I’ve previously achieved breathtaking star trail photographs, and I’ve also captured solar and lunar eclipse photos. But my goal this year is to snag a “moon trail,” in which the moon’s travels through the sky are captured on one single frame of film. This is difficult. You’re asking a camera to stay focused on a…
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The Congregation of Carissima
Sometimes you work on a project and you think there’s a goal in sight. And suddenly … without warning … you’re taking a different route. Robert Frost points to the other road and say, “Take this one, it’s less traveled.” I shall explain. Last month, during my Hamilton College 40th reunion, I took some of…
Read More“Tell the race track Johnny Wadd is here.”
Let me explain that blog post headline. My recent acquisition of a Meyer Optik Gรถrlitz Orestegor 500mm f/5.6 telephoto lens has proven successful when paired with my Pentacon Six TL camera. And thanks to my girlfriend (the best girlfriend in the whole wide world), I now have an adapter that will make that Meyer Optik…
Read MoreThe Submission of a Fractured Coin of the Rebellion
Many years ago, I assembled a small collection of Civil War-era Albany-centric storefront tokens. These were issued by merchants in 1863 and 1864 when the government ran out of proper currency; these tokens were essentially custom-made scrip. One of the tokens I acquired was for Benjamin & Herrick, which operated a downtown grocery. One of…
Read MoreA wee little drink from the garden hose
While walking my camera around the Saratoga Race Course last Sunday, I positioned myself for a shot of the horses as they left the starting gate for the fourth race. Figured I’d get a nice angle and capture the horses as they start. While the photo I did get was okay … it really didn’t…
Read MoreYeah, I can fix a camera lens. (Rolling up sleeve) (Saying a prayer)
I purchased this old Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 lens nearly 20 years ago. It was the first external camera lens I’ve ever purchased that wasn’t primarily a kit lens, and I purchased it so that I could capture fast indoor action shots, so long as I had the lens open wide (at f/2.8 aperture) and cranked…
Read MoreA little yellow postcard from Iowa, 2025 edition
And here we go. Four photos went to Iowa for the 2025 Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. I sent an infrared photo of a harness horse, I sent a shot of the sun piercing the New York City skyline, I sent a shot of a dandelion with a swirly bokeh background, and I sent a…
Read MoreThe Pentacon Six TL walks through Congress Park
Come hell or high water, I’m going to make this Pentacon Six TL medium format film camera go through its paces. And with a roll of AGFA Aviphot infrared film in the chassis, and an R72 filter on the lens, I went to Saratoga Springs’ Congress Park for a few shots. And let’s start with…
Read MoreWait, the Big E’s photo competition submission date is THIS COMING TUESDAY???
Okay, which one of you messed with my calendars? Here’s how Competition Season is supposed to work. I get my four images ready for Iowa. Then I take a couple of those images, add a few more, get six choices, and submit them for the New York Stater Fair’s photo salon. Then I take the…
Read MoreChecking on the Toll Gate Ice Cream store
The Toll Gate Ice Cream parlor was once a happy place in my life. It was a stop for homemade ice cream and tasty fried foods, all in a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. The building sat at the confluence of New Scotland Road and Route 140 in Slingerlands, and even in my adult years I could…
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