Beverly Foster Seinberg is currently teaching herself photography.ย And her teacher has provided Beverly notes through something called EXIF. If you’re not familiar with photography-speak, let me explain. In addition to taking pictures for you, digital cameras and cell phone cameras add a little swig of metadata to the photograph as it is captured.ย This…
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Stone, Saltwater, Surf and Seagulls
I shouldn’t be out here this early in the morning. No.ย I should return to bed and sleep a few more hours. But I can’t.ย I’m right near the ocean, and I want to photograph an ocean sunrise.
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In the Constellation Sylvania
How strange is this cosmic world of coincidence and happenstance. Let me explain. It’s Monday night, and I’m in Atlantic City waiting for the announcement of the World Tavern Trivia national championships (spoiler alert: my team won).ย I wanted to get some souvenirs and gifts while I was here, so I’m in the gift shop…
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Making the Spirit of Life come alive
Do you remember last Monday’s post, when I went to Congress Park in Saratoga Springs for some photography?ย Yeah, I only took one roll of film (dumb me), and spent the next hour afterward watching the ducks and contemplating life.ย Not necessarily in that order, mind you… My goal at the time was to take…
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The Super Ultra Wide IRIX lens
In order to prepare for my summertime super-shot photo in the Adirondacks, I needed a lens that possessed a wider angle than was previously in my arsenal.ย ย Right now, my widest camera lens is a Vivitar 19mm f/3.8, which is an amazing workhorse camera lens – but I not only needed a wider lens, I…
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The Homemade View-Masterยฎ Concept Reel
So I took several of my stereo photos … brought back a toy from my childhood – and made my first-ever stereo viewing disc. Want to see it? Sure you do!
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Coal Suede never looked so good…
Competition Season 2017 is coming. For those of you who are not familiar with my references to “Competition Season,” let me please explain.ย As we approach summertime, I take the photographs and images I’ve collected over the past few months, find the best ones, and submit them for competitions in various state and county fairs.…
Read MoreA Quarter Past 1886 O’Clock
A while back, I got my mitts on an old 1880’s-era stereocard – the kind you put in a special holder and, when you look through it, you can see what looks like real life stereoscopic images. In you don’t have a stereoviewer, you could simply relax your eyes until the two stereo pairs blend…
Read MoreSo why should I read Chuck the Writer?
I suppose this is a question you’ll need to ask yourself … but just know that by the fact that you’re reading this post, it’s a good sign that you kinda care about what’s going on with this blog. As a photographer, I try to capture images that convey a different way of viewing the…
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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.ย And in doing so, I hope that my photography skills have improved with time.ย It’s a challenge each year to come up with the best images – ideas…
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