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Tag Archives: history
No Tripods, No Monopods, No Problems
The Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia and next door to Dulles International Airport does not allow the use of monopods or tripods due to safety issues. I figured I would have to rely on my Nikon D700 … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, aircraft, airport, atomic bomb, blackbird, boeing b-29, chantilly, dc", dulles, enola gay, enterprise, history, lockheed, magic arm, manfrotto, museum, nikon D700, smithsonian, space shuttle, sr-71, steven f. udvar-hazy center, super clamp, superfortress, tokina 11-16mm, uwa, virginia, vr, wide angle
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View 213: George Eastman House
The 35,000-square-foot Colonial Revival house of George Eastman took three years to build and was completed in 1905 at a cost of $300,000. The estate originally included a stable, garage, barn, five greenhouses, and many vegetable and flower gardens on eight … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, address, african elephant, conservatory, george eastman, history, house, kodak, library, new york, nikon D700, rochester, sign, snow, tokina 11-16mm, vr, winter
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View 211: Family Portrait
I grew up in the 1960′s with television and television commercials. For those of us in Central New York, the commercials for Utica Club beer were very memorable because of the talking beer steins, Schultz & Dooley. The West End … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged beer, ceramic, collectibles, commercials, countess, dooley, history, new york, officer sudds, schultz, spokesmugs, steins, television, utica club, webco
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Syracuse University Architecture
Last weekend I meet up with some members of the Syracuse Photographers Association to explore the architecture found on the Syracuse University (SU) campus in Syracuse, New York. About a dozen photographers attended including Debbie from Ithaca and her husband. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, bowne hall, buildings, campus, chemistry, hall of languages, history, limestone, new york, newhouse communications center, nikon D700, old, onondaga, syracuse, syracuse university, vr
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View 195: Clinton Square by Day
The last time I shared a photo of the historic Syracuse Savings Bank at Clinton Square it was during blue hour. This building is just as impressive during the golden hour. As much as I have shown you Clinton Square in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, bank, building, clinton square, fountain, golden hour, gridley, history, ithacastock.com, monument, new york, nikon D700, photos, plaque, pool, sailors and soldiers, stock, syracuse, syracuse savings, third national, tourism, upstate, vr, water
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