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Category Archives: Nature
May Day
May Day is an ancient ritual dating back centuries related to Celtic and German cultures. Today, it is a holiday in some locations of the world with festivals, singing and dancing. May Day ceremonies in the United States vary greatly … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, amphitheater, baldwinsville, bench, budweiser, flowers, may day, mayday, new york, nikon D700, paper mill island, person, river, spring, tulips, vr, water
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Nature Quote
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. – John Muir
View 266: Great Fall in the Woods
The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, People, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, boots, coat, creek, gloves, gorge, great fall in the woods, hat, hdr, ice, ithaca, man, men, modeling, new york, nikon D700, outdoors, Photographers, photomatix, snow, state park, taughannock falls, trail, trees, tripod, vr, walking, water, waterfall, white, winter, woman, women
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Minimalist Photography
I came across the term Minimalist Photography this week on Google+. Photographer Steve Johnson will be releasing a book this Spring covering the topic in depth. He defines Minimalist Photography as not simply about taking a photograph of less. Minimalism is … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged branch, creek, falls, ice, ithaca, landscape, mini, minimalist, new york, plants, rocks, season, snow, state park, taughannock falls, winter
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View 265: Water and Ice
The transformation of Ithaca Falls in winter is an amazing sight. Where water flowed freely was now incased in icicles. Where the water still flows is now restricted and takes different paths down the rocky cascade. A close up view … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, cold, falls, flow, freeze, hdr, ice, icicles, ithaca, new york, nikon D700, photomatix pro, snow, sun, trees, tripod, vr, water, waterfalls, winter
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