Man oh man, Competition Season is getting packed like you wouldn’t believe. Normally I just have the five county / state fairs that constitute Competition Season, but this year I’m adding the Capital District Photo Regionals show, as well as a sixth county / state fair somewhere out west. I will reveal that in another…
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A little yellow postcard from Des Moines, 2023 Edition
The fact that I’m even GETTING a postcard from Iowa – after all I went through to get my entries judged – is a miracle. Of the five competitions in which I participate, the Iowa and New York State Fairs offer the “postcards of doom,” my nomenclature for if my photo entries were accepted or…
Read MoreMy 2023 Empire State Plaza 4th of July fireworks (in 3-D) (Second Try)
Let’s see. It was 90 degrees in the shade on Tuesday night. The Empire State Plaza was packed with thousands of celebratory Capital District residents, all of whom were enjoying food and drink, and getting ready for Sheila E. and the fireworks show. Or the fireworks show with Sheila E., depending on your perspective. Mother…
Read MoreA covered bridge shot at Powerscourt
I’m planning on making a set of covered bridge View-Master reels, just for the hell of it. I already have one image of the seven I’ll need for this project (the Paper Mill Covered Bridge in Vermont), and I’d like to add six more to this set. On Monday, I took my Nikon Df dual…
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5 > 8 = 2
A week ago, I took my three-dimensional photography setup to the Washington Avenue Armory to capture some Albany Patroons action shots. I did this earlier in the season, and one of my shots, Rejection By Williams, actually received entrance into the International 3D Photography Salon in Vienna, Austria. Look, I don’t know about you, but…
Read MoreCheck back with me on June 15, 2024.
I had a great time with the girlfriend over the weekend. We watched that Julia Louis-Dreyfus film You Hurt My Feelings (honestly, I think I’m becoming a big fan of A24 films), we purchased some bird feeders at the Delmar backyard bird store Wildbird Junction, and we had a very enjoyable time together. After all…
Read MoreCall for Entries – the 29th annual New Jersey Photography Forum Show
Last year, I was extremely blessed to have four of my photos exhibited at the 28th annual New Jersey Photography Forum Show in Watchung, N.J. It was a major step forward in my photography career, and I’m so happy to have participated. Of course, this year I’m going to pick from my best images and…
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My 2023 photo entries for the Iowa State Fair are …
I have to tell you a secret. I almost missed the deadline for the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon’s entries. See, I thought the entries were to be delivered to the Fairgrounds by June 17th. And I prepared for that date, hoping to get my last two photos done in time for shipping. Well, guess…
Read MoreThe Sunset Limited
I’m still trying to get that super-perfect Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson photo. And I’ve gone through almost every possible photo scenario. Winter shots. Fall foliage shots. Creek-spanning shots. Last Friday, I took a chance on a sunset photo shoot. Follow along with me. The Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson has to travel from its starting point…
Read MoreThe Church That Wasn’t There
On my recent kick of photographing locations in Green Island that were used as postcards so long ago, I found a postcard of an old church that once existed in the Town and Village. Here’s the postcard. All I know is that this postcard is of the First Presbyterian Church in Green Island. I don’t…
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