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Tag Archives: sunrise
Beat the Crowds at Tourist Attractions
I recently read an excellent article on how to avoid crowds at popular tourist attractions. I have a little experience in this area with all my visits to Walt Disney World and other places in the world. My best advice … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged attraction, avoid, blue, building, capitol, dc", destination, golden hour, morning, nikon D700, shadow, sky, spring, sunrise, tokina 11-16mm, tourists, united states, us, uwa, washtington, wide angle
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Trick to Using a Graduated Neutral Density Filter
A Graduated Neutral Density Filter are not like the Neutral Density filters I have talked about in the past. Those cut the light into the entire lens opening. A graduated ND filter, is dark on one side and gradually goes … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, cokin, depth of field, graduated neutral denisty filter, horizon, kits, new york, nikon D700, oneida lake, preview button, steel pier, sun, sunrise, syracuse, vr, water
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Too Much Blue
Last weekend I attempted to get the Moon set the morning after I took the Gibbous Moon. Clouds came in which totally obscured the moon. As long as I was up, I waited for the morning light near an old … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, abandoned, apple aperture 3, baldwinsville, blue, clouds, green, hdr, high dynamic range, morning, new york, nikon D700, old, overcast, photo editing, safari, shutter, software, sunrise, tripod, white balance
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View 137: Summer Knowledge
Funny how you fall into a fun project. First, there was the impromptu winter photo I grabbed before a Syracuse University basketball game which was followed up by a planned spring HDR photo. Late Saturday night, I decided the summer … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged blue, brick, cement, crouse college, flowers, geraniums, grass, green, lampposts, light, morning, new york, Photography, red, season, sky, stairs, summer, sunrise, syracuse, syracuse university, tokina 11-16mm, tripod, ultra wide angle, uwa
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