Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
It’s Sunday morning. And I have an idea. One of the most impressive parts of the Albany skyline is St. Joseph’s Church on Ten Broeck Street. But if you try to photograph St. Joseph’s Church FROM Ten Broeck Street, you run into problems with photographing tall structures from the street itself – the building looks…
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So here I am at the top of a parking garage in downtown Albany on a Saturday night. Sounds like the beginning of a pop song, doesn’t it? No it doesn’t. 😀 I wanted to try something with my new Soviet mirror lens, the MC MTO-11, which is an 1100mm f/16 cadiatropic piece of glass. …
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So how about some good news? Yeah. Good news would certainly be good news. I just heard from Historic Albany Foundation that my three submitted artworks have been accepted into the annual art auction and charity event, BUILT: Albany’s Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes. And this year, in partnership with the Breathing Lights art project, BUILT…
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I’m still feeling the tightness in my hamstrings, and maybe it’s because I’m completely out of shape. That happens. I wasn’t built for speed. And when I traveled to the Boreas Ponds Tract last Monday, I over-estimated how much hiking was necessary to get from the parking lot to the destination – and from the…
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At this stage in my life, I know there’s no way I could successfully hike up any of those Adirondack High Peaks. But with the recent opening of the Boreas Ponds tract in the Adirondacks, I have the opportunity to photograph the High Peaks from a beautiful, secluded spot. And I might even be able…
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Yesterday, on my way home from a recent photo shoot, I kept my eyes open for more colorful fall foliage photo opportunities. Nothing here… This piece is nice, but there’s no place to park … Private property, the no trespassing sign is nice and clear… Oh look, there’s the Hollywood Drive-In at Averill Park. Not…
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Three months ago, I tested out a new Russian super-telephoto lens, the MC MTO-1100, on my Nikon Df. And although the results were okay, I couldn’t remove the lens from the camera without taking the entire lens assembly apart. Nertz. On Sunday, after Allen at CameraWorks repaired the Russian lens, I tested it out one…
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For the past couple of months, my beloved Nikon Df camera was on the sideline, recovering from a broken shutter blade. And while I was still able to take pictures with my film cameras, I needed my Df back. I just do. It’s like driving a rental car when your personal whip is in the…
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And here we are. Thursday night at the old Canfield Casino in Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. And three of my artworks – Vivaldi’s Pond, Backstretch and Dream Window 17: An Adirondack Reflection – are on display, along with the paintings, photographs and sculptures of three dozen other talented Capital District artists. Welcome to the…
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Competition Season 2016 has been, for all intents and purposes, a stone cold flop. Outside of photo-specific category contests (like the triplet goat photo We Are Not Chickens), and competitions where my photography is not the primary focus (The Cathedral of St. Philco, Dream Window 17: Friday Night Fish Fry), only one picture taken during…
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