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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2023, Roll 1
May 08, 2023 - This year's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD 2023) came at a perfect time for me. I've been on pause not only wit...
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More from Rock City Ostaš
April 28, 2023 - Wow, what a crazy break! I posted the first part of this photo story back on October 28, 2021. So in case you don't reme...
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Lakeshore Pinhole Photography at Sturgeon Point
April 18, 2023 - Taking a break from the 2023 Alabama Road Trip, let's take a look at some different moody photographs. These were all ta...
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Alabama 2023, Part II, Ends of Day
March 30, 2023 - In the spring and in the fall, around the two annual equinoxes, a south facing beach like the one in Gulf Shores, Alabam...
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Same Beach Different Mood
January 18, 2023 - In my last post The Photo at Your Back I talked about some of the creative options a photographer has on location. One o...
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Warm and Colorful
November 30, 2022 - I think today is a good day to go back to fall and share some bright, colorful, and warm photos of a sunny day in Letchw...
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Tropical Sunset
November 07, 2022 - It's been a while since I added to my Seascapes photo gallery. It appears the last post was from a sunrise so why not ba...
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Pinhole Photography in Niagara River Gorge
September 26, 2022 - One of the reasons I love photography so much is that gets me out, away from the busyness and routine of the everyday li...
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Niagara Falls, New York
September 19, 2022 - This was a day off from work dedicated to hiking and photography and as an added bonus my wife joined me. What was not t...
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Cyanotypes XI: Moravian Countryside
September 12, 2022 - Today's eleventh post on cyanotypes builds on what I have posted about before. I shared how different papers can complet...
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The Trees of Birdsong
September 02, 2022 - It's hard to believe the origins of this post go all the way back to June 2020. Back then, I was part of a community pro...
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Birdsong in Purple, Part II
August 23, 2022 - Continued from Birdsong in Purple, Part I
It's already the second half of August and my Buffalo & Western New York Land...
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Country Roads in Winter
March 28, 2022 - With film photography and the delay in having pictures available that I introduce with my development and scanning proce...
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Western New York Winter Woods
February 16, 2022 - Fresh winter's snow can turn any landscape into a land of magic and a forest is no different. And when the snow is suffi...
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A Winter Walk
January 20, 2022 - Snow was late to come this winter season but it's here for the moment so let's enjoy it and celebrate it with some white...
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Shenandoah: The Unfinished Hike
January 10, 2022 - I realize it's no longer fall but I have had this post sequenced since October. Then I always got excited about some new...
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Twelve Months, Twenty Photos - 2021, Black and White
January 06, 2022 - As promised in the previous color edition of this post here's the 2021 in review in black and white. During the selectio...
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Twelve Months, Twenty Photos - 2021, Color
January 03, 2022 - I did not make it before the year's end so let's start the New Year with a photographic recap of the one before. A wonde...
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Colors of Letchworth
November 22, 2021 - The joke was on me. We usually arrive in Letchworth through the Castile entrance but this time, having picked up some to...
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Enjoy the Colors
November 09, 2021 - This fall season threw its own unique curve ball to the foliage chasers. Things started as usual with a few cold nights...
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Back for more mystery
October 28, 2021 - Rock cities are so full of mystery. Quite often, they have a rich history in which they played an important role. Other...
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So Long, My Three Friends
September 22, 2021 - I love landscape photography as it gets me out of the house and into the outdoors. I usually find myself away from other...
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Tropical Sunrise
September 02, 2021 - I think you will all agree that it has been too long since we visited paradise on this blog. It seems that my last post...
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Birdsong in Purple, Part I
June 23, 2021 - Last week's post was somewhat serious and technical but also lightweight talking about pinhole photography, which could...
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Spring is Still in the Air
May 27, 2021 - We're back at the Buffalo History Museum today for another crisp morning walk. Last time the focus was on the beautiful...
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Spring is in the Air
May 10, 2021 - We are only 6 weeks away from summer solstice and the longest day of the year but I still get frost alerts almost daily.
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Picturesque Pískovna
April 27, 2021 - We're traveling again today, this time to the north of the Czech Republic. There are a few fairy-tale rock cities over t...
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Sleeping Farm
April 20, 2021 - I know that most people look towards summer for warmer days after the cold winter we had but with winter making a (hopef...
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At the Edge of Kalalau Valley
April 13, 2021 - As 2020 put an end to all travel, or at least travel to faraway places, I also stopped several of my blog series, specif...
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Winter Squares
February 08, 2021 - So apparently, my excitement for twin lens cameras (TLRs) was not just a summer fling. They carried me through fall and...
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Winter Stopped By, Part 2
January 13, 2021 - ... continued from Winter Stopped By
While I did not intend on this being a two-part post here we are back to the wonde...
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Winter Stopped By
January 04, 2021 - On Christmas Eve 2020, the weather decided to cooperate and sent a nice dose of puffy snow our way. Waking up the next m...
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Fall Squares
December 22, 2020 - Here we are in mid-December but the little bit of snow we had is gone by now and we're squarely back to the season of gr...
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Out for a Ride
November 19, 2020 - A beautiful sunny evening and temperatures in the 70s made for wonderful conditions to combine two hobbies. I grabbed my...
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Rybník Špinka in Fog
November 16, 2020 - With the complete lack of travel in 2020 I have not been motivated to post my past travel pictures either. As such, coup...
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Bright and Happy Fall World
November 09, 2020 - Last post was a celebration of the wonderful bright and sunny summer we had here in Western New York. And today, I am co...
