So I fixed an issue from last Saturday’s stereoscopy experiments. I thought I had both of my Nikon Df cameras perfectly calibrated. Nope. The Silver Df was set for sunshine white balance, while the Black Df, for some reason, was tuned to a Kelvin white balance. Which makes sense, I think the last time I…
Read MoreHamilton College in Modern Stereoscopy
Okay. No going back now. I’ve got everything lined up. My dual Nikon Df setup, along with two matching Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D “Nifty Fifty” lenses. And all I need to do is find a suitable subject or subjects to photograph. You know what? I bet the fall foliage looks swank in Clinton this time of…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 15 2022
Good morning everybody. With the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train re-starting after a two-year pandemic-infleunced hiatus, I had the opportunity to interview one of the Holiday Train’s most proficient photographers, Neil Zeller. He’s listed on my personal blogroll, and he’s also organizing a photo class that will take several people through various fantastic shooting locations to…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for October 14, 2022
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. It’s kind of a mixture of content on this week’s show … but it’s also the 39th anniversary of a moment in…
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The NEBA Roast Beef – Mike’s Submarines Latch Hook Project, October 14 2022 progress
One stitch left. One final pull of dark cornflower yarn into this massive rug. Background. Earlier this year, I had planned to produce a latch hook rug of one of my photographs, my shot of the Quechee Covered Bridge in Vermont. The problem was, however … I started the project and hooked in the wrong…
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IT’S BACK!!!! SANTA ANSWERED MY LETTERS!!
It’s back. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is returning to the rails. For reals. FOR REALS. WHOO HOO HOO HOO!!!! (running around the room) (jumping up and down) (celebrating like crazy) Don’t judge me. I’ve waited THREE LONG YEARS for this. THREE LONG FREAKIN’ YEARS. And it looks like my travels will include at least…
Read MoreAnd in the end … I went silver.
Some time ago, I postulated the option of either getting a second Nikon Df camera, or ditching my current Df and going for a pair of Nikon Zfc mirrorless cameras. The idea behind this postulation was to go full-bore into three-dimensional stereoscopic photography, whether it involved creating custom View-Master reels, or standalone Holmes Stereo cards…
Read MoreA Solarcan Sunset on Swan Street.
Background. A few years ago, I sponsored a Kickstarter campaign in which a UK photography enthusiast created a passive camera setup – beer cans filled with photo-sensitive paper. The idea was to place these passive cameras – “Solarcans” – outdoors to capture the sun’s rays. Of the five Solarcans I received, three of them produced…
Read MoreDiesel and fall foliage.
The Adirondack leaves are changing from green to yellow to red. And if I find the right location … I can get something good out of this. Yes, I’m back in Corinth. And yes, I’m back to photographing the Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway’s ALCO-5 as it winds along the old train path from Corinth…
Read MoreAssembling a greatest hits photo package.
In my effort to hopefully place one of my photographic pieces in a New York City art gallery (what a goal that would be), I came across a “Call For Art” page that uses a feeder website called CallForEntry.com (or CaFE). With CaFE, apparently I can upload whatever art I want to submit to various…
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