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Tag Archives: neutral density
View 190: Summer at the Glen
Watkins Glen, New York is famous for its auto racing heritage. In fact, NASCAR is racing there today as weather postponed yesterday’s attempt. Watkins Glen is also home to one of the most beautiful gorges in the southern tier of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, People
Tagged 28-300mm, bridges, filter, gorge, long exposure, neutral density, new york, nikon D700, stairs, state park, stone, stream, tourists, tripod, vr, walls, water, waterfalls, watkins glen
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View 184: Inner Harbor Fireworks
I started out my holiday weekend enjoying fireworks in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor. An area which used to be run down and useless. Over the last few years Syracuse has transformed it into a park area for concerts, festivals and, on … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, 4th of july, filters, fireworks, holiday, inner harbor, neutral density, new york, nikon D700, syracuse, vr
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Waterfalls and the Neutral Density Filter
Last year when I showed you how I used neutral density filters for fireworks and daytime subjects, I mentioned I could not wait to try them on waterfalls in the Spring. I took a trip down to Taughannock Falls State … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, creek, dolica, filter, geology, gorge, iphone 4, ithaca, long exposure, neutral density, new york, nikon D700, rocks, spring, state park, stream, taughannock falls, tripod, video, vr, water, waterfall, youtube
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Introducing the Neutral Density Filter
Last week I talked about how I photograph fireworks at Walt Disney World. This week I will use the same technique of a tripod, cable shutter release and setting the shutter speed to Bulb in Manual exposure mode. This allows … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, filter, fireworks, florida, long exposure, magic kingdom, neutral density, nikon D700, Photography, tripod, vr, walt disney world, wishes
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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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