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The Creeks of Birdsong
October 22, 2020 - Birdsong Park in Orchard Park, NY has grown on me over time becoming one of my favorite places to visit and photograph i...
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Fall Favorite (A bit too much)
October 19, 2020 - Fall is different each year. Colors seem to progress at different speeds and to different levels and the leaves hang on...
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A Wonderful Drive
September 28, 2020 - I have been holding off as long as I could not to be accused of accelerating the arrival of winter but there is no hidin...
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Over the Horizon
September 14, 2020 - A sunny summer day was coming to its end, clouds were floating in the sky, and there were no plans for the evening. Why...
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The Beautiful Lower Niagara River, Part II
July 27, 2020 - Continued from Part I.
On this wonderful hot and humid summer day, even at eight in the morning, let's finish our explo...
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Summer Painting
July 20, 2020 - The summer is hot, the sun is bright, the outdoors are great. Here's just a quick post today from a recent nature hike e...
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The Partnership of the Passing Pentax, Roll Number 2
July 14, 2020 - The Partnership of the Passing Pentax, Roll Number 1
This shows my selections from the second roll of film for the Part...
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Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake, Part II
July 07, 2020 - Today I am closing off the two-part Lake Chautauqua series with a set of black and white photographs. The star is clearl...
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The Partnership of the Passing Pentax, Roll Number 1
June 30, 2020 - This shows my selections from the first roll of film for the Partnership of the Passing Pentax project photographed in J...
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Don't Pack Up
June 29, 2020 - This has been proven to me over and over. When you think you are done shooting, retreat, head back home, but do not pack...
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The Beautiful Lower Niagara River, Part I
June 16, 2020 - This past weekend I made it back to the Lower Niagara Gorge to enjoy one of my Western New York happy places. The loud r...
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Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake, Part I
June 12, 2020 - Here's another mini series of photographs, starting with Part I today. And while I usually separate my color and black a...
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The Would Be 20th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, 2020
May 23, 2020 - Since 2013, the Memorial Day weekend meant only one thing for me and my family. It meant getting up around 4:30 a.m. to...
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A New Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019
May 15, 2020 - After a brief pause I am happy to announce that my third photo zine, Zine Issue 3: South Carolina Road Trip 2019, is now...
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Red Cottages in Snow
March 09, 2020 - Dedicated to Paul
Today we're heading to a place I've visited many times as it grew on me over time. Knox Farm has quit...
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Beautiful Winter at Niagara Falls
March 02, 2020 - Despite their proximity and fame I do not post much from Niagara Falls. Or is it because of their fame? Let's make an ex...
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Winter on Lake Erie
January 31, 2020 - Most people head to the beach and to the lake in summer. Not me. A wonderful freezing winter day is what's more likely t...
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Winter on Green Lake
January 21, 2020 - It was a beautiful winter day in Orchard Park just south of Buffalo, NY. Everything was dressed in white, air was fresh...
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Still left remembering past winters
January 10, 2020 - Winter visited us for one day and left in a hurry taking the white blanket with it. Now we're back to warm, rainy, and g...
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In the Woods
December 11, 2019 - Today's photos are an example of what I mean by my #etbtsy hashtag. It stands for enjoy the beauty that surrounds you! A...
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Seaside Pinhole Photography IV
December 05, 2019 - We are now well into the gray period here in Western New York and as such I hope you're all fine with two black and whit...
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Colors
November 25, 2019 - Winter stopped by for a while, announced itself, and then disappeared again, probably just for a short while. We have en...
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Twelve Months, Twenty Photos 2019
November 19, 2019 - It’s that time of the year, it’s time for a recap. 2019 was photographically a great year. Three long distance family tr...
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That Didn't Take Long
November 14, 2019 - It looks like the forecast was right on and our world was painted white shortly after submitting the last post. In respo...
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Through Fall
November 11, 2019 - Only a few trees have retained some of their leaves at this point but I don't see a problem living in the colorful dream...
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Fall Colors around Murder Creek
October 29, 2019 - We're at the tail-end of the season of color so let's throw some more colors on these pages. Today, we're returning to t...
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Along the Trail
October 24, 2019 - Hiking to one place while keeping one's eyes open is always a good idea. There can be so many treasures along the way th...
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More from Lower Niagara
October 22, 2019 - Another look at the Lower Niagara Gorge today, just a few feet up the river (last visit: By the Niagara River with a Cam...
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Stages of a Sunrise
October 15, 2019 - The coolness of the morning, the breeze in one's face, and darkness slowly giving way to daylight. The weather situation...
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Lucky Find
October 10, 2019 - Sometimes, my photographs are a result of a careful research and a planned execution. Other times, a bit of luck helps....
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Inviting for a Hike
September 23, 2019 - Very hot and very dry but still so very inviting for a hike among the endless rock formations. Where does the trail lead...
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Summer Greens
September 16, 2019 - Alright, it's Monday morning and it's time for some colors. And this time, it's the endless palette of shades of summer...
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Further up Waimea Canyon
September 09, 2019 - I see there's another waterfall in today's post. But believe me, that's totally coincidental. It's the Hawaiian theme th...
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Shenandoah: Continuing our hike along the Rose River Falls trail
September 02, 2019 - As you can see I've been intensely bouncing between two extremes. On one hand, black and white photography, which I love...
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Teaser
August 23, 2019 - Are you looking forward to fall? I have mixed feelings about it. Fall itself is great with all of its colors and cool te...
