I want to share this with all of you, especially if you live in the Capital District and have the ability to paint, sculpt, draw, photograph, or create. The Thacher Park Nature Center is hosting its 15th annual Nature Art Show, and they’re calling for art. The show will run from March 10th to the…
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On the other side of the camera, for a change.
I could sit here and take selfies all year if I wanted to. But for a change, I wanted to have someone else take my picture. You know … head shots and environmental portraits and all. So when my friend Melissa Simser-Iovino was offering a “Cyber Monday” sale at her photo website Melissa Simser Photography,…
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So that’s what those Adirondack High Peaks are…
Earlier this year, I hiked through the Adirondacks on my way to the Boreas Ponds, and its breathtaking view of the Adirondack High Peaks in the distance. You know … this photo. This is a great photo … certainly a shoe-in for Competition Season 2018. Look at that mirror-glass water. That subtle color change of…
Read MoreThe Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
My original plan was to photograph this train as it chugged through Watervliet. That didn’t work out as I had planned. But what happened afterward … was so much better. And I’m glad I braved the cold to pull this off.
Read MoreA teardrop of snow ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
It’s Monday morning, and I’m still trying to get a few extra seconds of snooze. I roll over, grab my cell phone and eyeball my Facebook feed. Woah. Lots of people talking about first snowfalls in the Capital District. A coating here, a dusting there… I wonder if we received snow in the Town and…
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So how did my Washington State film cameras do?
In addition to bringing my Nikon Df camera (as well as my BlackBerry PRIV camera phone) with me on my Washington State trip, I brought three film cameras with me as well – my Leica M3 35mm shooter (“Leica Green”), my Krasnogorsk ФT-2 super-ultra-wide panoramic shooter (“Raskolnikov”), and, just for the heck of it, my…
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The Results of BUILT 2017…
Am I ready? You bet your sweet life I’m ready. I’ve been ready since last year, when … well … Let me explain. In 2016, my three entries for the 2016 edition of BUILT – Albany Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes – achieved successful bids and attention at the yearly charity fundraising auction for Historic Albany…
Read MoreLeica Green … black and white … or both?
I should be so thankful that I have problems like this. Let me explain. During my Washington State vacation, I visited Mt. Rainier National Park and took plenty of pictures, both with my Nikon Df camera, my BlackBerry PRIV camera phone, and three film cameras – my Krasnogorsk ФT-2 (“Raskolnikov”), my AGFA Clack 120 shooter,…
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The Mahari Stream: How to blur water without an ND filter
I knew it would happen. I knew I’d forget something on this trip from Albany to the Pacific Northwest. And as I traveled up the logging roads toward the Sunrise area of Mt. Rainier … I realized I had definitely fogotten one piece of equipment. Maybe two. Let me explain.
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A jailbreak, a unicorn, and an ass-shaped pumpkin…
As you may know, I’m on vacation this week – I’m actually in Olympia, Washington visiting my son Kris and his girlfriend Tanya for a few days. Yesterday, we went pumpkin-picking at a local farm stand. You know the drill – you can either select the harvested pumpkins from a table, or you can go…
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