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View 370: 1000 Islands Weekend
Spent the weekend in the 1000 Islands along the St. Lawrence River in northern New York. First stop was the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York. The museum has three hundred unique and beautifully-preserved boats focusing on the heritage of … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 1000 islands, 24-120mm, alexendria bay, antique boat museum, autumn, blue, clayton, filter, harbor hotel, new york, nikon D750, polarizer, river, sky, st. lawrence, vr
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1000 Islands Tourism
The photo below got me to wondering what the impact of all those tourists you see on the boats was to the 1000 Islands region. The most recent report on the subject was from 2011. In it the 1000 Islands … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 1000 islands, 28-300mm, alexandria bay, american, boats, boldt castle, brockport boat line, canadian, heart island, new york, nikon D700, playhouse, stones, tour, tourism, tourists, trees, uncle sam boat tours, united states, vr, water
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View 291: Boldt Castle
A beautiful day in the 1000 Islands deserves to be a travel poster displayed in every Travel Agency in the world…well, at least, on their websites. On such a sunny day, I pulled out the old Sunny 16 Rule.
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 1000 islands, 28-300mm, boldt castle, clouds, heart island, new york, nikon D700, playhouse, river, st. lawrence, stone, tourism, tourist, trees, vr, water
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Finding Color in Your Compositions
As I mentioned when introducing this month’s assignment on Color Composition, I was surprised how little I used color that way even though I shoot it exclusively. Upon perusing my photo library, I found the following photographs I remembered taking … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 1000 islands, 18-200mm vr, 28-300mm, atlantic, beach, bokeh, bridge, color, composition, covered, lake george, marker, new jersey, new york, nikon D70, nikon D700, ocean city, pier, prospect mountain, red, reflection, trail, vr, water, wooden, yellow
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Autumn Color Photography Tips
In searching for past posts about autumn colors, I came across one I wrote during my first year of blogging called Autumn Color. In the article I talked about why leafs change colors and referenced a scientific article about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged 1000 islands, autumn, baldwinsville, beaver lake nature center, blue, colors, fall, jay patel, leafs, leaves, new york, outdoor photographer, sky, tips, trees, water, webster pond
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