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Darkroom: Birdsong
August 22, 2019 - Back into the darkroom today for some traditional black and white wet prints. And for the subject matter we're not going...
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Desert Colors
June 05, 2019 - With the summer's slow arrival here in Western New York, I'm heading for the desert today to enjoy a hot and sunny scene...
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Darkroom: Infrared
May 17, 2019 - I missed the black and white Thursday so here's a treat to make up for it. Today's photos are not only black and white a...
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Rural Western New York in Goofy Colors
May 07, 2019 - Hello everybody! I am back! If you are a regular reader of my blog you have probably noticed I have been away for a whil...
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Signs of Winter at Cobblestone
April 11, 2019 - Let's go with a black and white Thursday again and let's add something to my sister site timelessbuffalo.com. It's a win...
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In the Land of Fairy Tales
April 08, 2019 - From entering to exiting, Teplice Rocks offers a wonderful intense outdoors experience. It is a land of fairy tales and...
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A New Zine Issue 2: Chasing Waterfalls
April 02, 2019 - I have some very exciting news today! I'd like to announce the availability of my second photo zine, Issue 2: Chasing Wa...
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How Were the Darkroom Prints from Lighthouse Beach Born?
March 28, 2019 - A few posts back I shared my photos from a chilly morning at the Lighthouse Beach on Lake Michigan. Today, I'm adding on...
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Spring Rumble
March 26, 2019 - Is it about time for spring to show up? I think so. Let's at least enjoy its looks on today's blog post. First, spring b...
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White Buffalo
March 18, 2019 - An early riser at the Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, NY usually gets rewarded with some wonderful views, great light, and...
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Swamp Ponds
March 15, 2019 - Continuing the walk through the beautiful Birdsong Park in Orchard Park, NY with my Yashica LM twin lens reflex camera f...
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Winter Dance
March 11, 2019 - I really enjoy photographing trees and their different shapes. Quite often, they appear to dance and wave their "arms" a...
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Rural Treasures
March 07, 2019 - It's still winter and the driveway still needed shoveling three days in a row so it's still a great time to post white p...
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Swamp Trees
February 18, 2019 - Back to the Birdsong Park with my Yashica LM twin lens reflex camera for more square black and white photography. This t...
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White Winter
February 11, 2019 - When snow covers everything around, all becomes simplified and cleaner. And brighter too, even on those gloomy winter da...
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Back in the Woods
February 07, 2019 - After visiting the city for a bit it's time to head back to the wilderness, or at least as close as one can get in the s...
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Lakeshore Mood
January 31, 2019 - It was a cold early winter's day and I was hoping for some winter-in-your-face photographs on the shore of Lake Erie. Up...
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Moody day in the woods
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Another Creek in Winter
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Winter Crafts
January 01, 2019 - Happy New Year!
Puffed Up Smoke Creek, a winter scene in Orchard Park, just south of Buffalo, NY.
Enjoy The Beauty T...
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Winter on Buffalo's Water Front
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Farmland in the Canyon
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Lakes and Ponds and Bogs in the Fall
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Can you feel the magic?
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Colors on Thursday
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Too Famous
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Seaside Pinhole Photography III
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Twelve Months, Twenty Photos 2018
October 09, 2018 - Hello all of my blog followers! Unlike last year, I got my act together earlier this year giving you the opportunity to...
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When Things Align
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First Roll of Infrared Film
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Shenandoah: More Waterfall Wonders along the Rose River Falls Trail
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Deep in the Rock City
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Some Morning Drama
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Driving through Painted Mojave Desert
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What a wonderful surprise (in a ditch)!
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Some Color for This Page: Rocks & Boulders at Sunset
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Never To Be Seen Again
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Seaside Pinhole Photography II
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Further Out of This World
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17th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, 2018
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Rock City of Teplice Rocks
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Road Trip 2018: The First Few Darkroom Prints
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So Peaceful
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Hello, Spring!
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Out of This World
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Living against the Odds II
February 27, 2018 - A sequel to Living against the Odds...
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Shenandoah: Still on the Rose River Falls Trail
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Living against the Odds
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Sunset on Ice
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Inside an Ice Crack
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A beautiful winter day
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Not Your Sunrise Cliché
January 17, 2018 - Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States on August 21, 1959. The capital city is Honolulu (Oahu). The high...
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The Beginning of Winter
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Twelve Months, Twenty Photos 2017
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Dressed for the Holidays
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Goodbye colors! Welcome, white winter!
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Fall's Nine
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Greeting a New Day
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Fall Colors & Setting Sun
November 13, 2017 - Previously from Letchworth State Park: It's the season of color - Letchworth is getting very colorful! - Autumn vs. Summ...
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Middle Falls Blues
October 30, 2017 - Previously from Letchworth State Park: It's the season of color - Letchworth is getting very colorful! - Autumn vs. Summ...
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Struggle & Magic
October 16, 2017 - To Paul
Previously from Sturgeon Point: And Still in White - Back at the Lakeshore for More Moody Photographs - Two Fac...
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Shenandoah: Rose River Falls Trail
October 12, 2017 - Previously from Shenandoah: Trouble with Color - The Details or the Wide and Grand? - The Skyline Drive View in Autumn -...
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Road through Fiery Wonders
October 09, 2017 - Previously from Lake Mead and the Valley of Fire: Road Trip through Mars - Road through Fiery Wonders
So what was my de...
