It’s the fourth of July weekend, 1976. My mother thought it would be a great idea to take me to New York City to see the Tall Ships sale in the harbor. That’s all she talked about leading up to that weekend. “You’re going to see the Tall Ships in the harbor.” What did I…
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My Vermont State Fair 2012 results
I’m not going to lie. It’s been a rough time for Chuck’s 2012 photo “competition season.” For the first time in four years, my photos did not earn ribbons at the New York State Fair. And I went 0-for-4 at Altamont this year. I’m even thinking of skipping the Big E and subsequently avoiding disappointment.…
Read MoreLeaf-picking in a rainstorm
My original plan yesterday was to go to the North Country and do some autumn photography. But by the time I made it past the traffic jam along the I-87 Twin Bridges, the storm clouds charged through the skies. Great, I thought. If the storm clouds hold out, and I don’t get rain, I can…
Read More¡El Tabador!
Forget the Verizon “can you hear me now” guy. Don’t worry about dropping a pin for Sprint. And I’m sorry, pink T-Mobile girl, no matter how hot you are, you’re not the most memorable cell phone salesperson. That honor would have to go to a Canadian pitchman by the name of El Tabador. El Tabador…
Read MoreI blame Jordache Jeans
Somewhere in time – I suspect it was during the late 1970’s or early 1980’s – we changed our fashion styles. At one time, we wanted our blue jeans to be less blue than jeans. They needed to be a sky blue rather than a deep dark blue, and they had to feel like soft…
Read MoreThe Diarra family finally escapes Mali
Just want to give everyone a quick update on a story I reported earlier this year. Basketball player Modibo Diarra, along with his wife and daughter, are currently on a plane to Canada. They are leaving the war-ravaged country of Mali for a new life in New Brunswick. Diarra, a centre for the Saint John…
Read MoreWeek 1 of the $2,000 2012-13 Elbo Room Trivia Tournament
It’s ba-a-a-a-a-a-ack… While the Capital District has seen a growth of “Trivia League” competitions, with multi-week tournaments and a grand prize at the end, the Elbo Room was the first bar in the area to offer a trivia tournament with a big grand prize. For those of you who haven’t been following this blog since…
Read MoreThe 21¢ compliment
The other day, I stopped by my local Price Chopper to purchase some quick morning food – a navel orange and a diet cola. Yep. Breakfast of Champions. Actually, that Price Chopper had started a new sale for navel oranges – normally you can get five navel oranges for $5; but that morning apparently all…
Read MoreWas 77 tickets enough?
Nine weeks ago, I entered a trivia tournament at Graney’s Stout. The grand prize offered at the end of the tournament were four tickets to a Jets-Dolphins game at the former Joe Robbie Stadium, along with two nights’ hotel accommodations. Every time a team won that week’s trivia competition, they would receive some raffle tickets.…
Read MoreThe Slit-Scan Project: A Photo Finish
I saw this blog post by photographer James Guerin and was absolutely enraptured with what he achieved. He modified an old 35mm Pentax camera into a “slit-scan” camera and achieved some amazing images, many of which are featured in his blog. You’ve seen “slit-scan” pictures before – horse racing fans will recognize the slit-scan images…
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