Throwback Thursday View - 17 January 2019 Edition

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Today's throwback is from January 17, 2015 and was shot in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Funny thing is we were just out there last Saturday. And I'm glad we went when we did because the weather this weekend is questionable. Here is today's photo.

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

To compliment yesterday's snapshot I thought it would be nice to share another that gives you a wider shot of Herr's Mill. In other words It's getting late and this is gonna be quick! Seriously though this does go along well with the hitching posts. And I figured black and white would help present a nice vintage look.

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Yesterday's View...

Tuesday September 19, 2017

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Welcome To The Tuesday View

Today I would like to share a snapshot from our trip to Lancaster County a week or so go. Well it's actually a snapshot+ . The plus means I did some cropping and some very minimal adjustments.

I shot this at Herr's Mill which is actually located on the property of an RV campground not far off of US Route 30. I can only imagine how many horses have been hitched here over the years.

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Yesterday's View...

Monday September 18, 2017

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Welcome To The Monday View

Hi folks! 

Well the projects continue and to tell the truth I am beat. But like I said yesterday things are coming together and it's looking better and better around here. Pretty soon we'll be decorating for Halloween.

For today's photo I would like to share a snapshot I made while we were in Lancaster County on Saturday. This is a farm view as seen from Kitchen Kettle Village.

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Yesterday's View...

Sunday September 10, 2017

I know this was quick but I have to go for now. I'll be back real soon though. I hope you will be too.

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Welcome To The Saturday View

After all the rain last weekend brought us mother nature has done a complete 180 and has given us a wonderful day to spend outside. Kim and I took advantage of it and spent the day in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. We were all over the place and took in a lot of really nice scenery and naturally a grabbed a shot or two. All of them snapshots because I didn't bring my camera but I did get some good stuff. For today's photo I would like to share this one with you.

 

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Nothing particularly special. I just think the sign looks really cool.

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Yesterday's View...

Friday September 8, 2017

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Welcome To The Daily View

Today like most days lately was a busy one. But we did take time out to drive to Lancaster County with my Sister Kathy and Brother in law Joe for dinner. We have been doing this each January for the past few years to celebrate Kathy's and my birthday. On our drive out there today we hit some foggy weather and I thought what the heck? I'll shoot a picture or two. And of course I had to share one with you.


Remember, don't try this at home. I will say though that there was not much traffic. But still, don't try this at home.

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There's really no technical info to share since this was shot with my camera phone on auto.

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Yesterday's View...

Friday January 20, 2017

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As scenic as the back roads of Lancaster County can be the farms are what it's really known for. That's because there is just so many. And it makes for some really awesome produce in the warmer months. Kim and I always make sure to pick up some when we visit several times over the Summer each year.

So I suppose you can guess what today's photo is going to be huh? Here in beautiful black and white is what could pass for almost any farm in the county.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 73mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F18
- Shutter Speed 1/80 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Cropping and post processing was done in Photoshop using filters within the NIK Collection. I also emulated AGFA APX Pro 100 Speed Print Film.

Here is the "Before" image.

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Yesterday's View...

Saturday January 7, 2017

And there you have it. I've gotta go for now but I'll be back real soon. Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome To The Daily View

What is one to do on a snowy day? Take a 50 Mile drive I suppose. And that's exactly what Kim and I did today. But it wasn't so bad really. Though there has been on and off snow for the past couple of days we really haven't been affected that much. I think we got about an inch or so. There was enough snow however to make for some nice photos. And today I am sharing one that I shot along a lonely back road.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 18mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F18
- Shutter Speed 1/80 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 100
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Post processing was actually quite minimal. I had to correct the White Balance and the color but there was no cropping. I did use Color Efex Pro 2 from the NIK Collection from Google to bring out some detail hidden in the RAW image.

Here is the "Before" image.

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Yesterday's View...

Friday January 6, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 13, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Today I would like to go back about a week and share a shot from our overnight trip to Lancaster. Now first let me give the common sense disclaimer "don't try this at home, or in your car, especially while driving). Good! Now that's out of the way. Check out the photo.

