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Fair Time!

Tomorrow starts the 2010 edition of the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York.  I have been going to the Fair for most of my life and look forward to it every year.  Over the last couple of … Continue reading

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Men in Kilts

The Opening Ceremonies at the CNY Scottish Games featured the Massed Band where members of all the piping bands competing at the event come together and parade onto the band field. It was an amazing sight which gave me goose … Continue reading

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View 138: Throwing Stones, Tossing Cabers

I attended the Central New York Scottish Games over the weekend and enjoyed a beautiful Summer’s day learning about Scottish heritage and celebrating their traditions.  One of their traditions are the athletic competitions.  The Stone Throwing is very similar to … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Get Out of a Photographer’s Slump

Over the past year I have heard a few of my photographer friends say they had become uninspired.  In sports, they would say the photographer is in a slump. A slump is a period of poor or losing play by … Continue reading

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Not to Disappoint…An HDR Castle

Hope you were not expecting another castle. 🙂  I did a few HDR exposure sets while I was doing the summer shoot of Crouse College at Syracuse University last weekend.  These two came out particularly well.  The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 … Continue reading

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