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Tag Archives: fountain
View 241: Human Interest
As I was reviewing the photos I choose to share last week, I realized something was missing. Technically they were good. They were informative but did not include a lot of storytelling. Take the Westcott Building I posted on Friday. … Continue reading
Posted in People, Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, building, daughter, family, flash, florida, florida state university, fountain, friend, fsu, gateway arch, graduates, human interest, missouri, nikon D700, nikon SB-600, pod, st. louis, tallahassee, tram, vr, water, westcott
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Florida State University
The historic collegiate gothic building was built in 1910 and served as then Florida State College’s administration building by which it was known until 1936. In that year the building was renamed the James D. Westcott, Jr. Memorial Building by then university president Edward … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, bricks, building, doak campbell, florida, football, fountain, fsu, nikon D700, palm, red, seminole, stadium, state university, statue, tallahassee, trees, unconquered, vr, warrior, water, westcott
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Washington, DC Favorites
Thought I would end this week with a few favorites from last week’s trip to Washington, DC. I will add shooting tips to the challenges I faced in hopes of helping other traveling photographers. I will start with the reason … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, aperture 3, building, capitol, daughter, dc", dome, flowering, fountain, great hall, hdr, high key, japanese wisteria, library of congress, mammal, memorial, national mall, national zoo, nikon D700, orangutan, photomatix, primate, purple, rotunda, smithsonian, thomas jeffereson, tokina 11-16mm, tree, united states, us, vr, water, woman, world war 2
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Blue Hour on the Mall
Last week I discussed how I was going to re-shot a photo I took from the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC back in 2008. Turns out the fence was still there as the reflection pool is currently drained … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, blue hour, dc", district of columbia, fountain, lincoln, memorial, night, nikon D700, reflection, stars, tripod, vr, wall, water, world war 2
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Photo Bookmarking
Bookmarks for browsers is a wonderful concept. If you are like me you have hundreds of bookmarks in different categories and sub-categories. When I am out photographing, I come across many good opportunities at the wrong time. The lighting might … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 18-200mm vr, capital, dc", fountain, lincoln, long exposure, memorial, monument, night, nikon D70, pool, reflecting, reflection, trees, tripod, united states, water, world war 2, ww2, wwii
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