Sunday View - 16 June 2024 Edition

Today we take a look at some more photos from my visit to the wonderful Jenkins Arboretum . A trip that I will be making more often.

I love shadows and this one is really cool.

I always notice fallen leaves and sometimes can't resist sharing them. Certain ones seem to really grab my attention. Notice the intricate detail build into each of them.

Scenery along the way.

I'm not sure about this one. When I shot it I told myself I had to share it. I just hope you can see what I see.

And here is another video. This is along one of the walking trails.

Until next time...

Saturday View - 15 June 2024 Edition

Hi there my friends. I know it's been a few days but I am finally back with a new post. Today I took a drive to Jenkins Arboretum. Though it's only 15 minutes away and on top of that free of charge I haven't been there in at least two years. I'll be going back again soon though because I forgot how nice it is. For today's view I would like to share some photos I made during my visit.

This isn't the best shot of a chipmunk but it's the best I could get. They are very quick.

When I saw this on one of the walking paths I instantly thought it looked like an acorn and had to share it.

These two are particular cool. There is a patch of Prickly Pear Cactus that bloom for one week a year. I just happened to visit at the right time.

I shot a few videos too and would like to share one of them with you. It is best viewed in 1080p or 4K.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 21, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Today I would like to share one more shot from our weekend trip to Jenkins Arboretum. This time I thought you would enjoy a bit of scenery. This was my view from the edge of the lake.

Yes, it is as quiet and peaceful as it looks. One can do a lot of relaxing there. Or photographing :)

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Wednesday July 20, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 19, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

When Kim and I were at Jenkins Arboretum the other day I saw lots of wildlife. But I saw a lot of plants and flowers too. Today I would like to share this one with you.

And how about another video? This is a few more minutes of my walk along one of the several paths that take you through the grounds.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Monday July 18, 2016

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October 10, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

It's Friday and that means another "retro" photo. Well, I use the term retro loosely because some of the pictures I will be sharing will not be all that old. Some will be but not all of them.

Today's photo is from last year at Jenkin's Arboretum in Devon, Pennsylvania. It is a closeup of a bee that I shot with my smart phone. A Samsung Galaxy S4. I had just purchased it and was trying it out. I must say I am impressed about how far camera phones have come. I don't think that can or will replace DSLR's any time soon but the quality is amazing.

Now there are countless reasons why a camera phone cannot replace a "regular" camera. The biggest one in my opinion is sensor size. The sensors on a cell phone camera are much smaller than that of a DSLR or even a dedicated point and shoot. Therefore they can't capture as much information and in turn cannot produce as large of an image. Sort of like how old 110 cameras were not as good as 35mm film cameras. And don't even get me started on Disc cameras :)

Before I go i would like to share one more photo with you. The sunrise today was so beautiful I could not resist. Take a look.

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A Summer Morning At Jenkins Arboretum

Hey there! It's been a few weeks or so since my last post so let's get right into it. Sound good? Okay then let's go! 

The weather has been cool here for a few days. Very unusual for August. I'm not complaining but I sure hope this isn't a sign of another cold Winter.

Anyhow, taking advantage of the cooler air and low humidity I got up and took a drive over to Jenkin's Arboretum. It made for a nice comfortable walk around the grounds. And to make things even better I was the only one there. Not another person in sight. Nice! This all added up to a great opportunity to photograph. Today I would like to share some of my work with you.

For today's trip I tried to concentrate on the small stuff. Instead of shooting everything from landscape to flowers to birds I just walked through the trails looking at the things I may have passed by any other day. I Don't know how well that went but here are the results. I hope you enjoy some of these.

Jenkin's Arboretum is one of my favorite local places to relax and photograph. It's beautiful and very peaceful. It's also free! They do however have optional memberships and I plan on joining to do my part in supporting such a wonderful place. If you are in the area I highly recommend you check it out. You won't be sorry. Click here for the website.

And since you are checking out other websites please take a look at my Flickr page and my 500px page. Here you will see the photos you see here plus many more. I hope you enjoy them.

Until next time...