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Monthly Archives: December 2010
View 156: Christmas Party
A room full of people enjoying a family Christmas party reflected in an ornament. Nikon D700/50mm, 1/40s, f/4.5, ISO 640, EV 0, bounce flash at -1.0 power. It was a weekend of Christmas parties. The last one I enjoyed was … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 50mm, bokeh, bounce, christmas, decorations, flash, holiday, nifty fifty, nikon D700, nikon SB-600, ornament, party, santa clause, tree
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Christmastime in Syracuse
Now the snow really has a reason, it decorates the season The photo which leads off this post was taken on December 20, 2007 in Clinton Square showing the ice skating rink Syracuse (NY) Parks and Recreation runs each year. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 18-200mm vr, 28-300mm, buildings, christmas, clinton square, holiday, ice, new york, nikon D70, nikon D700, rink, skating, snow, syracuse, tree, wreath
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Against the Grain
Earlier this year, Brenda Tharp wrote about Taking Risks as she took part in a creative assignment where you purposely took a photo out of focus. I even commented on how tough I thought getting a good one would be. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, abstract, brenda tharp, focus, manual, new york, nikon D700, syracuse, tripod, unfocused, vr
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View 155: Tis the Season…Hockey Season!
The Baldwinsville Bees Boys Varsity Ice Hockey team opened up the season with two wins and winning the Robert T. Conklin Memorial Tournament. I was there for the championship game against the Clarance Red Devils which B’ville won 6 to … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Weekly View
Tagged baldwinsville, bees, boys, clarance, greater baldwinsville ice arena, high school, hockey, ice, new york, red devils, robert t. conklin, tournament, varsity
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Lake Effect Snow
It has been a week of shoveling and blowing snow as an early Lake Effect Snow event hit central New York this week. 100 hours later, I have four feet (121cm) of the white stuff in my yard. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged armory square, downtown, exposure compensation, irish, mully's, new york, pub, sign, snow, snowing, syracuse
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