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Tag Archives: building
View 279: Scenes of CNY
Photos from my travels around Central New York (CNY) the first two weeks of May. An historic building I have photographed before and is hard to ignore anytime I am walking around downtown Syracuse, New York. Visited the Northeast Alpaca … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, 50mm, alpaca, american, blue, building, downtown, fairgrounds, flag, great lakes, historic, Lake Ontario, new york, niagara mohawk, nifty fifty, nikon D700, oswego, rocks, sky, solvay, syracuse, vr, water, waves
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Beat the Crowds at Tourist Attractions
I recently read an excellent article on how to avoid crowds at popular tourist attractions. I have a little experience in this area with all my visits to Walt Disney World and other places in the world. My best advice … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged attraction, avoid, blue, building, capitol, dc", destination, golden hour, morning, nikon D700, shadow, sky, spring, sunrise, tokina 11-16mm, tourists, united states, us, uwa, washtington, wide angle
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Art Deco Christmas
The Niagara Mohawk building in Syracuse, New York can change the theme of its outer lighting. The Christmas theme is red and green. Now, all we need is some snow to complete the scene.
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, art deco, building, christmas, lighting, lights, new york, niagara mohawk, night photography, nikon D700, street, syracuse, tripod, vr
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View 251: Wine Tour East
For my Aunt’s 80th birthday, my cousins arranged for a limo bus to take a wine tour of a few eastern Seneca Lake wineries. Last year, I had sampled some of the western Seneca Lake wineries. Both tours had one … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 24-85mm, autumn, bagg dare, building, finger lakes, flash, grapes, hazlitt vineyards, hdr, kings garden vineyards, landscaping, new york, nikon D700, photomatix, red cat, sb-700, slushy, speedlight, three brothers wineries, trees, ventosa vineyards, willow, wine
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Young Fair People
The New York State Fair is for people of all ages. Young people especially know how to enjoy it. I mean, look at the optimism on this boy’s face when presented with a hundred bottles and not one of them … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged 28-300mm, adults, boy, building, children, costume, dairy cow, entertainer, food, fun, game, girl, ice cream, international, microphone, midway, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D700, performer, pie, raspberry, red, ring, showcase, singer, smile, stage, sweet, syracuse, talent, throw, treat, vr, woman
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