This is a free and independent blog. My opinions on this blog are my own and are not influenced by any sponsors or under-the-table donations. And even when I do review products or items on this blog, I always add an FTC disclaimer. That way, you know that the opinions you read are not paid…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: The Out-Of-Phase Stereo Series
On today’s edition of K-Chuck Radio, we have some recordings that, for one reason or another, sound WAY different than how you would remember them. These are called “out of phase stereo” recordings, and they were once created by flipping a couple of wires on the stylus pickup. Essentially, whatever was heard in the left…
Read MoreMy blog is now officially old enough to drive a car.
Although I wrote a few proto-blogs back in the mid-2000’s, mostly on the blogspot.com portal, this blog’s official birthdate is August 25, 2009. That was the first time my blog appeared in the Albany Times Union’s blogfarm. That lasted until 2017, when I migrated the blog to an independent platform. And from August 25, 2009…
Read MoreResults at the New York State Fair Photo and Art Contests, 2025
One thing to know about the New York State Fair. You want to garner that good karma. Do a good thing at the New York State Fair, and it will pay off later in the day. Or at least I hope it will. So let’s hop in the car and go for a ride, shall…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, August 23, 2025
Here we are, ready for another blog post where I take the day off and I share the thoughts and ideas of those wonderful people on my personal blogroll. Please enjoy. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read MoreCan my Pentacon Six do the Buena Vista Panorama in Vermont?
I know, I know … at one point I was gung-ho on achieving a super-panoramic stitched shot by capturing several consecutive photographs on one roll of 120 film. I named the project Buena Vista Panorama, based on an anecdote my Grandma Betty told me. She and my Aunt Elaine were traveling on a European trip,…
Read More“We don’t have any stamps at the post office today.”
I have only a few days left to send my three accepted artworks to Springfield for the Big E’s Photo Competition. The plan was to pick up the prints from McGreevy Pro Lab (my pro lab of choice), grab a USPS Priority Mail flat rate shipping container, purchase the necessary stamps for shipping, go back…
Read MoreThe Viewing of a Fractured Coin of the Rebellion
Although Competition Season 2025 is still currently in play, I am pleased that at least one of my artworks has garnered some notice. Specifically, this one. This is A Fractured Coin of the Rebellion, aprint made by using a macro lens to photograph a Civil War storefront token – along with four other Civil War…
Read MoreSo I entered the One Roll Photo contest … and …
Earlier this spring, a Virginia-based film developing company offered a unique challenge. Shoot a roll of film, mail it in, and after they developed the film, they would pick one shot out of the roll – and it could be entered in a gallery show. I blogged about it, because … yeah, I blog about…
Read MoreThe Zodiak lens – it’s ะ, not B
I guess this Pentacon Six TL camera is now an official part of my arsenal, in that I’ve just acquired my FOURTH distinct attachable lens for this bad boy. In addition to my Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80mm f/2.8 lens, my Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 65mm f/2.8 ultrawide lens, and my Meyer Optik Gรถrlitz 500mm…
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