Welcome To The "Throwback Thursday" View

Today we go back about two years. This is a shot of the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach Virginia as the sun began to set. I'm not certain but I believe I shot it with my old Samsung galaxy S6. But it could have been the S4. Either way it came out good.

You can find the original post here

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Welcome To The Monday View

This past weekend in Atlantic City turned out to be a really good one for photographing. None of it was planned either. Not even today's shot. But somehow things just fell into place and I was really "on". At least that's how it felt to me. I have some cool stuff to share. Some new stuff and some of my old favorites. And today I share with you this old favorite. The Sun.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 51mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F18
- Shutter Speed 1/250 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 250
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday August 27, 2017

And I have to go for now. But please make sure to check back soon. Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

Earlier in the week I posted a shot of the sunrise over Atlantic City and told you that I exercised a bit of "artistic license" when I darkened the scene to show off just how dramatic the sunrise was in person. I also told you that I would share a more accurate image later in the week. Well that's just what I am doing today. And you also get a nice wide view too.

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That bit of beach you can see is in Brigantine New Jersey just across the Inlet from Atlantic City.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 51mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F8
- Shutter Speed 1/200 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

A quick note. In the data above you will see that I was shooting in Shutter Priority. Shutter Priority is where you set the shutter speed for a particular situation such as shooting wildlife or perhaps a sporting event and would use a fast speed to capture the action. Sort of a freeze frame effect. However this is not usually done with landscape images such as this one. And I used Shutter Priority quite by accident because I failed to reset my camera settings from the day before when I was photographing birds and squirrels in our backyard. Fortunately though everything turned out fairly well. Though I would have like some slightly crisper sunrise photos. It was a lesson learned.

You can read more about Camera Priority settings here if you are so inclined.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday August 1, 2017

And that will do it for today my friends. Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I are back from Atlantic City and man do I have some cool stuff to share! And seeing as today was quite a long one I would like to get right to it. Sound good? Good!

This is this mornings sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean and Absecon Inlet located at the north end of Atlantic City and south (just) of Brigantine New Jersey.

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Okay, if you are wondering why this is so dark it is because I made it that way. The original that you will see below is a lot brighter. I simply used a bit of artistic license so I could convey just how dramatic the original scene was in person. I will be posting a more accurate version later this week.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 106mm
- Shutter Priority (This was a mistake but hey, it worked out)
- Aperture F18
- Shutter Speed  1/200 second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

And here is the "Before image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday July 29, 2017

That's all for today. But I have lots on the way.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome To The Saturday View

Hi folks! 

Kim and I are on another one of our mini trips to Atlantic City. So this is going to be an abbreviated post. 

For today's photo I would like to share the view from our suite. And it certainly is sweet!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - March 12, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

It has been a good day photographically my friends and I have lots of stuff to share with you. So to start out I figured there would be no better way than by showing you this morning's sunrise over the Atlantic. It was a bit cooler out there than it has been for most of the week but still very pleasant for the middle of March.

Pretty much the same place I shot my last set of sunrises a few weeks ago with just a little different perspective. And that tugboat showed up at the last minute.

And now for...

Yesterday's View...

Friday March 11, 2016

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March 29, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Well we're home from Ocean City and it's back to work tomorrow. I have a lot to show you but today I am going to share one photo from our trip. Okay well one photo and maybe a video or two. So let's get started. Here is this mornings morning sky. This was shot about five minutes after sunrise. I did get the sunrise but I am still working on the final version.

I may not have finished the sunrise photo yet but I did get a pretty good video. It's kind of long but you can always fast forward if you like. Check it out at the link below.


Morning Sun Over Ocean City, Maryland <<< Click Here


And here is a video I shot with my Midland XTC 280 Action Cam. I am glad it was in it's waterproof case...


Edge Of the Sea <<< Click Here


And finally the wait is over. We no longer have an "Amaryllis Watch" We have an Amaryllis!

And that's all for now. But I will be back real soon with a lot more. Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time...

March 28, 2015 - Photo of The Day

Kim and I are still in Ocean City, Maryland and though I wasn't convinced it would the sun finally arrived too. Of course it brought a lot of wind and cold weather with it. Some snow too. But even in all of this I managed to grab a lot of photos. And I got some really good one's too. Today I would like to share a few with you. So let's get right to it shall we?

These first two were shot right off the Ocean City Boardwalk.

I actually shot a similar photo of this jetty a few years back. It was good but I have been wanting to redo it for a while. I'm not 100 percent sure that I am satisfied with this but I have plenty of shots to work with. I may share an updated version later on.

This is a different and smaller jetty about 6 or 7 blocks away from the first one.

I grabbed this next shot after I happened to look up and saw that the sun was apparently muted in the clouds and atmosphere. Truthfully I do not know what causes this and will have to read up on it. What I do know is that when it does happen it is nice to have my camera ready.

Yes. That is the sun. Kind of looks like the moon doesn't it?

Now this last shot was made when we took a drive over to Assateague Island. I am actually quite amazed that it came out as good as it did. When I shot this it was very cold and windy. I am talking about 37° with 30 MPH winds. Not friendly for holding a camera still and even more difficult at a long zoom. This horse was about 50 yards away.

I am sure most of you know about the wild horses of Assateague but for those who don't you can check out this link. This is one of about 120 wild horses on the northern part of the island.

And before I go we have today's "Amaryllis Watch" photo. Now I am obviously not at home and could not shoot this myself. So for today I have a "guest photographer". Our son Terry sent me a picture he shot with his IPhone. Being that it was sent in a text and of course compressed it became slightly degraded but you will get the idea. It is really starting to bloom. I am sure that by tomorrow it will be fully open. Thanks for the assistance Terry!

And I have one more thing to show you. Here is a video of our drive through Assateague.


Assateague Drive <<< Click Here



And that is all for now folks. I thank you for stopping by and reading (and of course looking). Please be sure to come back real soon. I have a lot more to share.

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March 27, 2015 - Photo of The Day

Hello from beautiful Ocean City, Maryland. The beauty may be hiding behind some rain and clouds but I promise you it is there. I am hoping for some warmer, clearer weather because Kim and I are staying on the twelfth floor of an ocean front condo and I have a great vantage point for a potentially incredible sunrise photo or two. I guess we'll see. Anyhow I did get a few shots today and would like to share one with you. After we ate I tried a little nighttime photography and came up with this.

This is a thirty second exposure and it was almost pitch dark when I shot it.

And of course I shot a short video. This is from earlier in the day. Check it out at the link below.


Cloudy Oceanfront <<< Click here


And before we hit the road this morning I took a quick "Amaryllis Watch" photo. My Canon was packed already so I grabbed this with my camera phone.

Not my best work but you get the idea.

And that's all for now folks. I hope to have some really cool stuff for you real soon. Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time...