Monday View - 22 October 2018 Edition

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I mentioned yesterday that Kim and I took a walk on the beach in Avalon, despite the cold and rather heavy winds. Considering we spent an entire Summer full of weekends at the shore we really didn't spend a lot of them actually at the beach. So next year we are going to make it a point to get there more often. After all it's only three miles away from camp. But our lack of visits to the sand wasn't why we went yesterday. Yesterday the sky was partly cloudy and that makes for some good shots over the ocean. And I got a lot of good stuff. Today though I am sharing something a little closer to the ground. There was a lot of seagulls and most of them were very young. If you have ever tried to photograph baby seagulls you probably know how difficult it is to get a good shot. They don't fly a lot but they sure are fast runners. And in the cold wind they seemed even faster. But I did get a few good frames and this is by far my favorite. I don't often name my photos but if I did I would call this one "Follow The Leader".

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View.

Sunday October 21, 2018

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Tuesday View - 19 June 2018 Edition

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It's getting a little late so today's view is going to be quick. This is one of the many seagulls I saw while out and about with my camera this past weekend at the shore.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View.

Monday June 18, 2018

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Sunday View - 17 June 2018 Edition

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Well it seems that this is getting out to you a little later than I wanted it to so let's get to it.

Kim and I finally had a sunny weekend at the shore! There was barely a cloud in the sky and the Sun was shining nice and bright. And it was a lot warmer too. In light of this nice weather situation I thought I would take a another trip to The South Cape May Meadows Reserve and see what it was like without gray rain clouds. It was awesome! I was able to re-do some of last weeks photos and of course compose some new ones. And for today's view I would like to share this new one with you.

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This guy was running back and forth along the water line as waves crashed in and flowed out. I guess he got tired of the water though because he finally flew off.

Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View.

Saturday June 16, 2018

Today's Link

I recently found an app that is supposed to help identify flowers simply by snapping a picture with a smart phone. I have tried it a couple times and it seems to be pretty good. It's free but of course there are ads within. I will be testing it more this week but if you would like to learn more about it or install it on your Android or Apple device Click Here.

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Friday View - 15 June 2018 Edition

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Today for a quick view I would like to share a snapshot from last Sunday's visit to the South Cape May Meadows Reserve in cape May New Jersey. This is a view of the ocean from the main trail. Up ahead you can see a dolphin watching tour boat.

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Here is Yesterday's View.

Thursday June 14, 2018

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Tuesday View - 22 May 2018 Edition

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Today's rather quick post is simply a shot of the Atlantic Ocean under last weekend's very cloudy skies. See how empty the beach is? Well as long as it isn't raining or unusually cold it sure won't be that way this weekend. It will be like the flip of a switch and there will be many, many people crowding this and many of the other South Jersey shore points

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It is apparent from this image that I should of cleaned my lens a little better. If you look close you can see water spots here and there. I cleaned some of them in Photoshop but didn't get too much into it.

Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Monday May 21, 2018

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Monday View - 21 May 2018 Edition

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Today's view is another shot from our brief visit to the beach on Saturday evening. We actually visited two beaches, Sea Isle City and Avalon. This is from Sea Isle City and is another one of those scenes that called to me. So here is a piece of wood before the tide covered it with water.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Sunday May 20, 2018

Today's Link

Ever visit a camera retirement home? Well you can if you Click Here. There is some interesting history here so if you like cameras and you like history you should really like this.

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Sunday View - 20 May 2018 Edition

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Kim and I are back from our weekend at the shore (down the shore for those in the Philadelphia region) and that means we are back to regular posts.

It was a rather rainy weekend but it did clear up today. We even saw some sun. Most of Saturday was a wash but toward the end of the day we were able to take a drive to the beach and have a look around. And it was a ghost town. Next week however, rain or shine, it will be packed. Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of Summer and people flood to the shore points to kick it off. We usually don't but since we have a seasonal camp site we will be right there with them.

