I can plan for a photography experience … or I could just shoot from the hip and get a photo. I’m not saying that it will work every time … But last Tuesday, it worked out rather well. Rainy days are not the greatest for photography, and last Tuesday afternoon most of Albany was drenched…
Read MoreAll articles filed in Chuck Miller
The Dollar Bill
I hadn’t initially noticed the dollar as anything remarkable. It came into my possession last Sunday, when I placed a bet at Saratoga Harness (yes, you can call it Saratoga Casino and Hotel, that’s fine). And when I saw that someone had stamped the currency with a message, I initially thought it was one of…
Read MoreWhy should I care about NBC’s new drama “The Inbetween”?
It seems to be a very over-used TV trope. Someone can speak to the dead, and the dead can answer back. Yeah, it’s only been done on network TV just once or twice … Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Tru Calling, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, heck we could go back to the days of Topper and…
Read MoreReturn to the Waterwheel of Greenfield Center
About five years ago, I was fortunate enough to photograph an abandoned waterwheel in a rural part of Saratoga County. Getting this photograph involved asking the property owners for permission to access the site – and then climbing down a steep slope to get to the creekbed. Thankfully, I was able to get some decent…
Read More
Albany Patroons season ends…
Well, it was a fun run while it lasted. Despite putting together some strong runs and a lead of almost 17 points, the Albany Patroons lost Game 2 of the best-of-three NAPB championship series to the Yakima Sun Kings, 112-97. And with that … the Patroons go from “we can win in our inaugural season”…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday, May 12, 2018
I was hoping for better weather today. You know … tulip photographing weather. Maybe tomorrow will be better. But for now, let’s enjoy some great blogs and podcasts from my blogroll, to make a Saturday go smoothly, shall we? Let’s first source the podcasts… This That and the 3rd Podcast, “The 6th Man and the…
Read More
Albany Patroons lose Game 1, 107-92… this ain’t good…
Everything was going fine. Albany was up 20-4 in the first few minutes of Game 1 of the NAPB Basketball championship series against the Yakima Sun Kings. They couldn’t miss. 9 for 9 from the floor and 2 for 2 from the line. It’s like someone inserted the Konami Code in the team and they…
Read MoreDeadline day for San Francisco…
So today’s my final day. At midnight tonight, the ten entries I submitted for the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography art show will be locked. After tomorrow, my photos are in the hands of he judges. If any of my pictures are selected, I will be happy. Background. I entered the San Francisco Bay…
Read MoreYes, the Albany Patroons are going to the NAPB Championship…
And now it boils down to a three-game series. The Albany Patroons and Yakima Sun Kings, longtime Continental Basketball Association rivals, will face each other in a three-game series to determine the North American Premier Basketball championships. Game 1 is Thursday night, Game 2 is Saturday night, and Game 3 (if necessary) on Sunday. And…
Read MoreCrimson and Clover is all I have left…
In my third (and likely final) attempt to grow the rare “skeleton flower,” the diphyllia grayi, I bought four skeleton flower plants from the nursery. I put them in separte pots, and I named each one after – just for luck – a Tommy James and the Shondells song. This is what I want. Those…
Read More
Chuck The Writer 
You must be logged in to post a comment.