{"id":12655,"date":"2023-07-29T10:52:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T14:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=12655"},"modified":"2023-07-29T10:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T14:53:59","slug":"good-photo-day-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2023\/07\/good-photo-day-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"Good photo day. Finally."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cedar Point is known as the &ldquo;Roller Coaster Capital of the World.&rdquo; It is one of the oldest and largest amusement parks in the United States. In addition to the roller coasters, the park has beautifully landscaped areas and stunning white beaches on Lake Erie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I regularly visit Cedar Point with my Nikon z7. This is the second year that I bought a season pass and with it my cache of park photos is growing. I use the photos in my latest painting series, &ldquo;Amusement Park.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/in-the-studio-oct-14-2012\/\" class=\"template-2\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>My last visit was a success. The weather was fine and I took over 500 photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2023\/07\/unforced-user-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"This visit salved my pride from the previous visit's disaster.\">This visit salved my pride from the previous visit&rsquo;s disaster.<\/a> I can summarize that visit by saying, &ldquo;Make sure that you take everything that you need with you&ndash;like memory cards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=560%2C374&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=260%2C173&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=160%2C107&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/in-the-studio-102812\/\" class=\"template-2\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">In the Studio&mdash;10\/28\/12<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this visit, I met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@paranormalobsession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Charles Nicole whose paranormal obsessions TikTok page has nearly 50k followers.\">Charles Nicole whose paranormal obsessions TikTok page has nearly 50k followers.<\/a> Charles concentrates on paranormal stories in Ohio. He saw me with my Nikon z7 and approached for camera advice. I concentrate on still photography so I doubt my camera recommendations were that useful to a videographer like Charles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=640%2C934\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=702%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=768%2C1120&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=560%2C817&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=260%2C379&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=160%2C233&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?resize=600%2C875&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cp-718b.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/hurricane-sandy\/\" class=\"template-2\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Hurricane Sandy<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Charles Nicole<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cedar Point is known as the &ldquo;Roller Coaster Capital of the World.&rdquo; It is one of the oldest and largest amusement parks in the United States. In addition to the roller coasters, the park has beautifully landscaped areas and stunning white beaches on Lake Erie. I regularly visit Cedar Point with my Nikon z7. 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