How’s this for a graduation ceremony photo?

Here’s the deal.ย  In addition to the two photos I am allowed to enter in the Big E’s photography competition this year (assuming, of course, that the Big E WILL operate this year), the Big E has also held an online monthly contest, with each category being based around a theme.ย  The theme for June…

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So I just heard from San Francisco…

A few months ago, I tried my hand with the the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography competition.ย  This is truly an opportunity for me to expand out from competing in local fairs and the like.ย  And in 2014, my elongated photo of a baseball pitcher, The Three-Two Pitch, garnered a Silver Award in the…

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My entries that would have been into the 2020 Iowa State Fair Photography Competition

They postponed the Iowa State Fair … and then, they postponed it all the way to 2021. I kinda knew stuff like this was going to happen, even though I still had hope against hope that at least one or two different fairs would still have competitions.ย  No matter.ย  I’ll just save these photos for…

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And COVID-19 claims the Altamont Fair…

Aw, crud. That’s really all I can say at this point. But I understand why. Yesterday, due to concerns involving COVID-19 and the need to keep everybody safe, the Altamont Fair will not operate for the 2020 season. And I get it.ย  I really do.ย  From the Fair’s website: Fair Board votes to cancel the…

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My entries into the 2020 Washington State Fair photo contest are …

So … this will be a very weird Competition Season 2020.ย  Some of my competition locales are open; others are not, and others … I have no idea.ย  So I’ve decided to practice a special photographic version of “social distancing” here.ย  Follow along with me. If I can mail in my entries and they can…

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The Jericho Time-Slice Project

Over the years, I’ve wanted to get an awesome, iconic photo of the waycool Jericho Drive-In marquee.ย  But understand this.ย  Photographing a movie theater marquee isn’t just “show up, shoot, leave.”ย  Most often, the following happens: Either the marquee shows whatever movies were playing that night, immediately dating your photo; The theater has no movies…

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The 42nd Annual Photo Regionals

Sweet lord, it’s that time of year again.ย  An opportunity to enter my best photos into the 2020 Capital District Photo Regionals, to put my work up against the best work of the best photographers in the area. Recap. After years of entering and failing and entering again and failing again … in 2014, my…

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