I should have made that a big BUT. A huge BUT, actually. Tommy and I decided to head back up to Lake Ontario again tonight. We’d tried photographing the Aurora Borealis for our first time last night and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website seemed to be showing the possibility of a second appearance […]
It’s rare! Anywhere really, but especially anywhere near Central New York State. I’m speaking of the Aurora Borealis we were fortunate to see tonight. Okay, we had to drive 40 minutes north to the shore of Lake Ontario and brave 28 degree temperature in a 20 mph wind to be fortunate. Then again, by the […]
There’s an old saying about the month of March that goes something like, “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Honestly, I don’t remember what the weather was like the first few days of March, so I don’t know if I should think that we’ve seen the last of winter yet. I was somewhat […]
I started out planning to just write a quick note about the reception Baltimore Woods hosted last evening for my show in their program room. Thanks to all the efforts of folks like Sue Jones, BW office manager; Karen Smith, BW Gallery Coordinator; Karen Burns, artist and BW volunteer; and Guy Swenson, himself a nature […]
I had a comment about the black and white conversions that I posted Saturday. So, I thought, what the heck. Let’s post the B&W and the color versions side by side and see what we think. I still like the B&W better, myself. When converting from the color to the B&W I did make […]
I noted in an earlier post, that i was disappointed at my Letchworth State Park shoot on Friday, that there wasn’t more snow in the trees. It also occurred to me that there was another problem with my image this time around but I couldn’t figure out what it was until I saw an 11-year-old […]
Let me start out by thanking Mike Carney, Joe Granita and all the folks of the Genesee Valley Photography Society for a wonderful evening, not to mention an enjoyable early winter morning shoot. I had the pleasure of being invited to discuss creativity and nature photography at the GVPS’ monthly meeting this past Thursday evening. […]
I’ve been attracted to and a member of Baltimore Woods dating way back into the 1980s when I had the privilege of helping the founder, John Weeks, look at the potential for a fund raising campaign. It was a time when “the Woods” was pretty much just John’s dream. The “Hand House,” today’s headquarters for […]
A lot of people are ready to put winter behind them, bemoaning our colder and, seemingly at least, snowier than usual winter. I don’t think anyone will argue that that pretty much defines February, at least. If for no other reason, I think this justifies looking forward to the upcoming Adirondack Streams and Waterfalls Photo Trek […]
Doodling. That’s how I would describe the few moments I spent playing with my iPhone camera, while stranded at the San Diego airport last earlier this week. Due to poor scheduling on my part, I ended up at the airport hours before my scheduled red-eye flight back to the east coast. Too early, as luck […]