Saturday View - 22 April 2023 Edition

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Good day my friends. For today's view I would like to try another "update as I go" post. Meaning of course I am going to write part of the post now and update it throughout the day. I am still thinking about doing several small updates one day but not quite yet. I still need to think about how I would like to do that. So for now I would like to start the day with these shots I made in the back back section of the Cafe after work yesterday. As you will see I got down and up close and personal to bring you these dandelions and seeds. It was easy getting down but getting up is another story. The lengths I go to get the shot. It's now around 9:30am as I share these first photos.

Hey, I'm back. Okay I know you can't tell I was away from the computer for hours but I assure you I was. It is now 3:08 PM and I have a few shots from one of the Cafe feeders to show you. It was very busy and I saw a lot of cool birds including some bluejays and male cardinals.

It is now 4:36 PM and I am going to finish today's post with some shots from the front of the Cafe at the suet feeder. Suet is a favorite of our woodpeckers but as you can see the blackbirds will eat there too. Specifically this female red winged blackbird.

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Tuesday View - 28 April 2020 Edition

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I got a little more shooting in today. It was nice and warm and even sunny so I got to spend some time outside in the yard. And in my journeys around I came across today's view. This flower. And yes, it is a flower not a weed.

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Monday View - 6 May 2019 Edition

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After a rather rainy weekend we finally had some sun today. And much warmer temperatures too. After work I did a little weeding in our front garden and afterwards I grabbed my camera to snap some frames. The photo I'm sharing with you today may look familiar if you have been visiting my blog for a while except this time I'm giving you twice as much. I saw these two Dandelion puffs by our big tree and knew I had found today's subject. I didn't waste any time either because I wanted to get the shot before the wind dispersed the seeds.

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Monday View - 23 April 2018 Edition

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Dare I say Spring has arrived? It's really starting to warm up around here. At least during the day. The nights are still chilly but not as cold as they were just a week ago. And flowers are popping up everywhere. Even on our lawn.

Contrary to popular belief dandelions are flowers. Maybe not the most welcome of flowers but flowers none the less. And they are very plentiful this year. There is a sea of yellow on our front lawn but as I've said before I really don't mind. And besides when I mow they will be gone for a time. That's where today's view comes in. This is the only dandelion seed head I have seen so far but I'm sure it will do it's job and re-seed.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Sunday April 22, 2018

Sunday April 22, 2018

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For the past couple days I have been noticing something unusual in our front yard. Well unusual for October that is. Then today it got a little more unusual. And not for the good.

What we have is a handful of dandelions on our lawn. Not terribly out of place but being Autumn they really shouldn't be there. But what is bad is I saw a very young bee on the dandelion. What I am thinking is that the weather has confused mother nature and things are going awry. I am no expert but common sense would dictate that the bee will definitely not last through Winter. And that means less bees in the Spring and that means flowers and vegetables will be affected. Let's hope things straighten out.

So for today's photo I would like to share our Autumn oddity.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 212mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F10
- Shutter Speed 1/125 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 250
- Spot Metering

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday October 13 2017

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Today's photo can be filed under the title "SOOC". That means "Straight Out Of Camera". I have so much to share but for now I would like to show you something I found in our front yard and ask if any of you have seen anything like it. We have plenty of dandelions and of course the seed heads that form from them. But I have never seen one like this.

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I shot this with my phone so I will not be posting any technical info. I also did not do any adjustments. I just wonder if anyone else has seen one of these.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday April 21, 2017

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A few days ago I shared a dandelion from our front yard. We have lots of them. At least until I mow. But even so they return within a week. And that's actually okay with me. But they wouldn't return if it weren't for today's photo. Well not the photo but the photo subject. A dandelion seed head.

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I always enjoy shooting these. I love getting a closer look and am amazed at how something so small is actually very intricate.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 250mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F9
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Monday April 17, 2017

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Why are dandelions bad? They are weeds but so is grass in the strictest of senses. Okay I guess they do tend to overtake a lawn if left alone, but I have always found them a good photo subject. So before someone who shall not be named but lives here with me gets rid of them I would like to share this one with you.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 250mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F8
- Shutter Speed 1/60 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 320
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday April 13, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - April 22, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

When out shooting, no matter the subject of the day, I try to keep an eye out for the small stuff. Many times the small stuff turns out better than what I set out to shoot. Today's view is from last Sunday morning at Pawling's Farm and though it doesn't overshadow my other work of the day I still think it to be significant in it's own small way.

I have to admit there are technical aspects of this shot that I am not 100 % pleased with but I love the composition.

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Yesterday's View...

 Thursday April 21, 2016

And here is my Friday Frame Count:

My camera is now at 54,020 shots. That's an increase of 590 from last Friday. Believe it or not this was a slow week.

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Exploration Photography Daily View - May 10, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Daily View. Today we look at some dandelion seeds.

And I also have a video for you from our recent weekend camping trip. I call it "Two Minutes With Nature". You can see it at the link below.


Two Minutes With Nature <<< Click Here



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