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Tag Archives: family
Autumn Highlights
When I looked back over the last ten weeks, I got the feeling of how incredible it has been. It started with a trip to North and South Dakota to visit my daughter and photograph the landscape and wildlife of … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, beaver lake nature center, beech, bison, color, fall, family, gere, halloween, leafs, magic kingdom, mallard duck, new york, nikon D700, north dakota, oakwood cemetery, orlando, Photography, plot, pumpkins, reflection, tombstones, trees, vr, walt disney world, water, webster's pond
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A Monumental Portrait
To accomplish this photo I set up my camera on a tripod and used a remote shutter release. I set the Nikon 28-300VR lens to 28mm knowing I would crop it later to suit the subjects. I used manual mode … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Travel
Tagged daughter, family, flash, mount rushmore, national memorial, nikon D700, nikon SB-600, portrait, rear-sync, south dakota, speedlight, tripod
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Assignment 9: Portraiture
As I mentioned in the Assignment 8 Recap, there would be a quick turnaround for the next assignment. For Assignment 9, I am looking for a portrait of a person and explain how you took it. The portrait can be … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged 28-300mm, daughter, family, girl, nikon D700, portrait, vr, woman
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View 133: Rite of Passage
It is high school graduation party season. Since the end of June, I have seen many parties and yesterday was my turn to enjoy a family graduation party. My cousin’s son whom I have never really gotten to know was … Continue reading
Posted in People, Weekly View
Tagged 50mm, cousin, falcons, family, football, graduate, graduation, high school, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D70, Photography, red, Sports
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View 130: Making Lemonade
One of my sister Linda’s favorite sayings was to make lemonade from lemons when Life knocks you down. This is what my team, Drew’s Crew, did last Friday night (and into Saturday morning) by fund raising for and attending the … Continue reading
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Tagged american cancer society, baldwinsville, cancer, event, family, fund raiser, luminary, new york, night photography, nikon D70, Photography, relay for life
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