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Tag Archives: historic
The Big Oak of Thomasville, Georgia
The Big Oak of Thomasville, Georgia has some impressive statistics. It is over 330 years old with branches which spread out over 164 feet. The Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) is 68 feet tall with a trunk 26 feet in circumference. When … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged big oak, branches, georgia, historic, landmark, leaves, lens, live oak, nikon D7100, quercus virginiana, thomasville, tokina 11-16mm, tree, ultra wide angle, uwa
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View 279: Scenes of CNY
Photos from my travels around Central New York (CNY) the first two weeks of May. An historic building I have photographed before and is hard to ignore anytime I am walking around downtown Syracuse, New York. Visited the Northeast Alpaca … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, 50mm, alpaca, american, blue, building, downtown, fairgrounds, flag, great lakes, historic, Lake Ontario, new york, niagara mohawk, nifty fifty, nikon D700, oswego, rocks, sky, solvay, syracuse, vr, water, waves
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The Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad
Back in 1886, a group formed the Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad to service the mills on the Seneca River in the village. This bit of history of my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York fascinated me. I grew up hearing trains … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged baldwinsville, bridge, central, engine, historic, history, new york, old, seneca river, syracuse and baldwinsville railroad, water
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Art Deco at Its Finest
Syracuse, New York, boasts one of the best examples of the popular architecture design of the 1920’s and 30’s called Art Deco in the world. The building is registered by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Niagara … Continue reading
