Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The Altamont Fair photography contest is, for me, a mixture of wills and won’ts, of cans and can’ts, of yesses and no’s. Yes, I’ve won two blue ribbons in three years at Altamont; but they were in category-specific locales that were not part of the Fine Arts show (The Jumbuck in the sheep photo category,…
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By the time you read today’s blog post, I will be on the road to Syracuse. It’s that road trip in August that I’ve sarcastically referred to as “The Drive of Shame.” Let me explain. When the New York State Fair sends out its postcards of acceptance or rejection for their photography competition, participants must…
Read MoreCan I tell you it’s been a personally exhausting week, or have you already figured it out? Yeah. It’s been a personally exhausting week. I came home last night, reached into the mailbox, expecting to pull out bills or junk mail or the latest menu from the new pizza-wings-fried chicken outlet that promises to deliver…
Read MoreThis morning, while eating breakfast with a couple of my friends at Duncan’s Dairy Bar in Troy, the server brought us our beverages – coffee for my friends, diet cola for me. And as I reached for a straw to put in my drink cup… I noticed that something was odd with the straw. Odd…
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Background. Five years ago, I tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower with my camera gear. And I certainly came close to doing so … but not close enough. Four years ago, in the middle of an unseasonably clear Christmas eve night, I photographed a star trail along the Sacandaga River. And in the middle…
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Let me share something cool about the Big E’s photo competition. It’s the only competition I regularly enter in which all photos are judged on their own merits, and all photos receive their own individual scores. In other words, there can be several “first prize” winners in one category, so you’re really not competing with…
Read MoreSo what happens when you need a little bounce in your life? What do you do? I’ve got a recommendation for you. Scroll through this list of Times Union community and independent bloggers, and have a great read. You’ll be glad you did. It’ll put a spring in your step and a bounce in your…
Read MoreThe thing with a tavern trivia league tournament is that if you build up enough points and get the final answer right, you can really cement your position. If you get that answer wrong, however… then you have to hope that other teams got the answer wrong as well, or that some teams bet miniscule…
Read MoreLast Saturday, as I dropped off my artworks and entries at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, I planned for a “driving break” at some point on my way home. I didn’t feel like stopping at Turning Stone Casino (Exit 33) or Hamilton College (Exits 32 or 31), but by Exit 29 I was…
Read MoreYears ago, I blogged about seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time, as a college student when my college’s film society showed it as part of a weekend film fest. Yeah, it was an adventure. But I was hooked. So much so, that I purchased an audience participation record that contained the…
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