Chase Images

Sugar Shack

2012-01-27T09:33:00.000-05:00

As the Crow Flies

2012-01-15T05:33:00.000-05:00

Big Bay Rustics

2012-01-02T04:29:00.002-05:00

I've been a carpenter my entire adult life. Since 1984 I have run and operated "hands on" a small contracting business doing most any project from replacing a door to building entire homes but the majority has been renovations. With the renovating one learns many tricks of the trade. About 6 years ago at the age of 49 I realized I will need to work until my body won't allow me to. That is when I began to diversify and took my photography to the next level.

The business of photography is rewarding personally but as most of us know there are just a select few that can earn a good upper 5 figure income at it and although I do okay with it I know it'll continue to grow. A few months ago I looked at an unframed 18x24 print... a wonderful shot of my Golden Retriever "Chase"... and decided to frame it with some old cedar board I had laying around. That led to another and yet another. I'm fortunate in that our house is built into a hill over looking the Hudson River. The back of the house has the garage underneath what is a Chalet type home. This has given me a great area to open up shop.

The photo above is one of my prints in a frame made out of some live edge pine. It's hanging on a wall in Ed Davis Auto of Fair Haven Vt. Ed loves this sorta thing and I gave it to him as a wedding gift. Well it generates a lot of interest hanging in his show room and they have invited me to put up a display with my work for sale with some %'s going to them. There is also another store a little closer to home that is buying and selling my frames with and without my prints.

No two frames are identical. Using nothing but rustic wood where I can find it or buy it. Some barn board, some cedar, some hardwoods. I've gotten very creative with the frames now by using multiple types of wood on one frame. Creating a shadow box effect and/or just all very unique rustic frames. I'm very busy doing now mostly just this with some projects outside the shop as well as my photography. The name of the business is..."Big Bay Rustic's"... because our house sits on Big Bay and it sounds nice.

If you're interested in a frame let me know. I will need the size of the print you want framed and you can include a preference of wood and I'll give you a price. The design process is off the hip so to speak but you will not be disappointed. I will ship anywhere.

Happy New Year

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us" Henry David Thoreau

2011-12-31T06:43:00.000-05:00

May you all have a blessed prosperous and joyful New Year

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T06:30:00.000-04:00

Think Pink

2011-10-16T07:10:00.000-04:00

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

If you're near Albany NY's Washington Park today join in the walk

I'll be there capturing many moments behind the lens

Along the Way

2011-10-15T04:29:00.000-04:00

Adirondack Balloon Fest 2011

2011-09-29T05:44:00.000-04:00

Taking a Break

2011-09-16T04:53:00.000-04:00

September Eve in Lake George

2011-09-10T07:24:00.000-04:00

Summer's End '11

2011-09-08T06:32:00.000-04:00

My dad in-law pulls this off every year... a great show albeit illegal... could be he gets away with it being a retired cop

Summer's Glee

2011-08-11T06:51:00.002-04:00

My Son

2011-07-28T21:30:00.000-04:00

After the Storm

2011-07-09T07:19:00.000-04:00

I have been unable to post because Blogger has been stubborn.

This is a shot from my boat right after a thunderstorm a couple of days ago.

Sumsum Summer Time

2011-06-26T07:15:00.002-04:00

Dock Shot

2011-06-07T04:53:00.000-04:00

Smile

2011-05-31T07:29:00.000-04:00

TGIF

2011-05-20T07:21:00.000-04:00

Tulip Time

2011-05-17T05:21:00.002-04:00

Prom Time

2011-05-15T06:27:00.000-04:00

Enjoy the Day

2011-05-10T06:05:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday

2011-05-06T05:43:00.000-04:00

A Touch of Spring

2011-05-03T06:03:00.000-04:00

Above Flood Level

2011-05-01T07:00:00.000-04:00

Shot from sitting at my computer desk in the loft of our home.

Gratefully our house sits high enough above the Hudson River that we are safe, but many homes have suffered horrible damage due to this past week's flooding. My thoughts and prayers go out to their owners.

My Front Yard

2011-04-27T20:50:00.000-04:00

The Monday Blues

2011-04-25T04:54:00.000-04:00

Happy Earth Day

2011-04-22T06:19:00.000-04:00

Per Diem

2011-04-19T04:06:00.000-04:00

Bad Hair Day

2011-04-17T03:00:00.000-04:00

As The Gull Flies

2011-04-14T05:02:00.000-04:00

Spring in the Countryside

2011-04-13T03:50:00.000-04:00

Horizon

2011-04-11T04:24:00.000-04:00

One of My Fave Winter Shots

2011-04-10T03:57:00.002-04:00

Not Just Another Day

2011-04-07T05:10:00.000-04:00

Happy Wednesday

2011-04-06T06:16:00.000-04:00

An April Dawn

2011-04-05T02:45:00.000-04:00

A Morning at the Sea

2011-04-03T07:05:00.000-04:00

Rough Going

2011-03-30T05:08:00.000-04:00

Eastern View

2011-03-29T05:36:00.000-04:00

Warmer Days Ahead

2011-03-25T04:21:00.000-04:00

Longing for Spring

2011-03-24T07:35:00.000-04:00

Spring ??

