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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Chasing Sunsets
The weather this summer has not been conducive for sunsets. Many rainy evenings over the past month have masked the Sun on the horizon. Other times, when it looked promising, haze in the atmosphere had the Sun disappearing before it set. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, blue, break wall, breitbeck park, calm, clouds, color, harbor, haze, hazy, horizon, hot, humid, Lake Ontario, new york, nikon D700, onondaga lake, orange, oswego, posts, quiet, red, reflection, rocks, rocky, serenity, shore, shoreline, silhouette, summer, sunset, syracuse, tripod, twilight, vr, water, wood, wooden, yellow
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View 288: Destiny USA
Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York, is a 2.4-million-square-foot megamall with approximately 264 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, which employ around 5,000 people. While I still shop here occasionally, these days, I go here more for dining or entertainment. The latest expansion … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, blue hour, blur, destiny usa, dining, entertainment, evening, light, mall, motion, new york, night, nikon D700, shopping, streaks, syracuse, vr
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Summer Links
Here are a few links for inspiration on this month’s assignment on Summer for you — General: How to Make the Most of Your Summer (Photography) Beach: View 32: Ocean City (NJ) Beach Food: Restaurant Food Photography Parade: People on Parade … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged bag, beach, beer, breeze, brennan's beach, cup, food, inspiration, links, lounge, lounging, music, new york, parade, pulaski, sand, summer, sunbathing, sunglasses, video, woman
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Assignment 26: Summertime
It is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the time of year we shed our winter layers and get outside under the strange celestial orb, the Sun. I already have one sunburn this season. For Assignment 26: Summertime, I … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged backlight, ballonfest, beach, boy, clinton square, fountains, hot air balloon, jamesville, Lake Ontario, new york, park, pool, restaurant, rudy's lakeside, sunset, swimming, syracuse, water, wide angle
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View 287: Chicken Spiedies
Another upstate New York summer delicacy, spiedies consists of cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef. The meat cubes are marinated in a special marinade, then grilled on skewers. A couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed Buffalo Wing … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 24-85mm, buffalo wing, chicken, flash, new york, nikon D700, preparation, sauce, sb-700, skewers, speedlight, spiedies, summer
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