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Tag Archives: history
View 152: Reflections of China
The three-tiered, circular Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in China’s pavilion at Walt Disney World is a one-half scale reproduction of its counterpart inside the Temple of Heaven complex near Beijing. Many of its architectural details, both inside and … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, china, circle-vision 360, epcot, exhibit, florida, history, lilly pads, nikon D700, orlando, Photography, reflection, teracotta warriors, tomb, vr, walt disney world, water, world showcase
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Spooky Location
Normally I post a photography tip or reference on Fridays. Today’s post calls for a different introduction. Location photography is something a bit different than your normal walk-a-bout. When I am going to do one, I scout out the location … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged cemetery, chapel, filter, haggerty, history, lion, masonry, new york, nikon D700, oakwood, old, polarizer, stone, syracuse, tokina 11-16mm
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View 136: Old White Church
While walking in between baseball fields last weekend I spotted the steeple of an old Methodist church in Fabius, New York. The current structure was built in 1860 and houses a nursery school today. Small towns and villages in rural … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 80-400mm, architecture, building, church, fabius, history, new york, nikon D700, old, Photography, religion, steeple, vr, white
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The Star Spangled Banner
The flag flown by the Privateer Lynx was the same 15 star-15 stripe U. S. Flag which was over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. In 1814, the flag was still there in the early morning after a major … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged 18-200mm vr, america, apple aperture 3, blue, cloudy, flag, history, mast, nikon D70, overcast, privateer lynx, red, rigging, ropes, sky, star spangled banner, tall ship, united states, war of 1812, white
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