Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
This is a great way to wrap up Competition Season 2017. Two of my pictures, Stone Saltwater Surf and Seagulls and Step and Pivot, are at the Big E’s Photo Salon at the Eastern States Exhibition. Those two pictures, along with What the Grasshopper Saw and The Cumulo-Nimbus Eclipse, are also appearing at the Durham…
Read MoreLast Sunday, I posted my four entries for the Members’ Show for the Photo Center of the Capital District, my camera club of choice. Last night, I received news from the organizers… These two artworks made the cut, and will be part of the gallery show for the event.
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I made a solemn vow last year that I would return to this peaceful hideaway one day. And I did. And it almost killed me. Let me explain.
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Man oh man, I’ve got projects left and right, gotta get this piece done, gotta get this photo taken, gotta do this, gotta do that… Oh crap. I almost missed a deadline. Shame on me. And when I say “missed a deadline,” it means if I don’t submit my four entries to the Photo Center…
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For me, as Competition Season 2017 winds down, it’s time for me to gear up for my other favorite “Season” – Charity Season. Charity Season, for me, encompasses many endeavors. Part of Charity Season involves artistic donations to various auctions and fundraisers. At the same time, it also involves personal charitable endeavors, such as my…
Read MoreAbout seven years ago, I used the iconic slide film Kodachrome in its last year that the film could be developed. I photographed bridges and trees and winter scenes and other cool images. Then, in December 2010, the last processing plant in the world – the only one capable of handling the various chemicals used…
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Three months ago, I installed several “Solarcan” pinhole cameras around the Albany area. The goal of these pinhole cameras was to capture the sun as it streaks through the sky, capturing it as a long solar blast from solstice to solstice. Three months later … I’m ready to harvest one of the cameras and examine…
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Are you looking for wall art for your home or office? Perhaps something that caught your attention during one of my photographic blog posts, and you thought to yourself, “If Chuck ever puts that piece up for sale, I’d be at his front door, waiving dollar bills at him, shouting, ‘Shut up and take my…
Read MoreThe Durham Fair’s photo contest, held in Durham, Connecticut, is my final entry in Competition Season 2017. And although I’m still hopeful of more ribbons from the Big E, this year’s submissions to Durham stand as my final chances for silks and coin. In three consecutive Durham submissions, I’ve claimed three blue ribbons – in…
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Do I have everything? Nikon Df. Fully-clean 32g SD card. Fully-charged batteries. Intervalometer. Filter. Two lenses. Tripod. Folding chair. Snacks. Cold drinks. A car with a full tank of gas. Yeah, I’ve prepared for this like a general prepares for invasion. Last-minute adjustments. Last-minute weather examinations. And here I am. In Clinton, South Carolina. Ready…
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