I’ve been playing with my brand new Nikon Df camera, testing it out in situations, attaching lenses to it, taking test shots wherever I can. And one of the places I wanted to capture with this new photo-weapon was an eerily serene creek along Interstate 787. You’ve seen it as you drive by – a…
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Week 9 of the 2013-14 “Catch the Mania” Tournament at the Ruck
We’ve made it past the halfway point in this trivia tournament. And it’s freakin’ cold at the Ruck. How cold is it? It’s this cold. BRRRR My teammates, Matt, Donna and Dylan, are under plenty of coats and hats – and blankets – just to ge through the game tonight. See, when we get to…
Read MoreWhen you block someone on Facebook
For some, it’s an action equivalent to blasphemy. For others, it’s a necessary means to survival and sanity. And no matter who you do it to, you’re automatically branded as – well – a reactionary, a psychotic, a micromanager. Like it’s your fault that this has escalated to this point in time, and that you’ve…
Read MoreShot one ghost sign… found another!
When I took my new Nikon Df camera out for an initial photo shoot, I tested it on a ghost sign I found in Waterford. Then I found another ghost sign, hidden where I least expected to see… Click here and read all the details.
Read MoreAnother test of the GAF Aerial film
So I loaded another roll of GAF Aerial film in one of my vintage cameras, and went out shooting last Sunday. Did I get a decent shot with film so old, it could have taken pictures of the Bicentennial? Click in today’s blog and you can see if all went well.
Read MoreHow to manage blog time
So how do I keep blogging every day, for four and a half years, without fail? Read today’s blog and find out my tips and tricks for doing so.
Read MoreBest of Our TU Community Blogs, December 26 2013: Ten for Thursday
So I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas this year. And as one last gift to you… I want you to enjoy the works of ten of my fellow Times Union community bloggers. Hey, if you’re still shaking off that egg nog high, and if you finally figured out that it was Uncle Stanley who…
Read More“Hurry Up, Tinsel!”
It’s Christmas Eve at the North Pole. And at the launching pad where Santa Claus has his flying sleigh parked, the elves in charge of maintaining Santa’s holiday delivery chariot are going over every last-minute detail with Santa himself. “Bangle, have you fine-tuned that sleigh runner? Last year there was a nasty vibration on my…
Read MoreThe Parking Lot Incident 2013
It’s Sunday afternoon. I wanted to get one last item for the holidays – actually, I wanted to purchase a small pane of glass to replace a broken glass pane in one of my pictures. And since it was Sunday, I couldn’t go to Hobby Lobby to get the pane of glass – so I…
Read MoreWeek 8 of the 2013-14 “Catch the Mania” Tournament at the Ruck
We’re starting to jell as a team, this group of all-stars called the “We Are Your Nemesis … Fear Us!” squad. And so long as we keep putting our heads together, we can continue to win. And one thing I want to get rid of is a score of 52. We scored that earlier this…
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