A beautiful Lancaster sunset. Shot with my Samsung Galaxy S6 while doing about 50 MPH. I only wish that the window was a bit cleaner. I still like it though :)

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 4, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

For today's photo I am sharing another shot from yesterday morning. This is the view I had as I was capturing the sunrise outside of the hotel we spent the night at.

This was about 10 minutes before the sun broke the horizon. Not your normal hotel parking lot scenery huh?

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 3, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

I did a whole lot of eating this weekend folks. Today is my birthday and to help me celebrate Kim booked a room at the LaQuinta Inn in Lancaster County for Saturday night so I could take advantage of my free birthday meals at two different smorgasbords.

On Saturday we met up with my sister Kathy and my brother-in-law Joe at Miller's Smorgasbord for an early dinner. We don't see each other very often and it was nice to sit down and enjoy a pleasant meal together. After dinner Kathy and Joe had to head home but Kim and I headed to our hotel.

Sunday afternoon we did a little shopping and afterwards took a short drive to Hershey Farm Restaurant which by coincidence also has a smorgasbord :) But rewind back a few hours to just before 7:30 am. The grounds of the hotel border two farms and gave me a very nice view of the morning sun. And you know I was up and out there to capture it. And you also know that I am sharing it with you today :)

Not the most colorful sunrise I have seen but to me still very nice.

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April 11, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Today Kim and I took a drive to Lancaster County for an early dinner at Miller's Smorgasbord. Of course we made a few stops along the way. One of those stops was at a small local grocery store. While there I saw this.

Yep. Those are bees. Surrounded of course by many beeswax products and honey. Now that's something you won't see in your average supermarket.

And before I go I would like to share a quick video I shot while at the car wash today.


At The Car Wash  <<< Click Here.


Why did I shoot this? Why not?

And that will do it for now folks. I'll be back real soon with more. Thanks for stopping by.

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January 18, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Well another weekend is winding down and it's back to work tomorrow. That's okay though. At least I have a job to go to. I know that there a lot of people out there that are less fortunate than me. Anyway, I had some plans to go out today and shoot but mother nature had different ideas. Namely rain. A lot of rain. So I didn't go out like I wanted to and as a result I will be sharing one more photo from yesterday's trip to Lancaster. So here you go. This was shot with my camera phone on our way to Kitchen Kettle Village on one of the back roads.

I am also going to show you a one minute video I shot on our way home. It's nothing special really. I was just testing some settings on my phone. But here you go anyway.

So that's my rainy day post. Not what I wanted to share but not that bad I guess. Thanks so much for stopping by and please be sure to come back soon. 

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January 17, 2015 - Photo of The Day

For the second time in two weeks Kim and I drove out to Lancaster County and had lunch at Miller Smorgasbord. And three weeks ago we were in the area for lunch at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. That's a lot of driving! There is a good reason though. For three weeks we have been trying to get together with my Sister Kathy and her husband Joe to celebrate our birthdays. Her's is December 29 and mine is January 3. The first week the weather was just too bad for Kathy to drive all the way from Philadelphia and last week she had to work. Well as they say the third time is a charm because we finally got together today. And we had a wonderful time. There was lot's of food and lot's of talking with one another. I think we spent nearly two hours there. And naturally I had my camera with me so after we were done eating Kathy and I both shot some pictures of the farms that sit behind the restaurant. You can take a look at Kathy's here at her blog and here are a few of mine.

This is a panoramic made up of four separate photos.

These of course are a couple of farms.

Also, check out this quick 10 second video. Just your typical Saturday afternoon in Lancaster County traffic.

 

And that was our Saturday. It was a few weeks in the making but it was worth it. I would like to thank Kathy and Joe for making the trip and having lunch with Kim and me. We both had a very nice time. And now I am wrapping it up. I'll be back soon with more to share. Please be sure to visit again.

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