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Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/23/2005 05:49:33 PM · #1

Hello all...

I will be spending next week in the tiny town of Dendron, Virginia, population maybe 201 when I'm in town. I won't have an update button to keep me occupied so I was hoping you all might be able to provide some locations to check out. I have 4 days of out and about shooting time. So far I have decided:

1 day of swamps - blackwater, dismal, any other I can find
1 day of plantations and Williamsburg

Anyone have any alternate ideas? Dendron is about 1 hour from Richmond, 1 hour from Virginia Beach, and 1/2 hour from Williamsburg.

All suggestions appreciated!

dahkota

Skip

Canon EOS-1D X

03/23/2005 06:08:53 PM · #2

smithfield has got a great americana-styled main street, as well as an incredible collection of victorian architecture. great place to spend a morning or afternoon.

when are you going to be around?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/23/2005 06:29:10 PM · #3

Originally posted by skiprow:

smithfield has got a great americana-styled main street, as well as an incredible collection of victorian architecture. great place to spend a morning or afternoon.

when are you going to be around?

Hung out a lot in Smithfield - love the antique shops. There are 2 houses there I would give my right arm for - I have a tripod!

I'll be there Monday through Friday next week. Thought about the seminar in Richmond but I tend to sleep in class. Up for meeting up otherwise. Never been to Richmond other than on 95...

dahkota

LindaLee

Canon EOS-40D

03/23/2005 06:35:55 PM · #4

I agree with skip about Smithfield. Great area.

I assume you'll take the ferry at Surry, there's always some shots there. While in Williamsburg don't forget William and Mary, there might be something going on there.

If you're up to it, the area has some of the most incredible sunrise photo ops when you're by the water in the early morning. I worked the nightshift in Surry for months, and saw some of the most breathtaking sunrises on my way home in the mornings.

There's also plenty of opportunities for architectural stuff in the area, especially churches in the Portsmouth/Chesapeake area.

*edit:
Oh yeah, I signed up for the PS seminar in Richmond - I've been wanting to go for the longest time.

Message edited by author 2005-03-23 18:37:01.

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

03/23/2005 07:28:59 PM · #5

Thanks for the suggestions!

I definitely will look around Portsmouth for Churches, maybe hit the boat yard in Norfolk.

If you all know of anything in Richmond, let me know. My other thought is the Danville direction but I have no idea what is there.

Thanks again, both of you, for the suggestions!

d

coolhar

03/23/2005 09:00:34 PM · #6

Start your return trip a day early, come up via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and spend some time shooting at Chincoteague. Crisfield, Oxford and St. Michaels are photogenic towns on the eastern shore of the bay.

Message edited by author 2005-03-23 21:01:16.