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Category Archives: On Buffalo and The 716
“People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’….”
A few weeks ago I went down to the foot of Ohio Street in Buffalo, near its southern terminus at Fuhrmann Boulevard, near the Outer Harbor. My main purpose was to do some shooting of the amazing graffiti that adorns … Continue reading
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Blur
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Butterflies, Caterpillars, and the Bokeh Buddha
We have a mulch bed with a bush in it right outside our front door, and in recent years, milkweed has taken up residence there. Many folks would rip out the milkweed, but not us! We know it’s a haven … Continue reading
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Towering
The other day I posted this shot to the Buffalo-centric Reddit, and it got some praise (yay!) as well as generating some discussion of Buffalo’s downtown and whether Buffalo is a beautiful city or not. I didn’t get too far … Continue reading
Buffalo Streetscapes: Men at work
Last week I did one of my favorite things, on the last day of my August vacation: I went on a long photo walk in the city of Buffalo. I spent a chunk of that walk in downtown Buffalo proper, … Continue reading
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One source of local inspiration
Here’s a video about a local photographer, Pat Cray, whose work I’ve been following for a year or so now, since I discovered it. He does Buffalo-centric street photography, which suits me perfectly: I love Buffalo, and I love street … Continue reading
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“YOU OVER-OFFICIOUS JERK!” (or, Happy 100th Birthday, Marv Levy)
Marv Levy, the great football coach who guided the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls from 1990-1993 during his Hall-of-Fame career, is 100 years old this day. Those Bills teams hold a strong place on my emotional life, even … Continue reading
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Happy 716 Day!
In honor of my home, The 716, a few shots from around the place.
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Someone who probably had a worse day than you
Via. No, I do not know how this happened. I assume the driver was backing a boat trailer up and…they exceeded the parameters of the assignment. And if you did have a worse day than this person, I am so very … Continue reading