Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’m still feeling the tightness in my hamstrings, and maybe it’s because I’m completely out of shape. That happens. I wasn’t built for speed. And when I traveled to the Boreas Ponds Tract last Monday, I over-estimated how much hiking was necessary to get from the parking lot to the destination – and from the…
Read MoreI grew up with the Three Stooges. As a kid, I watched Three Stooges movies at 7:00 a.m. on WTEN as part of a “Popeye and the Three Stooges” show, which would lead into Commander Ralph Vartigian and the Good Ship News. In later years, I would watch Three Stooges marathons on WSBK, when the…
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At this stage in my life, I know there’s no way I could successfully hike up any of those Adirondack High Peaks. But with the recent opening of the Boreas Ponds tract in the Adirondacks, I have the opportunity to photograph the High Peaks from a beautiful, secluded spot. And I might even be able…
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Yesterday, on my way home from a recent photo shoot, I kept my eyes open for more colorful fall foliage photo opportunities. Nothing here… This piece is nice, but there’s no place to park … Private property, the no trespassing sign is nice and clear… Oh look, there’s the Hollywood Drive-In at Averill Park. Not…
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Three months ago, I tested out a new Russian super-telephoto lens, the MC MTO-1100, on my Nikon Df. And although the results were okay, I couldn’t remove the lens from the camera without taking the entire lens assembly apart. Nertz. On Sunday, after Allen at CameraWorks repaired the Russian lens, I tested it out one…
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Yesterday, I took some time to photograph the Adirondacks. Nothing major, just a little drive through various locations that I’ve photographed in the past, hoping to capture them as the foliage changes. Yes, I’m a sucker for foliage. But I’m also a sucker for “tiny beauty.” You know, that moment when you’ve photographed something big…
Read MoreYesterday, a videotape of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump surfaced – a videotape that shows the business magnate using coarse, repulsive and misogynistic language towards women. The comments – made in 2005, while Trump was riding with Billy Bush on an Access Hollywood van en route to Trump’s Days of Our Lives cameo appearance –…
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And for me, my first time was July 23, 2009. Yeah, it was later than most people’s “first times” but hey… I wasn’t sure I would enjoy it. Let me explain. I’ve been through several social media platforms in my lifetime, and many of them have either held great success, or were complete abject failures. …
Read MoreHey there. It’s time once again to showcase the best of the Times Union’s independent and community blogging crew. And can I tell you – there’s some super-awesome writing this week. Seriously super-awesome. But before I do anything, I want to share something a fellow blogger did that ISN’T part of the normal blog spectrum.…
Read MoreSo recently I had the pleasure of attending two amazing concerts at the Palace Theater. The first, a couple of months ago, came when my friend Dan gave me a call. He had extra tickets to the Australian Pink Floyd show, and wanted to know if I would be interested in joining him and his…
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