Tag Archives: 1000 islands

View 370: 1000 Islands Weekend

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | Leave a comment

1000 Islands Tourism

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 2 Comments

View 291: Boldt Castle

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 4 Comments

Finding Color in Your Compositions

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 7 Comments

Autumn Color Photography Tips

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →