Tag Archives: state park

Snow Geese in Flight

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly! — From Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, black, blue, boat launch, cayuga lake, chen caerulescens, clouds, flight, flying, new york, nikon D700, seneca falls, sky, snow geese, state park, vr, white, wings, wingtips | 12 Comments

View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, People, Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, boots, coat, creek, gloves, gorge, great fall in the woods, hat, hdr, ice, ithaca, man, men, modeling, new york, nikon D700, outdoors, Photographers, photomatix, snow, state park, taughannock falls, trail, trees, tripod, vr, walking, water, waterfall, white, winter, woman, women | 6 Comments

Minimalist Photography

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

I came across the term Minimalist Photography this week on Google+. Photographer Steve Johnson will be releasing a book this Spring covering the topic in depth. He defines Minimalist Photography as not simply about taking a photograph of less. Minimalism is … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photography | Tagged branch, creek, falls, ice, ithaca, landscape, mini, minimalist, new york, plants, rocks, season, snow, state park, taughannock falls, winter | 12 Comments

Ithaca Waterfalls Adventure

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

While I wait for winter weather to arrive in upstate New York, I thought I would share a few more photos from the Ithaca Waterfalls Adventure I took with Debbie of My Life in CNY and Andy Williams last month. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photography | Tagged 28-300mm, american syacmore, creek, falls, hdr, high dynamic range, ithaca, new york, nikon D700, roots, six mile, state park, taughannock falls, tokina 11-16mm, tree, uwa, vr, water, waterfalls, wells falls, wide angle | 3 Comments

eBook Review: SLOW

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

In contrast to the fast shutter speeds I used for photographing the Syracuse Crunch hockey games, photographer Andrew S. Gibson’s ebook SLOW explores the use of long exposure photography. (See below for special discount codes) This is a kind of … Continue reading →