Grazing Reindeer

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I will be the first to admit that the photograph of this grazing reindeer looks a lot like something straight out of a fairy tale book or some wildlife photography shot. And, I will not deny that this was the look I was going for. As stated, the scene looks like something out of a… Read more »

Golden Lion Tamarins

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Golden Lion Tamarins are one of the more active simians present at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, next to the Squirrel Monkeys. Being one of the New World Monkeys, it is lighter, faster and smaller than the Old World Primates which tend to be larger and heavier – apes and humans. It is this combination of… Read more »

Bench beneath a Tree

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This is the last of my Fall photos. The peak season has already come and gone and right now the trees are starting to loose their leaves. Winter is almost here as the temperatures continue to grow colder daily. However, I am going to take one last look back at the fall colors with a… Read more »

Awash with Color

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On the same Sunday I visited Chittenango Falls and captured my red leaf on a bench, I also saw some of the richest display of Fall colors from the various trees which grow along the valley walls of the falls. It was indeed awash with color – reds, greens, yellows, oranges, peaches. It wasn’t a… Read more »

Red Leaf on a Bench

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Determined to see some fall colors, I ventured out today to the closest high point I could find – Chittenango Falls in Chittenango, NY. I did not have to wait long to have my desire fulfilled. As soon as I arrived, I was greeted with a landscape filled with saturated oranges, yellows, and reds. the… Read more »

Fishing on the Dock of the Bay

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If the title sounds vaguely familiar, then you may have already started humming the familiar tune by Otis Redding i.e. “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.” If you haven’t heard it before, then I must be really getting old. But, I certainly recommend that you jump over to YouTube and grab a listen. “Fishing… Read more »

Monet Branches

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Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter, was one of the founding fathers of a style of painting which emphasized very thin brush strokes and accurate interpretation of light. It should seem only fitting that this concept of accurate representation of light should be reproducible with a camera. And, this is what I attempted to do in… Read more »

Forbidden Fruit

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The minute I saw the half eaten apple I immediately thought, Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Forbidden Fruit. Thankfully, I never got to the serpent part. But, for me, the scene spoke in metaphoric form. I love it when someone can conjure up ideas from once scene. So allow me to digress for a… Read more »

Rotting Apples

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A rather common scene from the Apple Orchard I visited on Sunday were rotting apples. They were scattered all over the ground beneath the trees. I didn’t have to walk far to find some. For this photo, I found four in a beautiful semicircular pattern on the ground which just led my eye through the… Read more »

Apple Nectar

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On Sunday, I accompanied some friends to an orchard for some apple picking. Being my first ever trip to do any sort of apple picking, I decided to carry my camera with me to capture the orchards being harvested by the visitors and to get some interesting shots of apples.It was particularly overcast and wet… Read more »