Welcome To The Wednesday View

It's halfway through the work week and I am way more than halfway tired. I had a lot of yard work to do when I got home today. I don't mind though. I always feel like I've accomplished something when I am done.

For today's photo I would like to share this shot from our recent trip to the Cape May County Zoo. This guy is looking mighty ducky. Pun intended.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 128mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/40 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 250
- Center Weighted Average Metering

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday October 3, 2017

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome to The Friday View

On our way home from Atlantic City last weekend we made a stop at Smithville Village located in Galloway Township New Jersey. I've posted about Smithville before but just as a recap it is a village of quaint little shops and restaurants. You can read more about it here.

While there we saw lots of local wildlife. Mostly birds of course. And we were greeted by this guy.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 183mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F16
- Shutter Speed 1/400 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday June 22, 2017

And once again that will do it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 2, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Have you ever seen a duck smile? Me neither. That is until today. If this isn't a smile I don't know what is.

I shot this today when we visited Historic Smithville Village about 15 miles outside of Atlantic City.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday July 1, 2016

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April 27, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

I have been going over my photos from our trip this past weekend and have processed a few from the Lehigh Valley Zoo. Today I am sharing them with you. But there is a lot more and I will be showing them to you over the next few days. So please take a look and most of all enjoy.

This first shot was taken along the road that leads to the zoo. It was made from five different frames and merged in Adobe Bridge and touched up in Photoshop. What an amazing view.

And the rest of these are various residents of the zoo.

And that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and as always I welcome you to come back soon to see what I share next.

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April 18, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Wow! What perfect weather we had today. For the first time this year the temperature reached above the 80° F mark. The last I looked at our cars gauge it was 82° F. But the humidity seemed to be relatively low. Kim and I took a drive to Longwood Gardens. We had her Dad along and made reservations at Longwood's restaurant 1906 for lunch. It was the first time any of us had ever been there. It was a little pricey but I have to say that the food was excellent. Especially the mushroom soup. I would recommend 1906 but would also recommend making reservations. It is not that big and fills up pretty fast. In fact the cafe section was full and people had to wait outside of the building due to overcrowding. I guess this wonderful weather brought everyone out to enjoy the gardens. So anyhow you know that I shot the odd photo or two. And today I would like to share three of them with you. So let's get to it shall we?

Any trip to Longwood requires the obligatory photo of a flower. And I did shoot many today but am only sharing one with you for now. And here it is.

This pink rose and two buds caught my eye. This was shot in the Conservatory.

These next two show some of the wildlife that reside at Longwood. This first one is a lone duck swimming in the lake at the beginning of the Meadow Garden.

And this next photo shows one of my favorites. A squirrel of course. And this guy was not shy or skittish. He stayed right there while I snapped away with my camera.

Of course while strolling the gardens I had to grab a quick video. And what better place than the Italian Water Garden? Check it out at the link below.


Italian Water Garden at Longwood Gardens <<< Click Here


And before I go I have one more video for you. This is yet another morning at the "Aviary Cafe". I finally captured some footage of one of the Cardinals. He shows up about halfway through the video and you can check it out at the link below.


Aviary Cafe - April 18, 2015 <<< Click Here


And That's all for today folks. But I have a lot more to share and I hope to see you here at the blog again real soon. Thanks so much for stopping by.

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December 9, 2014 - Photo of The Day

Well as it turns out I never got to that second post yesterday. I just got caught up in other things. So today I have two photos for you. How's that sound?

Both pictures are from my visit to Norview farm yesterday. Here is the first one I like to call Duck Duck Goose. Though I guess it should really be called Goose Duck Duck.

And this one takes a closer look at our goose friend. He has an interesting personality and is quite vocal I might add.

And as an added bonus I am including a short one minute video so you can hear what he has to say :)

As always the video is best enjoyed at full screen and in HD.

So that's all for now folks. Thanks for reading and please check back real soon.

Until next time...