So, my first experiment with the Single Shot: Half Shot project, in which I loaded a roll of 70mm 616 film into my vintage Agfa Chief (which will take eight “single shot” photos with it) and then re-loading it into my vintage Agfa Clipper Special (which will take 15 “half shot” photos with it), entered…
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A message for the Rensselaer Walmart Supercenter photo lab…
My friend and college classmate Cam McWhirter requested a print of my Christmas Eve star trails at the Sacandaga Lake.ย And since he was kind enough to send me a copy of his excellent book Red Summer, a history of racial tension and riots in post-World War I America, I was more than happy to…
Read MoreThe Jericho and the Barn
I’ve driven by this part of Glenmont several times – most often when I’m going to or coming back from watching a film at the Jericho Drive-In.ย And on Monday, I had some Lomography 120 redscale film in the camera and a few shots to spare. Redscale film is film that is inserted into the…
Read MoreAre you missing winter snow? Let me help…
Yeah, this is a weird, weird winter.ย It’s five degrees above zero this morning, and as I look out the window – I don’t see a single snowflake.ย It’s like we’re getting set up for what could be the mother of all Nor’easters. So… Last Saturday, when I had to travel to Rochester for a…
Read MoreNo, this isn’t the Polar Express… but it could be the Midnight Meat Train…
Yesterday I grabbed several different cameras – my Nikon D700 digital, my Nikon F100 35mm shooter, my Rolleiflex Automat MX 120 shooter, and my Agfa Chief 616 shooter – for a day of photography through the North Country. And while my film shots are currently getting dunked and dipped at McGreevy Pro Lab, at least…
Read MoreMy Best Photos of 2011
As the new year begins, I once again look back at the past twelve months of photos and experiments and snapshots and splitfilms, seeing which of my photographs have really stood out for the new year. I said goodbye to some cameras and hello to others. Some of my photos picked up silk – others…
Read MoreThe Christmas Star Trails – and a very special star that just shot by…
I wanted to try this, and this may be the only chance in my lifetime that this will work. Everything has to coordinate.ย I need as clear and cloudless a sky as possible.ย I can’t have any artificial lighting sources – streetlights, headlights, anything. A once-in-a-lifetime photograph – capturing a star trail on Christmas Eve.…
Read MoreAt the Top of the Empire State Building, and I’ve only got one choice…
Last Saturday, I took my friend Cindy to New York City for a Christmas sightseeing holiday.ย We saw the tree at Rockefeller Center (and while we were there, we saw one of those “here’s an engagement ring, will you marry me?” proposals – yes, she accepted); we paid our respects at Ground Zero; we shopped…
Read MoreChristmas Windows
During my recent trip to New York City, I was fortunate to see the magnificent holiday window displays offered by various department store merchants. Both Macy’s and Lord & Taylor had some spectacular animated window displays – apparently Saks Fifth Avenue also had window displays, but I didn’t get a chance to see them. I…
Read MoreA prime lens upgrade
There are many things that I enjoy doing when I travel to New York City at Christmastime. I always walk through Central Park – especially around Strawberry Fields, the park’s “quiet place” of reflection.ย Of course, that “quiet place of reflection” is mobbed with tourists that get their picture taken with the beautiful IMAGINE mosaic.…
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