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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Embrace the Crowds at Tourist Attractions
Last week I talked about Beating the Crowds at popular Tourist Attractions. This week I look at photographing at these busy locations from a completely different angle. If you have followed this blog for any length of time you know … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged 18-200mm vr, 28-300mm, avenue of flags, black hills, blue, cinderella castle, circular polarizer, crowds, filter, florida, keystone, magic kingdom, mount rushmore, national monument, nikon D70, nikon D700, orlando, sky, south dakota, united states, vr, walt disney world
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Assignment 24: Recap
As I noted in this assignment’s announcement post, Black and White Photography would be a challenge for me. A few others made similar comments to the post. As I replied to one, such challenges is how we learn and grow … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged black and white, denmark, england, florida, india, ireland, ithaca, monochrome, new york, orlando, photos, recap, rome, switzerland, syracuse, united kingdom, upstate, walt disney world
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View 273: Old Tyme Hockey
I was asked to photograph a charity hockey game which featured teams of players aged 50 and over. The oldest was 89. These guys sure got me itching to get out my hockey equipment and lace up the skates. The … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Weekly View
Tagged 70-200mm, aspen dental, game, gloves, gray, helmets, hockey, ice, men, new york, nikon D700, old, players, safety, sticks, syracuse, vr, war memorial, wolves
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Beat the Crowds at Tourist Attractions
I recently read an excellent article on how to avoid crowds at popular tourist attractions. I have a little experience in this area with all my visits to Walt Disney World and other places in the world. My best advice … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged attraction, avoid, blue, building, capitol, dc", destination, golden hour, morning, nikon D700, shadow, sky, spring, sunrise, tokina 11-16mm, tourists, united states, us, uwa, washtington, wide angle
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World Before Color
Growing up in a Black and White media world from televisions to newspapers, it is no wonder I craved color photography. I will admit B&W photos are more interesting to me today in a nostalgic kind of way. Landscapes in … Continue reading
