Tag Archives: 80-400mm

View 417: Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Scott Thomas Photography

I finally got over to the Lake Apopka North Shore while visiting Florida earlier this year. This area is part of the St. Johns River Water Management District or SJRWMD, for short. The SJRWMD covers an 18-county region in northeast … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, florida, great blue heron, great egret, green heron, lake apopka, nikon D500, tricolored heron, vr, wildlife, wildlife drive | 2 Comments

View 396: Dinosaur Zoo

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Scott Thomas Photography

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York is hosting a Dinosaur Invasion this summer. The invasion consists of a set of gigantic animatronic dinosaurs which breath, makes sounds, move a little and even spit. Below is a trio of dinosaurs … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, dinosaur invasion, new york, nikon D750, rosamond gifford, summer, syracuse, vr, zoo | Leave a comment

View 395: Returning to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Scott Thomas Photography

I have not wrote about the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York in a few years. Besides me taking a couple of long breaks, Montezuma has been under a long construction project which was only to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, eastern kingbird, great blue heron, great egret, insects, mallard duck, monarch butterfly, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D500, vr, wildlife | 2 Comments

View 348: Late Autumn Color

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Scott Thomas Photography

During my vacation to Florida, I missed out on the peak Autumn colors in upstate New York. Last weekend, I went out in search of any late Autumn color while visiting the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York. … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, autumn, bald eagle, blue, color, fall, flying, haliaeetus leucocephalus, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D7100, seneca falls, sky, soaring, vr, wildlife | 2 Comments

The Trouble with Props

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Scott Thomas Photography

I am not referring to props as in objects used to compliment a photograph but props as in propellers on airplanes. The Kwik Fill Rochester International Airshow in Rochester, New York had a mix of jets and prop planes. For … Continue reading →