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Tag Archives: lens
Macro Photographer
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
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Hendricks Chapel
Hendricks Chapel, originally uploaded to flickr by Scott Thomas Photography. Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus in Syracuse, New York. This photo was taken in 2009 as I was walking to the Carrier Dome for a Syracuse University basketball … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged architecture, blue, building, campus, church, cold, flag, flickr, hendrick's chapel, ithacastock.com, lens, new york, sky, snow, syracuse, tokina 11-16mm, university, uwa, wide angle, windy, winter
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How to Use a Telephoto Lens to Stack a Photo
A camera lens which has a focal length over 100mm is considered a telephoto lens. This includes the popular zoom lenses which go over 100mm. Just like a telescope, the longer the focal length, the smaller angle of view is … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged christmas, cinderella castle, compression, florida, lens, magic kingdom, nikon D70, orlando, stacking, walt disney world, wreaths, zoom
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Outdoor Portraiture
Been seeing this topic come up on a few photography boards this week as the weather gets warm and sunny. People start to get outdoors with family and friends. The photographers bring their cameras ready to capture special moments and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 18-200mm vr, catchlights, character, divine, flash, florida, green, lens, nikon D70, orlando, outdoor, portrait, sb-600, speedlight, walt disney world
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View 99: November Pumpkins
Not all pumpkins end up as Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns. Some are left in the fields to rot and be plowed under like the ones pictured above and below. I didn’t expect to show you these on such a clear and sunny … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Weekly View
Tagged 11-16, baldwinsville, blue, decay, filter, gradient, lens, neutral density, new york, november, orange, Photography, pumpkins, rot, sky, tiffen, tokina, wide angle
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