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Tag Archives: bird
Using Color in Composition
I have showed you how to find color in your compositions. Today, I share three photos taken when I choose color as the main part of the composition. I know…you think I first spied the leading line and shapes in … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, bird, blue, boardwalk resort, color, composition, cool hand luke, disney's animal kingdom, entertainer, fill flash, george eastman, green, house, juggler, juggling, museum, new york, nikon D700, red, rochester, vr, walt disney world, yellow
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Wood Duck Advice
The wood duck was telling me to use the Rule of Thirds when I was photographing him at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo last weekend. I did my best but there were other ducks to either side of him. Like in … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged 80-400mm, aix sponsa, bird, ice, new york, nikon D700, rule of thirds, syracuse, waterfowl, winter, wood duck
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A June Photo Hunt
Here are my results of Karma’s June Photo Hunt. 1. A colorful bird. The bright orange bill and eye of an Oystercatcher in Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Look, he’s standing on one leg. 2. A … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, People
Tagged 28-300mm, 80-400mm, bird, butterfly, cake, dad, father's day, flower, graduate, hot air balloon, nikon D700, nikon D7000, oystercatcher, peony, photo hunt, purple, vr, walt disney world
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Blustery Song Sparrow
Blustery Sparrow, originally uploaded by Scott Thomas Photography. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing on a cold and blustery morning at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York. The Refuge has cut back the song sparrow’s habitat along … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, bird, blustery, breezy, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, singing, song sparrow, vr, wildlife, windy
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View 171: A Hole in a Tree
I came upon a dead yellow birch tree in the woods and found a freshly constructed hole high up in the trunk. Whoever created the hole made a mess at the foot of the tree. Oh, wait, what’s that? Hey, … Continue reading
