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View 220: Little Taughannock Falls

I have shown you plenty of photos of Taughannock Falls over the last year.  At 215 feet (65.5m), it is one of the tallest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River.  The gorge the falls created over centuries contains the creek … Continue reading

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View 213: George Eastman House

The 35,000-square-foot Colonial Revival house of George Eastman took three years to build and was completed in 1905 at a cost of $300,000.  The estate originally included a stable, garage, barn, five greenhouses, and many vegetable and flower gardens on eight … Continue reading

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View 201: Beebe Lake at Cornell University

Beebe Lake on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, was created back in 1828 to harness the hydro-power of Fall Creek. In 1898, the dam was raised another ten feet to bring the lake to the size it … Continue reading

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Journey into Imagination

Putting my Blue Hour skills to work, I set up my tripod at Journey into Imagination pavilion in Epcot. I waited for the magic time between sunset and the end of twilight. The long exposures it took to capture the … Continue reading

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View 200: Celebrating at Disney

Celebrate with me as I post my 200th weekly view.  Appropriate enough, it is a scene from Walt Disney World. For special park parties and some special events, they produce a special version of Wishes with perimeter fireworks which surround … Continue reading

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