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Colorful Great Lakes Sunrise
October 02, 2017 - From the shores of Lake Michigan: Lake Shore Grass at Sunrise
You find yourself on the western shore of Lake Michigan....
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Trains through the Moravian Countryside
September 19, 2017 - Previously from the Czech Republic: Of Trains & Stations, A Stroll through Moravian Countryside, Sunset Stroll through S...
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Mossy Wonderland of Spring at Murder Creek
September 14, 2017 - Previously from Akron Falls: Variety: Follow the Grand Vistas with Detail Shots - Morning on Murder Creek - Going for th...
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Moody Niagara
September 08, 2017 - A moody photo from the banks of the Niagara River. As I was staring into the glare of the sun reflected from the surface...
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Searching for Sun and Warmth
August 17, 2017 - Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States on August 21, 1959. The capital city is Honolulu (Oahu). The high...
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The Moods of Cargill
August 14, 2017 - Last Thursday night I found myself on Gallagher Beach enjoying a very cloudy end of the day. I arrived late because I fa...
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Same Lake, Different Beach
August 09, 2017 - To Paul
Previously from Sturgeon Point: And Still in White - Back at the Lakeshore for More Moody Photographs - Two Fac...
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Fiery Sunset over Buffalo Skyline
August 07, 2017 - Buffalo offers absolutely breathtaking sunsets while looking west over Lake Erie or the powerful Niagara River. However,...
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Back for a Hamburg Beach Sunset
July 20, 2017 - Previously from Hamburg Beach: Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline - One Beach, Yet More Looks - One Beach, Dif...
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Colors of Lumagination
July 17, 2017 - Previously from the Botanical Gardens: Crescent Moon & Big Dipper over Buffalo Botanical Gardens
A friend tipped me off...
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Through Czech Countryside
June 13, 2017 - Previously from the Czech Republic: A Stroll through Moravian Countryside, Sunset Stroll through Southern Moravian Count...
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16th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, 2017
May 30, 2017 - Previously from Letchworth Balloon Rallies: Balloon Festivals,... Third Time was The Charm, 13th Annual Letchworth Red,...
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Violators will be prosecuted!
May 12, 2017 - Previously from Akron Falls: Variety: Follow the Grand Vistas with Detail Shots - Morning on Murder Creek - Going for th...
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Motion Follow Up
May 10, 2017 - Previously from Hamburg Beach: Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline - One Beach, Yet More Looks - One Beach, Dif...
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What did all the rain do at Akron Falls?
May 05, 2017 - Previously from Akron Falls: Variety: Follow the Grand Vistas with Detail Shots - Morning on Murder Creek - Going for th...
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No Two Are the Same
May 03, 2017 - Previously from Hamburg Beach: Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline - One Beach, Yet More Looks - One Beach, Dif...
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Quite an Ad
April 06, 2017 - Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States on August 21, 1959. The capital city is Honolulu (Oahu). The high...
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Road Trip through Mars
March 27, 2017 - Previously from the Valley of Fire: Road Trip through Mars
My spring road trip itch is growing out of control. What we...
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An Irresistible Urge to Stop
March 20, 2017 - ... and not for a pit stop.
Previously from the Czech Republic: A Stroll through Moravian Countryside, Sunset Stroll th...
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And Still in White
March 16, 2017 - I won't lie to you, I struggle getting excited about this winter. Why? I usually enjoy my winter expeditions to the lake...
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More Winter in Hamburg, NY
March 01, 2017 - Sometimes things just come together. I felt they did in the scene that unfolded in front of me on a winter day in Hambur...
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Book Cover
February 23, 2017 - It was a calm, unusually calm evening along the shore of Lake Erie. The water barely moving, no other sounds to be heard...
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Green Lake's Charm Is Back
February 06, 2017 - Yes, I've been complaining a bit about this winter over the past few weeks. With all the dirty gray all around I wished...
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As the Clouds Roll In
January 23, 2017 - Previously from Hamburg Beach: Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline - One Beach, Yet More Looks - One Beach, Dif...
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Windy Drama of a Tropical Morning
January 16, 2017 - Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States on August 21, 1959. The capital city is Honolulu (Oahu). The high...
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Fall in Winter at Knox Farm
January 02, 2017 - Out for a New Year's hike to walk off some of the holiday calories, get a doze of fresh air, and get some new photograph...
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All About the Rolling Hills
December 19, 2016 - Previously from the Czech Republic: A Stroll through Moravian Countryside, Sunset Stroll through Southern Moravian Count...
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White Clean Up
December 12, 2016 - The snowfall finally shifted a little bit north and made its way to Orchard Park, NY. It was time to do two things. Firs...
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Visions of the Fall
November 28, 2016 - The 2016 season of color is over and even though it has just ended I already miss it. And it was a beautiful fall! My sc...
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Western New York Country Roads
November 21, 2016 - Park lands in the fall are great, so much natural beauty. But for me, possibly as a side effect of our annual road trips...
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Covered Bridge in the Fall
November 14, 2016 - I've been a fan of covered bridges for a long time. No matter where we go we always search the Internet for covered brid...
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Drizzly Drive through the Backroads of Buffalo Southtowns
October 24, 2016 - Fall came, colors started appearing all around in Western New York, excitement built up, and I got sick. I know, quite a...
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Erie Basin Marina on Pinhole
October 14, 2016 - Previously on pinhole photography: Lake Erie Lakeshore on Pinhole, Seaside Pinhole Photography, Film Pinhole Photography...
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September 2016 Top 10
October 10, 2016 - These are the Top 10 most visited Buffalo and Western New York photographs on my web site for September 2016. If the Fla...
