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Watkins Glen Media ~ this is the page Watkins Glen Photography gets to experiment and grow with the AI creations capability while keeping it off our main Photography page. Local couple who loves sharing the beautiful scenery near and around our home in Watkins Glen, NY

Tony's Corvette ...
08/23/2026

Tony's Corvette ...

Heading out towards the weekend like ...
08/21/2026

Heading out towards the weekend like ...

The Gridlock of '73Morning rain of July 29 hit Schuyler County soil with relentless force. Six hundred thousand people a...
07/29/2026

The Gridlock of '73
Morning rain of July 29 hit Schuyler County soil with relentless force. Six hundred thousand people attempted leaving a rural grid built for a fraction of that capacity. The Grand Prix circuit transformed into a sprawling basin of thick, dark mud.

A local dairy farmer sat high in a metal seat of his heavy diesel tractor. His lesson was simple: when land traps you, machinery plus local knowledge get you out. He backed his rig toward a stranded 1960s van sunk to its axles. Rain lashed against his canvas jacket. He tossed a heavy tow chain into muck. Four exhausted young men waded into freezing water, hooking it to their front bumper.

With a grind of gears, the tractor surged forward. Diesel smoke plumed into a gray overcast sky. Heavy tires found traction on shale bedrock beneath mud. Slowly, the van lurched forward, breaking suction of earth.

Miles down the highway, a State Police trooper stood on his patrol car hood. He represented order in unprecedented gridlock. Vehicles sat idle in both lanes, stretching out of sight. A sea of pedestrians carrying soaked canvas tents walked silently along grassy shoulders. The trooper used a megaphone, directing foot traffic toward clear routes. There was no panic, only collective endurance of a temporary city dissolving back into the landscape.

I wasn't there, but I can only imagine what it must have been like!

Hello again, dear Friends. Now I ain't one for standin' on soapboxes preachin' lessons in tongues or tall tales of legac...
07/23/2026

Hello again, dear Friends. Now I ain't one for standin' on soapboxes preachin' lessons in tongues or tall tales of legacy words. Life's already got enough schoolmarms without me volunteerin' for the job.

But this evenin', as the amber light fell heavy across the beautiful boats that grace the deep waters of Seneca Lake, I felt moved to lay down some heavy brushstrokes on a digital canvas of my own imagination, in a style called "impasto." It's an Italian term meaning thick paint, and it was the technique of some of the greatest painters who ever held a brush (most notable are Rembrandt and Van Gogh).

The good Lord seen fit to limit my skills to ones and zeros, and I've been learnin' to apply them on a canvas made of power and pixels, so what was once locked in my mind can finally be shared with others.

I reckon I could watch the Schooner True Love slide along the waters of the lake most of the day. A true lady of the lake, carved by wind and water, wearin' her canvas the way a fine coat wears a Sunday morning. She rides the waves with that quiet dignity old sailors know, part prayer, part promise.

This particular schooner, inspired by life and created by thought, got me curiouser than an underfed alley cat. I wondered what the Seneca people call a boat in their language.

Now back in the days of my youth, that's something I'd have just carried with me for days, months, maybe even years ... but thanks to this contraption we call the internet, I found my answer with just a few short clicks: ga:öwö'

It was quite pleasing to discover the Seneca word for boat or canoe without falling down a rabbit hole of conflicting ideas - the information was pulled straight from the Wallace Chafe English-Seneca Dictionary hosted by the Seneca Nation's own language department.

For the record, I don't claim to speak their language, nor do I aim to turn a digital paintin' into a lecture. I just thought it might interest you as much as it did me.

It's just a shame the clock won't stop ticking while we're learning, which means the winds of this post have settled, and it's time to tend to the critters. I bid you farewell for the night and hope the winds of life carry you safe and true.

AMERiGLEN Art

Reference Used
NOTE: while Chafe "was not a native speaker of the Seneca language, he aimed for broad coverage and accuracy in spelling"
https://seneca-dictionary.com/readme/web

Now, I know there will be some who will never accept AI under any circumstances, and I totally respect their point of vi...
07/21/2026

Now, I know there will be some who will never accept AI under any circumstances, and I totally respect their point of view. If this is not your flavor, I would just ask that you kindly pass on to the next image and save the drama for a Jerry Springer rerun...

There is no need for debate; there's no jury out and votes are not required - if one man's trash can be another man's treasure then there's little to complain about isn't there?

This image "A Starry Glen" is a tribute to one of greatest artist of all time - Vincent van Gogh. Many people should immediately recognize the inspiration titled "The Starry Night" (1889) - but did you know he painted the original from his view looking out the window of an asylum in Saint-Rémy, in southern France! You should definitely check out one of the most widely known paintings in the world and get the rest of the story at https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802

Playing with watercolors and patriotism ...
05/10/2026

Playing with watercolors and patriotism ...

We can do anything!
04/23/2026

We can do anything!

The 1964 "Elephant" .... I heard it said once that there's no replacement for displacement
04/21/2026

The 1964 "Elephant" .... I heard it said once that there's no replacement for displacement

It's amazing what you can dream up when you're allowed to creatively go to places that were never allowed before This is...
04/19/2026

It's amazing what you can dream up when you're allowed to creatively go to places that were never allowed before This is a generated image that's probably a good thing ... Well I'm no expert with vineyards I was told that somebody wants that you want to make sure you plant your rollers sideways so all the runoff doesn't run right down the hill and into the lake But I'm no expert one of y'all will have to tell me!

Of all the dreams I had as a little boy growing old wasn't among them, and as near (or tried to sneak by) the halfway po...
04/15/2026

Of all the dreams I had as a little boy growing old wasn't among them, and as near (or tried to sneak by) the halfway point on this thing called life, Well - I reckon I've lived long enough to know I really enjoy it ...

This image prompt curated by meshing the things that inspire my love for the Finger Lakes area - it's just too bad I couldn't generate all the people who make it so special.

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