This is going to be fun. In 1962, Nikon manufactured a series of “medical” lenses for 35mm cameras. These lenses were attached to SLR cameras, and technicians could take photos of surgeries without the cameraperson getting in the way of the surgeon. The lens could take pictures in sizes from 1:11 to 1:1 (life-size) –…
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Maybe I’ll bring this back as a late entry for Competition Season.
The rotting carcass of Central Warehouse, a former cold-storage facility in Albany’s downtown district, has put the “sore” in eyesore for ages. And every company that purchased it has promised they would do something to revitalize it … and the edifice just stands there, oblivious to time and oblivious to renovation. So … now comes news…
Read MoreThe Macro Shots of the Rebellion
I have a small collection of Civil War tokens and storefronts. Nothing major – a few of the local “Straight’s Elephantine Shoe Store” tokens that feature a booted elephant on the obverse; some Benjamin & Herrick Fruit Dealer tokens, including a few “cracked die” examples; and some patriotic “Shoot Him on the Spot” tokens – including…
Read MoreMy first macro snowflake attempts of 2024
Sunday morning. I’m looking out the window. Fluffy snowflakes falling in the neighborhood. Okay. Let’s get some snowflake macro shots. I’ve been trying to capture the perfect snowflake macro shot for ages. It usually involves focus-stacking several images together and hoping I can bring the image in crisply. And I have to be careful. Snowflakes are delicate. You can’t move them…
Read MoreRESOLVED – to enter more gallery shows in 2024.
I wasn’t sure if I would do it in 2024. But after seeing the same advert pop up in my Facebook feed … I had to give it at least one try. There’s an upcoming art gallery show in Fort Collins, Colorado – the theme for the art show is “Wonder,” and they’re calling for entries. …
Read MoreChuck’s Best Photos of 2023
I got experimental, I got traditional, I traveled great distances and I shot photos in my neighborhood. Some of the photos picked up awards, some of them are scheduled for next year, and some are just award-winners in my heart. So here are ten of my best photos that were captured in this calendar year. I…
Read MoreThe recovery from early 2009
On a cloudy Saturday in May 2009, I took my new-to-me Nikon D700 camera for a little photo walk around the Capital District. And the photo walk included a few shots at an old building that no longer exists today. Recognize this structure? Yep, that is the old First Prize slaughterhouse and meat packing plant on…
Read MoreCan I get a Buena Vista Panorama shot of the Hamilton College Chapel?
Yes, I’m still trying to pull a Buena Vista Panorama image – a super-ultra-wide panorama with 120 film and my Rolleflex Automat MX camera – for Competition Season 2024. And so far, I’ve had some okay shots and some less than successful shots. So let’s try something else. Road trip to my alma mater. Hamilton…
Read MoreCan I get a Buena Vista Panorama shot on Central Avenue?
So it’s late September, and I still have a few rolls of AGFA Scala black and white slide film in the freezer. The only company in the world that can still develop this slide film, DR5 in Iowa, announced there would be a development run in November. So if I want to use this film…
Read MoreCan I get a Buena Vista Panorama shot from Glass Lake in Averill Park?
Yep, still trying to get that perfect super-ultra-panorama shot. And not having the success I want. Last October, I went to Glass Lake in Averill Park, hoping to capture the fall foliage off of this crystal-clear lake. Again … hoping to. But there’s one thing about Glass Lake. Almost the entire perimeter of the lake…
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