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Category Archives: Travel
Springtime in Washington
The unusually warm weather in March brought out the famous Washington, DC cherry blossoms much earlier than normal. I had hoped when I was visiting this week to be able to photograph them. Not to be deterred, I found lots … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, blue, building, capitol, dogwoods, flowering, hdr, nikon D700, photomatix, sky, statues, supreme court, the white house, tokina 11-16mm, united states, uwa, vr, wide angle
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View 223: Manned Spaceflight
Visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport which is the companion facility to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum on the National Mall. It houses one of the largest collections of historic air and space craft … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, air and space, dc", enterprise, hanger, hdr, high dynamic range, james s. mcdonnell, museum, nikon D700, photomatix, space shuttle, steven f. udvar-hazy center, vr
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Photo Bookmarking
Bookmarks for browsers is a wonderful concept. If you are like me you have hundreds of bookmarks in different categories and sub-categories. When I am out photographing, I come across many good opportunities at the wrong time. The lighting might … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 18-200mm vr, capital, dc", fountain, lincoln, long exposure, memorial, monument, night, nikon D70, pool, reflecting, reflection, trees, tripod, united states, water, world war 2, ww2, wwii
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Illuminations Imagination
Traditionally, Friday is the day photographers on the Internet post firework photos. Who am I to argue with tradition as I enjoy going through all the wonderful Abstract photos posted to this month’s assignment. I setup a tripod across from … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged 0.9, 3-stop, 8ND, epcot, fireworks, florida, illuminations, neutral density, nikon D700, orlando, reflection, smooth, tokina 11-16mm, walt disney world, water, waterfall
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Abstracts in Motion
Motion photography is often referred to as a kind of abstract imagery. Long exposures can transform something familiar into something else. A favorite place I like to play with long exposures is on the New York State Fair Midway with … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, abstract photography, fireworks, florida, fountain, midway, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D700, orlando, syracuse, tripod, vr, walt disney world, water
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