There is an old thought that whatever television programs you watched as a kid determines how you grew up. And while I did enjoy my healthy share of Saturday morning cartoons, game shows and sitcoms … Television producer and game show host Chuck Barris could put them all together as one entity. Barris passed away…
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Sunbeams in Winter: or, Return to the Troubled Bridge Over Water
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I drove up to the Adirondacks and retook a picture of a broken bridge in Warrensburg and called it Troubled Bridge Over Water? Of course you do. At the time, I mentioned that I had captured the photo with both my digital and film cameras … but at…
Read MoreIt stands for all day I dream about success…
During my recovery from foot surgery, I set a major goal for the summer of 2017. I needed to return to the Adirondacks – to the newly-opened Boreas Ponds locale in Essex County – and get the most magnificent picture possible. It would be a testament to my recovery from personal struggle and hardship. And…
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It stands for all day I dream about success…
During my recovery from foot surgery, I set a major goal for the summer of 2017. I needed to return to the Adirondacks – to the newly-opened Boreas Ponds locale in Essex County – and get the most magnificent picture possible. It would be a testament to my recovery from personal struggle and hardship. And…
Read MoreGuess I’m not going to Utica on Saturday…
So, for all intents and purposes, my bracket got busted. It was busted by Norwich University. You’re looking at your basketball brackets and trying to figure that out. Well, my bracket was the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey bracket. Follow me here. My college alma mater, Hamilton, was in the NCAA hockey tournament for…
Read MoreAwards Night at the Photo Regionals
I’ve been waiting all week for news. And I’ve been reluctant to find out. Because Friday night was the opening night of the “select show” of the 39th annual Capital District Photo Regionals show. The previous opening, for the salon show, had over 350 photos on display, which the judges trimmed down to about 75…
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The Ice Flow at Thacher Park
There’s something about a winter scene that really captures my imagination. And of late, I’ve been having fun with this restored Kodak Stereo film camera, including packing it with various films and seeing what I can achieve. Last Saturday, as I drove to Thacher Park to attend the opening day of the annual Nature Show,…
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Meteor Over Ursa Major
So during the blizzard earlier this week, I had some downtime – and decided to use that downtime to work on one of my photos for Competition Season 2017. Last year, I was fortunate enough to photograph a shooting star as it streaked across the Big Dipper during the Perseid Meteor Shower. I blogged about…
Read MoreBest of our Times Union Independent Bloggers, March 16, 2017: Ten for Thursday
Yeah, you’re about as sick of this blizzard as I am, aren’t you? How long did it take you to find the igloo that was your car and dig it out? How many neighbors volunteered to help push your car out to the street? How many neighbors did YOU help push their car out to…
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The Black Bridge in a Blizzard
Yeah, like I’m going to stay indoors during a blizzard. I want to get some winter photos. It’s the shutterbug in me. So I figured I’d at least get a few winter shots – and depending on the weather, I might zoom up to the Adirondacks or over to the Helderbergs or traipse through the…
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