Yesterday I took my cameras for a little photo walk through the Adirondacks – part of it involved photographing some foliage, part of it involved preparation for my upcoming CP Holiday Train photo chase in November. And while I was scouting out a location to photograph the train as it would make its initial stop…
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Mail Pouch Barn ghost sign meets infrared
Last Sunday, I drove to Dutchess County to photograph one of the few remaining Mail Pouch Barn ghost signs left in New York. The barn is part of a private property estate, so as long as I stay on the side of the road, I can photograph the building without violating the many “NO TRESPASSING”…
Read MoreChuck is a prophet… another ghost sign torn down in Schenectady…
Over the past few years, Schenectady County residents have seen several buildings get demolished. And while old buildings get torn down every day (I sometimes wonder if the “state bird” of the Capital District is the wrecking crane), it still deeply saddens me that many of these structures, when they’re torn down, also destroy the…
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The Deiderich Dairy Ghost Sign in the South End
Blog reader and all-around good guy Robert Eaton knew I was having a bummer of a day with those nasty telemarketers, and he posted a message on my Facebook wall to cheer me up – about a discovery he uncovered, simply by looking up one sunny morning. While walking around Albany’s South End, he happened…
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