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Tag Archives: tokina 11-16mm
No Tripods, No Monopods, No Problems
The Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia and next door to Dulles International Airport does not allow the use of monopods or tripods due to safety issues. I figured I would have to rely on my Nikon D700 … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, aircraft, airport, atomic bomb, blackbird, boeing b-29, chantilly, dc", dulles, enola gay, enterprise, history, lockheed, magic arm, manfrotto, museum, nikon D700, smithsonian, space shuttle, sr-71, steven f. udvar-hazy center, super clamp, superfortress, tokina 11-16mm, uwa, virginia, vr, wide angle
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Washington, DC Favorites
Thought I would end this week with a few favorites from last week’s trip to Washington, DC. I will add shooting tips to the challenges I faced in hopes of helping other traveling photographers. I will start with the reason … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, 28-300mm, aperture 3, building, capitol, daughter, dc", dome, flowering, fountain, great hall, hdr, high key, japanese wisteria, library of congress, mammal, memorial, national mall, national zoo, nikon D700, orangutan, photomatix, primate, purple, rotunda, smithsonian, thomas jeffereson, tokina 11-16mm, tree, united states, us, vr, water, woman, world war 2
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Springtime in Washington
The unusually warm weather in March brought out the famous Washington, DC cherry blossoms much earlier than normal. I had hoped when I was visiting this week to be able to photograph them. Not to be deterred, I found lots … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 28-300mm, blue, building, capitol, dogwoods, flowering, hdr, nikon D700, photomatix, sky, statues, supreme court, the white house, tokina 11-16mm, united states, uwa, vr, wide angle
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View 222: Field Trip to a Soda Pop Plant
C’mon boys and girls, it is time to collect your permission slips, hop on the bus and take a class field trip. Today, we are going to visit a soda pop plant which makes among other flavors, Pepsi Cola. Put … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 50mm, bottler, cans, factory, filler, forklift, independent, machines, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D700, pallets, pepsi cola, syracuse, tokina 11-16mm
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Illuminations Imagination
Traditionally, Friday is the day photographers on the Internet post firework photos. Who am I to argue with tradition as I enjoy going through all the wonderful Abstract photos posted to this month’s assignment. I setup a tripod across from … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged 0.9, 3-stop, 8ND, epcot, fireworks, florida, illuminations, neutral density, nikon D700, orlando, reflection, smooth, tokina 11-16mm, walt disney world, water, waterfall
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