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Northern Red Oak
The Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) has been called “one of the handsomest, cleanest, and stateliest trees in North America” by naturalist Joseph S. Illick, and it is widely considered a national treasure. The Red Oak is especially valued for … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, baldwinsville, color, fall foliage, leaf, leafs, leaves, new york, nikon D700, norther red oak, tree, vr
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June Hunting
Here are my photos for Karma’s June Photo Hunt. Peace – Is a green leaf in the forest. Joy – Is surviving cancer. Pride – Is wearing your grandsons’ championship rings. I had to skip the last one and instead replace … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged bottles, cancer, championship, green, hand, iphone 4, joy, leaf, mold, nikon D700, peace, plastic, pride, relay for life, rings, soda plant, strewn, survivor, women
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Natural Abstracts
Nature is full of abstract photo opportunities if you open your mind to them. Using my definition for abstract photography in introducing this month’s assignment, I went looking through my photos for those with form, color, and curves rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, abstract photography, crop, disney's animal kingdom, florida, green, leaf, nikon D700, nile crocodile, orlando, plant, tails, vr, walt disney world
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Assignment 10: Autumn 2010
As I mentioned in the last assignment recap, Assignment 10 is about the Autumn of 2010. Whether you live in a place of changing trees or not, autumn has a lot going on. It is harvest time in many parts … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged autumn, color, gold, leaf, new york, Photography, syracuse, trees, woods, yellow
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Sidelighting a Ladybug
Sidelighting – light coming from the left or right of a subject. Because the light is scraping across from side to side, it catches every surface blip and imperfection, leaving a trail of large and small shadows and exaggerating surface … Continue reading
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Tagged 18-200mm, baldwinsville, beaver lake nature center, bokeh, direction, green, insect, ladybug, leaf, new york, nikon D70, red, sidelighting, veins, vr
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