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View 381: New York State Fair 2016

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Scott Thomas Photography

The 2016 New York State Fair looks a lot different after under going $50 million dollars of upgrades, demolition of the Grandstand and removal of the 1 Mile dirt race track. This opened up new areas for more vendors and an … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly View | Tagged 16-35mm, 4-h, blur, buildings, cook, food, girls, living, long exposure, man, mannequin, motion, new york, New York State Fair, night photography, nikon D750, nysf, sand, sculpture, syracuse, tripod, vr, youth | 1 Comment

View 378: Castaway Magic

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Scott Thomas Photography

On my last adventure, it was very cold and wintery. On this one, the weather was not ideal for the location but much warmer and tropical. My wife and I took a three-night Caribbean cruise on Disney Cruise Line’s Disney … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly View | Tagged 16-35mm, caribbean, castaway cay, clouds, disney cruise line, disney magic, hdr, high dynamic range, island, lens, nikon D750, photomatix pro, sand, ship, ultra wide angle, vacation, vegetation, water | 6 Comments

View 338: HDR Beach

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Scott Thomas Photography

When High Dynamic Range (HDR) images first came on the scene, many people thought they looked unreal though beautiful. For years, HDR photographers and software companies worked to make the images look realistic with much success. When I went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly View | Tagged 24-120mm, beach, clouds, creative, dusk, hdr, horizon, Lake Ontario, log, long exposures, new york, nikon D700, photomatix, rocks, sand, summer, tripod, vr, water | 1 Comment

View 294: Fisheye Fun at the Great New York State Fair

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

You may recall I borrowed a fisheye lens during the Calder Cup playoffs back in June. I had a lot of fun and found many uses for it. So much so my wife gave me a Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly View | Tagged antlers, bandaloni, building, butter, center of progress, dairy, dec, deer, fisheye, grange, history, log cabin, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D700, performer, sand, sculpture, sigma 15mm, syracuse, trophy | 5 Comments

Assignment 26 Recap

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

I really enjoyed the posts on this assignment about Summertime. Where I live, Summer is a three month event with Spring as its lead in and Autumn a colorful ending. In between, people get out and enjoy the summer no … Continue reading →