It’s Saturday night.ย And I want to get this right.ย I have my Nikon D700 camera, with the 28mm f/2.8 Nikkor E-series pancake lens, ready to go.ย If I do 180 degrees on the tripod, going from the back of the drive-in to the front, I can make this work.ย And in the words of…
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The Aerographic Film Project
A week or two ago, one of my Facebook friends sent me a link to photos that were taken with aerographic film. Aerographic film is 70mm film that was used for reconnaissance photography.ย Hey look, there’s Havana, are those missile silos? I’ve seen a couple of developed shots of aerographic film on flickr; Robert A.…
Read MoreDan Fogelberg taught me everything about life
Sometimes I look for inspiration in the oddest of places. And today… the inspiration comes from singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. No, I have not turned in my “man-card” by admitting that I enjoy Dan Fogelberg’s music.ย Trust me.ย There are more than enough guys out there who will not only admit to liking Dan Fogelberg’s ballads;…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, September 19, 2013: Ten for Thursday
And now, once again, for your reading enjoyment, I want you to check out ten of the Times Union’s community bloggers’ best blogs. You’re probably wondering to yourself… Chuck, why are you still doing this? Because you need to read these bloggers and enjoy their work. And besides, why can’t the TU put its’ “Best…
Read More“Amish Mafia” episode review: Sacrificial Lamb
And just as quickly as it arrived… Amish Mafia is packing up the buggies and clip-clopping away. Crumbs. And it was just tarting to get trashy-trashy good.ย Merlin gathering the filthy armies of the filthy Kentucky Amish, under the guidance of the schwarz Amish Alan Beiler, as they plan to take down Lebanon Levi.ย Well,…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Even more 70’s forgotten hits!
Do you realize how many songs were recorded and pressed into 45’s, songs that were placed in record stores and played on radio stations, and were regional or international hits… but today you couldn’t hear them on your oldies station, even if you bribed the DJ with $25 and a case of Hot Pockets. Well……
Read More2013 Big E Photography Competition results
This is the third year I’ve competed at the Big E.ย The first time around, I snagged a second place silk with Midnight at the Palace Theater, while last year saw Poestenkill Cascade take a first-place silk (two other pictures, Butterfly and Citrus and Star Trails of Paradox Lake, garnered second-place fabrics).ย But although I’ve…
Read MoreThe slow decay of L-Ken’s
This saddens me.ย 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…
Read MoreThe sound of 3WD
Yesterday, I wrote a blog post about a radio station promotional record from the 1960’s, a record that sang, in less than two minutes, the praises of Albany, New York. That got the attention of one of my Facebook friends, disc jockey Richie Norris.ย Norris and I are both former disc jockeys for radio station…
Read MoreWPTR and “The Ballad of Albany”
I’m sure many of you have seen this video clip at some point in time. It was created in 1986 as part of Albany’s Tricentennial celebration, and featured several celebrities at the time – Bob Mason and Bill Sheehan, for example. See it? Like it? Good.ย This was the “Let’s Have a Party, Albany!” song…
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