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Lake Erie Lakeshore on Pinhole
September 26, 2016 - Previously on pinhole photography: Seaside Pinhole Photography, Film Pinhole Photography, A New Chapter, a New Book - Pi...
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Fall
September 09, 2016 - I know we are not there yet but I can smell it in the air. It's coming! Here's a little teaser. Fall offers great opport...
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Back at the Lakeshore for More Moody Photographs
September 05, 2016 - I know, I have been on a roll with the Lake Erie shore lately. I hope I am not boring you yet as I am sure there will be...
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Tropical Clichés
September 01, 2016 - Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States on August 21, 1959. The capital city is Honolulu (Oahu). The high...
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Got Imagination?
August 23, 2016 - A short post today, an unusual photograph. A natural landscape? Definitely not. An urban photograph? I don't think so. B...
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Two Faces of One Lake
June 13, 2016 - Dedicated to Paul, who liked and visited this area often.
Out by the lake for today's post, enjoying one of the many wo...
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15th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival
May 30, 2016 - Previously from Letchworth Balloon Rallies: Balloon Festivals,... Third Time was The Charm, 13th Annual Letchworth Red,...
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One Beach, Yet More Looks
May 05, 2016 - Last year, I shared a post called One Beach, Different Looks with you. Then, I added a pinhole twist into it with A New...
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Seaside Pinhole Photography
May 02, 2016 - In my last quarterly newsletter I had a feature article on pinhole photography in Hawaii. In this post, I'd like to shar...
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Come and See the Photos Printed
April 26, 2016 - Combining local photography and promotion, this is the Picture Your Walls Western New York framing shop and gallery wher...
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Winter Jinx
April 04, 2016 - I am not going to lie to you, this is not the post I was preparing for today. Neither was I in a winter mood any more, n...
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The Chestnut Ridge Air Recipe
January 14, 2016 - December 2015 did not live up to the Buffalo winter reputation. No snow and temperatures like in spring bordering on ear...
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Thank You!
December 31, 2015 - It's hard to believe that this website is four years old now. And that would not be possible without all of you. So than...
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The Fort at the End of the River
December 21, 2015 - A wonderful quiet morning by the river and by the lake. I arrived well before sunrise planning to take advantage of the...
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Reflected Colors of Winter
December 14, 2015 - A moody photo that has been on my list to post for a while and it feels like today is the right time for it. Why?
With...
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What you won't see this year (by Green Lake)
October 22, 2015 - Last year, this would be your view if you stood at the top of the falls on Smoke Creek as it flows out of Green Lake in...
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Stormy Hamburg Beach and Lake Erie Shoreline
October 12, 2015 - Lake Erie was not calm on this day. Wind generated one to two foot waves that were sweeping the Hamburg Beach making it...
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Chasing Waterfalls in Southtowns
August 31, 2015 - A cloudy evening with an occasional drizzle. Where to go with the camera? Just about perfect conditions for some waterfa...
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Nickel Plate Road Engine No. 765 on Letchworth's Trestle
August 17, 2015 - This time, I have a friend to thank to for taking care of my Saturday. Without her tip off I would have had no idea abou...
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Sunset Stroll through Southern Moravian Countryside
August 10, 2015 - A relaxing stroll through the fields today, following a web of dirt roads winding their way through the rural countrysid...
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Once in a Blue Moon (July 2015):
August 03, 2015 - Once in a blue moon I decide to shoot the full moon. Sometimes, I reach for a long telephoto, and my 1.4x tele-extender...
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Another Great Road Trip
July 13, 2015 - First of all, thank you to my wife for another excellent Road Trip. It's the third one in the row and another absolutely...
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3rd Annual Ballooning Sunrise over Letchworth's Big Bend
June 08, 2015 - Ballooning posts: 2015 14th Annual Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, Letchworth State Park, 2014 13th Annual Red, Whit...
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14th Annual Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, Letchworth State Park 2015
June 01, 2015 - Previously on ballooning: 2014 13th Annual Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, Letchworth State Park 2014, 2014 13th Ann...
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Rolling Hills and Poppy Fields
May 04, 2015 - I already had a post on this topic a while back (There are as many pubs as there are poppy seeds..., November 2014). Wit...
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Brick & Mortar Gallery: Matted, Framed, and Ready to Hang
April 27, 2015 - Is the small computer screen not enough for you to enjoy local photography? It should not be! Despite the 21st century t...
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Waterfalling Off the Beaten Path in Letchworth
April 08, 2015 - Hello everybody, I am back with another blog post and it is not white! I know, this is Buffalo and Spring does not come...
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Spring
March 20, 2015 - To acknowledge and celebrate the arrival of spring and the first spring day, I have swapped out all of the photographs o...
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An Evening of the Arts, Elderwood, West Seneca
March 17, 2015 - Picture Your Walls Western New York is going to have 7 of my large prints on display at the show.
Following the show, t...
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Frozen Mist on Fire over Horseshoe Falls
February 23, 2015 - First, let's get the record straight. Despite all of the media frenzy, Niagara Falls are not frozen. Not the American Fa...
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Winter Dozen
February 19, 2015 - This winter season has been... thorough in Western New York. Lots of snow, lots of low temperatures, lots of true winter...
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The Frozen Theme at Outer Harbor, Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2015 - With the temperatures in Buffalo and Western New York bouncing between -10°F and +10°F and wind chills well below that I...