2011-03-23T05:51:00.000-04:00

Setting

2011-03-22T06:37:00.000-04:00

Winter's End

2011-03-20T06:38:00.000-04:00

Walk Softly...

2011-03-19T08:21:00.000-04:00

Have a great Friday

2011-03-18T03:26:00.000-04:00

Summer Time

2011-03-15T06:01:00.000-04:00

Something warm

Relic

2011-03-10T05:44:00.000-05:00

Hillside

2011-03-08T04:23:00.000-05:00

Spring Day... right around the corner

2011-03-05T06:36:00.000-05:00

Riverside

2011-03-02T05:12:00.000-05:00

Travelin

2011-02-27T06:25:00.000-05:00

12 Below

2011-02-24T05:12:00.002-05:00

Taken yesterday at 7:30 a.m. and if you compare it to the Blog header it's easy to see the color temp difference... this because of the sun's angle at this hour.

Inviting

2011-02-22T04:32:00.002-05:00

Someone asked me recently how I can be with several people looking at the same thing yet I'm the only one that "sees". I took that as a compliment and my answer was simple... I don't know. I suppose composing a photo comes from a lot of practice.
The smudges you may see in this shot are snow flakes.

600 A.M. Rush Hour

2011-02-20T04:09:00.000-05:00

Firey Dawn

2011-02-18T06:31:00.000-05:00

One big Ranch

2011-02-17T05:20:00.000-05:00

Winter Rays

2011-02-16T05:26:00.000-05:00

One of Many

2011-02-15T06:13:00.000-05:00

A February Morning

2011-02-14T06:14:00.000-05:00

Blowing Drifts

2011-02-13T05:37:00.000-05:00

Horse Country

2011-02-12T05:39:00.000-05:00

Fresh Powder

2011-02-09T17:42:00.000-05:00

The Morning After

2011-02-08T04:21:00.000-05:00

Fences

2011-02-07T06:05:00.000-05:00

That's where the fun is...

2011-02-06T06:10:00.000-05:00

On a Clear Day

2011-02-04T05:55:00.000-05:00

Another Wintry Day

2011-02-03T04:55:00.001-05:00

Stormy

2011-02-01T05:24:00.000-05:00

Happy Girl

2011-01-30T05:23:00.002-05:00

An AKC English Golden Retriever "Chase"

She'll be 4 in April and I want to breed her so I can have one of her baby girls... but they are rare in this country so finding a male is difficult. If any of my followers knows of one in the northeastern part of upstate NY, Vermont or Mass please email me.

SSE

2011-01-29T04:58:00.001-05:00

Sanford Ridge

2011-01-27T05:27:00.000-05:00

Along the Way

2011-01-26T05:48:00.000-05:00

Morning Moon

2011-01-25T05:14:00.000-05:00

Exposed

2011-01-23T05:12:00.000-05:00

Sub Zero

2011-01-21T05:21:00.000-05:00

Happy Hump Day

2011-01-19T06:44:00.000-05:00

Salute

2011-01-18T04:51:00.000-05:00

Bitter Cold Morning

2011-01-17T04:14:00.000-05:00

Hudson Valley

2011-01-16T05:25:00.000-05:00

Tracks

2011-01-14T05:46:00.000-05:00

Big Red

2011-01-12T05:42:00.000-05:00

Good Morning

2011-01-11T05:30:00.000-05:00

The Commute Home

2011-01-06T05:47:00.000-05:00

A Tasty Leftover

2011-01-04T10:19:00.000-05:00

Gone Fishin

2011-01-03T06:56:00.000-05:00

Enjoy The Ride... 1/1/11 - 1/1/12... Happy New Year

2011-01-01T08:26:00.001-05:00

Above the Clouds

2010-12-31T06:13:00.000-05:00

Framed Frame

2010-12-29T06:39:00.000-05:00

Happy Tuesday

2010-12-28T06:25:00.000-05:00

The Day After

2010-12-26T06:28:00.001-05:00

Winter Blues

2010-12-23T08:32:00.001-05:00

Morning Colors

2010-12-22T04:38:00.000-05:00

Enjoy

2010-12-18T06:50:00.000-05:00

Winter in Fall

2010-12-16T05:18:00.001-05:00

Enjoy Your Day

2010-12-15T05:25:00.000-05:00

Winter's Dawn

2010-12-14T04:43:00.000-05:00

Shadows

2010-12-13T05:22:00.001-05:00

Setting

2010-12-12T07:04:00.001-05:00

Holding On

2010-12-09T05:56:00.000-05:00