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Apr

Grand Central Terminal

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Grand Central Station, Grand Central Terminal, MTA, New York, NY, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, Photo, photo workshop, Photograph, Photography, spring, Station, Terminal, Train, Unique Photo, Vintage, Workshop

On behalf of Olympus & Unique Photo, I was privileged to do a presentation this past Friday evening at Unique’s store in Fairfield, NJ on the Grand Central Terminal and lead the photo tour, with an MTA guide, at the terminal on Saturday. This was an amazing experience. We were granted access to ares in the terminal I didn’t even know existed. At one point we were at the highest area in the structure that still allowed a view of the inside of the complex. There were many other vantage points that were amazing beyond belief. I had photographed here in June of 2012 (check out my earlier post from that event).

Rumor has it, that there will be another opportunity on May 30th to do this again. Keep an eye out on Unique Photo’s web site. This one sold out in 24 hours.

Apr

Biltmore Estate

By Frank T. Smith 2 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Asheville, Biltmore, Biltmore Estate, Estate, George Washington Vanderbilt, Landscape, NC, North Carolina, Olympus, OM-D E-M1, Photo, Photograph, Photography, spring, Vintage

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to be traveling close to Asheville, NC. So I took the opportunity to visit an amazing place, The Biltmore Estate. The main house and primary attraction was built between 1889 & 1895 by George Washington Vanderbilt. Back in the day it was the largest house in the USA at 178,926 square feet. As a photographer, the only disappointment was, they don’t allow any photography inside. But, there are plenty of images to be had outside and around the many grounds and gardens.

Jul

Grand Central Station

By Frank T. Smith 7 Comments

Categories: Photography
Tags: Architectural, architecture, Grand Central Station, Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY, Olympus, OM-D EM-5, Photo, Photograph, Photography, Railroad

Last month I photographed in the iconic Grand Central Terminal (aka Grand Central Station) in New York. I spent about 5 hours here and could have easialy spent another 5+ hours. This location screams for a fisheye lens. And as you can see, most of my images where produced with one.

A special thank you to Denise Ippolito who made all the arrangements for the day. Including a special tripod permit. A must for long exposures and any HDR work.