{"id":9811,"date":"2021-09-06T12:07:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=9811"},"modified":"2021-09-06T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:09:10","slug":"my-visit-to-cedar-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2021\/09\/my-visit-to-cedar-point\/","title":{"rendered":"My visit to Cedar Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cedar Point<\/a>, a Disneyland-like park on Ohio’s Lake Erie, is only a half-hour trip from my house. I picked the perfect day for my visit last week The weather was fine and because it was a school day, the crowds were smaller than normal. Finding parking was easy and the line to get in was short. <\/p>\n

I have no interest in amusement park rides. I am here for the photo opportunities. I expect to take 1000+ photos during the half-day visit.<\/p>\n

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I armed my Nikon Z7 camera with a 24-200 zoom lens. I am happy with the choice.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>My Prison Studio<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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I took 875 photos and I am still going through them looking for photos I can use in my painting. I took an extra battery which became necessary before the day was over.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>The lady who gave up<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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