The last time I wrote a blog post from my cell phone, it was 2010, I was on a train from Albany to Chicago and my cell phone of choice was a BlackBerry 7803e. Man, those were the days. Even though I know this post won’t go live until Monday morning, I’m writing it Sunday…
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Fireworks show in Waterford, 2014
The 4th of July fireworks show at the Empire State Plaza offers me the opportunity to take beautiful fireworks shots. The fireworks show in Waterford allows me some time to experiment. Let me explain. Unlike the Empire State Plaza show, which has tightly-controlled areas for viewers and enthusiasts to see the pyrotechnics, the Waterford show…
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Empire State Plaza Fireworks show, 2014
It’s Independence Day 2014, and I’ve got my camera ready for the Empire State Plaza fireworks show. How did things go? Read the blog post and enjoy!
Read MoreBOOM!!
Today, at some point in the evening, I will take pictures of exploding sky-illuminating pyrotechnics. Most likely I’ll be at the Empire State Plaza, enjoying all the fireworks and explosions and cheers and excitement. Every year, I look for the best place, the best vantage point, to photograph the fireworks. Along a ledge. Against a…
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If I entered my BlackBerry photos at Altamont…
I must tell this story to tell the current story. Two years ago, Times Union guest blogger Taylor Rao crafted an On The Edge blog post about whether being able to shoot pictures with her smartphone, with the modern smartphone technology, qualify her as a being a professional photographer. I rarely comment on the On…
Read MoreStargazing…
Thought everybody might appreciate this. I turned my 700 photographs, my three-hour exposure at Brown Tract Pond, into a time-lapse video. For best effects, maximize the video and just stare into the night. This works wonders when you’re stressed at work. Watch this for about a minute and you’ll feel so relaxed. Keep it handy…
Read MoreCassaundra’s wise man
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter Cassaundra acquired a small resin statue. And if I know my daughter, she can find a way to channel whatever is going through her mind and through her heart, and turn it into something beautiful. I don’t know where she got the statue. I don’t even know what…
Read MoreWould you dare wear a “TaTa Top”?
I have to tell this story first. Back in 1982, when I was a freshman at Hamilton College, I participated in a theatrical production of the Greek play Lysistrata. My part wasn’t that big – I was a member of the Greek chorus that commented on the storyline. My costume at the time? A grey…
Read MoreSam Sacks’ “Sing It Again, Sam!” is an Album I Want to Be Buried With
There are vocalists in this world who have the ability to create audiophonic magic. You know of these artists. The ones with the five-octave vocal range. The ones who can hit that high note and sustain it for what seems like an eternity. The ones whose raw power and emotion can bring you to applause…
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Dream Window 12: The Pirouette of the Heavens
I don’t think I’ve ever created a Dream Window in a 24-hour period. Ever. Until now. Background. Last weekend, I took some star-trail pictures at Brown Tract Pond in the Adirondacks. During my three-hour time interval, a flashlight-carrying person must have walked by my camera in the middle of the night, probably on his or…
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