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Letchworth State Park Photo Essay : William Pryor Letchworth gifted 1,000 acres to New York State in 1907. These acres represent some of the most picturesque in the US. Coined the "Grand Canyon of the East", todays Letchworth State Park features a deep gorge cut by the Genesee River, three waterfalls, and miles of hiking trails on 14,350 acres. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) back in the 1930's built stone walls, stairs and bridges giving people access to each of the Genesee River waterfalls and are still in use today. The original Glen Iris Inn, where Mr. Letchworth hosted US presidents and other influential dignitaries, is now a restaurant and popular inn for guests of the park. The park is about 35 miles south of Rochester, New York. I've added links for further research and travel planning. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Click the Buy button to order. Don't worry, you can just buy one unless, of course, you want more than one. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

Letchworth State Park Photo Essay

William Pryor Letchworth gifted 1,000 acres to New York State in 1907. ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2008 7:49am PST

Landmark Theatre Photo Essay : The Syracuse Photographers Association arranged to have the historic Landmark Theatre lobby opened on a quiet Sunday morning for its members to enjoy and photograph the splendor of a kind of architecture that has mostly disappeared from America. I hope you enjoy the photos I brought back. At the end will be a link to the photo album from my fellow SPA photographers so you can see other's vision of this magnificent place. I've added links for further research and information. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Use the Buy button found with each image's caption. Don't worry, you can buy just one unless, of course, you want more than one. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

Landmark Theatre Photo Essay

The Syracuse Photographers Association arranged to have the historic L ...

Updated: Jul 24, 2009 4:09pm PST

New York Waterfalls in HDR : I took a Waterfall Safari in the southern tier of New York State in October. The weather was not ideal and I thought a new processing technique I had learned recently would make the photos I took better. This technique is called High Dynamic Range, or HDR, photography. Using software, I took three photos of the same scene taken with different exposures and combined them to increase the range of light which can not be captured by today's digital cameras in one image. The Taughannock Falls and Robert H. Terman State Parks I visited are located near Ithaca, New York. They are about a 60 minute drive south of Syracuse and hold some of the most unique and beautiful post-glacial gorges and waterfalls in the world. Well maintained trails with stairs make hiking to grand vistas and waterfalls fairly easy and some are even handicap accessible (see park websites for further information). I've added links for further research and travel planning. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Use the links under the Buy button. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

New York Waterfalls in HDR

I took a Waterfall Safari in the southern tier of New York State in Oc ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 3:40am PST

Birds of Montezuma : The first weekend of April in 2010 was unseasonable warm and sunny. The weather prompted me to visit the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge three weeks earlier than I have the last two years. Turned out I was in between two major migration periods having missed the large flocks of Canada and Snow Geese of mid-March and before the shore birds arrival. I still had one of my most successful days photographing the birds who call the refuge home. In all, I photographed nine species in four hours of roving the wildlife drive, lookouts and trails. I've added links for further research and travel planning. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Use the drop down menu to Buy. Don't worry, you can just buy one unless, of course, you want more than one. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

Birds of Montezuma

The first weekend of April in 2010 was unseasonable warm and sunny. T ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2010 6:36pm PST

October Photographic : Additional photographs from the very photographic month of October 2008 I didn't have room for on my blog, Views Infinitum. I've added links for further research and travel planning. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Use the link next to buy:. Don't worry, you can just buy one unless, of course, you want more than one. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

October Photographic

Additional photographs from the very photographic month of October 200 ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2008 8:14pm PST

The Geese of Montezuma : In the last decade, Canadian Geese have gone from a symbol of nature to a nusiance species as they have learned to take advantage of Man's surburban lifestyle. I've seen park areas covered in their droppings and geese being feed from people's hands who then attack when the people stop feeding them. However, when seen in the environment from which they have evolved in, they are still a very beautiful and majestic bird. Especially in the Spring, as their plummage is very colorful and healthy. I recently spent some time in the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Click Here for More Information) near Seneca Falls, NY. I've added links for further research and travel planning. Oh, and the prints are for sale if you take a fancy to any of them. Use the link next to buy:. Don't worry, you can just buy one unless, of course, you want more than one. (Note: The copyright watermark will not show on the final print(s).) Comments are always welcomed and thank you for visiting!

The Geese of Montezuma

In the last decade, Canadian Geese have gone from a symbol of nature t ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2008 7:49am PST