Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I knew they were coming. And they’re in my mailbox right now. Six little white postcards from Syracuse. I went through this dance last year. Each one of those postcards has a single checkmark in one of two boxes. If the checkmark is on the box marked “NOT ACCEPTED,” then my foam-boarded artwork associated with…
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It’s the first day of the Altamont Fair, and my four artworks are on display. Did any of them receive ribbons? Let’s find out together, shall we?
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No more talk about the Altamont Curse. I’ve earned ribbons in the past two years, and three sets of ribbons in the past four seasons. So I need to shut my trap about any godforsaken Altamont Curse. It doesn’t exist any more. It’s in the past. Let it stay in the past. No more talk…
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Another test of my lunar photography. I have two months to get this dialed in before the September 28th event. And I do not want to be unprepared. Last night was not only a full moon, it was the start of the proverbial “blue moon,” when two full moons occur in any calendar month. Blue…
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September 28th is coming up quickly. And I need to test out this year’s photographic experiment. Because if I don’t have everything dialed in perfectly by September 28th… Suffice it to say, defeat is not an option. Last night, at around 10:00 p.m., I set up the Nikon Df camera, along with my steady tripod,…
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According to this post, a woman tried to remove a splinter from her finger by soaking the affected digit in salty water. She poured hot water and a palmful of sea salt into an earthenware mug, soaked her finger, and that was that. And a week later… her mug was coated in a salty, oozy…
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None of my telephoto camera lenses are strong enough for what I need to achieve. And if I don’t solve this issue before September 28th… Trust me on this. I cannot let September 28th pass by without my attempting to achieve this goal. Which is why I acquired a mirror lens over the weekend. Specifically,…
Read MoreIt’s hard to say goodbye. You know it’s time to let go. You have to realize that you’ve experienced every magical moment, every wonderful trip, every special endeavor. But now it’s time to move on. You have to break things off. You have to stop thinking with your heart and start thinking with your brain. …
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Last year was a personal stumble for me. Not one single photo of mine made it into the New York State Fair. It was a disappointment. I’ve competed in the New York State Fair Photography Show since 2009, and 2014 was the first year that none of my pictures were accepted. But that was last…
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Years ago, Kodak manufactured a film called Ektagraphic HC. This was a film that was designed for slideshows – not PowerPoint slideshows, mind you, but the kind of slideshows where you photographed some text and inserted that photograph into your presentation. Yes, we’re talking 1970’s technology. So what? Although you can use this film for…
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