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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Landscape Photography: L Bracket
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
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View 294: Fisheye Fun at the Great New York State Fair
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
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Landscape Photography Concepts II
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
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City of Waterfalls
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
Posted in Nature, Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, 3-stop, albion falls, bridge, canada, circular polarizer, city, darnley cascade, escarpment, filter, geology, gorge, hamilton, logs, neutral density, niagara, nikon D700, nikon D7100, ontario, park, rocks, stone, tiffany falls, tokina 11-16mm, trees, tripod, vr, water, waterfalls, webster's falls
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