It’s Thursday night. I just want to relax, put my feet up, ride out the upcoming thunderstorm, and watch a whole night of How It’s Made episodes. Yeah, it was that kind of day. Cell phone rings. I check the Caller ID. 315 area code. That’s either Hamilton College bugging me for a donation, or…
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Returning to my polar panoramic roots
Last year, I entered this photograph in the Cohoes photo competition, in which a prize was awarded for the best picture of Cohoes Falls. At the time, I only had 72 hours to put something together from start to finish, and I probably over-rushed my plans. Which is why I achieved this picture – but…
Read MoreNo turning back now.
It’s Saturday evening and I received a phone call. It was the framing department at AC Moore; the custom-cut matte I purchased was ready and I could pick it up at any time. I picked it up later that evening, went home, and matted and foam-boarded my final artwork for competition season. It’s for an…
Read MoreShooting Kodachrome film in 2012
Yes, I am fully aware that getting those nice bright colors and greens of summers with Kodachrome film is currently impossible. The last rolls were developed in December 2010 by Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas. Kodak’s not making the developing chemicals any more. And even if they did, you can’t develop the stuff at home. …
Read MoreMy 2012 New York State Fair photo entries are…
Even though I received a few extra days for any last-minute additions or subtractions to my maximum of six entries to this year’s New York State Fair Photography Competition, I had my six images ready to go on Monday. CD was burned, order form was filled out, $24 money order purchased, everything all packed up…
Read MoreThe 4th of July in Ripscale
For the past five days, I’ve focused on one photographic goal. And I have less than 120 hours to create it. Challenge? I can handle a challenge. I eat challenges with my toast for breakfast. July 4, 2012. 2:00 p.m. – 120 hours to go. Here I am, like everyone else in the Capital District,…
Read MoreThe 2012 Waterford Fireworks Show
Let me explain something right now. I’m still working on my photo project from the fireworks from the Empire State Plaza. That hasn’t changed. But I know that there are readers who still want to see fireworks photos I took from this holiday weekend. So… A quick trip over to Waterford, with my Nikon D700…
Read MoreColoring outside the borders
In 1969, I attended first grade at Clarksville Elementary School (school number two of the “Twelve”). At the time, I didn’t understand why I wasn’t in first grade at Slingerlands Elementary School with the rest of my friends and neighbors – and why, for that fact, was I in a classroom with only six other…
Read MoreYou’ll have to wait for my fireworks photos.
I just want to give everyone a head’s-up … if you’re coming to my blog this morning, looking for some fireworks photos from the Empire State Plaza… You’ll have to wait a day or two. But I promise… it’ll be worth the wait. This was my fifth time photographing the fireworks at the Plaza, and…
Read MoreDevelopment over Time: Say Cheese…
Marcie Pry – you might know her as “Short Temper” from the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby team, as well as being one of the Roller Derby bloggers – asked me a question that, for all intents and purposes, I didn’t feel comfortable expanding on in a blog comment. Here’s her original question, which was…
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