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Tag Archives: nikon D700
Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains
Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains near Catskill, New York. This waterfall is right off of Route 23A between Catskill and Hunter Mountain. There is a parking area nearby and you walk down to these falls along the road. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, brown, catskills, creek, flow, hurricane irene, kaaterskill falls, mountains, new york, nikon D700, park, rocks, stream, vr, water, waterfall, wild, wilderness
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View 197: Covered Bridges of Ulster County
This past weekend I visited the Catskills Mountains with a few goals in mind. One was to locate and photograph a couple of covered bridges. Covered bridges are remnants of a time past when horse and buggies needed safe ways … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, bridge, catskills, covered, damage, hurricane irene, mountains, new york, nikon D700, old, perrine's, tappan, ulster county, vr
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Adult Grease Pole Climb
Unlike the kid’s event I showed you yesterday, the Grease Pole Climb event is for adults and features a 30 foot (9 meters) tall pole. Like the kid’s event, the pole is covered in grease with two minutes to complete … Continue reading
Posted in People
Tagged 24-85mm, adult, climb, competition, fall festival, grease pole, jordan, new york, nikon D700
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Kid’s Greased Pole Cross Competition
For 65 years, the Jordan Fall Festival in Jordan, New York has flourished with a mix of old time charm, good food, family atmosphere and traditional competitions. Each year, people look forward to the Kid’s Greased Pole Cross. Picture two slanted … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, People
Tagged 24-85mm, autumn, blue sky, boys, competition, crisco, cross, fall festival, fun, girls, greased pole, jordan, kids, new york, nikon D700, shortening
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View 196: HydroBowl
I was very disappointed when earlier this year the Syracuse Hydrofest was cancelled due to high water levels on Onondaga Lake which I have enjoyed photographing the last two years. Lucky for me, a new inboard hydroplane race was being … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Weekly View
Tagged 80-400mm, apple aperture 3, autumn, finger lakes, geneva, hydrobowl, hydroplane, inboard, motorsports, new york, nikon D700, panning, photomatix pro, racing, roostertails, seneca lake, tone mapping, vintage, vr, water
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