Jim Gilbert

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• Posted Grungy Side of Saratoga to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  Saratoga Springs is beautiful.  No one in their right mind will dispute that fact.  However, there are a few places where I prefer the grungier, dirtier view of Saratoga.This "Photo Blog" only has two photos... but hopefully both will provoke...
• Posted Sunday at the Track to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  And they are off... I spent Sunday at the track with fellow blogger Mark Bernard.  It was a lot of fun and despite the rain a great day for photography.  I almost think the rain and the mud made some...
• Commented on Chowderfest 2012
  It is an Andouille sausage and corn chowder in a bread bowl. Found it over by the City Center and it was delicious....
• Posted Chowderfest 2012 to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  As a non-seafood person, Chowderfest was the last place I thought I'd be Saturday afternoon. Little did I know how many great chowders there are that don't involve clams!Lines were long, but chefs around the city seems to make...
• Posted A Little Victorian Stroll to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  Every year in Saratoga the downtown gets closed down and people take to the streets.  Not in protest (though a few of #occupysaratoga people were there)... but in celebration.  The holidays are among us and that mean singing and cotton...
• Posted Around Our Capital (psst... it's Albany) to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  Last Saturday I had to be in Albany for the morning while my better half had a seminar at the State Library.  I took the opportunity to shoot the city and I looked for interesting perspectives on familiar scenes.Can you...
• Commented on First Snow in Ballston Spa
  That's the best part - no flash, strobes or light painting in this one. Just multiple exposures (on a tripod with a cable release, of course). The red, white and blue lights are there all the time. We need to...
• Commented on New Bridge to Vermont
  Thanks Mark. It was a beautiful day and definitely worth the trip anyway. I'd love to see what you capture....
• Posted New Bridge to Vermont to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  A few years ago the bridge between New York and Vermont was closed, then a few months later they blew it up and started to build anew.  The shutting down of the bridge also shut down a large part of...
• Posted First Snow in Ballston Spa to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  The Old Iron Spring located in Ballston Spa has been flowing since the mid-1800's.  Like most of the springs around the Saratoga area, it is said to have healing qualities.  A couple of weeks ago, I was arriving into town...
• Posted Sunrise over Round Lake to Saratoga Snapshots: Photography & Scenes In Saratoga Springs
  Ask a photographer their favorite time to shoot and 95% will either say sunrise or sunset.  Last week I decided to spend the early morning at Round Lake on Route 9 just south of Malta.  I got there before the...