Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
You may have heard that I’m trying something new with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 ultrawide camera “Raskolnikov.”ย I had previously tried to craft a “weave” by crossing two strips of 35mm film into an intersectional photograph. Liked it, but wanted more. So last Sunday I went back to that bendy road near Route 157, just off…
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Off and on, I’ve tried to create a “weave” photo, which would entail warping-and-wefting two different types of film together into one cohesive image.ย But none of my cameras had enough wide-angle ability to do it either properly or productively.ย At least nothing that would work as well as I preferred. So right now it’s…
Read MoreCompetition Season 2016 has been a mixed bag for me.ย With only a few photo competitions left this year, I’ve had a photo year that’s been, shall we say, less than ideal. Maybe the results from the Washington State Fair will change that. Last July, I entered several photos in that State Fair’s digital photo…
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In two previous attempts at the Durham Fair’s photo competition in Durham, Connecticut, I’ve snagged two third-place awards (for Vivaldi’s Pond and The Jumbuck), a first place (for Jessica: Instamatic Dichotomy) and my first-ever Best in Show (in 2013 for The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake). Plus, entering the Durham Fair gives me a chance…
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I can’t sleep.ย Again.ย Insomnia is like a tone-deaf bugler at a Boy Scout campout.ย And he’s playing Revilee six hours early. I roll over.ย Still can’t sleep. Okay, may as well get up and do something.ย Anything. Hey, maybe that wild petunia that was growing in my outdoor flower pot might still have a…
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I’m thirty feet away from the entrance to the Fine Arts Center at the Altamont Fair.ย Inside that building – the oldest building on the Altamont Fairgrounds – are four of my five artworks. Thirty feet away.ย And it feels like three miles and ten years away. Here i am.ย I’ve been greeted by the…
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The Altamont Fair photography contest is, for me, a mixture of wills and won’ts, of cans and can’ts, of yesses and no’s.ย Yes, I’ve won two blue ribbons in three years at Altamont; but they were in category-specific locales that were not part of the Fine Arts show (The Jumbuck in the sheep photo category,…
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By the time you read today’s blog post, I will be on the road to Syracuse. It’s that road trip in August that I’ve sarcastically referred to as “The Drive of Shame.” Let me explain. When the New York State Fair sends out its postcards of acceptance or rejection for their photography competition, participants must…
Read MoreCan I tell you it’s been a personally exhausting week, or have you already figured it out? Yeah.ย It’s been a personally exhausting week. I came home last night, reached into the mailbox, expecting to pull out bills or junk mail or the latest menu from the new pizza-wings-fried chicken outlet that promises to deliver…
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Background. Five years ago, I tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower with my camera gear.ย And I certainly came close to doing so … but not close enough. Four years ago, in the middle of an unseasonably clear Christmas eve night, I photographed a star trail along the Sacandaga River.ย And in the middle…
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