Photo Essay: Testing out my Kenko 180

Among my arsenal of camera lenses that I’ve acquired over the years is this Kenko 180° screw-on fisheye lens.  From the looks of it, I should be able to shine a red light through it and pretend it’s the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although I already have a dedicated fisheye lens (my…

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Signboards, Thunderstorms, and the results of my photograph at the NYS Fair

7 in the morning.  My wife Vicki and I finally get of Albany and head to the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Rule #1 about traveling to the NYS Fair – bring comfortable shoes.  You will be walking.  A LOT. Rule #2 – Bring some sort of rain gear, like an umbrella.  The skies…

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How hanging from a ceiling by your toenails can get an award-winning photo

Some background. One of the companies for which I do freelance work is the Premier Basketball League.  This minor league hoops circuit has teams spread throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and it just finished its second year of operation. Essentially my weekends while the PBL was in session required my driving to some…

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