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Along FDR Drive from Old Slip to Broad Street

I am still recovering from my experience in the hospital but by Tuesday I felt well enough to try walking as opposed to the painfully strained leg manoeuvre I had created to get me from the front door to the car. This week I grabbed my messenger bag, a Kati roll, and found a seat along FDR drive. Once I had dispatched my lunch, I pulled out my Manfrotto PIXI mini tripod, attached my Glif tripod mount, mounted my camera…

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Exploring Hopewell

I arrived on time. I've eaten and walked around Hopewell many times, so I assumed it would be easy to find the corner of Mercer and West Broad St. That's where the group had agreed to meet. I parked on East Broad and walked toward the western end of the street. I couldn't find the cross street, and neither could the residents seated at the Boro Bean enjoying a mid-morning coffee. Someone suggested I continue heading west. Mercer St. might…

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Duke Farms

Despite severe allergies and feeling tired from another photo event the previous day, I decided to join a group of photographers for a walk through the Duke Farms estate in Hillsborough. I popped one Zyrtec one Singulair, squeezed a mist of Nasonex in each nostril and drove the ten minutes to the estate. Once again, I met with Ed and Prasanna, our leader Loren, and a few other people from my last photo walk. The first stop along the path…

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Quaker Road Photo Walk

Last week during a lunchtime break from work, I walked along Quaker Road (West Windsor) with some friends from the office. We chatted about the upcoming PhotoPlus Expo in Manhattan and the latest cameras. It was an enjoyable walk, but I don't feel there was much to photograph on a Friday at midday in October along the canal. I chose to bring only my AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8. This limited my options, but I still got a good shot of…

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