I know, I know, you’re getting sick of these “swimming in the pond” shots. But I’m not getting sick of trying to get an image with this infrared Aerochrome film. So last week, I caught this picture in Washington Park – two geese and three little goslings (no, I don’t know if the little ones’…
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Paul Bunyan says, “C’mere.”
This was one of my shots that I’m contemplating putting in the “short pile” for competition season. This is one of my Aerochrome photos, and it was taken in Lake George at the Magic Forest amusement park. I think this is that mold of Paul Bunyan that’s appeared from time to time across the country;…
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Vivaldi’s Pond
It’s Sunday morning. Any Sunday morning. I look outside my window. The weather is cold and miserable. It’s windy and it’s snowing. It’s overcast and humid. It’s rainy and drizzly. And I know what that means. No matter what the weather, I have to go to that spot and photograph again. I don’t care if…
Read MoreWatery waterfowl: or, “A Pair o’ Dux”
Sunday morning. I should be sleeping right now. I should be rolling over and slapping the alarm clock for daring to wake me up on a day of rest. And yet, I’m driving over to Washington Park. For some reason, this warm weather has drawn several waterfowl to the lake at Washington Park – ducks…
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Capturing Blue Ridge Falls
I love photographing waterfalls. Whether they’re slow little cascade trickles, or mighty power-generating behemoths, I enjoy capturing them on film and in digital. Yesterday, I was in the Adirondacks, looking for some photography subjects for an upcoming “5/15/15” gallery show for the PhotoCenter of Troy (all photos must be taken in the palindromic date of…
Read MoreA couple of Coca-Colas
The Coca-Cola “ghost sign” in Schenectady has been one of my photographic “go-to” test subjects, probably all the way back to my initial splitfilm experiments. And because one of those shots, Coca-Cola Relieves Fatigue Sold Everywhere 5c, won a ribbon five years ago at the New York State Fair, I’ve basically “retired” any of my…
Read MoreA bridge in Hadley
Sometimes it’s finding the right subject, but not having the right film to capture it. Sometimes it’s having the correct film, but not having the right subject to capture. A couple of months ago, I discovered the existence of the Hadley Parabolic Bridge, also known as the “Bow Bridge.” I’ve photographed it with various filters…
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The reward for saving a robin
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about taking pictures in Washington Park. And while I was capturing the beauty of nature in Albany’s green space, I heard the rustling of trapped bird wings – a small robin was caught in discarded fishing line and unable to free itself. I summoned a park worker to…
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A horse named “Just Vic”
Let me state right now that my original plan changed in minutes. It went from excitement to concern. I wanted to test out whether my Russian ultra-wide Krasnogorsk FT-2 camera “Raskolnikov” could handle some race action. I say that because I had a roll of Revolog Tesla 1 boutique film, with its pre-printed lightning strikes,…
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Five miles to the cliff…
I don’t know if I read the original AllOverAlbany.com news post when it was first published, the article about the Hang Glider Cliff and its mysterious marker – a tribute to a hang glider enthusiast with the words “DAD – Fly Forever” enscribed in metal – but last Sunday, I had an itch to go…
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