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Tag Archives: smithsonian
Favorites Photo Hunt
While Karma said we could photograph any of our favorites, I choose to take a few of her suggestions for this month’s Photo Hunt. Food I am not a very adventuresome eater when it comes to Chinese food. If it … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Sports, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, 70-200mm, building, capitol, chinatown, chinese, crunch, dc", flowers, food, ice hockey, metro, national zoo, nikon D700, smithsonian, spring, sumatran, syracuse, tiger, tulips, vacation, vr
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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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Washington, DC Favorites
Thought I would end this week with a few favorites from last week’s trip to Washington, DC. I will add shooting tips to the challenges I faced in hopes of helping other traveling photographers. I will start with the reason … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, aperture 3, building, capitol, daughter, dc", dome, flowering, fountain, great hall, hdr, high key, japanese wisteria, library of congress, mammal, memorial, national mall, national zoo, nikon D700, orangutan, photomatix, primate, purple, rotunda, smithsonian, thomas jeffereson, tokina 11-16mm, tree, united states, us, vr, water, woman, world war 2
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