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Rest Peacefully My Friend

One thing that I can say for sure, after Shooting Full Time for over Eighteen Years now, is that I get to meet a heck of a lot of people, see a lot of things that I wouldn’t normally have seen, and get to be a part of many, many events. Some Happy, Some Sad, Some Trivial, and Some that are just Kinda Special. This is one of those Special Ones…
Enter Mr. Bill Shaw…
I never knew Bill, till that big Knitting Mills Fire in Elmira Heights in January 2016. That night I laughed so hard after hearing what this Lifetime Heights Fireman said that night….He was in the Elmira Heights FD for over Seventy Years….some of those years even as Chief. But it seems that Bill always had something on his mind regarding that massive, old brick structure……and that night it was reported that 90 year old Bill uttered over & over the profound statement “I’ve been waiting Seventy Years for this S.O.B. to Burn!”…..and since no one was injured during the blaze, and it was an unusually warm & comfortable night for January 30, I just thought his quip was totally hilarious! This Old Boy is Pretty Cool I thought to myself! Sounds EXACTLY like something I would say!!!
Well, this January 2017 I had the Pleasure to Personally Meet The Legend…when he graced my 211 Studios while coming in for his Formal E.H.F.D. Portrait. His F.D. Buddy Brad Nicholson came along with him, and we all joked and clowned around while capturing a little bit of Bill for Eternity.
Little did we know, but Bill wasn’t going to be with us much longer, and sadly, he passed away this Monday, May 8th.
I only spent 20 minutes with him that Winter Morning, but I’m very glad I had the chance to share those moments with him.
Today I chatted with Heights Fire Chief Mike Cadek here at the Studio, and he quipped that I probably had a Wedding to shoot on Saturday, but I told him actually No, I didn’t have anything going on Saturday….till then that is…. because Mike asked me if I could be there for Bill’s Final Farewell & do the Photographic Coverage as Bill is Laid To Rest. It will once again be my honor to document this very special farewell to a Local Firefighting Legend.
I’m getting pretty practiced & familiar at shooting these things……as Bill will be Number 4 for me…. Dickie Sullivan – HFD, Ryan Barker – HFD & WHVFD, Tommy Lynch – HFD.
So Bill…..one more time……SMILE!
R.I.P. My Friend….

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“Heights Heroes”

Over the winter I did my third local Fire Department Members Shoot here at the 211 Studio. Here are some of my Favorites from the Elmira Heights F.D…..what I call my “Hero Cards” I created for each Firefighter. Full Bunker Gear, Special Six Light Studio Lighting Set Up, A Neat Beat Up Urban Distressed Background, SmokeĀ  Machine Cranking, and ALL kinds of Neat Firefighter Props to play with! How Much Fun is that? Then throw in a little Creative Photoshop Tweaking to really bring them to life. Enjoy, and maybe you’ll even recognize a Family Member, a Neighbor or a Friend. Thanks to all our Firefighters for your endless hours of Service to our Community!
And Next………Who’s going to be my NEXT Local F.D. Subjects? Contact me now to set up Next Winter’s Shoot for your Department (because I can’t do these full Dept. Shoots during my busy Wedding Season, which just started.)
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Redheaded Relief on “Blizzard Tuesday 2017”!

With the “Nor-Beaster Blizzard of 2017” pounding away & blowing outside, I had a Studio Portrait shoot with this Redheaded Trooper who managed to battler her way through the weather and into the 211 Studio to get her Senior College Portraits taken!
Great Job Kristyn! We ended up with 222 Total Images after Editing.Ā  Hope you like ‘Em as much as I do!!!
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NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO SABRES – Gallery #3 – 02/02/17 Third Period & Overtime Action

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My Nephew Ricky Skebey & Pat Locker

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NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO SABRES – Gallery #2 – 02/02/17 Second Period Action

Henrik Lundqvist

Henrik Lundqvist

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Brady Skjei

Brady Skjei

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Derek Stepan

Derek Stepan

Ryan McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

Matts Zuccarello

Matts Zuccarello

Mika Zibanejad

Mika Zibanejad

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Marc Staal

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My New Buddies...Henrik The King's Fan Club!

My New Buddies…Henrik The King’s Fan Club!

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NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO SABRES – Gallery #1 – 02/02/17 Warm Ups, Pre-Game & National Anthems & First Period Action

My second RANGERS/Sabres Game of this 2016-2017 Season….2-1 RANGERS WIN in OT on a slick Kris Kreider Goal, down at the Opposite End of the Ice from where I was shooting… Oh Well, Great Win for the Blueshirts!

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Matts Zuccarello

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Nick Holden

Nick Holden

Marc Staal

Marc Staal

Sam Rosen

Sam Rosen

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Rick Nash

Rick Nash

Jimmie Vesey

Jimmie Vesey

Oscar Lindberg

Oscar Lindberg

Jack Eichel

Jack Eichel

Mika Zibanejad

Mika Zibanejad

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Michael Grabner

Michael Grabner

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Jack Eichel

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Kevin Klein

Kevin Klein

Jimmie Vesey

Jimmie Vesey

“Kick Save & A Beauty!”

I shot the RANGERS @ Buffalo again last night…a big 2-1 WIN in OT for the Blueshirts.
Shot over 1500 images, and I’m just starting to dig into them now, but I knew soon as I shot this one, I knew I NAILED it!
“The King” Henrik Lundqvist making a nice kick save during the Second Period at Key Bank Center in Buffalo.
The rest will be up soon as I work my way through them all!
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Leave It To Beaver!

While walking Seneca over the past half year we often stroll the grounds of the Horseheads Fire Department, out in the back lot near the remains of the old Chemung Canal. During the Summer I noticed this one huge old tree by the Canal, and that all the bark at its base was being scraped or scratched off all the way around. I hadn’t paid much attention to it since……that is until yesterday! Man Oh Man…. have Bucky Beaver & His Buddies Been Busy over the Holidays!!! I am absolutely amazed at how much of the base of this tree has been chewed down, to the point soon where this massive tree is going to fall down, either into the Canal, or possibly onto the Fire Department Storage Barn that is located very close to this tree. And what’s really cool is that these chips that cover the ground are HUGE, nothing like sawdust, but more so the size of large potato chips! On the Close Up, you can actually see the imprint of the Little Beaver Teeth….Pretty Amazing!

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NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO SABRES – Gallery #4 – 12/01/16 Third Period

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NY RANGERS vs. BUFFALO SABRES – Gallery #3 – 12/01/16 Second Period

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