Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
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 MoreI’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 MoreGood 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. Bill Dowd’s “Notes on Napkins,” “Troy Farmers Market…
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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 MoreI’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 MoreThere’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 MoreLast 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 MoreBefore 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…
Read MoreIn 2015, I shot several photos at the Hadley Bow Bridge, a parabolic bridge that spans the Sacandaga River from Corinth to Hadley. This was around the time when the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad made its weekly trips through the Adirondacks, and in October 2015 I captured this colorful shot amongst the foliage. Yum.…
Read MoreGood morning, blog readers, happy Saturday and hope your weekend will be wonderful. As for me, I’ve got some plans this morning, so this post is a little early in the day for me, but I still hope you enjoy it. On Saturdays, I turn my blog over to showcase the writers and photographers that…
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