I hope you have a great Indigenous Peoples Weekend, with celebrations and plans to honor and accept those of the First Nations and other recognized tribes and collectives. Oh, and it’s also Italian-American weekend, so let us all celebrate the rich history of the Italian thread of our multinational culture. Oh, and for my Canadian…
Read MoreThe CPKC Holiday Train is Back for 2025!!
All right, blog readers, let’s discuss. What is the true start of the Christmas holiday season? Some might say it’s when Mariah Carey leaves her cryogenic chamber and belts out “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on every single radio station. Some might say it’s when entitled people get irritated if someone says “Happy…
Read MoreMy TRON: Ares review
Greetings, programs. (I just had to say that.) There’s a reason why I have an entire blog category devoted to the movie TRON. That film blew my young mind. I remember seeing it back in the early 1980’s at Sangertown Square Mall in New Hartford, New York (just a few miles away from Hamilton College),…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of October 9, 2025
As of right now, my left and right panels for this latch hook covered bridge are complete. Which makes me very happy. But I still have to connect them to a center panel. Here’s what I have so far. So what this entails is a third piece of canvas. I have to make the canvas…
Read MoreA Ferris Wheel at the Big E
I’ve learned that if you get to fairs early in the morning, you can achieve some semi-unobstructed views of rides and attractions – which work well if you wantto photograph them. Such was the case at the Big E last month. By arriving early enough to snag good parking, I also benefited in photographing some…
Read MoreBlindsided
I knew Pete Bardunias from our time together as community bloggers with the Times Union. Pete would post messages about upcoming events with the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, which his blog represented. Later on, he would join the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, and I would see his Facebook posts that showcased ribbon cuttings…
Read MoreThe Pentacon Petzval Particulate
In the past, I’ve tried to recreate the swirly bokeh created by a vintage Petzval lens. With that in mind, I’ve acquired a modded HELIOS 44-2 Russian piece of glass for my Nikon shooters. Which is all well and good. But I want to add that swirly, dreamy bokeh to my medium format gear. And…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of October 6, 2025
Hey folks … guest what. I’ve reached a milestone on this major latch hook rug project. I finished the right panel. Let me explain. This is the biggest latch hook rug I’ve ever crafted; so big, in fact, that it takes three panels to complete. This is the left panel, I finished that a few…
Read MoreAlways use a tripod when shooting a church in Aviphot
While I was at the Big E last month, I packed some of my experimental film, and funneled it through my Pentacon Six TL camera. You know … I’m here, why waste the opportunity? The Big E has a section called Storrowtown Village – it’s a retro area with various New England buildings that were…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, October 4 2025
Good morning, you early rising blog readers. Time to get out there and enjoy the day. Of course, if you’re up this early in the morning, at least you’ve got a cup of coffee and are enjoying this Saturday morning blogroll recap. Right? Of course you are. So let’s get started. Have a great weekend,…
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