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The stonework of Princeton's buildings is amazing. I am always so struck by the beautiful colors. The Ivy and other vines that cover the buildings only adds to the beauty.

Technical Details:
NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/200 second
F/2.8
ISO 200
65 mm

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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There was still plenty of Fall color to be found on the Princeton Campus. The gorgeous buildings make quite a backdrop.

Technical Details:

NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8

1/320 second

F/5.0
ISO 560
56 mm

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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On a recent photo assignment one of the things I was supposed to try to get were some shots of the "insane" squirrels that resided on the campus of Bucknell University. This task proved to be far easier said than done. The squirrels were everywhere this is true, but they would not even give me a chance at getting much more than a blurred shot or they would hide out in the darkest places chattering at me with no hope for me to get a decent exposure.

The squirrels on the Princeton campus however were almost TOO eager to get there picture taken. Hence this shot of this rather plump fellow who was so perfectly framed by this shrub. I didn't even need my telephoto lens. I shot this at 70mm and it is not cropped. I think it was a plot against me to drive me crazy!

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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Princeton University is pretty close to where I live. I think it has some of the most beautiful architecture that I have ever seen. The stonework is just amazing and the colors are beyond belief.

This is a very common sight here and on most college campuses. Like most college campuses the students rely on bicycles for transportation.

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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This is another shot from Breuer Hill. These dried flowers were just so pretty. They were a little tough to keep in the frame because the breeze was starting to get a little brisk.

As you can tell I shot nearly straight down at them. I would not usually do that but I liked the perspective here.

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News:

Anita Jesse (Through My Lens) has honored me by passing the Kreativ Blogger award to me. (Thank you Anita!)

According to the "rules" I am to list 6 things that make me happy...only six...hmmm...there are so many more! But here goes the short list:

1. My family
2. My kitty Missy
3. Photography
4. Christmas and all the trimmings!
5. Lighthouses
6. Anything to do with the beach and ocean

Now I have to list 6 other bloggers that inspire me...There are so many! I have been following some for so many years and it would be obvious for me to pass it on to them, and probably most of you will already know them and their work. I visit a couple of hundred photoblogs each week. Many of them are really well known, some are a little lesser known. I decided to pass this award on to maybe some that are slightly lesser known, but inspirational Photobloggers. (I wish I could name so many more!)

1. Russ Devan, My Corner of New Hanover
2. Betsy Barron, Daily Shots
3. Azhar Chougle, The Daily Sunrise
4. Rabbit, Spot the Pot (She makes her own ceramic pinhole cameras, fascinating work.)
5. Gaye Johnson Photography
6. Anita Bower

I visit so many very talented photobloggers that it is always so difficult for me to do these things. It always leaves me feeling guilty because I would love to honor all of them with an award.

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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This is another shot from Breuer Hill - built c. 1800 in Princeton's Battlefield-Stony Brook Settlement Historic District. I just love benches. I do spend more time photographing them than actually sitting on them.

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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My first post from my D700. (I am trying larger images here. I apologize to those with smaller screens. I may revert to the smaller size depending on feedback. Smaller versions will continue on my other site.)

This was shot at Breuer Hill - built c. 1800 in Princeton's Battlefield-Stony Brook Settlement Historic District. It is part of the gardens on the beautiful property.

It is quite different from the D200. It reacts very differently in terms of how it renders colors and meters exposure. It is much more accurate than the D200...hence I will have to take time getting used to it. My D200 tended to have flatter colors and tended toward underexposure. The D700 is the exact opposite. The colors are so vibrant and I am tending toward overexposing.

The menus are very familiar but they moved one or two things and I have had to hunt for them a little, but I suppose I will adjust.

The low light is way beyond what I imagined it would be. I really bought the camera for that very reason and it really performs beyond what I had hoped even at ISO 6400 I get AMAZING images. Here is a quick unedited example of ISO 6400 in low light. I did post this link a few days ago but wanted to show the example again. As you can see it is an extremely usable image.

There is very little in terms of post processing needed. Pretty much all I've done was RAW conversion in Lightroom. I have only used CS2 to resize images so far. I know that I probably don't even need to do that but I am used to doing it that way because I usually do curves adjustments but haven't needed to do any curves on these images. I tried doing some but tossed them because the original still looked better. Old habits die hard though.

Today is election day so for all those who can legally do it...

Don't forget to VOTE!

Pssssst...tomorrow is my youngest son's 16th Birthday!!! I can hardly believe it! Time just flew by!

Happy Birthday Jon!

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

Check out my other Photoblog portfolio/archives:
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In our continued search for colleges for Russell, we went to visit Princeton University on Thursday. It is the #1 University in the nation and it just so happens to be here in New Jersey, not terribly far from us with about a 50 minute drive. It has an impressive reputation and the campus is of course beautiful in the most classic sense with it's majestic architecture and Ivy covered halls. It is a University that is rich in history and has a long list of very distiguished Alumni. Being the #1 University in the nation means that it will also be extraordinarily difficult to get accepted. This is definitely one of Russell's "Reach" schools. Russell really liked it very much but I think that the intimidation factor has pushed it to #2 on his list with Lehigh still being #1.

After the information session and tour we took some time to walk around the campus. The campus was pretty quiet since classes don't resume until Monday. There were some students already moved in but this weekend will no doubt be the big one when the remaining students, both returning and new, get settled into there residences.

The students that were already there were doing various things and just seemed to be having fun in general. We stopped to watch this group of kids who had set up tightropes around these trees. It seemed almost like a metaphor for college life. Trying to strike a balance of social life and studies. They were really sweet kids and tried to coax me onto the tightrope. I politely declined. It did look like they were having fun though and they didn't seem to mind me taking their photos.

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