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Tag Archives: lighting
Play the Waiting Game at Busy Tourist Attractions
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. — Confucius Returning to Epcot at Walt Disney World for another tip on photographing in busy tourist attractions. This one can be tough if you are traveling with children but not … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 18-200mm vr, blue hour, china, epcot, florida, hall of prayer for good harvest, lighting, lights, long exposure, nikon D70, orlando, pond, reflection, tripod, water
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View 275: Paint the Town Orange
With the Syracuse University Men’s Basketball team in Atlanta, Georgia for the NCAA Final Four Championship, upstate New York busted out in the team’s colors of orange and blue all last week. Onondaga County even lit up some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 24-85mm, basketball, blue hour, courthouse, everson museum, final four, lighting, long exposure, new york, night, nikon D700, onondaga county, orange, sculpture, street, syracuse, syracuse university, tripod, war memorial
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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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Art Deco at Its Finest
Syracuse, New York, boasts one of the best examples of the popular architecture design of the 1920′s and 30′s called Art Deco in the world. The building is registered by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Niagara … Continue reading
Beginner Food Photography
When I came up with this assignment on Food Photography, I knew I would need help. Thankfully, The Ivory Hut, whose writing and photography about food, travel and life I have always admired, agreed to write up a beginner’s guide … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Photography
Tagged chocolate, food, guest blog, ivoryhut, lighting, natural, textures, the ivory hut
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