About seven years ago, I used the iconic slide film Kodachrome in its last year that the film could be developed. I photographed bridges and trees and winter scenes and other cool images. Then, in December 2010, the last processing plant in the world – the only one capable of handling the various chemicals used…
Read MoreSixteen years old.
Imagine just turning sixteen. Your whole life is ahead of you. You’ve in the final years of high school, your parents are talking about teaching you how to drive, and that someone special keeps catching your eye and you’re hoping that you’re catching theirs as well. You’ve just turned sixteen. And if you’re just turning…
Read MoreK-Chuck Radio: Sedaka’s Back
What if I told you that one of the most prolific songwriters / singers / performers of rock and roll’s early years – a man who reinvented his career over and over and over again, whose music could be heard throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s – is inexplicably NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall…
Read More7 and 7 on Saturday: September 9, 2017
Good morning all – it’s time to perform the Saturday recap of some of the best blogs from my friends and acquaintances. It’s the “7 and 7,” where I showcase seven community blogs from the Times Union’s blog portal, and then offer seven blogs from my personal blogroll. And if someone asks me, “Chuck, why…
Read MoreCaption Time: A Rainbow at Saratoga
Last night, I won a little money at the Saratoga Harness track (yeah, I’m still calling it that, you can’t stop me), and as I left the building, I looked over my shoulder and saw – Oh yeah, that’s a nice looking rainbow. Quick, out pops the BlackBerry PRIV camera phone (have I mentioned how…
Read MoreBlood Drive: 2017-2017
It was fun when it started, but it limped to a finale. That’s my overall review of the Syfy homage to grindhouse cinema, Blood Drive. After last night’s final episode, the series’ producer announced that Syfy would not bring the show back for a second season. And you know what? I totally understand why the…
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The Contents of Solarcan #367
Three months ago, I installed several “Solarcan” pinhole cameras around the Albany area. The goal of these pinhole cameras was to capture the sun as it streaks through the sky, capturing it as a long solar blast from solstice to solstice. Three months later … I’m ready to harvest one of the cameras and examine…
Read MoreThe 800-subscriber milestone…
Six months. I hadn’t even realized the time few by so quickly. But as of yesterday, I am now up to 800 subscribers – 800 people who have linked to my current blog location, 800 people who receive, every morning without fail, a notification of a new Chuck Miller blog post. And for that, I…
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The Saratoga Vichy Crate Art Project
While my photography has seemingly plateaued in competition of late, I have been quite pleased by the success of my Crate Art Projects. Three of them – Honeywell Farms, Hi Norman’s Kill Dairy and Soda Crate Hope Chest – all picked up ribbons and money at the 2017 New York State Fair, which has given…
Read MoreSo I saw Marvel’s Inhumans in IMAX last night…
As a kid, I feasted on comic books. I followed the multi-layered storylines of Marvel’s superhero lines, as well as the sharp, snappy, inventive comics in the DC line. So any time a new Marvel or DC motion picture or television series debuts, I have to give it a chance. Whether it’s the films in…
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