Poetry is not a Luxury! Spent a lovely, rainy Saturday in Brattleboro, VT. Exploring the town after a wonderful art opening at VCP Brattleboro on Friday for the exhibition so thoughtfully curated and meet so many artists passionate about making images and thinking about the topic: Why We Look.
Tonight! See you in Brattleboro, Vermont.
I'll be there from 5 to 8PM for the opening reception of VCP's annual juried exhibition, Why We Look, curated by Marvin Heiferman.
Friday, March 6th, 5:00–8:00pm at Vermont Center for Photography. vcphoto.org
The hydroelectric dam at Vischer Ferry on the Mohawk River, generating about 55 GWh annually. A really lovely spot visited on a very cold morning...
The exhibition @whywelook - Questioning the World Before Us, that opens up tomorrow! March 6th at @vcpbrattleboro - come see it and say hello!
USS Slater, a WWII-era destroyer escort ship (now a museum) the last remaining vessel of its kind, in the shadow of Dunn Memorial Bridge with Empire Generating plant in the background.
Various levels of power, energy and nature in one image - American Power - seems like a theme for our time.
Spier Falls Dam, Moreau. A hydroelectric dam on the Hudson River between the towns of Moreau and Lake Luzerne, New York. Spier Falls Dam generates about 56 MW annually. A nice little spot to acknowledge and document the power of water in our lives.
#photography #longexposure #trichromatic
A view of a plant with chimney spewing air unto a very colorful sky
View of a trash incinerator plant in Peekskill, NY - part of my project - "State of Empire".
A photograph from this project is part of the exhibition @whywelook - Questioning the World Before Us, that opens up this Friday, March 6th at @vcpbrattleboro - come see it in person and say hello! #photo
A fairly idyllic view down the Hudson River with just a touch of menace when one observes closely. On the left is the unavoidable shape of a concrete nuclear dome at Indian Point Energy Center, which stopped operating in 2021.
#photography #trichromatic #longexposure
Quite a view in Peekskill as I continue on my energy documentation project - "State of Empire". On view here is a trash incinerator plant, previously named Wheelabrator Westchester (now called WIN Waste Westchester).
Spotted this magic on the way to my dentist the other day. Ordinary becomes extraordinary.
In a pipe and factory state of mind while waiting for fresh snow... Which one you do like best - 1 or 2?
#trichromatic #colormelt #landscapephotography #longexposure #fujigfx #pentaxlens #shiftlens #photooftheday
Here is my humble homage to brilliant photographer George Tice, who passed away one year ago today.
Based on research, I knew the surroundings had changed radically. I decided to make photos all around it and enjoy the feeling of walking and photographing where Tice walked and photographed in 1974.
1/1/2026 - first photo: Sunny and very cold.
12/31/2025 - second photo: Cloudy and just chilly.
Photographing "my" @olanafredericchurch tree as the year changes. It was nice to document this wonderful tree with the sun kissing it today.
Last photo for 2025: 1/105 second of a roofer / 15 seconds of freight train, Mechanicville, NY. Happy New Year! More details about this diptych on my Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DS8Gs_wEYV...
My latest Substack post is live: On Photography and Friendships substack.com/@notlikehere...
Oh, I left my beating heart near Still Water
I'll go and pick it up tomorrow
And see if the train is still there
Waiting for me at Still Water
Want an 8x10 print? I'll mail you a photo (mailed flat) DM me with your address and I'll share my Venmo link. $50 and you are in for a colorful treat!
Around Albany, yesterday. The sky opened up just as I arrived to this location and let me do my trichromatic series of exposures just before the light was gone.
This was after a long day of walking around downtown. There is no substitute to walking around with a camera, preferably on a tripod.
A wooden pipe over a water stream leading to a hydroelectric dam. the photograph depicts the scene in vibrant sky colors due to a technique known as trichromatic.
Exploring more hydroelectric plants (and pipes) for a potential new series of photos. Was surprised to see that this pipe is made of wood, see close up photo for various water leaks. A really lovely spot and an exciting direction for me. #photography #longexposure #trichromatic #hydroelectric #dam
Ten years ago I wrote this personal essay, marking twenty years since Rabin was assassinated.
Now, another ten years have passed.
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Lately I've been in love with pipes and tubes. From our own bodily veins carrying precious blood around to industrial-size pipes.
Last week I stopped by the village of Wappingers Falls and discovered this wonderful pipe snaking through and bringing water down to their hydroelectric plant.
Love all the pipes I saw at Glens Falls. #photography #longexposure #trichromatic #pipes
In a Glens Falls state of mind... #trichromatic #longexposure
Ithaca, Greece
Sharon in her store. Sharon runs the lovely Calsi's General Store in the village of Wassaic, NY. It's much more than a general store and compliments this lovely village so perfectly.
#wassaic #wassaicproject #maxonmills #calsi #generalstore #hudsonvalley #portrait #portraitphotography #fujigfx
The bridges of Harrisburg, PA in an extra special edition of trichromatic exposure. I am continuing to experiment with this technique, just seeing where it's going to take me.
#trichromatic #RGB #redgreenblue #filters #freighttrain #pointofview #harrisburg #longexposure
#photooftheday
Looking through... at the bridges of Harrisburg, PA. #longexposure #photography
This morning photo bounty: 80 seconds of bulk carrier Orcinus passing Hudson, making its way from Albany to NYC.
"Orcinus" is the genus name for killer whales (also known as orcas). In Latin, it translates to "of the kingdom of the dead" or "belonging to Orcus," the Roman god of the underworld...
Kayakers and a plane, but no train.
#mediumformat #landscape_captures #phroommagazine #woofermagazine #bridges #fujigfx100s #tiltshift
15 seconds of freight train. Point of Rocks, Maryland.
#freighttrain #locomotive #pointofview #pointofrocks #maryland #longexposure
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