Welcome To The Sunday View

Today was a good shooting day my friends. I got a lot of good stuff and was generally "on". I even discovered a new place right around the corner. And I will be returning there real soon. Most of my shots today however were made at a familiar place which is also close to home.The Elmwood Park Zoo. And my photo of the day is a subject I've shared many times over. The ever majestic American Bald Eagle.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 106mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F14
- Shutter Speed 1/40 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday August 12, 2017

And that will do it for today. But be sure to come back soon because I have lots to show you.

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Today's photo is another shot I made during a recent trip to the Elwood Park Zoo. This time I share with you an American Bald Eagle.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 250mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F11
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Once again there was minimal cropping and I did some minor adjustments in Photoshop.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday February 21, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - November 30, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

While a good number of people were out shopping for bargains on Black Friday I tried to avoid the crowds by visiting our local zoo. Apparently a lot of other people had the same idea. It was packed! But that didn't stop me from getting some good shots. And if you have been reading my blog for any amount of time you probably know that the Bald Eagles are one of my favorite subjects.

Such majestic creatures! I would also like to share a video that I shared a week or so ago. It shows these guys in action.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday November 29, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - November 4, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

We visit the Elmwood Park Zoo quite often throughout the year. And the first thing we see when entering the zoo is the Eagle Exhibit. And I never get tired of it. There is something very majestic about these birds of prey. During our trip last week alone I shot at least 200 frames of the Eagles. Today I would like to share this one with you.

And how about a video of an eagle with a lot to say?

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday November 3, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - October 2, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well after a few busy days I was finally able to get out and shoot for a little while at our local zoo. The Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown Pennsylvania. It was a quick but very nice trip. The weather was perfect for walking around and most of the animals were active. And right at the entrance is what I think is the very best Bald Eagle exhibit around. Most zoos I have been have their Bald Eagles behind glass or some kind of mesh. But not Elmwood. It's wide open and an excellent place to photograph these majestic creatures. Naturally this is the subject of today's picture.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday October 1, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - October 22, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well it seems that the warm weather isn't quite ready to vacate for the Winter. We reached highs in the upper 70's today and boy was it nice. In fact it is about 7 PM as I write this and it is still 73° F out. And I had the day off from work! So what better to do than take a trip to our local zoo. I got there around noon and many of the animals were resting but I did manage to grab some nice shots. And you can see one of them right now.

I wonder what he's thinking about? Maybe he sees a meal?

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March 21, 2015 - Photo of The Day

The snow is gone and it feels like Spring again. Well at least there is no more snow falling. There is still a lot on the ground but it is melting. Hopefully in a few more days it will all be gone. 

With the weather change I though it would be nice to take a trip to the local zoo. And I was right! It was just warm enough to be outdoors for a long period of time but it was also wet enough that the zoo was not crowded at all. And above all most of the animals were active. I shot a lot of photos and it will take a while to go through all of them. But I did process a few and would like to share them with you. These are all photos of the American Bald Eagles that call the zoo home. Except for the first. The first shot is of another bird. A vulture in fact. You see the zoo had been inundated with vultures for a few years now. It's almost like they are an exhibit but no they just "live" there. And it does take it's toll. This first image is evidence of this toll. And it's not pretty.

As you can see the vulture is eating. It's eating one of the Koi that live in the pond in the Eagle exhibit. This one was not so fortunate and became someone's lunch. But I suppose it's just nature.

Okay enough of that. Here are the Bald Eagles.

This guy was a little noisy. I was going to do a video but as soon as I got my phone out he shut up. Oh well maybe next time.

Here are a few more shots.

And since I couldn't get the Eagle to "talk" on video here is a bird that was happy to speak his mind. Click the link below.


Chatty Owl <<< Click Here

And finally here is today's "Amaryllis Watch" photo. We are really getting close now.

And that's all for today. Be sure to check back real soon for more of our trip to the zoo.

Until next time...