money-back guarntee.
Before I tell this bed-linen story, I must tell another story. During the years when I blogged for the Albany Times Union, I had many extensive personality conflicts with the TU’s social media strategist and self-appointed blog snitch, Kristi Gustafson Barlette. She always sent me unwanted notes about how I could improve my blog to…
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