Last Monday, I picked up my photographs (and ribbons) (and a nice check) from the Big E in Springfield, Mass. Unlike most of the photo contests that I enter, the Big E has a graded system for ribbon awards. You must achieve a certain scoring threshold, and that determines the color of your ribbon. Of…
Read MoreTrees, Clouds and the Massachusetts Turnpike
Trees, Clouds and the Massachusetts Turnpike, a photo by chuckthewriter on Flickr. So here’s the deal. It’s Monday morning and I’m driving towards the Massachusetts Turnpike. My destination is the Eastern States Exposition, home of the Big E and my award-winning photos. The fall foliage looks impressive along the Massachusetts Turnpike. At some point I…
Read MoreCaption Time: Your cinemagraph moment of zen.
First time I ever put together a cinemagraph as part of a “Caption Time” presentation. So here we go. Photo by Chuck Miller… caption by you.
Read MoreThe Waterwheel
Saturday morning, and the leaves are changing colors. I love capturing the fall foliage as it changes; so naturally I wanted to take the cameras out for a trip to the North Country. Besides, capturing a good photo means that I have pictures for the blog. It’s either that, or I recycle my last two…
Read MoreMy photo results for the 2013 Durham Fair are…
One of my regular blog readers, Bob Burger, also enters his photographs in competition every year. I’ve seen his work at the Big E last year, his photos are very impressive. So this year, he and I arranged a “gentleman’s agreement” for the 2013 season. He wanted to enter his work at the Vermont State…
Read MoreThe perspective of hindsight
“Hindsight is 20/20,” so says the proverbial anecdote. A similar phrase is, “If I knew then what I know now…” It’s the reason why sports teams drafted Ryan Leaf and Kwame Brown and regretted those decisions years later. And in my life, I’ve known plenty of hindsight endeavors. Times when I thought something was great,…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus’ eBay camera sale
On occasion, I will shop for cameras, lenses, film and other photographic ephemera through the online auction website eBay. Sometimes I’m able to get these treasures; sometimes I’m outbid. Now this one, case in point. This auction is for a Nikon N80 film camera. I’ve already got a Nikon F100 film camera, as well as…
Read MoreMy first Cinemagraph
Some people call them “animated GIF’s.” Others call them “Cinemagraphs.” I like the term “Cinemagraph,” so I’ll use that. A cinemagraph shows motion in what would normally be a stock, sterile picture. And the other day, I created my first one. Background. Last March, I took a vacation in beautiful Saint John, New Brunswick. At…
Read MoreBest of our TU Community Blogs, September 26, 2013: Ten for Thursday
Are you enjoying this feature in my blog? Are you reading my fellow Times Union community bloggers and enjoying their posts and articles? Do you come back here every Thursday to see what the cadre of bloggers has created for you? Do you wonder why the Times Union still hasn’t bothered to feature these same…
Read MoreTap-dancing with LinkedIn’s spam and zombie e-mails
Like millions of us, I have a LinkedIn account. I don’t use it or check it often, I’ve really never felt that it’s been THAT beneficial to me. Lots of times, I just want to cancel it. I don’t care if it’s supposed to “build my brand.” I’m not a brand. I am a free…
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