Shattman
I am a retired Professor of Biology [University of Rochester]. After more than 40 years of research and teaching, I do not find it difficult keeping busy. Photography, African drumming, sports/fitness training, travel, reading, friends/family and most important, wife, keep me going.
MY BLOGS
- Photos by Stan http://photosbystan.blogspot.com/
LATEST ARTICLES ( 327 )
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'Freddie-Sue' Bridge Panorama [Sky Watch Friday]
On the night of the ‘super moon’, I was with a group of ca. 30 photographers in downtown Rochester. More precisely, we were in the Corn Hill area along the... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Rochester Sunset [Sky Watch Friday]
It’s time to return home and again feature some of Rochester’s wonderful sites. The photo below appeared on the masthead of the local section in the Democrat ... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Toronto Skies II [Sky Watch Friday]
We left our hotel on Front Street and began walking to the St. Lawrence Market [to have a breakfast ‘peameal bacon on a bun’ at the Carousel Bakery]. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Toronto Skies II [Sky Watch Friday]
The CN Tower is an iconic landmark on Toronto’s skyline. We did the ‘touristy’ thing and went up to view the city at dusk. That was a poor choice, as far as... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum Exteriors [Sky Watch Friday]
Here are several examples of the Libeskind architectural style on the exterior of the Royal Ontario Museum. Oh, I did make sure to include some sky Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum Interiors
Earlier this month, Rosemarie and I spent several days in Toronto enjoying its sites, food and people. Two of the highlights were separate extended visits to... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sedona Skies Finale [Sky Watch Friday]
This posting completes my series of Sedona Skies for 2013. Oddly and ironically, to the casual observer, it would appear to be the first one because the... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sedona Skies Yet Again [Sky Watch Friday]
We are in the home stretch with Sedona Sky postings; i.e. two more weeks to go for 2013 [but, we plan a return trip in 2014]. Anyway, the two images below were... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sedona Sky Reflection [Sky Watch Friday]
I guess it's time to post a 'real' sky shot, instead of landscapes that happen to have some sky in them. If you scroll back a few weeks and look at the Cathedra... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Sedona Skies Again [Sky Watch Friday]
Needless to say, I found Cathedral Rock an irresistible object, and photographed it whenever and where ever the opportunity presented itself. The two images her... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Taughannock Falls [near Ithaca, NY]
Here are two more examples of images derived from shooting with and without a 10-stop Neutral Density filter. Both were at f8 and ISO 200. The natural looking... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 PHOTOGRAPHY -
Sedona Skies Continued [Sky Watch Friday]
I've been having problems posting pics on my blog, and even more so to SWF. But here goes... As I noted previously, on the hike around Bell Rock and Courthouse... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Corbett's Glen Natutre Park
The Rochester, NY area abounds in parks, gardens, waterways, lakes and hiking/walking trails. It's wonderful for 'outdoorsy' types, photographers and even lazy... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Cathedral Rock II [Sky Watch Friday]
Continuing in Sedona here are two images of Cathedral Rock that you rarely see. They were shot as we hiked the Bell Rock-Courthouse Butte loop [ca. 3.7 mi]. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Cathedral Rock I [Sky Watch Friday]
Good to be back after a four week hiatus. Truth be told, I had run out of candidates for SWF posting, and, my wife and I went on vacation to Sedona, Arizona... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Urban Reflections
I think most photographers enjoy shooting images that contain interesting reflections, be they of the sun/moon/sky/clouds on water, or of... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Flaum Institute Atrium [Sky Watch Friday]
My wife had some minor eye surgery a few weeks ago at the Flaum Eye Institute [in Strong Memorial Hospital of Rochester]. After the post-op examination on the... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Shadows
Belonging to a group of photographers can be rewarding, entertaining and educational. Here in Rochester, home of Kodak, there are many gifted 'photogs', and the... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Marktplatz in Halle [Sky Watch Friday]
There are many interesting towns in the former DDR including Halle, situated in Sachsen-Anhalt along the river Saale. It was one of the major cities of East... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Papa! Ice Cream!
Personally, I really like this image because there are any number of stories one can make up about the scene. First, some background: this was shot at an outdoo... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE