January 10, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Happy Saturday everyone! It seems that it is another cold one for most of us. It's not snowing here but it is coming down in unusual places. Despite the cold I had to take our car in for it's 15,000 mile service this morning at 8 am. I like early appointments. I am usually in and out and have the rest of the day free.

While taking the car in I passed by a little spot from where I have been wanting to shoot some photos. It's right along the local freight train tracks. I didn't have my DSLR with me but I did get a few good shots with my phone. And today I share this one with you.

And after the car appointment Kim and I drove out to Lancaster County. It takes us about an hour to get there but I would like to share this time lapse video that gets us there in just three minutes!

Please be sure to view in full screen 1080P.

And that's it for today. Please stop by again real soon. I have some photos from today's trip I would like to show you.

Until next time... 

November 27, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

Happy Thanksgiving! This one is getting to you a little late in the day but I didn't get home until late. I spent the day with family and friends at my Sister's house and had a wonderful dinner with lot's of good conversation and good times. Thank You so much Elaine! 

For today's photo I would like to share this with you.

This is an orchid in Elaine's kitchen. I have always loved Orchids and this is a very pretty one.

And one more thing before I wrap this up for tonight. This is a time lapse video of our trip from home to north Jersey. A two hour trip condensed down to just over one minute.

And that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone had a great holiday.

Until next time...

November 22, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

What could be better than a nice balmy 45° November day at the shore? Nothing you say? That's what I thought so it was off to Atlantic City for Kim and Me today. Okay we didn't spend any real time on beach but we did at least see it. We walked along the boardwalk for a bit and did a little shopping but to tell the truth we were really there for dinner at Harrah's. Yep I was there for the crab legs!

For today's photo I would like to share a picture I made on the boardwalk. It's just a random shot.

 

I would also like to share a time lapse video of our trip. The is from home to Atlantic City with a pit stop for hot chocolate at a Dunkin Donuts in Deptford, New Jersey. Boy what a mess that was. Unbelievable traffic. And you may also notice two parking garages. The first one was open but the casino has shut down so we drove to the next one up the road and parked there.

Oh, and the crab legs...

Boy were they good!

Thanks for checking in and please come back soon.

Until next time...

November 7, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

It's "Retro" Friday again and today I am sharing another photo from the wonderful San Diego Zoo in California. Like last Friday it is another Koala but this time a couple years earlier. Today we travel back to March 3, 2003. The weather here at home was cold. Very cold. But San Diego was sunny and in the 70's. A perfect zoo day. 

Here is today's photo.

This was shot with my Fuji S602Z digital camera and post processed in Photoshop.

I would also like to share yet another sunrise time lapse. I think this is the best one yet.

Thanks for visiting and please stop back soon.

Until next time...

November 3, 2014 - Photo of The Day

Hi and thanks for stopping by!

The weather here is seasonal and the wind has finally calmed down. And after some low lying clouds this morning the sky is very clear now. I went out on our deck after work this afternoon and saw the moon was nice and bright in the sky. It was just begging for me to photograph it. And so I did and now I am sharing it with you.

The conditions were very, very friendly for shooting the sky this afternoon. No haze and no clouds. I shot this with my Canon Rebel T3 at 300mm and cropped and touched it up in Photoshop. Can you see the "man in the moon"?

On another note I would also like to share a couple more photos that I shot today at work. Yesterday I posted a group of pictures that I shot to test out my new camera phone. The Motorola Droid Turbo. Those were all shot outside in bright sunlight at Valley Forge and I was very pleased with the results. Today I wanted to take a couple more "test" shots to see how the camera did with indoor lighting. Here is what I got. Keep in mind that I did no post processing and this is right out of the camera.

21 Megapixels. No flash.

This is a shot of some renovations in one of the offices. There were no lights on and one window to the left of the frame. basically normal indoor lighting.

21 Megapixels. Flash Fired.

21 Megapixels. Flash Fired.

These were shot in our parts warehouse in total darkness. The only light is from the flash and one fixture at the end of the aisle. Right in front of me was completely dark. The flash range is pretty good.

I will be testing the video in the next day or two and will post it here. And speaking of video I did do a time lapse video this morning using the camera phone and Lapse It Pro for Android. Check it out.

This is 41 minutes condensed down to 28 seconds. I shot 1 frame every 6 seconds and rendered it at 14 frames per second. I also set it for vivid color.

And that about does it for today folks. Thank you so much for taking a little time out of your day to read my little blog. Please check back soon.

Until next time...

October 29, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

Today to continue with the "Sun" theme I am sharing one more photo from Jenkin's Arboretum on Sunday. Being cloudy and a little rainy today I figured we could use a little sunshine. So here you go.

And here is a time lapse video of today's sunrise. There wasn't a whole lot of sun but the colors are very nice. This is a span of about 41 minutes presented in just over one minute. I shot it with my Galaxy S4 using an app called "Lapse It Pro". Lapse It is great and worth a lot more than the $1.99 I spent for it. Here is their website if you would like to check it out.

Until next time...

October 11, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

The rain is finally over...I think. It seems that the weather people can't get it straight this weekend. Especially down the shore where Kim and I are.

We planned this trip as one last chance to visit Ocean City before most of it closes up for the season. This is also the weekend that the annual block party is taking place here. The rain kind of put a damper (pun intended) on the block party but it did stop in time for a fireworks show over the beach to cap off the night. I will post some pictures of the fireworks in a bit but for now I would lie to share a photo of the boardwalk from this evening.

Still a little wet but I think that makes for a nice picture. And at least it isn't windy anymore.

Before I call it a night I would also like to share a video with you. This is a time lapse of our trip to Ocean City yesterday afternoon. The drive took about an hour and a half but I was able to condense it down to just under two minutes. Please take a look.

 

This was shot using my Samsung Galaxy S4 with an app called Lapse It. The basic version is free and very limited but the Pro version is just $1.99. A bargain in my opinion.

Thanks for visiting and be sure to come back soon.

Until next time...