Throwback Thursday View - 11 April 2019 Edition

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Today's throwback takes us back three years to April 11, 2016. The place is the Atlantic City Boardwalk and the weather was way different from today's. Though today wasn't exactly hot it was on the warmer side at around 65° F. In 2016 we saw snow and it was a bit chillier. You can Click Here to see my original post.

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Throwback Thursday View - 29 November 2018 Edition

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Today's throwback is from November 29, 2016 in Atlantic City New Jersey. Here is one of the few (maybe only) black and white sunrise that I have ever shot. It;s funny I came across this today because I was thinking of doing some more black and white work. Stay tuned! And be sure to Click Here to see my original post.

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Here is Yesterday's View.

Wednesday November 28, 2018

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Wednesday View - 11 July 2018 Edition

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On Saturday evening Kim and I went to see a fireworks show presented by the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. The Trop as it is known has fireworks every Saturday at 10 PM during the Summer. The show runs about 10 minutes and is preceded by a light show on the Boardwalk. Today's view is a shot I made as we enjoyed the show.

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I shot this with my Samsung Galaxy S8. I also have a video of a portion of the show that I may share in a future post.

Here is Yesterday's View.

Tuesday July 10, 2018

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Throwback Thursday View - 12 April 2018 Edition

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Today's throwback is from April 12, 2016. It's a snapshot made during a trip to Atlantic City New Jersey and is a good representation of the day's weather. Well actually I shot it a couple days earlier during the weekend but you get the idea.

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Here is Yesterday's View...

Wednesday April 11, 2018

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Throwback Thursday - 22 February 2018 Edition

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Today's throwback takes us to Atlantic City New Jersey on Monday February 22, 2016. The scene is made up of a couple of my favorite things. One, the Atlantic City waterfront along the Absecon Inlet and of course birds. In this case seagulls. This shot was the result of a little luck in being at the right place at the right time and being prepared. Looking back I also think I knew what I was going for in a photo because for a while we sat in the car watching seagulls taking off and others landing. And I love the challenge of trying to catch nature in motion.

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Here is Yesterday's View...

Wednesday February 21, 2018

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Welcome To The Friday View

For today's view I am sharing a couple more cars from last weekend's car show in Atlantic City. And these are two of my favorites. The first is a 1970 (What a great year!) Plymouth Roadrunner "Superbird". It always sticks out in a crowd. And what a bargain at a mere $169,000.00 .

And here is a slightly modified version of the 1973 edition of my all time favorite. The Plymouth Barracuda. Known simply as the 'Cuda in this body style. This one was probably originally a 340 Cubic Inch version but the owner has installed a modern 5.7 liter Hemi V8.

   
Here is Yesterday's View...

Thursday February 15, 2018

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

Today I am taking a break from the cars and sharing a snapshot+ I made on Saturday night. This is a black and white view from our suite of the dreary weather that was around pretty much most of the weekend.

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At least it was warm.

Here is one of yesterday's photos. Please click the link below image for Yesterday's View...

Tuesday February 13, 2018

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Welcome To The Tuesday View

Today I am sharing some more cars from the car show Kim and I attended while in Atlantic City over the weekend. These are just a few that caught my eye.

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And here is one from yesterday. Click the link below the photo to see Yesterday's View...

Monday February 12, 2018

I would also like to share a quick video. This car was first in line for the auction and may be my favorite at the show. Be sure to turn up your volume.

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Welcome To The Monday View

Today I am sharing a handful of the many photos I shot yesterday at The Atlantic City Auction & Car Show at the Atlantic City Convention Center. This was our first time visiting the Convention Center and like most things in AC everything went pretty much hassle free. Parking was plentiful and traveling within the very modern building was quick and easy. I was very impressed.

Here are a few of the many cars we saw.

Batman

The Monkees

The Munsters

The Beverly Hill Billies

My Mother The Car

This is pretty much the "Theme Cars". At least the cool ones (in my opinion at least). But in addition to these was a virtual boat load of classics. And I'll be sharing some of them too.

