Let me introduce you to Evan Welcher of Arcadia, New York. Nice upstanding citizen, eh? Not really. As far as I’m concerned, this is the front-runner for the most disgusting slimeball of 2013. Because a couple of weeks ago, he killed his dog. With a rifle. Shooting at the dog five times. You heard me.…
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Bye-bye CVS, hello Walgreens!
My love-hate affair with the one-hour photo studio at CVS has been well-documented in this blog. A few years ago, after one of their techs told me, “Oh yes, we can develop black and white film,” he proceeded to destroy a roll of efke film by washing it in C-41 chemicals. To CVS’ credit,…
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What do you do with a codfish box?
It’s not very big, maybe about three inches deep and six inches wide. There’s a brand stamped into its sides. “Absolutely Boneless // Windsor // Georges Codfish.” At one time, codfish fillets were sold in little wooden boxes. The boxes were either thrown away or used for storing small items like nails or pennies. The…
Read MoreThe Slitscan project: learning from an expert
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…
Read MoreTV Cliche #49: Your new pet is a…
I may have done one of these in the past, but it’s amazing to see how many television shows are based on the relationship between a young kid and his/her pet… cat? Dog? Oh, that’s too easy. Forget Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, because there are so many different television shows for your viewing enjoyment,…
Read MoreThe BlackBerry Q10: My first day with it…
Got a new toy to work with and play with. It arrived on Friday, a few days before it was scheduled to make its debut nationally. Yes, I finally got it. My BlackBerry Q10 cell phone. In white. Be nice and I’ll put you in my contact list. HA! Of course, getting the phone is…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: I gotta add these songs to the iPod…
It’s Friday morning, and I want everybody to be happy and alert – even on a rainy Albany day. So I gathered a mixture of ten upbeat songs and I want to share them with you. It may be raining outside, but I hope your soul is warm inside. SIRSY Lionheart How in the world…
Read MoreReplacing Matt Smith in “Doctor Who” should be…
No, I have absolutely no idea who it should be. I know there’s a lot of actors (and some actresses) that have been rumored as putting on the scarf and grabbing the Sonic Screwdriver as the “Twelfth Doctor,” but in all honesty, whoever the BBC picks to replace Matt Smith in the titular role of…
Read MoreBest of our Community TU Blogs, June 6 2013: Ten for Thursday
It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. In the Times Union’s print edition, the “Best of Our Bloggers” section is conspicuously absent. So because the Times Union doesn’t want to showcase the quality work of their community bloggers in the paper’s print edition, once again I take up the banner and support my fellow…
Read MoreThe 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…
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