It’s Monday night, and I’m heading over to Brown’s Brewing to play my Monday night trivia game there. I really enjoy playing trivia at Brown’s, it’s a nice atmosphere and there are several good trivia teams there to compete against – mostly A Few Cards Short of a Deck, the Precious Little Princesses and a…
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“We had you under surveillance, Chuck…”
Last week, in an effort to improve on my “slit-scan” photo technique – modifying my Nikon EM mechanical camera as a “photo finish” camera – I drove up to Saratoga Casino and Raceway for another photo shoot. Figured I’d photograph the pacers and the trotters and hope for the best. When it comes to photography,…
Read MoreThe 2012 Historic Albany Foundation BUILT Event
It’s Saturday night, and I’m trying to get ready for this evening’s big gallery event – the Historic Albany Foundation’s ‘BUILT” charity art auction / fundraiser, or as I call it, the final event of my “charitable” photography season. Gotta look nice for the event – essentially, dress to impress. Must find the right suit…
Read MoreSnowflakes
I know I’ll see them soon. It’ll be one crisp, cold morning, as I wake up, and peek through the Venetian blinds at the window next to my bed. Snowflakes. The tears of angels. The clarions of winter. They’re on their way. That first day will be a test run for them. A few flakes,…
Read MoreBuilding up for BUILT weekend
I’m like a mother hen watching over her new hatchlings. Three of my artworks – The Beat of Officer Harris, Midnight at the Palace Theater and Dream Window #2: The North Pearl Street Limited – are now safely tucked inside my 2005 Saturn Ion “Cardachrome,” and this afternoon I’m dropping them off at the Cathedral…
Read MoreWeek 9 of the $2,000 2012-13 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
I wasn’t supposed to be at Elbo Room last night. My plan was to go to the Times Union Center and play in that “Thinkfast” trivia competition, for the chance to win a trip to one of several destinations. You know, the one where the prize was sponsored by a timeshare company. So last Monday,…
Read MoreNatNoWriMo: A new challenge for Chuck
I’m writing this today, November 1, 2012, because this is the first day I can do so. From this day forward, I have 30 days to write 50,000 words and turn it into a novel. That’s right – starting today, November 1st, and ending on November 30th, I will be participating in the NaNoWriMo novel…
Read MoreHalloween and St. Joseph’s steeple
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Ukrainian-made Soviet-bloc Свема (Svema) film. On occasion, I can get brilliant B&W shots when I shoot with Svema’s 35mm product. The results from shooting in medium format (120 film), however… are best described as “wonky.” As you can see, Svema film can give me a very dirty, industrial, cold…
Read MoreDid I hear “Star Wars Episode VII”?
Flash back to 35 years ago, when I saw Star Wars at the old Cine 1-2-3-4-5-6 behind Northway Mall. Let me put it this way. That was the FIRST time I saw Star Wars, but it wasn’t the last. I probably saw it at least five more times at that theater (and at least five…
Read MoreIs my Kodak possessed by ghosts?
I’ve been very satisfied with most of my cameras. I need a dependable digital? I grab my Nikon D700. If I need to shoot in medium format, I’ll take either my Rollei or my Kowa. My Nikon F100 works wonders with 35mm film, and my vintage Agfa cameras really do well with 616 product. But…
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