Monthly Archives: October 2011

View 201: Beebe Lake at Cornell University

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Beebe Lake on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, was created back in 1828 to harness the hydro-power of Fall Creek. In 1898, the dam was raised another ten feet to bring the lake to the size it … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, beebe lake, campus, colors, cornell university, dam, fall foliage, hdr, ithaca, nature trail, new york, nikon D700, reflection, tokina 11-16mm, trees, uwa, vr, water, waterfall, wide angle | 14 Comments

Photography Show for Hospice of CNY

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

I am very pleased to announce the date and time of the opening reception for a Photo Exhibit I was asked to do for Hospice of CNY. Hospice made a big difference during the last few weeks of my sister’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged hospice of cny, new york, photo exhibit, reception, syracuse | 20 Comments

Idioms in Disney

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

The October Photo Hunt over at Karma’s is about Idioms this month. I was a bit worried about it until I remembered I was going to Walt Disney World. Ideas started to come to me. I came up with two … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 28-300mm, bust, car, disney's hollywood studios, florida, graveyard, haunted mansion, hero, idiom, magic kingdom, mickey mouse, nikon D700, orlando, red, stunt show, vr, walt disney world | 16 Comments

Journey into Imagination

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Putting my Blue Hour skills to work, I set up my tripod at Journey into Imagination pavilion in Epcot. I waited for the magic time between sunset and the end of twilight. The long exposures it took to capture the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged blue hour, clouds, epcot, florida, fountain, future world, glass, journey into imagination, long exposure, nikon D700, orlando, sky, tokina 11-16mm, tripod, walt disney world, water | 11 Comments

View 200: Celebrating at Disney

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Celebrate with me as I post my 200th weekly view. Appropriate enough, it is a scene from Walt Disney World. For special park parties and some special events, they produce a special version of Wishes with perimeter fireworks which surround … Continue reading →