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Winter's Magic on Green Lake
February 09, 2015 - This was a gorgeous evening at Green Lake in Yates Park, Orchard Park, NY. The lake was covered with ice and a thick bla...
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Arctic Sunset over Buffalo's Outer Harbor
February 02, 2015 - Can you smell the air? That's one of the things I really like about winter. That fresh smell with a bite, especially whe...
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Road Trip: The Little Big Moments of Road Tripping
January 26, 2015 - Utah became the 45th state to join the United States on January 4, 1896. The capital city is Salt Lake City. The highest...
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Kiss of Light on Buffalo Main Lighthouse
January 22, 2015 - Erie Basin Marina and the Buffalo Main Light are on the list of locations I wanted to get more coverage of. I wanted to...
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The Frozen Moon Land is Back
January 12, 2015 - Something was in the air Saturday night. Something called me out to go check out the lake. The sun was still hovering ov...
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Western New York Winter Wonderland at Akron Falls
January 05, 2015 - One advantage of winter at this latitude, at least from a photographic point of view, is that days start late and end ea...
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Road Trip: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands
December 29, 2014 - Utah became the 45th state to join the United States on January 4, 1896. The capital city is Salt Lake City. The highest...
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The not so wintry morning blues at Green Lake
December 26, 2014 - Just a few days ago I drove past Green Lake in Orchard Park, NY after dusk and saw a nice thin layer of ice on it. It wa...
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Sailing under Eclipse, Buffalo Main Light
December 15, 2014 - This was the special evening in October (October 23, 2014) when the partial solar eclipse was visible from the waterfron...
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The Other Side of Gallagher Pier (at Sunrise)
December 08, 2014 - A little flashback to summer today, well before the white stuff started flying. This particular August morning was very...
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Winter at Knox Farm
December 02, 2014 - A friend of mine really liked this place and would come here for his walks, exploring more and more trails and additiona...
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Road Trip: Arches National Park Add-On
November 24, 2014 - Utah became the 45th state to join the United States on January 4, 1896. The capital city is Salt Lake City. The highest...
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New Logo
November 17, 2014 - I started the current version of this web site back in December 2011. It is going to be three years old soon and while I...
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There are as many pubs as there are poppy seeds ...
November 12, 2014 - On a lighter note today, we're visiting the land where there are as many pubs as there are poppy seeds. But how many are...
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Golden Fall in Shenandoah Creek Bed
November 10, 2014 - I really enjoyed capturing this photograph. There were so many significant landscape sights around this beautiful hike a...
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Different Look of Shenandoah at Big Meadow
November 06, 2014 - To me, Shenandoah National Park is mostly about its seemingly never-ending supply of waterfalls and about the stunning d...
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The Fading Fall on Smoke Creek, Orchard Park
November 04, 2014 - As the colors slowly fade around us in Western New York and we enter the gray period between fall and winter I am going...
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Shenandoah Sunset
October 29, 2014 - This post is almost real-time. That is if a whole year does not count. I just had another opportunity to witness and pho...
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The Fall Concert at Birdsong
October 20, 2014 - I have done surprisingly little fall photography this fall. Despite its arrival pretty much on schedule it seemed to hav...
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Could not Resist - Back for More at Letchworth
September 25, 2014 - Yes, your eyes are not failing you, it's the second post and a second photograph in a row from the same place. As I post...
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Back at Great Bend for More, Letchworth State Park
September 22, 2014 - Over and over, no matter how many times I visit and photograph, this place continues to amaze me. Yes, Letchworth is won...
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On the Road: Skyline Drive of Shenandoah
September 15, 2014 - With the fall season upon us here is a very subtle flashback to fall 2013 in Shenandoah National Park. However, the colo...
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Moonlight over Lake Michigan; The Supermoon Craze
September 11, 2014 - Does it seem like the media is going all nuts with the supermoons this year? At least to me it feels like I had never he...
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When the Water Is Too Low, Buttermilk Falls
September 08, 2014 - The water was so low in August that if I did not tell you, you might not be able to tell that this photograph is in fact...
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Cozy at Shenandoah
August 21, 2014 - I am returning to the fall 2013 and a trip to the Shenandoah National Park. Photography along the Dark Hollow Falls trai...
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Buffalo Main Light at Sunrise
August 14, 2014 - On my photographic expeditions, I am learning to look the other way more and more. When watching a sunset, turn around a...
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Photo Contests July 2014
July 31, 2014 - Annual or One-Time Contests:
Outdoor Photographer 2014 Vistas Photo Contest - by August 14, 2014 - $25 / 4 entries
Pop...
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Road Trip: The American Southwest Classic - Arches National Park
July 28, 2014 - Utah became the 45th state to join the United States on January 4, 1896. The capital city is Salt Lake City. The highest...
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Fire in the Sky over Buffalo
July 17, 2014 - This morning, I went to the Erie Basin Marina to capture the street lighting along with boats in the harbor. When I phot...
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Take Me Home, Country Road ...
July 10, 2014 - Simple landscape, further simplified by being black and white. Landscape like those I still remember from the black and...
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On the Road Collection of Road Photographs
June 05, 2014 - In American landscape photography it's usual to shy away from anything man-made. Only pure natural elements are usually...
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13th Annual Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, Letchworth State Park 2014
June 02, 2014 - Previously on ballooning: 2014 13th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival, 2013 Balloon Festivals,... Thi...
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13th Annual Letchworth Red, White & Blue Balloon Festival
May 20, 2014 - This upcoming 2014 Memorial Day weekend brings two reasons to visit Letchworth State Park. The beautiful natural scenery...
