Ah, the annual Top 10 list of the best photos that came out of my cameras this year.ย Not counting artwork that would later be repurposed into Dream Windows, these are my ten favorite pictures that were taken from January 1, 2012 to today. NIGHT TRAIN TO HEAVEN This was one of my two “Single…
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Christmas snows at Schuyler Flatts
December 25th.ย Time to wake up.ย Rise and shine. I glimpse out the window.ย Snow.ย First Christmas snow.ย The snow’s loose and powdery – enough to coat my car, but not enough to build a snowman or a snow fort.ย But there’s enough white powder on the ground to convince me to get out of…
Read MoreMore fun with my lo-fi cameras
As much as I appreciate my Nikon D700 digital camera and my high-end Rolleiflex Automat MX 120 shooter, I still have an affinity for my lo-fidelity cameras and the use of wonky expired film. Case in point. I can get great “industrial” shots out of my 20-year-old expired Ukrainian Svema B&W 120 film, which because…
Read MoreThe 12-12-12 Photo Project
Okay. The only way this is going to work is if I mention it RIGHT NOW, the day before December 12, 2012. This way, I have all you blog readers as witnesses to this project. ‘Kay? The Photo Center of Troy is having a call for entries for an event called: “12-12-12: One Day in…
Read More“We had you under surveillance, Chuck…”
Last week, in an effort to improve on my “slit-scan” photo technique – modifying my Nikon EM mechanical camera as a “photo finish” camera – I drove up to Saratoga Casino and Raceway for another photo shoot.ย Figured I’d photograph the pacers and the trotters and hope for the best. When it comes to photography,…
Read MoreThe 2012 Historic Albany Foundation BUILT Event
It’s Saturday night, and I’m trying to get ready for this evening’s big gallery event – the Historic Albany Foundation’s ‘BUILT” charity art auction / fundraiser, or as I call it, the final event of my “charitable” photography season. Gotta look nice for the event – essentially, dress to impress.ย Must find the right suit…
Read MoreBuilding up for BUILT weekend
I’m like a mother hen watching over her new hatchlings.ย Three of my artworks – The Beat of Officer Harris, Midnight at the Palace Theater and Dream Window #2: The North Pearl Street Limited – are now safely tucked inside my 2005 Saturn Ion “Cardachrome,” and this afternoon I’m dropping them off at the Cathedral…
Read MoreHalloween and St. Joseph’s steeple
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Ukrainian-made Soviet-bloc ะกะฒะตะผะฐ (Svema) film.ย On occasion, I can get brilliant B&W shots when I shoot with Svema’s 35mm product.ย The results from shooting in medium format (120 film), however… are best described as “wonky.” As you can see, Svema film can give me a very dirty, industrial, cold…
Read MoreIs my Kodak possessed by ghosts?
I’ve been very satisfied with most of my cameras. I need a dependable digital? I grab my Nikon D700. If I need to shoot in medium format, I’ll take either my Rollei or my Kowa. My Nikon F100 works wonders with 35mm film, and my vintage Agfa cameras really do well with 616 product. But…
Read MoreThe 22ยฐ Halo
It’s another Saturday night, and I’m just trying to get everything done in my life.ย I’m one week away from the National Basketball League of Canada starting another season, and eight teams are counting on me to provide statistics and other important information.ย I also have to get other projects done, and I just drove…
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