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…
Read MoreContemplating an Infrared film run
I’ve shot infrared film off and on for several years. I’ve shot color Kodak EIR when I’ve had fresh stashes of it; I’ve worked with Kodak HIE black and white film, Aerochrome color infrared film, Efke 820 black and white stock, and a few other mixtures. Some examples are below. Which, of course, gets me…
Read MoreThe leathering ceremony
Long-time readers of my blog know that if I truly, truly enjoy using a film camera, and that camera’s vulcanite coating is old and ratty, I’ll take some time and re-leather the camera, making it look all swank and new. That’s why I once owned a bright blue Nikkormat FTn and a bright green Leica…
Read MoreThe Saratoga, Corinth and Hudson Railroad – captured in AGFA Scala
I recently received news that the last company capable of developing AGFA Scala 200x B&W slide film will shut its doors soon. With that in mind, I looked through my film stash and found three rolls of 120 and one roll of 35mm. Well, no time like the present to burn those off. Actually, let’s…
Read MoreThe sketch artist at Paper Mill Covered Bridge
The film just came back from the developers, or I would have posted this picture sooner. A few weeks ago, I was testing some cameras with a photo shoot at Paper Mill Bridge in Bennington, Vermont. Again, I’m trying to find that perfect “covered bridge” shot for competition. And as I captured some shots of…
Read MoreActivate the Beam Splitter!
I’ve dabbled with creating three-dimensional film images for years, although my efforts in this field have been rather hit-or-miss. I’ve tried three-dimensional splitter lenses on my digital cameras (the efforts weren’t worth reposting), I’ve shot with toy 3D cameras (the Trio3D, the Nimslo) but those cameras seemed flimsy and the images were lacking. So let’s…
Read MoreTulips shooting downward
So last month, I took some tulip photos at Albany’s TulipFest. And here they are. Why are you seeing them now? Well, partially because I shot with slide film, and I have to send my slide film to Kansas for development, and they just sent me back the finished product yesterday. Suffice it to say…
Read MoreDid I successfully capture the Tau Herculids meteor shower?
Five days ago, I wouldn’t have even known what the tau Herculids meteor shower was. Last night, I was scrambling to find a last-minute spot for a meteor shower that could either be a spectacular meteor storm – or a big fat nothing-burger. Background. The tau Herculids are the remnants of a fractured comet. The…
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