Here is Yesterday's View...

Sunday February 11, 2018

Sunday February 11, 2018

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I are home from our quick overnight trip. We were in Atlantic City New Jersey. It was a nice getaway and we had a good time. But the weather could have certainly been better. We got rain, rain and then more rain. And talk about fog?! 

I have a lot to share with you but for now I would like to share two snapshots that will sum up how quickly mother nature shifted gears on us. The first is from yesterday afternoon upon our arrival to our suite and the second is from this morning. The two are not identical but are of the same general view.

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A total 180° huh? Of course the reason is due to the warm air that rolled in with the rain. It topped out at about 62° F (around 17° C) in Atlantic City. In fact it's warm here at home right now. I even have some of the windows open to air out the house a little.

Here is Yesterday's View...

Saturday February 10, 2018

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Welcome To The Monday View

Today I am putting a little spin on the ball. You may have noticed that I am no longer including a "before" image with my daily posts. I did this to streamline my process a little and to be honest save a little time. Well today I am switching up and instead of a post processed image you will see the "straight out of camera" or "SOOC" image.

This was shot during the sunrise in Atlantic City a few weeks or so ago. At this point I was messing around and just experimenting a little. Looking back though I really like this one. I may (or may not) toss it through Photoshop to see what I can do with it but for now enjoy what my camera saw. The only editing I did was converting it from a Canon cr2 Raw Image to a file that is recognized by everyday web browsers. In this and in most cases that would be a PNG or Portable Network Image file.

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Is this the way it looked in person? Pretty much. The colors are a little off but not by much. And the lighting is perfectly correct. It could use some tweaking but for now this is it.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 22mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 125
- Center Weighted Average Metering

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday October 8, 2017

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

It's Wednesday, the middle of the week and it's a snapshot kind of day. I am typing this at just past 10 PM and it's gonna be quick. For today's photo I would like to share Atlantic City's answer to The London Eye. This is the Steel Pier Observation Wheel.

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It may or may not be as tall as London's but it sure is a lot taller than it looks here. And it is yet another example of the improvements being made in AC. I think opening day is in mid October and when it does open we'll be there early on to take a ride.

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Welcome To The Monday View

A trip to the shore wouldn't be complete without at least one shot of a seagull. But when we actually spent time sitting on the beach on Saturday I left my camera in the truck. I really don't like keeping it with me when we actually spend time in the sand because the elements tend to dirty it up. Now if I happen to be out strictly shooting it's another thing. So to make a long story short I didn't get any good shots that day. I did however spot this guy while we were eating breakfast on Sunday morning. The thin wire you see is the protective barrier the restaurant puts up so birds don't go after people's food.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 128mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F16
- Shutter Speed 1/200 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday September 24, 2017

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I spent another weekend in Atlantic City. And last night was kind of a late one but somehow I managed to get up early enough to view a spectacular sunrise. I shot a lot of frames and there are a few good ones but overall I think they could have been better. Today I would like to share this one with you. Let's get up close and personal with the Earth's closest star.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 106mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday September 23, 2017

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

While shooting flowers and butterflies the other day I also got the chance to photograph nature on a bit smaller level. Sharing yet another pic from Gardener's Basin in Atlantic City here is what I believe to be some kind of Box Elder Bug. Up close and personal.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 155mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/2000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday August 29, 2017

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Welcome To The Tuesday View

Today's photo was shot outside of the Atlantic City Aquarium. It was early on Sunday Morning and of course the aquarium wasn't open yet but it is close to our favorite AC breakfast spot, The Gilchrist Restaurant. Best pancakes EVER. But that's another subject. Anyway, the grounds around the aquarium are very nicely landscaped and maintained well too. On a good sunny morning the opportunity to make good images is almost unlimited. And Sunday was one of those perfect mornings. It was when I made the butterfly photo a few days ago and it's where I shot today's photo. This beautiful flower.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 128mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/800 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Monday August 28, 2017

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