Last Sunday, I stopped by the Altamont Fair to get in some last-minute fair-gazing, drop off some leftover supplies at the Arts and Crafts Center donation box, purchase a few snacks, and pick up my artworks from the Fine Arts Building. During my travels, I stopped by the Blue Ribbon Culinary building and watched as…
Read MoreLet’s do something with these railroad photos, shall we?
I have ABSOLUTELY no idea why I’m doing this. Yes, I do. I want to improve my craft. And if I can get at least one of these images accepted in a railroad magazine … then I’m going to try. Railfan & Railroad Magazine has an upcoming Center Spread contest, in which one well-chosen photo…
Read More“And Deven Robertson lost his jumper!”
My blog buddy Alan Ilagan has a feature on his blog, a feature called the “Dazzler of the Day.” Well, for some reason he awarded the Dazzler of the Day to an Australian Rules Footballer by the name of Deven Robertson. Robertson plays for the Brisbane Lions, who right now are battling the Collingwood Magpies…
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My 2023 photo entries for the Big E are …
I can always count on the Big E for a chance at claiming display and silk. I’ve competed at the Big E for the past 11 years, and I’ve done quite well at their photography competitions. So let’s see what images I can send this year. Last year, my black-and-white shot of the Saratoga, Corinth…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 19, 2023
Hello, hello, it’s time once again for me to step back from the blog and to showcase the best that my fellow bloggers and photographers and writers that populate my blogroll have created. I hope you enjoy them. I know I do. Have a great weekend, everybody!
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for August 18, 2023
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read More58 days to go …
The last time I photographed a solar eclipse was way back in 2017. I drove all the way to South Carolina, and captured what would later become a way-cool eclipse collage. Yep, this was the trip that produced The Cumulo-Nimbus Eclipse. So there’s two solar eclipses within the next few months. And I’ve been preparing…
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Results from the 2023 Altamont Fair Art Show
I’ve had several successes at the Altamont Fair’s Fine Arts and Photography show. I’ve also had some stunning failures. In 2009, 2010 and 2012, my artwork would appear on the walls – but would earn no ribbons or prize money. Then there was a time when I had successes in the Fair, including blue ribbons…
Read MoreMy 2023 photo entries for the Altamont Fair are …
Ah, the Altamont Fair. The only three-county agrarian gathering in New York, as it encompasses Albany, Schenectady and Greene Counties. It’s also where I enter my artworks each year in the hopes of claiming beautiful blue ribbons and prize money. And as per tradition, I can’t post what I entered in the Altamont Fair until…
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2023 New York State Fair: Seven e-mails from Syracuse
When I first participated in the New York State Fair’s photography competition way back in 2009, I was limited to two entries – both at 16×20 size – and I was notified of acceptance or rejection via postcards. The Postcards o’ Doom, I called them. Because, for a while, I would get lucky with some…
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