Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I don’t know if I read the original AllOverAlbany.com news post when it was first published, the article about the Hang Glider Cliff and its mysterious marker – a tribute to a hang glider enthusiast with the words “DAD – Fly Forever” enscribed in metal – but last Sunday, I had an itch to go…
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Of all the rides at Hoffman’s Playland that are now making their way to Huck Finn’s Playland… there’s one iconic ride that I’m glad is making the trip. Not the train. Although I will be happy that the train is on its way. Not the carousel. Or the Ferris wheel, although I do understand that…
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When one of my blog readers, Dave Stewart, gifted me an Argus C3 camera (the “Brick”), I was very happy to add the camera to my photographic arsenal of gear. I may not use the camera very often, but it’s nice to take it out for a few shots here and there. The Argus C3…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreI 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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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 MoreYawn. 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 MoreYesterday 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 MoreI 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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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. …
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