Just for the Fun of it

Beyond the shadow-of-a-doubt – unforgettable Groundhog Day memories

    I grew up 30 just minutes from Punxsy but never experienced the fun and festivities of Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day. In 2003, I decided to document all the crazy activities surrounding this world renown occasion. This video captures the residence of Phil (the Punxsy library), the members of the Inner Circle with […]

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Groundhog Day magic

  February 2nd – the magical day when the world’s attention turns to a little town in western Pennsylvania where an over sized rodent predicts whether spring will arrive early. I had the opportunity to witness the fun and festivities in 2003. My goal was to capture the essence of the celebration in just one

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A Two-Year-Old Who is Wise Beyond His Years

  Ahh – out of the mouths of babes! Regina Brett – Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporter shares some life lessons from an almost two-year-old that will surely make you smile. Hey, I’m just a middle-aged guy and I really enjoyed this column. So take a minute away from your daily grind and read what the

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Our Scenic Photographs Accepted for University Hospitals Art Show

University Hospitals of Cleveland is pleased to announce that four scenic photographs by Mark Madere have been accepted for exhibition in the UH Employee & Volunteer Juried Art Show. Only 86 of the 200 entries submitted by University Hospitals employees and volunteers were accepted for display. Madere is an Ophthalmic Photographer at University Hospitals and

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Cleveland the Beautiful

    Here’s a video I made for photos from the Terminal Tower observation deck – Sept. 25, 2010. The deck is open for viewing on Saturdays until Oct. 31, 2010. Order tickets online for $6.11. Have fun!

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Win FREE GIFTS on SpectraLight’s Facebook FunDays

Let’s have some fun AND give away some FREE GIFTS too!   Periodically – we’ll post a trivia question on our SpectraLight Photography Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/spectralight). Be the first person to post the correct answer and you’ll receive something really cool valued at up to $100. Gifts may be a Starbucks, Best Buy or iTunes

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Mocha Monkey gets jiggy at Carnaval

The Mocha Monkey had a close encounter of the bizarre kind when he got caught up in the Carnaval parade in San Francisco’s Mission district in May. As a group of dancers passed by, one of the girls nabbed MM for a quick photo. Although it was love at first sight, MM quickly came back down

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Mocha Monkey drives San Francisco cable car

During the Mocha Monkey’s May trip to San Francisco, he met the conductor of one of the city’s world famous cable cars. After a little “monkeying around,” the conductor allowed MM to operate the grip handle which propels the cable car. From MM’s brief cable car history lesson, he learned that San Francisco first put them in service

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Whale of a photo – is it real or a Photoshop fake?

By now, you’ve seen the photo of the 33-foot, 40-ton whale that crash-landed on a sailboat off Cape Town. When I first saw it, I immediately thought something was “fishy” with the picture. I’ve seen photos of huge fish hanging on ordinary fishing poles that were created by combining two different photos in Adobe Premiere Elements or

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Camera of the future revealed

The Canon Wonder could be the hottest new camera in 2030. I’ll go out on a limb and predict there will be something like it from one of the manufacturers well before 2030. Canon displayed the amazing concept camera at Shanghai Expo 2010. (Click the photos at left to see them larger.) They call it the camera

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