Tomorrow, after judging has completed, I’ll share with you the six images I’ve chosen from my collection of 2021 and 2022 photos for submission to the 2022 New York State Fair Photography Competition. And trust me, if I’m culling these images from the list … you know I’m trusting my gut with the six I’m…
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In the twilight at the finish line.
Last Saturday was the annual Joe Gerrity Jr. Memorial Stakes at Saratoga Harness. The Gerrity is a 15-race card that is the highlight of the Saratoga Harness racing season, and the top pacers from across the nation come to upstate New York for the big prizes. Me? I’m just there to try to renew a…
Read MoreTime to boost up my photography goals. Hello Watchung, New Jersey.
Listen, I’ve enjoyed a very successful photography run with state fairs and local gallery shows. Now I have a new goal in mind. At some point before I die, I want one of my photographic artworks displayed in a New York City art gallery. That’s right. I want one of my photos to appear on…
Read MoreMy entries for the 2022 Big E Photography Competition are …
I’ve had several levels of success with the Big E’s photography competition. Several blue ribbons, as well as a “Best of Division” in a COVID-shortened 2020 online exhibition. The Big E’s photo competition works like this. You send digital images to their acceptance site, then they decide if those digital images are suitable of display…
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FINALLY getting my Pentacon Six to play nice.
Several months ago, one of my readers was kind enough to provide me with two cameras and a lot of medium-format film. I’ve already had plenty of success with one of the cameras, my Nikon F2S (“Nikon Athena”), but the second camera – a medium-format Pentacon Six SLR that I haven’t nicknamed yet – has…
Read MoreMy Empire State Plaza FILM photographs, 2022 edition
Background. Three weeks ago, I was on the roof of the Kenmore Hotel as the Empire State Plaza 4th of July fireworks blasted through the skies. My Nikon Df captured several fantastic images, but I should let you know that I also brought three film cameras with me to the event – my Nikon F2S…
Read MoreSlow start in the 15th race.
I took some film photos at the Saratoga Harness track last night, just to practice with my Nikon F2S (“Nikon Athena”) and my 55mm f/1.2 lens. It was similar to an experiment I tried last year, where I wanted to get the horses as they were crossing the finish line – but with only the…
Read MoreThat’s not how you use an infrared filter, son…
So yesterday, I took some pictures up in the North Country – apparently my goal must be to capture the Saratoga, Corinth and Hudson Railway train as it travels through the Adirondacks. I wanted to try an infrared shot of the train, and thankfully I had a pack of Kodak HIE infrared B&W film in…
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The “Golden Ticket” postcard from Iowa, 2022 Edition
I know the postcard’s coming. It just takes an extra day or two to arrive. It always does. Let me explain. The Iowa State Fair’s Photography Salon is one of five spokes of my “Competition Season” wheel of photography. Last month, I submitted these four photos to Iowa for consideration. You know … just an…
Read MoreMy Empire State Plaza Fireworks Photos, 2022 Edition
There’s only so many times I can travel to the Empire State Plaza and photograph the fireworks show. It’s a fantastic show, don’t get me wrong. But when you have to get there at 4pm for a 9:15 boomtime JUST so you can find decent parking AND you can find a decent shooting spot AND…
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