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Tag Archives: 28-300mm
View 241: Human Interest
As I was reviewing the photos I choose to share last week, I realized something was missing. Technically they were good. They were informative but did not include a lot of storytelling. Take the Westcott Building I posted on Friday. … Continue reading
Posted in People, Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, building, daughter, family, flash, florida, florida state university, fountain, friend, fsu, gateway arch, graduates, human interest, missouri, nikon D700, nikon SB-600, pod, st. louis, tallahassee, tram, vr, water, westcott
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Florida State University
The historic collegiate gothic building was built in 1910 and served as then Florida State College’s administration building by which it was known until 1936. In that year the building was renamed the James D. Westcott, Jr. Memorial Building by then university president Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, bricks, building, doak campbell, florida, football, fountain, fsu, nikon D700, palm, red, seminole, stadium, state university, statue, tallahassee, trees, unconquered, vr, warrior, water, westcott
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View 240: The Gateway Arch
Eero Saarinen, the architect of the Gateway Arch, wanted a simple design for a memorial to the westward expansion created by the Louisiana Purchase negotiated by President Thomas Jefferson. After studying other iconic memorials, Eero decided none really fit and … Continue reading
Motion
In the Motion Assignment post, I mentioned how things which move are all around us. Sometimes they show up right in your own town. The Syracuse Nationals gave me another opportunity to look for things in motion. Not as easy … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged 28-300mm, baldwinsville, blur, budweiser, clydesdales, coupe, draft, grandstand, horses, hot rod, monster, motion, nationals, new york, nikon D70, nikon D700, orange, panning, spin, syracuse, tires, tokina 11-16mm, toys, truck, wheels
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View 238: The Nationals
Around Syracuse, one only has to ask if you are going to The Nationals to know they are referring to the annual Syracuse Nationals Hot Rod Show. The week leading up to the huge show has central New York invaded … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, automobiles, cars, central, custom, dirt, dodge, fairgrounds, flame throwing, hdr, hot rods, lawn mowers, license, magnum, nationals, new york, nikon D700, pepsi, photomatix pro, plates, summer, sunset, syracuse, track, vanity, vr, wagon
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