Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky

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Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Cave, Cave entrance, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, National Park, photo, photography

We are now going to explore Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.  This is a gargantuan (largest) and longest amount of caves to explore in the United States.  There is well over 400 miles of explored caves and passages and there is much more to go they say.  They have many many day and night time tours down into the cave system and most are guided and narrated.  It is many hundreds of steps down into the cave system and the amazing thing is the temperature stays constant and relatively cool.  Its hard to photograph the caves and as you approach the cave system out in the forest you come across a very striking and erie cold air.  This cold chill in the air is felt long before you see the cave entrance.  Here they have stairs going down hundreds of feet into the cave leading you even deeper.

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Entrance to the Bath Farmer’s Market

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Architecture, Bath, Bath NY, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Central Park, Central square, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, Farmers Market, Fingerlakes, Flag, Flowers, photo, photography, Upstate NY

In downtown Bath, New York in the Fingerlakes region of Upstate NY, they have a wonderful central park or square. There is a large iron gate at the entrance to the park and it has signs, banners, lights and a classic clock.  A lovely central small town square with all the classic features. There was a nice Craft Fair and Farmers Market going on this morning and other days they have concerts and music on the square. I really liked the fountains, United States Flags, and flowers. I had to stand in the middle of the road and traffic to get this photo.

ISO 400, F/16, 1/500 sec, 17 mm Lens

Architectural Details in Saranac Lake, Adirondacks

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Adirondacks, ADK, Architecture, Canon, Classic House, Door, Entrance, Saranac Lake

Walking around the town of Saranac Lake in the Northern Adirondacks, we see all kinds and styles of cute houses and buildings.  Here is a formal entrance to a building that I liked.

Brick Pathway in Palmetto, Florida

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Architecture, Brick Pathway, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, Gateway, Palmetto, Pathway, photo, photography, riverfront

We are walking on the Riverfront of Palmetto right on the Manatee River where many large impressive houses reside.  This is the entrance and brick lined pathway with white fence to a fancy large house. It is inviting and fresh in the warm Florida sun.

ISO 320, F/11, 1/250 sec, 24 mm Lens

The Adirondack Museum Entrance

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Adirondack Museum, Adirondacks, ADK, ADKMuseum, Architecture, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, Fall, HDR, HDR Photography, High Dynamic Range, Museum, photo, photography

Here is a view of the front of the Adirondack Museum on the first day of Fall with a little color just starting to show.  The building is a beautiful timber frame like structure with wood shingle siding.

ISO 100, F/9, 1/250 sec, 28 mm Lens

The exit of the museum from the other side with flowers:

ISO 400, F/9.5, 1/250 sec, 24 mm Lens

Formal Entrance to the George Eastman House

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Architecture, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, George Eastman, George Eastman House, HDR, HDR Photography, High Dynamic Range, Museum, photo, photography, Rochester

As we leave the George Eastman House on East Avenue, Rochester, NY we pass by the very formal tall stone columned front entrance.  I would love to go up in the attic above this entrance and see out that little half round window.

ISO 100, F/9, 1/20 sec, 32 mm Lens

On this next shot, I took it straight on with no lens correction.  I would like to know if you prefer the view “uncorrected” or if the shot below that is “corrected” to look straighter is better.  I personally don’t mind the tilting building as your eye sees it leaning away slightly also.

ISO 100, F/9, 1/20 sec, 24 mm Lens

ISO 100, F/9, 1/20 sec, 24 mm Lens  

This latter view is correct almost and looks a bit more orthographic.

Doorways at SUNY Geneseo Campus

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Architecture, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Door, doorway, Entrance, EOS 24-105 L Lens, Fall, Geneseo, HDR, HDR Photography, High Dynamic Range, Hinges, Leaded Glass, photo, photography, SUNY, SUNY Geneseo

Walking around campus at SUNY (State University of NY) in Geneseo on a crisp Fall day, I was enjoying all the new architecture I had not seen before.  Here are a few of the doorways there where the warmth of wood of the doors invites you in the cold stone and brick building.

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ISO 100, F/9, 1/40 sec, 96 mm Lens

ISO 100, F/9, 1/30 sec, 50 mm Lens

 

 

Entrance to Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, Buffalo

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Architecture, Buffalo, Canon, Canon 5D Mark III, Cathedral, Church, Door, Entrance, EOS 17-40 mm L lens, HDR, HDR Photography, High Dynamic Range, Jazzersten, photo, photography, Saint Josephs, St Josephs

When on my walkabout downtown Buffalo this Spring, I was drawn to this huge Saint Josephs Cathedral by its beautiful architecture.  This building was built in the 1851-1855 originally and now has large buildings around it on several sides that partially hide it. The entrance is hard to photograph as you have to set up a tripod in the center of a busy street and taking 5-7 exposures for one HDR takes some time. Dodging traffic, and trying to time it between cars pulling up to the entrance blocking my view, here is the image.

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ISO 100, F/9, 1/40 sec, 21 mm Lens

ISO 100, F/9, 1/40 sec, 17 mm Lens