Autumn Colors- Fall 2008

- all photos by Larry Hoyt - copyright 2008 Larry Hoyt

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More photos, capturing beautiful variations of color in this area's vegetation.

The wide-angle vistas were shot atop Westminster Hill, about one-half mile east of Syracuse University.

Even More of Meadowbrook

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Well, it is that time of year -- probably the prettiest time of the year for landscape photography here in beautiful Central New York.

Once again, I visited Meadowbrook Basin, right around the time of sunset, to capture more images of the changing light as it illuminated the changing colors of the leaves.

More of Meadowbrook

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I've said it before and I'll say it again - Meadowbrook Basin is one of the prettiest sites in Central New York, especially in autumn, especially on a beautifully sunny October day with temperatures around 70 degrees.

While I was shooting photos at Meadowbrook (on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 pm), around 60 geese gathered in the pond.

I don't know if something spooked them, or maybe it was just time to go, but all of a sudden, about 40 of them took off, flying away from me.

I could actually feel the air move from all the flapping of the wings from these good-sized birds.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of the gesse that I especially liked, but I did get a few others worth posting (above).

Meadowbrook Basin - Fall 2008

all photos by Larry Hoyt -- copyright 2008 Larry Hoyt

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Meadowbrook Basin is one of the loveliest places in Central New York, located on the east side of Syracuse. Above are a few photos I shot on Sunday, October 5, 2008.

I plan to return to shoot some more fall photos there in a few days.

Variations On A Model Prisoner

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On a model shoot a few weeks ago, we asked the models to pose up against a sort of chain-metal gargae window .

Visually, it reminded me of how things might appear in a cage or in prison.

The black-and-white versions of these slightly different images remind me of some kind of 1930's movie, set in Shanghai.

I like all four, but I think my fav is the closer shot in color.

Portraits

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all photos by Larry Hoyt - copyright 2008 - Larry Hoyt
from the top:

-- "River of Dreams" (Caity

-- Caity
-- Self-Portrait (Profile)
-- Amy (candid 1)
-- Amy (candid 2)
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I enjoy shooting a wide variety of subjects, but there's something special about portraits.

Let's "face" it -- people, with all our complexities and variations, are more interesting than just about anything else.

To capture something special about a person in a photo is a wonderful thing, both for current times and viewing, but also for the future.

Just as we today can be fascinated by images from the past, I'm sure future generations will appreciate the record of images being created today.

My Poster for Jazz Central

poster and original photograph by Larry Hoyt - copyright 2008 Larry Hoyt
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Every once in a while I get called upon to create a poster -- or, out of necessity, I find I need to design a poster for an event that I'm responsible for.

I think I am moderately good at designing posters, and every now and then I come up with something I think is pretty good.

Such is the case with this poster I designed for a silent auction and live jazz event at Jazz Central.
Whaddaya think?