Monthly Archives: May 2012

Memorial Day Parade 2012

The day was sunny and hot. The crowd was relaxed and having fun. The kids were waiting for their annual candy scramble. It could only be the Bethlehem (NY) Memorial Day Parade. I took my place at the Middle School … Continue reading

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Huguenot Street

Yesterday, we visited Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY. About one hour south of Albany, Huguenot Street is a collection of six stone homes built prior to 1720 by the Belgian and French colonizers of New Paltz. These Huguenots bought … Continue reading

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Night Shoot at the Empire State Plaza

On Friday, I joined with some 10 other members of the Capital District Photography Meet-up Group to photograph the Empire State Plaza and buildings at night. Officially known as the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza, the complex consists … Continue reading

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Pizza Man

This photo was taken inside a local pizza shop with the lovely pizza man statue providing the interesting foreground point of view. A bit of post-processing in LR and PS. I am learning that for good UWA photos you must … Continue reading

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UWA First Shot

Just got my Canon 10-22mm ultra wide angle lens for the Canon 40D. Whoo hoo! Could not wait to try it out so I went into (literally) one of my neighbor’s bushes to take this image at 10mm. Hope to … Continue reading

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Supermoon Composite

Not satisfied with just the supermoon photo, and disappointed that I did not seek out a suitable location for a photo with some good foreground element, I decided to create a composite. This one took the supermoon photo and combined … Continue reading

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Super Moon

The “super moon” of this evening appears 14% larger and 30% brighter than normal. I got this shot just about at its max at 8:30 pm. The super moon is the name given to the moon when it is full … Continue reading

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