I received a very special roll of 120 film in the mail back in March. It’s my first-ever roll of Kodak EIR infrared film, now known by its secondary-market name as “Aerochrome.” I already have four rolls of color infrared film in 35mm format, but this is my first attempt to use infrared film in…
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Caption Time: the church and the couch
I captured this image last week in an undisclosed location (okay, it’s the Church of the Holy Innocents in North Albany, it’s not my fault that someone just happened to leave the front doors open). I haven’t decided if I’m going to enter this anywhere, but it definitely needs a caption if I do. So…
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More dreamtime Infrared shots…
From the minute I started playing with infrared film, I was hooked like a kid with his first taste of Pixie Stix. The ability to photograph the unseen, to capture new wavelengths that I didn’t previous have in my arsenal… that’s pretty strong, if you ask me. And since I had a pack of Kodak…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, April 23, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Yawn. Rise and shine. Up and at ’em. Pour a cup of coffee and let’s get this day started. Oh yeah. It’s Thursday. And you all know what that means, don’t you? Well, of course you do. That’s when you sit down in front of your computer, and after you’ve checked the baseball scores (what,…
Read MoreA life saved at Washington Park
Yesterday afternoon. I’m walking along the lakefront at Washington Park. My plans were to capture photos of the ducks and geese and swans and other waterfowl that call the lake home. I was also testing out my Leica M3 camera, along with a pack of AGFA Scala 200 slide film, so I won’t see the…
Read MoreTelevision’s most dangerous fictional towns
I thought about this the other day. There are so many television dramas that seem to revolve around murders and robberies and crimes that you would think people would have moved out long ago. In droves. Or maybe they can’t. Or maybe they’re just not able to do so. Trust me. For every Mayberry, there’s…
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My first steps into the infrared world
It’s a chilly Wednesday night. I’m supposed to meet this person at the Schenectady Photographic Society. She has a gift for me. I arrive early. The Photo Society members are setting up the room. And there she is. And she’s carrying a shopping bag. “You made it,” she said. “Yep,” I replied. “Here’s your money. …
Read MoreHe dug through the trash for a french fry for breakfast
He found one. How old was that fried potato sliver – a day, a week, it didn’t matter, it was food and he was hungry. He reached deep into the garbage can, and with his tiny fingers, he finessed the cold, dirty morsel from the bottom of the trash. Did he feel any shame in…
Read MoreSo after one week of HBO NOW…
I said I would do it, and I wasn’t joking around. Last week, I ordered HBO NOW, the Home Box Office standalone service, through my AppleTV device. Maybe it’s the first step towards my personal a la carte television service, and if that’s the case, then great for me – at least I know that…
Read MoreCaption Time: a dog and a bicycle…
Caught this image the other day while traipsing through the Adirondacks. The owner of the dog allowed me to photograph the dog and the bicycle (so long as I took a photo of him with the dog and bicycle as well). So here’s the photo of the dog and the bicycle, and I just don’t…
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