A couple of weeks ago, it was Date Night at the Capital District Home and Garden Show, and I brought along my new-to-me Nikon F2s, slapped on a 55mm f/1.2 manual focus non-AI’d lens, and packed a roll of expired Kodak Ektachrome Dyna film in the chassis. The goal – see if the camera can…
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The Passage of Peace memorial
This would be my final weekend to capture this monument. And last Sunday … I got it. Let me explain. In 2021, the Oneida Indian Nation erected a series of nine giant tipis along the New York State Thruway, as part of an art project and memorial called “Passage of Peace.” The tipis represent unity…
Read MoreHow to pay the fEE
I own an 80-200 f/2.8 telephoto lens. It’s one of my most durable lenses, I’ve owned it for nearly 15 years. Heck, it goes back to the days when my primary camera was a Nikon D70. It’s an adaptable little shooter, it has been with me through my ownership of a Nikon D700, and my…
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How’s this for a graduation ceremony photo?
Here’s the deal. In addition to the two photos I am allowed to enter in the Big E’s photography competition this year (assuming, of course, that the Big E WILL operate this year), the Big E has also held an online monthly contest, with each category being based around a theme. The theme for June…
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The Jericho Time-Slice Project
Over the years, I’ve wanted to get an awesome, iconic photo of the waycool Jericho Drive-In marquee. But understand this. Photographing a movie theater marquee isn’t just “show up, shoot, leave.” Most often, the following happens: Either the marquee shows whatever movies were playing that night, immediately dating your photo; The theater has no movies…
Read MoreMore macro fun as a COVID-19 distraction
I’m seeing some blooms. And I’m seeing some petals. There may be life in this barren wasteland after all. In an effort to keep myself functional during this COVID-19 pandemic, while still remaining in isolation to avoid catching the coronavirus myself, I’ve set up a small studio with the goal of photographing items in macro…
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Just another Macro Monday
I’ve remained sheltered in place during this COVID-19 invasion. Been sheltering for the past two and a half weeks. And it’s not fun. You know those episodes of Lockup where they put the inmate in administrative segregation, where they’re only allowed one hour of outdoors recreation or human contact in a day? Yeah, now I…
Read MoreChuck’s Best Photos of 2019
So I do this every year around this time … I go through all my photos from the past year, some that have won awards, some that didn’t but I still think they’re awesome, and I recap them in this year-end blog special. Hopefully I’ve captured your favorites from the past year as well. That…
Read MoreTest Shots at the Big E
Last week, I took a new-to-me Nikon EM film camera to the Eastern States Exposition (the Big E) for some camera-test shots. I wanted to see what this little guy would do – whether everything in the camera worked appropriately, and if I could feel confident in using this camera for upcoming projects. The Nikon…
Read MoreThe Invasion (or: one more Corinth Reservoir starry night shot)
So last Thursday night, instead of photographing the fireworks downtown, I chose to go uptown – uptown in the Adirondacks – and photograph a clear starry night. I captured a Milky Way cluster, and I also caught a sweet reflection of the Big Dipper in the Corinth Reservoir water. I had one other experiment, and…
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