Monthly Archives: April 2011

Pixelmania 2011: A Disney Fan Photo Event

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Are you a Disney fan who loves photography, too? If you are, you should join me at Pixelmania 2011 being held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida from October 20 thru 23, 2011. Photographers and Disney make … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Photography | Tagged 2011, florida, mickey's not so scary halloween party, october, orlando, photo tour, photowalk, pixelmania, trip planning, walt disney world | 10 Comments

Blustery Song Sparrow

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Blustery Sparrow, originally uploaded by Scott Thomas Photography. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing on a cold and blustery morning at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York. The Refuge has cut back the song sparrow’s habitat along … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 28-300mm, bird, blustery, breezy, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, singing, song sparrow, vr, wildlife, windy | 21 Comments

A Good Friday

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Each year on Good Friday, I get up in time to arrive at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge to watch the Sun rise. It was around the freezing mark in temperature and, while the morning looked promising, clouds soon took … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, canada geese, flying, great blue heron, harrier, hawk, marsh, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D70, nikon D700, nys thruway, pond, seneca falls, soaring, song sparrow, sunrise, tripod, vr, water, waterfowl, wildlife | 27 Comments

View 174: Bedford Falls

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

In 1946, the movie It’s A Wonderful Life introduced the world to Bedford Falls, New York. A fictitious village in upstate New York which people living in Seneca Falls, New York thought looked very familiar. Starting with the steel truss … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, angel, bedford falls, bridge, clarence, frank capra, it's a wonderful life, jimmy stewart, movie, new york, nikon D700, seneca falls, seneca river, upstate, village, vr, zuzu | 7 Comments

Too Much Blue

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Last weekend I attempted to get the Moon set the morning after I took the Gibbous Moon. Clouds came in which totally obscured the moon. As long as I was up, I waited for the morning light near an old … Continue reading →