Man, did I pick a bad time to try to fight this battle. Background. I’m gathering images together for competition season, and one of the images I wanted to enter in the New York State Fair this year was this little graphic. That’s right. I had plans to print this image in such a way…
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The Fagbug and Vaudeville
I’m a very staunch supporter of Erin Davies’ “Fagbug,” the little Volkswagen Beetle that went from a humble transportation vehicle to a symbol of tolerance in the face of vandalism and homophobia. The Fagbug has traveled across this great nation of ours, it visited every state in the Union (yes, it was shipped to Hawai’i…
Read MoreThe mystery of the antique camera film: the Instamatic mystery
Four years ago, back when this blog was new on the TU blog portal, I found a roll of C-22 127 film in an old Kodak Brownie Super 27 camera. Figured I’d get the film developed and see what was on it. Might even make a blog post out of what I found. Well, I…
Read MoreShoelace Repairs
I think I can do this. I just have to find the right ingredient – the right catalyst – the right part of this project that will work best in this situation. Background. A while back, I tried running two rolls of 35mm film in my Agfa Clipper Special f/6.3 camera, which can handle 70mm…
Read MoreDid my photo make Reddit’s “Best of 2013” photography competition?
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the social media site reddit. There are days when I think it’s the best site out there, and then there are days when I’ve dealt with too many throwaway account trolls and griefers. Be that as it may… One of the subcategories of reddit that I enjoy visiting is…
Read MoreFrosty the Snowman’s got a WHAT?!?
Monday morning, about 8:00 a.m. It’s time to get the Nikon Df camera and go take some pictures. So that’s exactly what I did. Rise and shine, up and at ’em, and off to the Corning Preserve I went. See, I’ve been working on a little project that involved taking a picture at a specific…
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The 2014 Photo Regionals
I’ve overcome many different hurdles on my photographic journey. And for every ribbon that currently hangs on my wall, that’s another achievement, another step forward both educationally and emotionally. There’s a silky blue ribbon from Altamont for one of my pictures. I’ve snagged a “Best of Show” for another. But there’s one challenge that has…
Read MoreReturn of the Revolog
Last week, I shot one of my two rolls of Revolog Tesla film – film that was pre-printed with electricity bolts and the like. My first shots turned out nice; I especially liked the one photo that featured a small lightning strike near the old Olympic Bar sign on South Pearl Street. Now that picture…
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The Revolog Tesla shots
Time to have a little fun with two rolls of film that just came to my mailbox. And hopefully by “fun,” I mean that I can win some awards with these shots. Revolog is a specially prepared Austrian 35mm film that is pre-marked with effects and textures. Although you can take normal pictures with this…
Read MoreA chair at Crescent Creek
It’s Sunday morning. There’s a nice coating of snow on the ground. Let’s go shooting. And that’s what I did. The Nikon Df camera and I went for a leisurely Sunday drive, until we reached the hamlets of Crescent and Vischer Ferry. In fact, I’m not sure whether I was in Crescent or Vischer Ferry……
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