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Tag Archives: blue hour
View 288: Destiny USA
Destiny USA in Syracuse, New York, is a 2.4-million-square-foot megamall with approximately 264 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, which employ around 5,000 people. While I still shop here occasionally, these days, I go here more for dining or entertainment. The latest expansion … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, blue hour, blur, destiny usa, dining, entertainment, evening, light, mall, motion, new york, night, nikon D700, shopping, streaks, syracuse, vr
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Play the Waiting Game at Busy Tourist Attractions
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. — Confucius Returning to Epcot at Walt Disney World for another tip on photographing in busy tourist attractions. This one can be tough if you are traveling with children but not … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 18-200mm vr, blue hour, china, epcot, florida, hall of prayer for good harvest, lighting, lights, long exposure, nikon D70, orlando, pond, reflection, tripod, water
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View 275: Paint the Town Orange
With the Syracuse University Men’s Basketball team in Atlanta, Georgia for the NCAA Final Four Championship, upstate New York busted out in the team’s colors of orange and blue all last week. Onondaga County even lit up some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 24-85mm, basketball, blue hour, courthouse, everson museum, final four, lighting, long exposure, new york, night, nikon D700, onondaga county, orange, sculpture, street, syracuse, syracuse university, tripod, war memorial
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View 268: Syracuse from the 13th Floor
Spent the weekend at a hotel in Syracuse which I requested have a view of the city’s skyline. Setup up my Nikon D700 camera on a tripod with a Nikon 28-300VR lens (with VR turned off) in the room to … Continue reading
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Tagged 28-300mm, blue hour, buildings, circular polarizer, city, filter, highway, interstate 81, light, long exposure, motion, movement, new york, night, nikon D700, sky, skyline, streaks, syracuse, tripod, vr
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New York State Fair After Dark
The Sun goes below the horizon at the Great New York State Fair earlier this week. I grabbed my tripod and headed to the bright lights and rides of the James E. Strates Show Midway to enjoy some long exposure … Continue reading
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Tagged 28-300mm, 4-h, blue hour, building, lights, long exposure, motion, movement, new york, New York State Fair, night, nikon D700, oddities, pyrke house, rides, show, syracuse, tripod, vr
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