I’m stepping way out of my comfort zone, to enter a dozen of my photos into an international photo competition. Which ones did I decide were worth consideration and submission? Read and find out…
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Rated “G” for “Great” – a new parenting / family blog
Last March, I was contacted by one of my blog readers, Wendy Diefendorf.ย She enjoyed reading my blog, and wanted some tips on how to get her own Times Union blog.ย She had already contacted the TU’s bloggingย majordomo, Michael Huber, and hoped to join the TU family of community bloggers with her prospective blogging idea…
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The Standout (or: All Hail the Yellow King!)
Every year, TulipFest comes to the Capital District.ย And when I’m able, I take pictures of the beautiful tulips and flower arrangements. Sunday morning.ย I’ve already respooled four or five rolls of 120 film onto narrower 620 spools, all ready for shooting with my Kodak Medalist II camera.ย Yes, this year I’m going to capture…
Read MoreCollarworld: The Great Ingemar
It was a peaceful, cloudy day in the animal afterlife waystation known as Collarworld.ย A calming breeze wafted through the meadow, gently touching the grass blades and tree leaves. For the small grey terrier Bate, adjusting to life in Collarworld was difficult and challenging.ย So many animals greeted him, welcomed him to this new world.ย …
Read MoreHungarian geometry in the Summer of 1981
No, I never solved it by peeling off the stickers or disassembling the device. No, I couldn’t solve one of them today if my life depended on it. My personal best time for solving it?ย I think it was two minutes or less.ย Maybe 90 seconds if the parts spun freely. Yep.ย In the summer…
Read MoreA very, very special Mother’s Day message
Nikola’s Roses and Tesla’s Tailor Shop
I’ve been trying to find a way to use this Revolog Tesla 2 film, to make a picture that will stand out and impress.ย So far I’ve shot vintage signage with it… I’ve shot ghost signs with it… I’ve shot baseball pitchers with it. And no matter what I’ve photographed, the pictures are okay –…
Read MoreWho made sauce? Tim Hauser made sauce!
Tim Hauser is best known as the lead vocalist of the ultra-superb vocal harmony group Manhattan Transfer.ย And it’s a group whose music I’ve enjoyed ever since my high school music teacher, George Mastrangelo, turned me on to their sound by introducing me to their Extensions album. Over time, I’ve seen them in concert numerous…
Read MorePower and Light ร la ะกะฒะตะผะฐ
This isn’t supposed to happen. I’m not supposed to have second-thoughts or third-thoughts about my pictures.ย If I think my photos are winners, then I put them in competition and see how they do.ย I’ll turn the photos into Dream Windows and sell them for charity.ย I’ll promote the becheebers out of them in this…
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Final stop… Grand Rapids, Michigan. At ease.
Last week, I told the story of the little Kodak Vest Pocket Autographic camera whose previous owner served in World War I.ย After I documented the camera’s individual history, I contacted the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids, and asked if they would be interested in the camera as part of their historic archives.…
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