So this is a different avenue for me.ย Instead of printing and bringing my entries to the Big E and having them judged right then and there, I now must submit my photography entries – limit of two pictures – online.ย With limited space in the New England Center this year, all entrants are now…
Read MoreAll articles filed in Photography
The postcards from Syracuse, 2018 edition…
I don’t want to look at them. I know they’re in the mailbox, and I don’t want to look at them. Nine postcards.ย Six for photography, three for arts and crafts. Nine postcards in my mailbox, all of whom made a long journey from the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse to my home in…
Read MoreSo my 2018 Iowa State Fair ribbon-winning photo is…
I submitted four entries to the Iowa State Fair’s photography competition, and heard back that one of the entries was not only accepted, it won an award. But I don’t know which picture, or what award. Over the weekend, there was an artists’ reception at the Iowa State Fair, where the winners were announced. Unfortunately,…
Read More
Inside a four leaf clover … if it is a four leaf clover…
Yesterday I was at a pool party with some friends, we were soaking up the sunshine and having a good time. Then, one little girl – probably no more than seven years old – ran up to the adults.ย “Mommy, mommy,” she said, “I found a four-leaf clover.” And she showed it to us.ย Sure…
Read MoreA Perseid Reshoot
The Perseid meteor shower is happening right now.ย And the big peak of showers will take place in about ten days from now. Background. Over the years, I’ve tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower in all its glory.ย I’ve had some success, I’ve had some failure, but I keep fine-tuning my chances and hoping…
Read More
A tour of seven Vermont covered bridges
During my recent vacation in Vermont, I was alerted to a special “covered bridge” tour near my hotel.ย Of the more than ninety different covered bridges throughout the Green Mountain State, seven are within a two-hour driving trip from each other.ย Wowie. So I blocked out two hours … and made the trip. I began…
Read MoreNo TRASK art show this year? Boo, hiss…
Charity Season 2018 is fast approaching, and I enjoy designating various artworks and projects for these awesome fundraisers.ย 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…
Read MoreI see you, little hummingbird…
So I’m currently on vacation this week, a much needed getaway from the world.ย 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.ย Nice.ย 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 More
Chuck The Writer 
You must be logged in to post a comment.