Monthly Archives: November 2012

Wide Angle Hockey Perspectives

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | Leave a comment

Assignment 22: Recap

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

As a color photographer, I was happy as a turkey the day after Thanksgiving when visiting all the links from the Color Composition assignment. In all, thirteen photographers shared fourteen links to their very colorful photographs. That does not include … Continue reading →

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View 256: Onondaga Nation Trail Run

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

The Onondaga Nation Trail Run was described by the winner of the 5K event as Old School Cross Country. The course was completely run in the woods of the Onondaga Nation land south of Syracuse, New York on a warm late … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports, Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, 5K, autumn, cross country, men, native american, new york, nikon D700, onondaga nation, paper birch, runners, running, syracuse, trail run, trees, vr, women, woods | Leave a comment

Using Color in Composition

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

I have showed you how to find color in your compositions. Today, I share three photos taken when I choose color as the main part of the composition. I know…you think I first spied the leading line and shapes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Assignments, Photography | Tagged 28-300mm, bird, blue, boardwalk resort, color, composition, cool hand luke, disney's animal kingdom, entertainer, fill flash, george eastman, green, house, juggler, juggling, museum, new york, nikon D700, red, rochester, vr, walt disney world, yellow | 10 Comments

View 255: A Zoomy Little Christmas

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

In my home, Christmas does not start until the day after Thanksgiving (just ask my daughters). Well, last week the annual Lights on the Lake holiday display at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool, New York, had their walk through nights before … Continue reading →