Last December, on our way back from a beautiful holiday vacation in New York City, my girlfriend Nicole suggested that we drive through Exit 16 on the Thruway, so she could show me where she once lived. I agreed, and off we went through the scenic Hudson Valley. As we drove along the winding roads,…
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So who was Jerry in Coxsackie?
Saturday morning. I’m driving back to the 518 after a successful photo shoot. It’s a cold day on the New York State Thruway, and I’m just trying to keep warm and stay focused on the road. How many times have I driven this highway? Too many times, I think… it’s not like I notice anything…
Read MoreMile Marker 5.2
I’ve been playing with my brand new Nikon Df camera, testing it out in situations, attaching lenses to it, taking test shots wherever I can. And one of the places I wanted to capture with this new photo-weapon was an eerily serene creek along Interstate 787. You’ve seen it as you drive by – a…
Read MoreShot one ghost sign… found another!
When I took my new Nikon Df camera out for an initial photo shoot, I tested it on a ghost sign I found in Waterford. Then I found another ghost sign, hidden where I least expected to see… Click here and read all the details.
Read MoreAnother test of the GAF Aerial film
So I loaded another roll of GAF Aerial film in one of my vintage cameras, and went out shooting last Sunday. Did I get a decent shot with film so old, it could have taken pictures of the Bicentennial? Click in today’s blog and you can see if all went well.
Read MoreMy cameras and my friends
I’m seeing this happen more and more over time. And to be totally honest… I’m kinda digging it. A month or so ago, one of my blog readers – CountryMama – bought one of my photo artworks, The Final Sermon (the shot of St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet). As I dropped the picture off at…
Read MoreFive views of winter
Part of my photographic journey involves experimenting with different vintage cameras and vintage films. My blog readers know that I am not limited to the modern digital single-lens-reflex cameras – in the past, I’ve shot with old film; I’ve shot with old cameras; and I’m not afraid to try new techniques with them. Over the…
Read MoreThe Cherry Bean, or: the Crabapple
I took this picture last November, in a place called Partridge Run. It’s somewhere in Berne – I can’t remember if it’s East Berne or West Berne or slightly Berne – would that make it the town of Singe? At the time, I was messing around with depth of field exposures – putting some objects…
Read More“They dare call me MADI…”
Saturday afternoon. Many errands to run. And as I drove from one place to the next… I passed by the Madison Theater in Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood. A few things you should know. I’ve been watching the progress of the Madison Theater as it undergoes yet another renovation in its long history. Now it’s getting…
Read MoreWrapping film at 3:30 in the morning
How do I explain this without sounding like a complete kookybird? I just woke up. Yawn. Stretch. And I had an idea for a photography shoot. Truly the best ideas germinate when the subconscious and the dream world collaborate. And for me to make this dream a reality… I need to wrap some splitfilm. My…
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