Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
It’s Sunday morning, and the Capital District weather has shifted between overcast, sunny and rainy.ย It’s like my favorite joke about the Capital District’s weather – if you don’t like it, wait ten minutes and it will change. With that in mind, I went up to Thatcher Park for a quick walkabout and a moment…
Read MoreLast year, my model friend Muse posed in front of a distressed sign on North Lake Avenue in Albany.ย The picture, Ladies Make Their Own Entrances, later found its way to the Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT charitable auction. The other day, as I’m testing out some redscale film in my Leica M3 camera (“Leica Green”),…
Read MoreGood morning everybody.ย It’s going to be a great sunny weekend, so don’t miss a single bit of sunshine. Well, maybe a few bits of sunshine.ย You should at least take some time and read this week’s batch of great blogs from this week’s batch of great bloggers, writers, photographers and podcasters. Shall we get…
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As we approach the deadline for many of my Competition Season entries, I’m still looking for an awesome infrared picture to get into the mix. Now with color infrared film, you definitely want some mixture of organic and non-organic subjects in the picture.ย You know … something with a little creeping ivy, or a bit…
Read MoreYouTuber Adam Emond has carved out a precise little niche for himself on the channel.ย He takes popular songs and re-edits the track – so that the second and fourth beats in each song are swapped. You may need to go to your medicine cabinet and break out the Excedrin.ย This may hurt. In doing…
Read MoreYesterday, one of my Facebook friends posted a trailer for a documentary on her FB wall.ย It looked intriguing.ย So last night, I decided it would be worth watching. The documentary, Life in he Doghouse, follows the life of Danny Robertshaw and Ron Danta, two experts in equestrian dressage training who developed a passion for…
Read MoreOf late, I’ve had lots of fun at the harness track.ย I might not win lots of money at the harness track, but it’s still a nice day outside and worth a couple of hours of my time. Plus, on Sundays, my horse Mugshots Bro – a 7-year-old trotter with plenty of power – seems…
Read MoreAs a child of the 1970’s, I feasted on Saturday morning programming.ย And I had a serious feast for the Saturday morning creations of Sid and Marty Krofft.ย Their puppet / live action series were inventive and creative and fun.ย I’ve already written in the past about how Joy the Bugaloo was one of my…
Read MoreI received the death certificate last Thursday.ย It should have arrived a day earlier, but there was a mix-up at UPS. Well, my father died four months ago, what’s another day to wait? Backstory. Last week, I discovered – right around Father’s Day Weekend – that my biological father, Robert Miller, had passed away in…
Read MoreGood morning, loyal blog readers.ย As you know, on Saturdays I step away from writing my blog, and allow the bloggers on my personal blogroll to shine.ย I provide links to their writings and photos, and I encourage you to visit and comment on their work. So here’s this week’s crop, and I hope you…
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