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Taken with a Nikon D7100 with 50mm 1.8 lens She's only 13 and already a great model.
Posted to Portraits about 2984 days ago, 0 comment(s)
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Needed my tripod as have some motion blur on the lit windows and the edges of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Originally built in 652 during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), it functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang.
First built to a height of 60 meters (197 feet) with five stories, it is now 64.5 meters (211.6 feet) high with an additional two stories. It was said that after that addition came the saying-'Saving a life exceeds building a seven-storied pagoda'. Externally it looks like a square cone, simple but grand and it is a masterpiece of Buddhist construction. Built of brick, its structure is very firm. Inside the pagoda, stairs twist up so that visitors can climb and overlook the panorama of the city from the arch-shaped doors on four sides of each storey. On the walls are engraved fine statues of Buddha by the renowned artist Yan Liben of the Tang Dynasty. Steles by noted calligraphers also grace the pagoda.
According to ancient stories of Buddhists, there were two branches, for one of which eating meat was not a taboo. One day, they couldn't find meat to buy. Upon seeing a group of big wild geese flying by, a monk said to himself: 'Today we have no meat. I hope the merciful Bodhisattva will give us some.' At that very moment, the leading wild goose broke its wings and fell to the ground. All the monks were startled and believed that Bodhisattva showed his spirit to order them to be more pious. They established a pagoda where the wild goose fell and stopped eating meat. Hence its name.
Posted to Historical Sites about 3111 days ago, 0 comment(s)
3rd and last in the series for now.
Posted to Just For Fun about 3142 days ago, 2 comment(s)
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Too cute to keep to myself. Just a great candid shot of a big brother kissing his little sister on the cheek. I couldn't ask for anything better than to just be there to catch it when it happened.
Posted to Black and White about 3257 days ago, 0 comment(s)
Shot with 2 Alien Bees B800 and 2 White Lightning UltraZap 800's. Two bare reflectors on the backdrop, exposure at +2, Photek diffuserkey light and white umbrella in front at neutral exposure. Remaining deets in Exif.

©Scott Smith Photography
Posted to Still Life about 3293 days ago, 1 comment(s)
This is one of my very first shots from when I decided to more actively pursue my photographic interests. I worked at Big Boy and the statute in our restaurant was my practice model.
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Lensbaby Sweet 50... she's a goofy furbaby at times :)
Posted to Pet Photography about 3373 days ago, 2 comment(s)
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After much anticipation, I finally got to see this lighthouse in person last June! I fell in love with the town of Grand Haven and even though the town caters to the tourists, there's still a lot of charm to behold. The lighthouse is a great example of that!
Posted to Lighthouses about 3381 days ago, 0 comment(s)
Android pic of my Grandson
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A different angle from which to view the foot bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Burnley, as though you were a snail!
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A whale shark swims about at the Georgia Aquarium. I should open this back up and clone out the reflections from the Exit signs showing in the lower third of the image.
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