I strive for compatibility between all my camera equipment. Of my primary four shooters – my two Nikon Df cameras, my Nikon F2S 35mm film shooter, and my Pentacon Six TL medium format film camera, I can swap out various components to increase my shooting flexibility. I need my super-big telephoto lens? No problem. One…
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How to create my “Ran Out of Firewood” photo
A couple of years ago, I created this illusion photo, Ran Out of Firewood, which won an award or two at Competition Season time (and was later accepted in the Capital District Photo Regionals). This year, I decided to re-create the illusion, and also share with you a way you can make this image work…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – NOW IT’S DONE!
Remember that covered bridge latch hook project i worked on for the better part of a year? You know … this one?? Technically, all the stitching and hooking and yarning that took all year is complete. But I still had to take care of one small feature. I had to reinforce the sides. And that…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 28, 2025 – it’s DONE!
Thirteen months of hard work. 44 inches in height. 80 inches in length. 53 different distinct colors used. God knows how many episodes of AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision pro wrestling I watched in the background while doing this. This is a slideshow featuring, step by step, my progress on this rug as chronicled in…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 23, 2025
So two weeks ago, my original plan for getting this large latched hook rug complete ran into a tangle. I had originally purchased all the necessary colors, and enough bags of those colors, to supposedly complete this rug without complications. However … the best laid schemes of mice and men, you know … And sure…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 10, 2025
I don’t know about you … but I feel like I’m moving faster and faster on this project. I sit down after dinner, grab the canvas, and start hooking. I take a Saturday morning, go run my morning errands, come back home, and start hooking. I mean, this was where I was last week at…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of November 3, 2025
This is crazy. I started this rug project – a recreation of a photo I took of the Middle Covered Bridge in Woodstock, Vermont – last year around this time. I dibbed and dabbed at it, and halfway through the project I put it aside, causing me to miss the deadline for completing it and…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of October 27, 2025
Yes, I’m still plowing away on this custom-made latch hook covered bridge project. Background for those who are new to my blog. In October 2024, I took a photo of the Middle Covered Bridge in Woodstock, Vermont, just at the peak of foliage season. And I thought to myself, that would make an incredible latched…
Read MoreThe Latch Hook Covered Bridge project as of October 9, 2025
As of right now, my left and right panels for this latch hook covered bridge are complete. Which makes me very happy. But I still have to connect them to a center panel. Here’s what I have so far. So what this entails is a third piece of canvas. I have to make the canvas…
Read MoreA Ferris Wheel at the Big E
I’ve learned that if you get to fairs early in the morning, you can achieve some semi-unobstructed views of rides and attractions – which work well if you wantto photograph them. Such was the case at the Big E last month. By arriving early enough to snag good parking, I also benefited in photographing some…
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