Tag Archives: white

View 313: Ice Bird

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Scott Thomas Photography

On a very un-winter like day, I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York and received free admission with my Zoo Photo Contest coupon. With temperatures reaching the mid-fifties, there was little to no snow to use for backgrounds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, beak, bird, black, contest, duck, feathers, feet, ice, male, new york, nikon D700, rosamond gifford, smew, syracuse, vr, water, webbed, white, zoo | 8 Comments

View 310: Animated Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is the newest value resort at Walt Disney World. The themeing of the resort is based on the Disney and Pixar animation from the late 1980’s to today. The theme is clearly represented in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, ariel, art of animation, blu-ray, cars, christmas, florida, guido, lobby, nikon D700, orlando, resort, simba, sketches, the lion king, the little mermaid, tree, vr, walt disney world, white | Leave a comment

Snow Geese in Flight

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly! — From Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, black, blue, boat launch, cayuga lake, chen caerulescens, clouds, flight, flying, new york, nikon D700, seneca falls, sky, snow geese, state park, vr, white, wings, wingtips | 12 Comments

View 271: Snow Birds

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

In upstate New York, many people refer to Snow Birds as the Canadian people who travel through the state in the Spring after spending the winter in Florida and other points south. There is another kind of snow bird who … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, cayuga lake, finger lakes, migration, new york, nikon D700, seneca falls, snow geese, spring, vr, water, white, wildlife, winter | 8 Comments

View 266: Great Fall in the Woods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

The name Taughannock comes from the Algonquian-speaking Lenni Lenape (Delaware) Indians, referring either to chief Taughannock or the word taghkanic (great fall in the woods) [Source Wikipedia]. I like the latter definition of Taughannock as you walk on a trail in the woods along a meandering creek to the … Continue reading →