Charity Season 2018 is fast approaching, and I enjoy designating various artworks and projects for these awesome fundraisers. The projects help raise money for much-needed community and local projects, and it feels good to participate in these shows. One of these events is the Saratoga Springs Preservation Society’s TRASK Art Sale and Aution, which is…
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I see you, little hummingbird…
So I’m currently on vacation this week, a much needed getaway from the world. And in that getaway, sometimes you need to relax and enjoy a porchside meal at a white tablecloth restaurant. Which I did last night. Outside my dining window was a small hummingbird feeder. Nice. Maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll see one…
Read MoreMy photography entries in the 2018 New York State Fair are …
The Syracurse. That’s what I’m currently dealing with. For the past two years, and in three of the last four years, I’ve submitted entries to the New York State Fair’s photography competition … and they’ve all been rejected. Urgh. Syracurse indeed. However … this year I am hoping … hoping hoping hoping … that the…
Read MoreThe photos I’m NOT entering in the New York State Fair…
Right around this time, I list the six images that I’ve captured and mounted and nursed and nurtured and hoped would reach the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center at the New York State Fairgrounds. And right around this time, I wonder if these six images have earned their right to be among…
Read MoreThe Rexleigh Bridge to the Stars
Realistically, I have only one chance to pull this off. And there’s so many factors working against me. So freakin’ many. Clouds. Light pollution. Traffic. Location. The wrong lens. The wrong exposure. The wrong camera. The wrong photographer. Don’t laugh, that’s a pretty important factor, let me tell you. But if I can pull this…
Read MoreSo I just heard back from the Iowa State Fair …
Background. Last year, for the first time in three tries, I had artwork accepted at the Iowa State Fair. Two of my pieces, the infrared graveyard photo Farrell and my perspective piece What the Grasshopper Saw were accepted for display. And What the Grasshopper Saw took third place in its category. Yeah, I danced around…
Read MoreBe very quiet … I’m hunting lotus … ha ha ha ha ha
Many, many years ago, I was involved in a North Country photo adventure and took some pictures up at Carp Pond in Corinth. During my photo endeavor, I captured the image of a lotus plant peeking through a clove of lily pads. I wanted to get another shot like that. Yesterday, I drove up to…
Read MoreCompeting in a calendar contest
Point of disclosure. I enter a TON of photography competitions each year. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but the competition is always there. This year, I’m trying something new. It’s a local photo calendar contest, where the winners will be featured on Sunmark Federal Credit Union’s upcoming calendar. If you want to enter the…
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Empire State Plaza fireworks, 2018 Edition
For all the years I’ve owned a camera, I’ve tried to photograph the spectacular fireworks show at the Empire State Plaza. I’ve dealt with oppressive heat, poor shooting angles, and people bumping into my gear in the middle of the fireworks show. This year, I wanted to avoid all that. I knew that Price Chopper…
Read MoreThe insults that photographers hear all the time
Here’s the deal. You’ve set up a location where you think you can get an amazing photo, one that should win any competition from here to the moon and back. And then you have to deal with the naysayers, the downchatters, the ones who feel that no good parade can commence without them raining on…
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