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Tag Archives: tree
View 252: Autumn Colour
Autumn was muted this year. The long, hot and dry summer really stressed the trees and the fall foliage showed it. Many trees which normally turn bright red this time of year went going directly to yellow or brown. There was … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, baldwinsville, flowers, leafs, leaves, maple, new york, nikon D700, red, staghorn sumac, tree, vr, yellow
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Northern Red Oak
The Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) has been called “one of the handsomest, cleanest, and stateliest trees in North America” by naturalist Joseph S. Illick, and it is widely considered a national treasure. The Red Oak is especially valued for … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, baldwinsville, color, fall foliage, leaf, leafs, leaves, new york, nikon D700, norther red oak, tree, vr
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Blue Super Moon
While I did not have much luck with the Super Moon earlier this month, I decided to create a blue hour version by using a long exposure to build up the sky’s blue color. A few days before the Super … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments, Nature
Tagged 28-300mm, baldwinsville, birds, blue hour, buildings, church, clouds, cormorants, first presbyterian, first united methodist, liverpool, moon, new york, night, nikon D700, steeple, super, tree, vr
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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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View 208: A Reverse Macro Christmas
Thought it would be fun to see a few favorite Christmas things around the house through a reversed 50mm f/1.8 lens using a macro reverse ring. This is not Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. This could be a moon of Jupiter. To … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 50mm, christmas, cookie, f/1.8, glass, macro, needles, nifty fifty, nikon D700, ornament, reverse, seashell, tree
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