I’m still trying to get that super-perfect Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson photo. And I’ve gone through almost every possible photo scenario. Winter shots. Fall foliage shots. Creek-spanning shots. Last Friday, I took a chance on a sunset photo shoot. Follow along with me. The Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson has to travel from its starting point…
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The Church That Wasn’t There
On my recent kick of photographing locations in Green Island that were used as postcards so long ago, I found a postcard of an old church that once existed in the Town and Village. Here’s the postcard. All I know is that this postcard is of the First Presbyterian Church in Green Island. I don’t…
Read MoreA Memorial Day Sunrise: or, a Reinvention of Black Starlight
Eleven years ago, I created a photograph called Black Starlight, where I photographed the sun as it rose over the Hudson River. I shot the sun in 15-minute intervals, and ended up with this picture – and a blog post – for my troubles. The photo was okay – it didn’t win any competitions or…
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At the intersection of George and Hudson Streets, 1909-2023
I have had a tremendous amount of fun with finding old postcards from the Town and Village of Green Island, and then trying to superimpose those old images onto the way the area looks today. Last year, my shot of the old McGowan Fire Hose building – now an apartment complex – took an Honorable…
Read MoreHow to make a pack of Kodak Infrared EIR last for six months…
I don’t shoot as much infrared film as I used to. I mean, I have some efke 820 35mm and 120 rolls in the freezer, so when I DO want to shoot it, I can. Color infrared film, however … that’s another story. The guy from Germany who had all the cool Aerochrome 120 film…
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Wait, where are the photos??
Sunday morning. Mothers’ Day. And I’m camped out for a quick photo shoot in Corinth. Yep, I’m trying to find that perfect Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson train photo to enter in Competition Season 2023. There’s a small bridge across a little creek near the intersection of Heath Road and Route 9N, just before the SC&H…
Read MoreWhen the 1919 Hudson River flooded in 2023.
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…
Read MoreNews 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…
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