The Lenticular Horned Dorset

As I gather my photos for Competition Season 2017, I know that there are several images that I’ve placed in the “short pile” for this year’s shows.  And in doing so, I hope that my photography skills have improved with time.  It’s a challenge each year to come up with the best images – ideas…

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Sunbeams in Winter: or, Return to the Troubled Bridge Over Water

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I drove up to the Adirondacks and retook a picture of a broken bridge in Warrensburg and called it Troubled Bridge Over Water?  Of course you do. At the time, I mentioned that I had captured the photo with both my digital and film cameras … but at…

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Awards Night at the Photo Regionals

I’ve been waiting all week for news.  And I’ve been reluctant to find out. Because Friday night was the opening night of the “select show” of the 39th annual Capital District Photo Regionals show.  The previous opening, for the salon show, had over 350 photos on display, which the judges trimmed down to about 75…

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The Ice Flow at Thacher Park

There’s something about a winter scene that really captures my imagination.  And of late, I’ve been having fun with this restored Kodak Stereo film camera, including packing it with various films and seeing what I can achieve. Last Saturday, as I drove to Thacher Park to attend the opening day of the annual Nature Show,…

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Meteor Over Ursa Major

So during the blizzard earlier this week, I had some downtime – and decided to use that downtime to work on one of my photos for Competition Season 2017. Last year, I was fortunate enough to photograph a shooting star as it streaked across the Big Dipper during the Perseid Meteor Shower.  I blogged about…

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Return to the Troubled Bridge Over Water

Last year, I took my Nikon Df camera through the Adirondacks and captured some great photos.  One of those photos, taken in Warrensburg along Route 9, was of a distressed wooden bridge that spanned a small stream. Now at the time, I thought the picture I took would be awesome for competition season. But after…

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