I’m not a normally sedentary person.ย People who know me understand that I’m often working on several different projects at any one time. But for the past few weeks, I’ve been immobilized.ย And after last Thursday, when my orthopedic surgeon removed my plaster cast and let me return to the walking boot, he told me…
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Three for the Thacher Park Nature Show
Amidst all the news I’ve been going through lately … the other day I received an e-mail from the head of the Thacher Park Nature Center.ย And it’s a great way to start out my 2017 photography exhibition season. Of the four entries I submitted to the Thacher Park Nature Show exhibit, three of them…
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Why didn’t I think of this before?? Oh yeah … I did …
So the other day, I blogged about taking an old Kodak Stereo camera, shooting some pictures of the Toll Gate Ice Cream parlor in Slingerlands, and turning the resulting photos into a three-dimensional cinemagraph.ย You know… and got this picture for my efforts. And after reading some of the blog comments about the project, I…
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Toll Gate Ice Cream in 3-D
The Toll Gate Ice Cream restaurant in Slingerlands has always been, for me, a mental recharging station.ย I’ve enjoyed their burgers and fries on my trips to Thacher Park; I’ve noshed on their grilled cheese sandwiches when I’m trying to think of a new photographic concept. And with that in mind … I tested out…
Read MoreEktachrome rises from the dead…
Five years ago, I lamented the demise of Kodak Ektachrome film, a beautiful slide film with amazing tonal quality and grain.ย I thought I would have to live on Fuji Velvia (the last mass-produced slide film) and old frozen Ektachrome stock. That was until recent news. According to PetaPixel, the company that holds the Kodak…
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Faith and Frost at Frontier Town
This is my one chance to try this. My one and only chance, in this one and only location. And if I screw this up… for sure, I’ll never get another opportunity.ย Never.ย Because the location will disappear as soon as the bulldozers and the demolition crews arrive. I must prepare and I must persevere.…
Read MoreShoes in the snowstorm
Saturday morning.ย There’s snow all over the ground.ย It’s freezing like anything. And here I am, looking for any film I can cram into my four-lensed Nimslo camera.ย Ah, here’s a pack of old Kodak 400. See, I’m still battling this feeling that I’ve lost my photography mojo.ย The more my broken foot limits my…
Read MoreCall for Art: Nature Art Show 2017
I want to share this news with all of my fellow painters, photographers, sculptors and artisans of the Capital Region.ย Here’s an opportunity to show off your best nature-inspired creations.ย And I hope you’re able to participate in this. The 17th annual Nature Art Show at the Thacher Nature Center is accepting entries.ย The Nature…
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Neon dancing in Colonie
I’m going stir crazy.ย This broken foot of mine is really cramping my style. I need to take more pictures.ย Something stylish and inventive.ย And I’m thinking about doing a “neon pirouette” photo, in which I rotate my camera on its tripod (while the shutter is open) and create a beautiful neon-colored bloom.ย You say…
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A little blast of Kolor out of Leica Green
It’s Friday morning, and I’m cleaning out my car for its upcoming tuneup.ย Trash, trash, candy wrappers, soda bottles, Leica Green – Leica Green?ย Have I had my rangefinder film camera in the car all this time? I looked at the film counter.ย There’s still about 30 shots left in the camera. And the last…
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