This saddens me. But I know that this sign that once beckoned families from all over the Capital District for clam frys and fish frys and hamburgers and milkshakes… the sign is falling into disrepair. I noticed this a week ago when I photographed it with my wonky Svema film with my bulletproof Kowa Super…
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2013 Vermont State Fair Photography Competition results
I need to tell this story first, before I tell anything else involving this event. It’s Thursday, August 29, and I’ve just pulled into the Vermont State Fairgrounds to drop off my six pictures (and blog reader Bob Burger’s six pictures) for the Vermont State Fair photography competition. It’s about 9:15 in the morning, and…
Read MoreMy 2013 Big E photo entries are…
Although last year was a lean year in terms of my photo “competition season,” the Big E Photo Contest was a bright moment. All three of my pictures for that year – Poestenkill Cascade, Butterfly and Citrus and Star Trails of Paradox Lake – picked up ribbons. A blue and two reds, one first place (for Poestenkill Cascade) and…
Read MoreMatthew 4:19 at the Crescent Dam
Monday morning and the humidity is absolutely brutal. I opened the front door and it was like walking into a sea of liquid air. Perfect day to take the cameras out for a walk. And I’m thinking of taking pictures at the Cohoes Falls. But when I arrived at the parking lot for the Cohoes…
Read MoreBack to the CAR (W)ASH
Last year, I was in the middle of a photographic “splitfilm” phase, and had wrapped some generic 35mm color film in a roll of Kodak 400 120 film, and packed the results in my Kodak Brownie Bull’s Eye camera. On my way to the Vermont State Fair to see how last year’s photos did, I…
Read MoreMy entries for the Vermont State Fair are…
It’s a road trip to Rutland today for me and for my six photographs. The Vermont State Fair does not accept mailed-in entries; so instead of shipping these prints via UPS, I have to ship them UBS – United Blackbird Shipping. That’s right. Six foam-boarded and matted entries in my 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS (also…
Read MoreLow Tide, Windowsill Pies, and the 2013 New York State Fair Photography Competition
The New York State Fair’s photography competition has always baffled me in terms of what the judges appreciate and what they don’t. I’ve won ribbons with pictures that were last-minute submissions, like Lodge’s in Polaroid PolaBlue and Coca-Cola Relieves Fatigue. And I’ve had pictures that I thought were sure locks, get rejected outright (e.g., Midnight…
Read MoreLeftovers
Every so often, I’ll take some photographs with the goal of turning the images into a blog post or two. Unfortunately, not every picture I take merits its own specific individual post. Sometimes I have an idea for a blog post, but it just goes south. While going through my photography archives, I found a…
Read MoreThe Black Bridge in a Polar Panorama
I heard the rumor. At first, I didn’t believe it. But apparently it’s true. A construction company is actually restoring the Black Bridge, the former Delaware and Hudson railroad span that once connected Green Island to Van Schaick Island. The tracks were removed many years ago, and the ties disappeared over time, creating huge gaps…
Read MorePluck, Luck, and a Jumbuck for Chuck
They say that all good things come to those who wait. They say that hard work and perseverance will pay off in the end. Yeah, I didn’t believe it, either. It’s October 2012, and I’m at the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, hoping that some of my photos would take ribbons in…
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