When I photographed the fireworks at the Empire State Plaza last Monday, I used my Nikon D700 to capture the lion’s share of the bursts. That doesn’t mean that the D700 was the only camera I used that night. During the middle of the fireworks show, I took the D700 off the tripod and activated…
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Revenge of The Chance
Another try for The Chance. Another knock on the door. But this time, The Chance has thrown me a curve ball. And it could keep me from reaching The Chance this year – if not forever. June 22, 2011. Another trip to New York City, another attempt to make The Chance accept me. Before I…
Read MoreMore fun with Soviet-era Свема (Svema) Film
When I purchased some Soviet-era Свема (Svema) film, I was unsure about the quality of film I would receive. I previously shot some rolls of 120 film, and wasn’t totally impressed with the results. But in that purchase of 120 rollfilm, I also purchased some test rolls of 35mm Svema 64 film. The boxes of…
Read MoreRemembering the PBS Children’s Show “Inside / Out”
Back in the 1970’s, public television station WMHT aired a series of 15-minute and 30-minute educational programs during the weekday. These short TV shows appeared as part of a partnership between the public television station and many school districts, and I remember when the teacher would wheel in the television set at about 2:45 on…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Eurovision Song Contest
It’s coming. Not to America, but it’s coming. For over 50 years, there has been a European music contest that dwarfs American Idol or America’s Got Talent or any other music competition program. It’s the Eurovision Song Contest, in which each country sends a singer or a group or a band and they perform for…
Read MoreDo I finally get a benefit from Verizon Wireless? (UPDATE)
I’ve had Verizon Wireless service for the past ten years. It’s been a love-hate battle between myself and the company, and the only reason I stayed with the Red Check was because we were on a family share plan and it would have cost too much to bounce to another service. Over time, I went…
Read MoreCaption Time – towing along your own caption…
I took this photo last week at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Granted, it has its own caption on the trailer, but I’m sure you can come up with a better one.
Read MoreFireworks Photos at the Empire State Plaza, 2011 Edition
I’ve developed several “traditions” in my life of late. Every Thanksgiving Day, I will deliver meals for the Equinox Thanksgiving Day project. Every Christmas Day, I will try to photograph something that is previously inaccessible due to traffic – photographing off I-787, for example. Every time I travel to Quebec, I will stop that that…
Read MoreThe More Coca You Drink, the More Cola You Get
I liked the way the redscale gradient project worked out; so much so, that I wanted to try something that took the redscale imagery to a new level. As I stared at the finished “gradient” picture of the Green Island bridge in redscale, it occurred to me that the reddish colors looked almost like the…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Joe Meek’s Greatest Hits
Unless you’re a dedicated musicologist – or you grew up in England in the 1960’s – you may never have heard of Joe Meek. Joe Meek was one of the greatest pop music producers of the 1960’s, with over 40 hits in England – and a #1 hit in America. He was one of the…
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