A few months ago, I backed a Kickstarter campaign for the Solarcan, a mass-produced pinhole camera that will capture a very long exposure – instead of minutes or hours, this camera is designed to capture an image over a period of months. The Solarcan was created by Sam Cornwell, who initiated the Kickstarter campaign to…
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Another Congress Park Duck Hunt
Photography has the ability to not only capture a moment in time, it also has the ability to soothe the soul. There were countless times when I was in a dark place in my life, where I thought that things would never get better. In those moments, I would grab a camera or three, jump…
Read MoreWhen Star Wars battles Star Trek…
We all have our personal fandom when it comes to the most popular science-fiction entertainment. There are those who believe that the Star Trek universe rules, there are those who believe that the Star Wars universe is triumphant. I personally don’t have a dog in the fight, I love both universes equally. Which came to…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Father’s Day Funk
On today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, I’m going to provide you with a soundtrack of the nastiest, grittiest, funk tracks ever. This is some rare funky stuff, the kind of tracks that cost lots of money on the vintage 45 RPM market. But they’re worth every funky penny. And if you have a special paternal…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: June 17, 2017
Hey everybody, I’m back with another “7 and 7 on Saturday,” a weekly recap of the blog posts that you will enjoy. Trust me on this. As the formula goes, I list seven blog posts from my old portal, the Albany Times Union, showcasing seven community and independent (non-staff) bloggers. Then I go to my…
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Unless Eddie Vedder’s serving the food…
Last Sunday, I visited the Troy Flea for its first show of the 2017 season. Didn’t find anything, but all that means is I come back next time and whatever I didn’t find then … I’ll find now. As I arrived at the Troy Flea, I noticed a food truck. Okay, let’s check out what’s…
Read MoreBlood Drive on Syfy – what the hell did I just watch, and can I see more please?
About ten years ago, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez collaborated on a double-feature film called Grindhouse, where they created two separate exploitation-homage movies – Planet Terror and Death Proof – along with various trailers for films like Werewolf Women of the S.S., Hobo with a Shotgun, and Machete – and released it in theaters. You…
Read MoreWeek 10 of the 2017 Graney’s Stout Summer Trivia League
With only a couple of weeks left in the trivia league series, I’m still at the bottom looking up. And if I don’t start winning some playoff points AND SOON, I’ll be behind the 8-ball as the final round commences. So here we go. The mystery second category involved fast food trivia -we were shown…
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My secret entries into the New York State Fair, 2017 Edition
Yesterday, I posted my six photographic entries to the New York State Fair. Today, I’m sharing the entries that I’m submitting for OTHER Fair competitions. Let me explain.
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My 2017 New York State Fair entries are…
I’ve wrangled and battled and searched through my images. And for me, trying to find six worthy candidates for the New York State Fair photography competition is like trying to find my six best ears of corn in a thirty-acre cornfield. It ain’t easy. The procedures and processes for picking my six entries for the…
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