Monthly Archives: August 2013

Landscape Photography: L Bracket

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

When I was researching replacing my tripod a couple of years ago, I wanted a better solution to switching from the Horizontal to the Vertical and back. The tripod I was using had a ball head but needed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged acratech, arca, ballhead, bracket, canada, gear, hamilton, kirk enterprises, l-bracket, landscape, nikon D700, nikon D7100, ontario, quick release, system, tiffany falls, tripod | 3 Comments

Things to Do at the Fair

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

Here are a few things you can do at the Great New York State Fair. For as long as I can remember people would line up to get 25 cent chocolate or white milk at the Rainbow Milk Bar in … Continue reading →

Posted in People | Tagged 28-300mm, bagpipers, band, bar, barn, birthing, can, center, country, dairy cattle, drummer, fisheye, flash, irish, men, milk, music, New York State Fair, nikon D700, phil vassar, piano, playing, rainbow, sb-700, sigma 15mm, singing, vr, women, young | 2 Comments

View 294: Fisheye Fun at the Great New York State Fair

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

You may recall I borrowed a fisheye lens during the Calder Cup playoffs back in June. I had a lot of fun and found many uses for it. So much so my wife gave me a Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly View | Tagged antlers, bandaloni, building, butter, center of progress, dairy, dec, deer, fisheye, grange, history, log cabin, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D700, performer, sand, sculpture, sigma 15mm, syracuse, trophy | 5 Comments

Landscape Photography Concepts II

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

Trying to show three dimensions using a two dimensional medium like photography is not easy. Landscape photographers use various concepts to create the feeling of depth in their photographs. Below are two such concepts with examples. If you follow any … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged 28-300mm, anchor point, badlands, canada, concepts, hamilton, hdr, landscape, medora, national park, nikon D700, nikon D7100, north dakota, ontario, photomatix pro, sherman falls, theodore roosevelt, tokina 11-16mm, tripod, ultra wide angle, uwa, vr, water, waterfall | 7 Comments

City of Waterfalls

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

es·carp·ment – long continuous steep face of a ridge or plateau formed by erosion. Little did I know I have been living near various escarpments around New York state all my life. These escarpments are the reason for the gorges and … Continue reading →