Last week, the winter snow coated the ground, a blanket of white fluffy chillness. And I wanted to capture it. Of late, my Kodak Medalist II camera has become my “go-to” film shooter for 120 and 620 film.ย And with that in mind, I wanted to test out the camera with one of my remaining…
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Best of our TU Community Blogs, December 4 2014: Ten for Thursday
And on Thursday, we celebrate the diverse and dedicated dictations of our community bloggers.ย These are the people who write for the love of their craft, and who write without expecting any remuneration other than the support and dialogue of their readers. And without further delay… and after further review… let’s further our knowledge with…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Return of the Armor-Plated Heart
I crafted a K-Chuck Radio playlist four years ago based on an iPod playlist of mine.ย The playlist, called ‘The Armor-Plated Heart,” features a list of emotional, powerful, hold-onto-your-heart-because-it’s-ripping-to-pieces tracks. So it’s been four years since that blog post.ย But I’ve added more tracks to that little grouping.ย Songs that will help soothe the pain…
Read MoreRipping out the stuffings: an unexpected fan letter
Background.ย Last year, I took a picture of an old waterwheel along Route 9N in Saratoga Springs.ย ย I blogged about it, posted the pictures, and that was it.ย It was a nice picture, I figured it would be a good choice for competition season, but in the end I just left it as a story…
Read MoreThoughts while waiting at the DePaula Chevrolet body shop
What a way to start the morning. I’m here at the DePaula Chevrolet body repair shop. No, I haven’t been in a car accident… but the front right headlight is only working intermittently. I’ve already received one warning from the local ticket-troopers, and I don’t want a second warning – well, warning would most likely…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: 1980’s Hip Hop Heaven
I picked up my appreciation of rap and classic old school hip-hop music by assimilation – when your high school classmates bring in the latest 12-inch Sugarhill Records dance tracks, you learn quickly how to hip hop hip hop don’t stop that body rock. And when I spent four years at Hamilton College, being one…
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Caption Time: What’s that on Route 2?
Yesterday morning I’m driving on Route 2 from Watervliet to Latham… when all of a sudden… I saw it in the road.ย Had to hit the brakes.ย Not enough time. Maybe if I swerve around… not enough time… wait.ย Oncoming traffic sees it too, they’re slowing down. Just enough of a chance… And I swerve…
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Driving Thanksgiving dinners for Equinox 2014
I’ve watched the weather report for days.ย Winter is coming so quickly, you would think that George R.R. Martin was a meteorologist. And it’s given me pause.ย Delivering turkey dinners on Thanksgiving is an important duty for me.ย But should I do it in a snowstorm?ย What if I get stuck in a ditch while…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Bloggers, November 27, 2014: Ten for Thursday
What, you thought I was going to take Thanksgiving off?ย Heck no.ย I figured that if you’re busy reading this blog, you’re either waiting for the turkey to finish cooking, or for the relatives to arrive, or the Macy’s Parade to start.ย So if I can bring you ten quality blog posts by ten quality…
Read MoreThe Re-Try and the Re-Discovery
Last week, I tried mixing old film with Kodak Instamatic film and it turned into a complete and utter failure.ย I got one solitary, ordinary picture for my efforts.ย Cue the sad trombone. This week, I went back to my subject location – the marquee of the Jericho Drive-In Theater in Glenmont – and tried…
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