Category Archives: Photography

Lake House at Central Park

This is an old house by the lake in Central Park, Schenectady. When I saw it on my “photowalk”, I immediately visualized it as a black and white sketch. The straggly and weed-like flowers in the front together with the … Continue reading

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In Schenectady

I attended the World Wide Photo Walk today.  Led by Sean, the event was staged at Schenectady’s Central Park. Some 29 people attended and took photos in an informal setting. I met some interesting fellow photographers who enjoyed a dry … Continue reading

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World Wide Photo Walk

Tomorrow is World Wide Photo Walk Day. I will be participating in the one in Schenectady (the only walk nearby). Hopefully the weather will cooperate. I will be posting any decent images as soon after the tomorrow as possible, but … Continue reading

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Botanical Day

So enough with the spiders for awhile! Here is an arrangement of lilies for a change of pace. The flowers are side lit for a dramatic flare. The background has a beautiful, creamy bokeh (the photography lingo for “out of … Continue reading

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Garden Spider Eating

Today, I came across another female garden spider (Araneus diadematus) with her prey and I watched carefully for about 40 minutes as the arachnid processed the food. These two images show the spider first looking head on (anterior view) and … Continue reading

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Strive for Perfection, Settle for Excellence

Recently, I heard a professional photographer of some fame and skill use the quote: “strive for perfection, settle for excellence” in regard to serious photography. I thought it was pretty good advice. You can’t expect to be perfect but you … Continue reading

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Abstracts & the UMass Campus

The campus of the Univ. of Mass, Amherst (the NECCC photo convention was held) is an interesting mixture of old-style Ivy-league buildings and glass and concrete modern architecture. The modern styles offered the most interesting photo opportunities. It was amazing … Continue reading

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Models at NECCC

One of the long standing features of the New England Camera Club Council convention is the availability of models for picture taking. Some models were outdoors and others were in studio set-ups. The outdoor models had no studio lighting – … Continue reading

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NECCC

I attended the New England Camera Club Council annual conference, 7-16 to 7-18, on the campus of the U of Mass, Amherst. The workshops were very good to excellent and the conference was quite worthwhile. The conference staged a number … Continue reading

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What the Duck

I have come across a most interesting photography content-based comic strip called “What the Duck” located on line at whattheduck.net. Many are funny; some just thoughtful (and others, well not so much). But always inventive. Above is one that I … Continue reading

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