Competition Season 2016: My 2016 Big E photos are…

Let me share something cool about the Big E’s photo competition.ย  It’s the only competition I regularly enter in which all photos are judged on their own merits, and all photos receive their own individual scores.ย  In other words, there can be several “first prize” winners in one category, so you’re really not competing with…

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“Yes, Mr. Miller, we will accept your American entry.”

I know, I know, I should not be doing this.ย  I have plenty of photo contests in the United States in which I can enter. That being said, I figured it was time to see what I could achieve in entering a photo or three at the Saint John Ex.ย  That’s Saint John, New Brunswick,…

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Thoughts and musings on a Syracuse road trip

Okay, do I have everything? Gotta go through the checklist. Six photos for the New York State Fair Photography Competition.ย  Check. The Cathedral of St. Philco for the dollhouse crafts competition at the State Fair.ย  Check. Seven postcards, one for each artwork.ย  Check. Seven postcard stamps.ย  Check. The signed authorization from my model friend Lauren,…

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A postcard from the 2016 Iowa State Fair Photo Competition

Backstory.ย  After a one-year hiatus, I chose to enter my pictures in the Iowa State Fair Photography Competition.ย  I selected a mixture of recent and heritage images, with each one fitting in specific themed categories.ย  Four images printed off, matted, mounted, foam-boarded, postaged, and shipped. Now I wait.ย  And wait.ย  And wait.ย  And wait. While…

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Competition Season 2016: The Washington State Fair

Two years ago, I entered some pictures in the Washington State Fair’s Northwest International Exhibition of Photography competition.ย  One of the photos I entered, The Three-Two Pitch, earned honorable mention status.ย  That’s nice. We now move forward to 2016.ย  And I thought about entering some more pictures in that competition. Now here’s the cool thing.ย …

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Recovery of the Milky Way files

Last week, after photographing the nighttime sky up in the Adirondack Mountains, I came home, popped the SD card into my computer, and – the card crashed.ย  I couldn’t pull any files from the disc.ย  In fact, the only files I was able to retrieve were a few scattered images that my computer automatically uploaded…

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Empire State Plaza Fireworks, 2016 Edition

One rule of photography.ย  Always have backup plans. Let me explain. I had an idea to photograph the 2016 Empire State Plaza fireworks show from a faraway distance – perhaps over the bridge in Rensselaer, with high-powered lenses and such.ย  That way, I could get the entire fireworks show, with the backdrop of the ESP’s…

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The Salvaged shot of the Milky Way

Last night, I went to the Adirondacks for a little bit of self-reflection and night photography.ย  My goal – capture the Milky Way as it spanned the cloudless, moonless night. It was an honorable goal, shall I say. And I’m still trying to capture it. Let me explain. On Sunday afternoon, I made sure all…

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