Yes, I do have this tendency to jump out of my car and take a picture of an oddball or unique road sign.ย And last Sunday, while I was on my trip to Windsor, Ontario, I did just that. My lodgings were on a stretch of highway called Huron Church Road, a collection of restaurants…
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Chuck’s best photos of 2014
I had a decent year with my cameras, and although 2014 wasn’t as big an “award wining year” as 2013, I still felt that I captured plenty of dazzling images.ย Some of them won awards, some of them sold during charity season, some of them caused controversy, and some of them helped soothe a damaged…
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Raskolnikov: My new ะคT-2 panoramic camera
I’ve wanted a decent panoramic camera for ages.ย Unfortunately, my searches have only found cameras that were either too expensive (a “gently-used” 360ยฐ-panoramic Globuscope costs about $1,500), or were just a piece of unmitigated junk (yes, Lomography Sprocket Rocket with its worthless plastic “hipster” lens, I’m talking to you).ย The few panoramic shots I’ve successfully…
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Just felt like sharing this photo tonight.ย This was one of the pictures I took as part of my “12-13-14” photo excursion last Saturday. I’ll receive my film shots from McGreevy Pro Lab tomorrow, and should have them scanned in in a day or two.ย I used three different film cameras, and three different types…
Read MoreShooting on 12/13/14
Let’s see.ย Nikon Df packed?ย Yep. Kodak Medalist II with a couple of rolls of respooled 620 film?ย Check. A 35mm camera with some experimental film in it?ย Got it. What’s going on? Well, the Photo Center of Troy has an upcoming members’ show called “12/13/14,” which will feature photos from its members that were…
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The “Zipless Chuck” and the Neon Pirouette
“The zipless Chuck is the purest thing there is.ย And it is rarer than the unicorn.ย And I have never had one… until now.” A long time ago – maybe three years or so – I tried a photo experiment where I took several shots, and then wove the film together into a bigger image.ย …
Read MoreThe efke chill
Last week, the winter snow coated the ground, a blanket of white fluffy chillness. And I wanted to capture it. Of late, my Kodak Medalist II camera has become my “go-to” film shooter for 120 and 620 film.ย And with that in mind, I wanted to test out the camera with one of my remaining…
Read MoreRipping out the stuffings: an unexpected fan letter
Background.ย Last year, I took a picture of an old waterwheel along Route 9N in Saratoga Springs.ย ย I blogged about it, posted the pictures, and that was it.ย It was a nice picture, I figured it would be a good choice for competition season, but in the end I just left it as a story…
Read MoreThe Re-Try and the Re-Discovery
Last week, I tried mixing old film with Kodak Instamatic film and it turned into a complete and utter failure.ย I got one solitary, ordinary picture for my efforts.ย Cue the sad trombone. This week, I went back to my subject location – the marquee of the Jericho Drive-In Theater in Glenmont – and tried…
Read MoreTen things that can go wrong . . .
It’s Sunday morning, around 8:30 a.m. I’m in Glenmont. The temperature is dropping. I can feel the chills in my bones. I have my experimental camera equipment, my experimental film mixture, and I’m shooting in an experimental location.ย Design the hypothesis, make it work from there.ย And whatever doesn’t work, then I need to re-adjust…
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