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Spring at the Museum
May 15, 2014 - I returned to the Japanese Garden and Buffalo History Museum a year later to get a little different view of the spring s...
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A Different View (of Watkins Glen)
May 05, 2014 - Before you go screaming at me that we barely made it through winter and it's definitely not fall yet, trust me, I know....
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2014 Road Trip Preview: Amazed at White Sands National Monument
April 21, 2014 - I have only made it to Day 7 in my posts from the 2013 Road Trip, or about 1/3 of the way, and am finding myself on the...
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Website Changes, Water, Landscapes
April 03, 2014 - After migrating my photographs of bridges into the Buffalo gallery and then carving them out as a Bridges of Buffalo col...
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The Final Days of Winter at the Cargill Pool Grain Elevator on Lake Erie
March 31, 2014 - I said final days of winter, that is right, I found the courage! It's the end of March and winter is holding on strong....
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A new aMazing Bookmark - The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
March 03, 2014 - It's been many photos and many post since the last addition to my a Mazing Bookmark collection, so tonight felt like the...
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Arctic Tundra in Buffalo, NY
February 24, 2014 - Lake Erie photographed from the Hamburg Beach a few miles south of Buffalo, NY. I had to walk in a bit and cross a line...
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Shenandoah: The Skyline Drive View in Autumn
February 03, 2014 - Whether you drive the Skyline Drive as the sole purpose of your visit to the Shenandoah National Park or merely use it a...
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The Lake Is Calling You!
January 30, 2014 - The 2013/14 winter season seems to have found its true roots! No half baked winter but a winter with solid cold weather...
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Frozen Desolation on Lake Erie
January 20, 2014 - One of my favorite winter activities, a trip to a local beach. Yes, in winter! Isn't that the best time to go anyways? N...
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Reaching for Life
January 09, 2014 - On a winter hike through Emery Park and along its creeks and ravines, trying to see how some of the waterfalls look in w...
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Sound of Music Induced Moment of Nostalgia
January 02, 2014 - I will tell you right here, this post is kind of out of nowhere, and may feel chaotic but I assure you, there's logic to...
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Shenandoah: The Details or the Wide and Grand?
December 26, 2013 - In my last post Trouble with Color I talked about reasons I may choose to go with a black and white landscape photograph...
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Shenandoah: Trouble with Color
December 23, 2013 - Quite often, I intend my photos to be black and white before I ever shoot them. Then, I capture them in color and do the...
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Autumn
November 18, 2013 - To salute the wonderful colorful season that has passed I've added a new collection to my website spanning various galle...
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The Seasons They Are a-Changin'
November 07, 2013 - The daylight savings time is gone, it's 29°F and forecast 22°F for the morning. There are still some remaining colors up...
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Canyon Lake - Changing Tastes, Different Conversion and Processing
October 28, 2013 - Here's a photo I took some years back while driving and exploring the beautiful scenic Apache Trail near Phoenix, Arizon...
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Letchworth Off The Beaten Path
October 14, 2013 - Each fall is different and this one is no exception. First, it looked like the colors would come early and a few early f...
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Photo Contests October 2013
October 11, 2013 - Annual or One-Time Contests:
Popular Photography's 2013 Readers' Photo Contest - by October 20, 2013
Digital Photo's 7...
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New aMazing Bookmark - Erie Basin Marina
October 10, 2013 - Still read paper books or know anyone that does? Here's a little bit of help with remembering where to continue - a new...
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Photograph of Mood, Abstract Emery Park Trees
October 07, 2013 - This morning photo outing reminded me of one topic I mentioned in many of my posts (e.g., Plan but Welcome the Random, A...
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The Peace Bridge Lighting Patterns
September 30, 2013 - Long exposures give the fast flow of the Niagara River the soft milky look in daylight and allow for interesting reflect...
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The Season of Fog is Back!
September 26, 2013 - I've had a lot of excuses lately for not going out and shooting. I've been trying to get through my June road trip photo...
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Photo Contests September 2013
September 12, 2013 - Annual or One-Time Contests:
Savewater's International 2013 Photographic Competition - by September 30, 2013
Pop Photo...
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The Last Light at Chimney Bluffs and The Missing Beach
September 09, 2013 - Chimney Bluffs State Park offers quite an experience in a quite unexpected place. When I first saw the bluffs several ye...
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Long Exposures at Woodlawn Beach
August 26, 2013 - The sunset outing to Woodlawn Beach had a dual purpose this night. I wanted to try out a new gadget, a remote cord and t...
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Abstract Landscape
August 19, 2013 - This one goes back to last year, back to that special day when we had a unique opportunity to watch Venus Transit, a sig...
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The Chestnut Ridge Jungle
August 08, 2013 - It was getting really late in the evening, just about an hour before sunset, but I felt like I did not get my dose of fr...
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Quiet and Peaceful at the Marina
July 26, 2013 - I really enjoyed my morning in the Erie Basin Marina back in January when I photographed the above panorama. The sunrise...
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Photo Contests July 2013
July 24, 2013 - Annual or One-Time Contests:
Digital Photo Pro's 7th Annual Emerging Pro Photo Contest - by August 15, 2013 - 2 entries...
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Road Trip: Lake Michigan Sunset at Indiana Dunes
July 18, 2013 - Road Trip 2013 - Day 1 - June 11 - New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana:
This year we decided on a different family va...
