Tag Archives: fountain

View 241: Human Interest

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 16 Comments

Florida State University

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 2 Comments

Washington, DC Favorites

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 11 Comments

Blue Hour on the Mall

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 | 9 Comments

Photo Bookmarking

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →