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Tag Archives: 70-200mm
Men in Kilts
The Opening Ceremonies at the CNY Scottish Games featured the Massed Band where members of all the piping bands competing at the event come together and parade onto the band field. It was an amazing sight which gave me goose … Continue reading
Posted in Event, People
Tagged 70-200mm, bagpipes, cny scottish games, drums, kilts, marching, massed band, men, music, new york, nikon D700, Photography, pipe major, syracuse, tartans, tradition, vr
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View 138: Throwing Stones, Tossing Cabers
I attended the Central New York Scottish Games over the weekend and enjoyed a beautiful Summer’s day learning about Scottish heritage and celebrating their traditions. One of their traditions are the athletic competitions. The Stone Throwing is very similar to … Continue reading
Posted in People, Sports, Weekly View
Tagged 70-200mm, athletics, caber toss, cny scottish games, kilts, men, new york, nikon D700, Photography, stone throw, syracuse, vr
29 Comments
Bighorn Smile
Unlike my blogmate Terry in Montana who is able to photograph Bighorn Sheep in the wild, I visit the small herd at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York. Last week I witnessed for the first time something I … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
Tagged 70-200mm, bighorn sheep, captive, horns, mammal, new york, nikon D70, Photography, ram, rosamond gifford, smile, syracuse, vr, zoo
26 Comments
Bird Portraits
Normally, I do not post two days in a row unless I am on vacation. However, I am finding I have a backlog of photographs I want to share so I hope you do not mind a couple more animal … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
Tagged 70-200mm, birds, f/2.8, humboldt penguin, new york, nikon D70, peregrine falcon, Photography, portrait, rosamond gifford, syracuse, vr, zoo
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View 134: Eyes of a Lion
If you have seen my flickr photostream in the left sidebar lately, you have noticed I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo last week for a Sunset Safari. I had planned on bringing the Nikon 80-400VR f/4.5-5.6 lens. Late in the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Weekly View
Tagged 70-200mm, african lion, cats, eyes, focus, lioness, mammal, new york, nikon D70, Photography, portrait, rosamond gifford, snow leopard, sunset safari, syracuse, vr, zoo
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