Photos - Backyard fruit and flowers

Just out in the yard over the weekend .. We got our first crop of wild raspberries and they were delicious!  And the Rose of Sharon bushes are in full bloom.  Most shot with Nikon D7000 and 18-70mm lens with either a +4 or +10 Vivitar macro filter. Here are a few images .. Click on any image to enlarge. Use "X" to return to post.

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Space Shuttle Enterprise's new Pavilion at the Intrepid Museum

This week marked the end of a 9-month hiatus for the Space Shuttle Enterprise.  Hurricane Sandy toppled the original housing of the Pavilion in October, 2012.  Tuesday afternoon, I was granted admission to the Pavilion to photograph the new exhibits and the Shuttle itself.  Wednesday, I returned to capture the Opening Ceremonies.  Here are some of the images.  (Click on any image for a closer look).

 Exhibit cases are located throughout the Pavilion, directly under the Space Shuttle Enterprise which is mounted 10' from the floor.

 HDR rendition of the Russian Soyuz Space Capsule which was loaned to Intrepid by Greg Olsen, one of America's first space travelers.

Composite photo view  of the Space Shuttle from the observation deck.

 The "nose" of the Shuttle Enterprise.

 Representing Intrepid, Board Chair Bruce Mosler (left) and Intrepid President Marenoff-Zausner (right) accepting the proclamation of the Intrepid as a National Historic Site.

Its official!  The new Space Shuttle Pavilion is now open.

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More Nature by Nikon photos

As the four weeks of my current PPSOP class with Kathleen Clemons called "Fine Art Nature Photography", I'm picking up more and more beautiful techniques.  Although Kathleen's favorite subject matter is flowers and intimate landscapes, I hope to apply some of these techniques to my event work.  I always want to offer my clients something more than they can get from any other photographer.  This can come in the form of personal service, fast turnaround, and in this case, their familiar surroundings seen in a very different way.  For now, here are a few shots taken for class assignments.  Just one more week to go!  Happily, there are three more levels of this class.  I hope to take the next level later this summer.  (Click on any image to enlarge):

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