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Balloon Festivals, ... Third Time was The Charm
July 01, 2013 - I've recently had an opportunity to visit Letchworth State Park (Letchworth in my gallery) over the Memorial Day Weekend...
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Two Birds with One Stone at Letchworth
June 24, 2013 - There was a hot air balloon rally at the Letchworth State Park over the Memorial Day weekend, with launches scheduled be...
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Autumn vs. Summer, Great Bend at Letchworth
June 10, 2013 - I like to return to places over and over. It's easier with some that are right in my back yard and increasingly more dif...
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A Different Take on a Familiar Destination
May 23, 2013 - I arrived at Niagara Falls, Canada, in the late afternoon and enjoyed the views over Horseshoe Falls, including the sign...
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Cold & Warm Contrast, Emery Park
May 20, 2013 - I've had this experience many times and I've previously shared that experience in my blog. Planning but keeping an open...
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Spring! ... came to Buffalo and Western New York
May 13, 2013 - Emery Park, same place as where I have recently completed my Seasons project. However, a different alley here. This one...
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The Seasons at Emery Park, a Year-Long Photo Project
May 09, 2013 - One project is finished. Last summer I admired this alley at Emery Park and liked how it almost created a tunnel over th...
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Anxious for Colors
April 20, 2013 - This Spring seems to be coming very slowly. Winter was nice and long and does not want to let go. Even today, on April 2...
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Animals in Landscape Photography
April 19, 2013 - Do you like animals in landscape photographs? I do, and not only wild animals in their natural habitats but almost any a...
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Saying Bye to Winter in Buffalo
March 29, 2013 - As a follow up to my previous post and the comment I made around the transition from winter to spring, here's the photog...
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Winter Winding Down, Looking forward to Color
March 28, 2013 - It's late March and my photographic mind is split between two worlds. On one hand, I would like to take advantage of the...
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Ansel Adams on Electronic Photography
March 24, 2013 - Going back to the book for one more quote by Ansel Adams:
"In electronics, the technology we have now can do far more t...
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Looking forward to less white and more green
March 08, 2013 - This has been a decent winter season. Not cold enough to freeze Lake Erie solid and for long but enough to ice it over b...
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Photographic Expression of Emotional and Aesthetic Ideas, Ansel Adams
March 07, 2013 - Quite frequently various magazines and photo blogs are discussing the topic of post-processing and whether it is healthy...
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Different Tones of Ice Fishing Buffalo's Outer Harbor
March 03, 2013 - When I arrived early this morning, well before sunrise, there was only one. Then two. And then there were three. It was...
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The little things can make or break a photo
February 20, 2013 - Did you ever capture and process and save a photo thinking you are done only to look at it the next day and wonder how y...
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Seasons Change in Emery Park
February 10, 2013 - In some past posts I have talked about revisiting locations in different conditions; different weather, different time o...
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Sunset Aligned with Gallagher Pier, Buffalo, NY
February 08, 2013 - This was another, second in the row, photo op planned with The Photographer's Ephemeris (see my previous post Single Exp...
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Single Exposure HDR at Niagara Falls
February 04, 2013 - I've planned this photo op a few weeks ahead. Using The Photographer's Ephemeris I checked out the upcoming full moon to...
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Winter as Should Be
January 28, 2013 - This past week has been as winter should be. White all around, cold, and really fresh. You can tell winter's right when...
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And the Moon Again, Going on the Full Wolf Moon
January 25, 2013 - Yep, the January full moon is called the Full Wolf Moon, at least so the Farmers' Almanac says. You can reference my old...
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Buffalo, January, Summer Temps, ... What's Next?
January 13, 2013 - Couple posts back, I wondered about the future of winters in Buffalo. Now a few days later, the advertised transformatio...
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Contrast of Seasons, Lake Erie vs. Atlantic Coast in Winter
January 09, 2013 - Using some of the photo sharing sites I always enjoy the fact that people post fresh photos from all around the world. A...
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The Florida Surprise, Anastasia Limestone
January 01, 2013 - The Nature Conservancy's Blowing Rocks Preserve offers something one might not expect in Florida. Florida is known for i...
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Warm vs. Cold, Atlantic Sunrise vs. Buffalo Winter
December 22, 2012 - Today and the last night, we have finally gotten some measurable snowfall here in Buffalo. Its the least amount of snow...
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Weather Forecasting for Photography
October 14, 2012 - This is a follow up to my last post. I mentioned how weather forecast can help with getting the photos you want. It can...
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It's the season of color - Letchworth is getting very colorful!
October 05, 2012 - This one is mostly for the local crowd. If you're from Central New York or around, you really do not have a reason to wa...
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Keeping It Simple
September 08, 2012 - While I believe our eyes provide us with a much greater viewing pleasure than sensors of our cameras and therefore am in...
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Top Down or Bottom Up?
August 27, 2012 - Most of the times, I prefer looking up mountains from valleys full of foreground interest that can be placed in the fore...
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Color or Black and White?
August 24, 2012 - To color or not to color, that is the question.
I have been enjoying minimalist photography for quite a while now and I...
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Hyperfocal distance
April 22, 2012 - Hyperfocal distance is distance to which when focused (at a particular focal length and f-stop) the scene will be focuse...
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Different Tools, Different Looks
April 17, 2012 - This was one of those moments when weather did not matter. I just wanted to get out with the camera and capture somethin...
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The Great Unexpected
March 21, 2012 - I had a post on this topic a while back, called Plan but Welcome the Random. I've also already described my experience d...
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