Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Three months ago, I tested out a new Russian super-telephoto lens, the MC MTO-1100, on my Nikon Df. And although the results were okay, I couldn’t remove the lens from the camera without taking the entire lens assembly apart. Nertz. On Sunday, after Allen at CameraWorks repaired the Russian lens, I tested it out one…
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Yesterday, I took some time to photograph the Adirondacks. Nothing major, just a little drive through various locations that I’ve photographed in the past, hoping to capture them as the foliage changes. Yes, I’m a sucker for foliage. But I’m also a sucker for “tiny beauty.” You know, that moment when you’ve photographed something big…
Read MoreYesterday, a videotape of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump surfaced – a videotape that shows the business magnate using coarse, repulsive and misogynistic language towards women. The comments – made in 2005, while Trump was riding with Billy Bush on an Access Hollywood van en route to Trump’s Days of Our Lives cameo appearance –…
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And for me, my first time was July 23, 2009. Yeah, it was later than most people’s “first times” but hey… I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it. Let me explain. I’ve been through several social media platforms in my lifetime, and many of them have either held great success, or were complete abject failures. …
Read MoreHey there. It’s time once again to showcase the best of the Times Union’s independent and community blogging crew. And can I tell you – there’s some super-awesome writing this week. Seriously super-awesome. But before I do anything, I want to share something a fellow blogger did that ISN’T part of the normal blog spectrum.…
Read MoreSo recently I had the pleasure of attending two amazing concerts at the Palace Theater. The first, a couple of months ago, came when my friend Dan gave me a call. He had extra tickets to the Australian Pink Floyd show, and wanted to know if I would be interested in joining him and his…
Read MoreThe first of the four “time travel” network TV dramas for the 2016-17 television season, the NBC series Timeless, premiered last night. This is the time travel show where a criminal goes back in time to change our present history, and three other time travelers try to go back to undo the damage. I watched the…
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For the past couple of months, my beloved Nikon Df camera was on the sideline, recovering from a broken shutter blade. And while I was still able to take pictures with my film cameras, I needed my Df back. I just do. It’s like driving a rental car when your personal whip is in the…
Read MoreI know that sounds like the worst clickbait headline, but you have to follow along with me on this. In order to qualify for the top triathalon race in the world, the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, triathletes have to score well in various other triathalon races. If they reach the top level in…
Read MoreMy loyalty to the BlackBerry cell phone came from an unlikely source. That source was sports broadcaster and commentator Jim Rome. Yes, that Jim Rome. Van Smack. Host of a very popular radio sports show, and a few stints as host of a televised sports talk show. You know, have a take, don’t suck or…
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