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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Autumn Color Photography Tips
In searching for past posts about autumn colors, I came across one I wrote during my first year of blogging called Autumn Color. In the article I talked about why leafs change colors and referenced a scientific article about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged 1000 islands, autumn, baldwinsville, beaver lake nature center, blue, colors, fall, jay patel, leafs, leaves, new york, outdoor photographer, sky, tips, trees, water, webster pond
15 Comments
Adult Grease Pole Climb
Unlike the kid’s event I showed you yesterday, the Grease Pole Climb event is for adults and features a 30 foot (9 meters) tall pole. Like the kid’s event, the pole is covered in grease with two minutes to complete … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged 24-85mm, adult, climb, competition, fall festival, grease pole, jordan, new york, nikon D700
7 Comments
Kid’s Greased Pole Cross Competition
For 65 years, the Jordan Fall Festival in Jordan, New York has flourished with a mix of old time charm, good food, family atmosphere and traditional competitions. Each year, people look forward to the Kid’s Greased Pole Cross. Picture two slanted … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, People
Tagged 24-85mm, autumn, blue sky, boys, competition, crisco, cross, fall festival, fun, girls, greased pole, jordan, kids, new york, nikon D700, shortening
20 Comments
View 196: HydroBowl
I was very disappointed when earlier this year the Syracuse Hydrofest was cancelled due to high water levels on Onondaga Lake which I have enjoyed photographing the last two years. Lucky for me, a new inboard hydroplane race was being … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Weekly View
Tagged 80-400mm, apple aperture 3, autumn, finger lakes, geneva, hydrobowl, hydroplane, inboard, motorsports, new york, nikon D700, panning, photomatix pro, racing, roostertails, seneca lake, tone mapping, vintage, vr, water
22 Comments
FX Unmasked
Last month I introduced an app called FX Photo Studio for Macs and iPhones. Since then MacPhunn has added masking which allows you to add or erase effect filters. Here’s an example using the Moon photo I showed you last spring. … Continue reading