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Tag Archives: wide angle
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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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 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
Posted in Nature, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, autumn, beebe lake, campus, colors, cornell university, dam, fall foliage, hdr, ithaca, nature trail, new york, nikon D700, reflection, tokina 11-16mm, trees, uwa, vr, water, waterfall, wide angle
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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
View 191: The Mighty Taughannock Falls
You might detect I am saying this with tongue firmly in cheek. The summer in upstate New York has been dry and hot. Water flow through the gorges around the Finger Lakes is very low. Even Taughannock Falls has very … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Weekly View
Tagged gorge, hdr, landscape, new york, nikon D700, photomatix, pool, rock, season, state park, summer, taughannock falls, tokina 11-16mm, tripod, uwa, wall, water, waterfall, wide angle
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