I’ve been playing with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 “Raskolnikov” camera for about a month or so, and I’ve enjoyed the results. And in playing with the camera, I’ve tried adding some new variables and disciplines to the 1960’s Soviet panoramic camera. One of the variables I’ve tested out is redscale film. In redscale photoraphy, the film…
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Simple versus elaborate: The “Picture Frame” sessions
So my original plan was thus. A few years ago, my modeling friend Lauren helped me create an illusion called Her Stolen Heart, in which she would hold a frame and I would photograph in such a way that the frame appeared to show what was behind her. I entered it as one of my…
Read MoreThe only moment of Super Bowl XLIX worth watching was…
I’m sorry. As a football fan, I could not wrap myself around enjoying last night’s Super Bowl matchup. As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I could not watch the New England Patriots (and former Steeler locker room cancer LaGarrette Blount) hoist the Lombardi Trophy. And I couldn’t root for the Seattle Seahawks either, especially after they…
Read MoreTrivia Bowl XI … and the teams are…
Wow. It seems like only a year ago that Stern Fans won their second Trivia Bowl, and did so in quintessentially Stern Fans-ish manner – by betting a few points and watching as every other team got the answer wrong. That put their name on the coveted trophy. Now it’s 2015, and the eleventh meeting…
Read MoreAlbany Center Gallery’s Northeast Home Show – with two Chuck artworks!!
Two years ago, one of my Dream Window constructs, Dream Window 5: The Thirst Quencher, appeared as part of the Albany Center Gallery’s Northeast Home Show art show at the Times Union Center. After not submitting anything in 2014 – I really didn’t think I had anything hang-worthy that year – I submitted three pictures…
Read MoreIf X60 = ☹ then solve for X.
It’s Thursday night and I’m nervous as hell. Here’s what happened. Last week, my Street Academy trivia team claimed the victory for the night in the Big Brothers Big Sisters “Big Brains Trivia” game. Out of a possible 65 points (five ten-question rounds, including some bonus questions), we scored 60. Spent the night brushing off…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, January 29, 2015: Ten for Thursday
Have you finished shoveling your walkway after our most recent Snow-ma-geddon? Have you thawed out your water pipes after this most recent Cold-ocalpyse? Okay. Get yourself a hot cup of coffee, relax and enjoy this week’s edition of the best that my fellow community bloggers have to offer this week. And considering we’re only a…
Read MoreThe Purple Express, and how to find another…
As I continue my tests and excursions with my new Russian panoramic camera, I spent Sunday morning traipsing through some sites along Route 20 – Guilderland, Duanesburg, that kind of thing. I really didn’t find much that caught my eye, except for this New York Central locomotive that was part of some roadside attraction in…
Read MoreWho was that girl in the commercial?
Last night, I played trivia over at Brown’s Brewing. It’s my normal Monday night game, and I figured I’d play it instead of worrying about a Nor’easter that might ruin all my plans for tomorrow. I was in third place, and the final question was in the category of “Women in commercials.” Okay. Could be…
Read MoreWhen does forgiveness start?
Any time I get an e-mail that says “Chuck Miller – personal,” I automatically associate it with someone trying to either sell me something or to try to swindle me out of something. You know, Nigerian princes and the like. This time, it was different. And it brought back memories that I had hoped were…
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