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Alex Banakas

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First Tennessee Plaza

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/22, for 10.00sec First Tennessee Plaza First Tennessee Plaza is Knoxville, Tennessee’s tallest building. Construction for this building was completed in 1978 and is 27-stories tall. The building was originally known as the United American Plaza, but is now …

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In The Middle

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 100, f/22, for 1sec In The Middle While shooting the Tellico River a few months ago, I came across this tuft of growth in the middle of the river. It’s interesting how if the conditions are right, things will grow …

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Stacked Rocks

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/36, for 1/1sec A series of stacked rocks is formally known as a “cairn” and in my part of the world they are normally found on hiking trails. The reason for them on trails is to help mark the …

Knoxville Sunshpere

Knoxville Sunsphere

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 100, f/22, for 101.00sec Knoxville Sunsphere – World’s Fair Park This shot was taken a shutter speed of 101 seconds. Yes, one minute and 41 seconds. The reason for such a long shutter speed was due to the shot being …

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The Burwell Building

On this site in 1790’s, stood a two-story log structure that was used as classrooms for Blount College; pre-dating The University of Tennessee. The Burwell Building, the building that you see here, was built in 1907 and until 1912 was the tallest building in Knoxville. On October 1, 1928, “Knoxville’s …

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Drivers To Your Cars

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/4.2, for 1/250sec Drivers To Your Cars — Memorial Day weekend is a huge auto-racing weekend. This is a shot of my son getting the drivers to their cars, if you will, and lining them up, in prepreation for …

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A Nation Reveals Itself

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/22, for 1/15sec A Nation Reveals Itself — Not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers – President John F. Kennedy 1963

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day

This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/9, for 5.60sec Memorial Day in the United States is a day in which we remember the men and women of the US Armed Forces that have died during military service. Without the courage and strong wills of all …