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Tag Archives: wide angle
Beat the Crowds at Tourist Attractions
I recently read an excellent article on how to avoid crowds at popular tourist attractions. I have a little experience in this area with all my visits to Walt Disney World and other places in the world. My best advice … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged attraction, avoid, blue, building, capitol, dc", destination, golden hour, morning, nikon D700, shadow, sky, spring, sunrise, tokina 11-16mm, tourists, united states, us, uwa, washtington, wide angle
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Ithaca Waterfalls Adventure
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
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Wide Angle Hockey Perspectives
The Syracuse Crunch allow me a lot of freedom when photographing their home games. A couple of weeks ago, I brought the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX Wide Angle Zoom lens to a game. Below are two perspectives of the game … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sports
Tagged arena, crunch, high, hockey, ice, low, new york, nikon D700, oncenter, perspective, players, syracuse, tokina 11-16mm, uwa, war memorial, wide angle
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View 237: Budweiser Clydesdales
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales came for a visit to my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York last week. They were in town for a special employee event at the Budweiser Baldwinsville Brewery and our Mayor and Chamber of Commerce was able … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 50mm f/1.8, amphitheater, baldwinsville, beer, budweiser, clydesdales, dalmatian, dog, drivers, haulers, hitch, hoof, hooves, horses, mascot, merrimack, new hampshire, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D70, street, tokina 11-16mm, uwa, village, wagon, wide angle
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View 236: Scenes from a Beach
Spent the day enjoying summer at Brennan’s Beach RV Campground and Resort near Pulaski, New York. Walked the beach with the D70 using the Nifty Fifty (Nikon’s 50mm f/1.8 lens) which equates to 75mm with the 1.5x crop factor and came … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 50mm f/1.8, brennan's beach, couple, eastern, evening, flip flops, hdr, horizon, Lake Ontario, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D70, photomatix pro, pulaski, resort, rocks, rv campground, sand, shore, summer, sunset, tokina 11-16mm, umbrellas, uwa, watching, water, waves, wide angle
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