Okay, I can take slitscan pictures of horse races all day and night. My Nikon EM has been modified with a razor-thin focal plane, and my 50-300 manual-focus telephoto “Rachel” lens has brought me some swank slitscan productions. But I need to take this technology to the next level. And, in searching for new and…
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The Lord of the f/1.2 Ring
In order for me to do my “most excellent star trails picture” this summer, I must use a lens that can open up as wide as possible, to gather all the stars in the sky. I’ve got a “nifty 50” lens (a 50mm f/1.8 pancake lens), and I’ve got a 50mm prime that can open…
Read MoreSix calls for the Olympic Bar
I don’t know when the Olympic Bar and Restaurant on 115 South Pearl Street shut down. Maybe it shut down 30 years ago, maybe 10 years ago. All I do know is that the only reference to the Olympic Bar that I could find in the Times Union’s archives involved a robbery that occurred there…
Read MoreThe restoration of the ghost signs
Over the weekend, I took some pictures of several “ghost signs” in downtown Albany. Normally, this wouldn’t be such a big deal. I’ve photographed these signs before. Heck, I’ve even published an art book with these images. Except this time, I’m photographing these artworks for a different reason. These are going to be the “before”…
Read MoreCohoes Falls on Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend was a weather-related bust. Rain. Cold. I almost expected cicadas and locusts. But Monday morning was beautiful and sunny. And I needed a few morning pictures to make my day. I’ve shot the Cohoes Falls before, mostly using a Hoya ND400 neutral-density filter so that the water blends. Figured I’d shoot that…
Read More3,000°K at the Jericho Drive-In
It’s Memorial Day evening, and I’m here at the Jericho Drive-In with my cameras and my tripod and some digital CompactFlash card chips. No, I’m not trying to get a “film it off the screen” pirate copy of The Fast and the Furious 6. For me, the Jericho Drive-In is a place where I can…
Read MoreTen minutes before they broke up.
Whether it’s experimental photography, or just plain old photography, the equipment you have in your hand can tell as much of a story as the picture itself. Case in point. On Wednesday, May 22, I was in New York City for the day. While most of my efforts were focused on an ancillary goal –…
Read MoreHorsepower: equine versus 4×4
I’m still refining my slitscan technique, which means I’ve been visiting the Saratoga Casino and Raceway on a regular basis each Sunday. No, I’m not praying to the spirit of St. Dan of Patch, although if such a saint existed, I’m sure many would pray for a winning exacta. Through trial and error, I’ve found…
Read MoreTesting the “Modern-Day Warrior” camera
Okay. I’ve “Frankensteined” three different Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic 127 shooters into the shooter that I currently have nicknamed my “Modern-Day Warrior” 127 camera. Now comes the test that determines whether this camera becomes a “shooter” or a “dust-gatherer.” And the only way to test it – is to take some pictures. I put a…
Read MoreShamrock Tobacco: A cure for artistic insomnia
3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. I’ve got a headache and I can’t sleep. May as well get out of bed and do something. I’ve had a few ideas for some art projects, but I couldn’t put anything together that would make a cohesive sensible final product. Most of these ideas involved a ghost sign I photographed…
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