Tag Archives: flower

View 224: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, I watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite after supper. Cronkite would introduce stories and maps of this area half way around the world called Southeast Asia where the Vietnam War was … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly View | Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, bokeh, charity, dc", flower, hope, national mall, nikon D700, red, reflection, statue, three soldiers, vietnam veterans memorial, vr, wall, women | 7 Comments

A June Photo Hunt

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Here are my results of Karma’s June Photo Hunt. 1. A colorful bird. The bright orange bill and eye of an Oystercatcher in Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge near Atlantic City, New Jersey. Look, he’s standing on one leg. 2. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, People | Tagged 28-300mm, 80-400mm, bird, butterfly, cake, dad, father's day, flower, graduate, hot air balloon, nikon D700, nikon D7000, oystercatcher, peony, photo hunt, purple, vr, walt disney world | 8 Comments

Getting Close

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

There are many ways of getting close in photography. Over the last couple of weeks, I have tried to show you a few of the different ways. The above collage summarizes them. Starting from the upper left: 10x Close Up … Continue reading →

Posted in Assignments | Tagged 80-400mm, close up, collage, filter, flower, lens, macro, micro, new york, nikon, petal, reverse, rlm, rosamond gifford, syracuse, telephoto, tiger, vr, zoo | 18 Comments

Macro Photographer

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

This shows a member of the Syracuse Photographer Association at SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry in one of the Illick Hall Greenhouses getting ready to photograph a flower. Notice the use of a set of extension tubes before … Continue reading →

Posted in People | Tagged canon, close up, concentration, esf, extension tubes, flower, greenhouse, lens, macro, man, new york, person, photographer, smugmug, syracuse, tripod, zoom | 13 Comments

Assignment 12: Close Up Photography

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

This month’s assignment is Close Up Photography. Notice I did not use the word macro. Close up photography is anything from a ratio of 1:4 down to 1:1 (where Macro starts). I am looking for you to create Close Up … Continue reading →