Yes, I have this little kick for astrophotography. Milky Way, star trails, lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, lightning strikes, all of the above. And last night, I wanted to capture the partial lunar eclipse that would pass through New York. I mean, it’s not a total lunar eclipse, that one arrives in March 2025. But this…
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Working in the Morning
I drove to Springfield, Massachusetts yesterday to drop off my two three items at the Big E’s Creative Arts competition. Simple as anything. Drive up to the fairgrounds, park near Storrowtown Village, walk to the New England Center, hand the receiver my entries, receive my claim checks and tickets to the Big E, and all…
Read MoreThe Saratoga Race Course in infrared
Yep, that’s me, waiting in line to get into the Saratoga Race Course for the final day of the flat track’s summer horse race meet. Yep, that’s me muttering under my breath about paying $20 for parking and then seeing a $10 admission fee just to get onto the grounds. Yeesh. Like I really need…
Read MoreThe New York State Fair photo results, 2024
With good traffic, it takes about two and a half hours to get from the Capital District to Syracuse for the New York State Fair. And if I time everything properly … I can get a prime parking spot. Look, it’s the small victories. If you arrive before 9:00 a.m., the New York State Fair…
Read MoreWait, how many entries were accepted at the Big E this year??
When we last arrived at Competition Season 2024, my two entries for the Big E’s photography competition, How God Sees an Eclipse and be pRepaired, were entered for consideration, with only be pRepaired gaining acceptance. That was as of yesterday. This morning, I received an email that How God Sees an Eclipse was actually accepted…
Read MoreThe Altamont Fair photo results, 2024 edition
Fifteen years. I’ve entered the Altamont Fair’s photography and fine arts competition for the past fifteen years. And in those fifteen years, I’ve achieved some amazing highs and some soul-crushing lows. And here I am once again, driving that windy road off Route 20 to get to the Fairgrounds on the Fair’s opening night. It’s…
Read MoreMy entries for the 2024 Altamont Fair Fine Arts Competition are …
It’s Tuesday morning. Judging at the Altamont Fair Fine Arts Competition is complete. And once I know that the judging is finished, I can at least post the four entries I’ve submitted. Why do I wait until now? Why don’t I just post the images after I drop them off? Simple. I do not want…
Read MoreThe Return of the Snowflake Ride
There are photos in my archive that, for one reason or another, I just love to enter into competitions. Case in point – a photo I took a few years ago at the New York State Fair, a photo of a scrambler thrill ride in mid-scramble, is still part of my catalog and, on occasion,…
Read MoreA Bisectional Rainbow at the SUNY Admin Building
A nasty thunderstorm rolled through the Capital District yesterday. A tremendous deluge from the skies. But by 5:00 p.m., the rain cleared away. The sun peeked its rays through the remaining clouds. Which … of course … means one thing and one thing only. Rainbows are in play. A late-afternoon rainbow in the Capital District…
Read MoreThe Charity Races at Saratoga Harness
I haven’t used my Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 lens in a very long time – mostly because at one point, it developed a fEE connection error when I attached it to my Nikon Df. But this time around, when I used my silver Nikon Df, and a quick adjustment on the lens barrel from what was…
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