Not every animated feature is a Mickey Mouse / Bugs Bunny / Pink Panther classic. In the history of animated films, there have been several short subjects that have been both thought-provoking, well-seasoned and informative. They weren’t just “Popeye the Sailor eats his spinach and beats the crap out of Bluto” or “Heckle and Jeckle…
Read MoreSgt Ryan Russell. Badge number 7686.
Toronto policeman Sgt Ryan Russell was remembered yesterday for his bravery and his service.Β Thousands of policemen and well-wishers showed up at his funeral, and along the procession route – the first Toronto police officer to die in the line of duty in nearly a decade.Β He gave his life in the protection of others.…
Read MoreMy last Kodachrome fireworks shots
Prior to my final four rolls of Kodachrome, which were shot over Christmas weekend, I shot two rolls of Kodachrome in early December – one for the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Empire State Plaza, and one in mid-December to complete the Albany Last Run. While the shots from the tree lighting didn’t…
Read MoreA final word on the Kristie Tunick story
Recap.Β A few months ago, I was sent a video by one of my Facebook friends.Β A makeup expert from Las Vegas, Kandee Johnson, was contacted by a girl named Kristie Tunick; apparently Tunick had a rare and fatal disease, and only was expected to live maybe three more weeks.Β Johnson created a video and…
Read MoreForget the sign of Aquarius… try “The Age of Aquarius” instead! And let the sunshine in…
Personally, I have no use for horoscopes.Β The ones printed in the Times Union and the ones that show up on my friends’ Facebook posts are barely fortune cookie platitudes that rarely deviate from “something good is going to happen to you.”Β Big deal.Β Do you ever see a horoscope that says, “Today is going…
Read MoreMotivational Poster: Dreams
You can download this poster and tape it to your cubicle wall if you like.Β Hope it inspires you in a positive way!
Read MoreThe Mystery of the J.S. Flood Stained Glass Window
A few days ago, I displayed some photographs on this blog – photographs that were cross-processed by developing slide film as regular film. One of the pictures I posted to the blog was this photo of a stained glass window at the Palace Theater.Β I remembered the location as a barbershop; however, Carl Johnson (who…
Read MoreWherever you are, Jim McCaslin… thank you
I was thinking about this the other day. Things we do in our lives – the choices we make and the paths we take – eventually take us on new adventures and into new friendships. Such was the case with a friend of mine from the mid-1980’s. You don’t know Jim McCaslin.Β Let me tell…
Read MoreKodak’s new Easy Share cameras – digital Kodachrome?!?
Okay, let’s get one thing straight right off the bat.Β There is no more development of Kodachrome film. But what if you were still able to take pictures that looked like Kodachrome shots – albeit digitally? Now I know there’s various plugins for Photoshop and other digital image software suites that can simulate the saturated…
Read MoreChuck Miller and Getty Images? Yes please…
My personal flickr account contains over 2,500 photographs – everything from Kodachrome shots to Premier Basketball League action images.Β But it was a quiet photograph of a downtown Albany landmark that has earned me a small licensing partnership with – of all organizations – Getty Images. Here’s the background info. Getty Images has partnered with…
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