For today's photo I am sharing this view from Avalon Beach. It's one of those scenes that just caught my eye. I had a few of those that I will show you this week.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Saturday May 19, 2018

Today's Link

Today's link is pretty cool. I visit it often and recommend it to those who enjoy history or at least old photos. There are many sites that offer old photos but this one is a bit different. It's hard to explain so I will just share the link and let you see for yourself. Be sure to click each photo to see it full size. But first Click Here to visit Shorpy.

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Wednesday View - 14 March 2018 Edition

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Having nothing in particular to share today I went through my archives and decided to show you a photo from our November trip to Virginia Beach. This was shot just before sunrise by the water of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Tuesday March 13, 2018

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Welcome To The Friday View

Today was a travel day my friends. Kim and I drove home from Virginia Beach and it sure is a pretty decent drive. Just under six hours. Now that we are settled back in I need to go through all of the frames I shot and figure out how I want to share the final cuts. And wow there sure is a lot to look over. It will take some time. But the good thing is I won't be short of material for quite a while. There is some good stuff coming your way.

Today's photo is one that I have overlooked. The ever important, obligatory seagull. A must for every trip to the shore. This one is from early in the week. But I have been snapping pics of them all week long and I have some pretty nice shots. And perhaps a video. But for now please take a look here.

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Yesterday's View... But first a quick personal take on it.

As many of you know a sunrises are my favorite photo subject. And I've shot more than my fair share to say the least. Some were very good and others were rather flat in my opinion. Then there is this one.

Yesterday I shot what I feel to be my very best sunrise ever. Perhaps one of my best photos ever. And believe me I am not bragging. In fact I am the first to criticize my work. I am actually quite hard on myself. But dare I say I am humbly proud of this one. That is something I will very rarely say out loud (or here in my blog). I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.

Thursday November 16, 2017

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Welcome To The Thursday View

Being away on vacation I have had a lot of time to get out and shoot. And I have taken advantage which is evidenced by the literally over one thousand frames I have to go over for post processing. This morning alone I shot over four hundred and the day has just begun (As I type this). 

The Sun finally decided to fully show itself today and I was right there to greet it. And now in lieu of a "Throwback Thursday" post I am sharing this awesome sunrise.

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Here is the EXIF data.

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Yesterday's View...

Wednesday November 15, 2017

And that's all for now. But I have lots (And I mean lots) more to share. It will take a while but I promise it will be worth it.

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Welcome To The Monday View

It's a rainy day here in Virginia Beach as I am typing this at about 10:00 am. But it's okay because the rest of the week is supposed to be pretty nice. Besides it's good to just hang out and relax for a day. We will probably take a short drive but that's about it.

Rain and full cloud coverage of course means no sunrise to speak of so I am going to share another early morning shot from yesterday. I really like the way it came out. I hope you like it too.

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What is it about the harsher side of nature that makes for good images?

Here is the EXIF data.

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Yesterday's View...

Sunday November 12, 2017

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I spent our first full day in Virginia Beach today. Fortunately the weather warmed up a bit and we were able to get out and about. But before that I was up nice and early and though I did not plan on it for today I headed out to the beach to view and of course shoot the sunrise. The skies were rather cloudy and the Sun wasn't visible for long but I was still able to grab some pretty decent shots. And now I am here to share one with you.

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Here is the EXIF data.

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Yesterday's View...

Saturday November 11, 2017

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Welcome To The Monday View

Today I am putting a little spin on the ball. You may have noticed that I am no longer including a "before" image with my daily posts. I did this to streamline my process a little and to be honest save a little time. Well today I am switching up and instead of a post processed image you will see the "straight out of camera" or "SOOC" image.

This was shot during the sunrise in Atlantic City a few weeks or so ago. At this point I was messing around and just experimenting a little. Looking back though I really like this one. I may (or may not) toss it through Photoshop to see what I can do with it but for now enjoy what my camera saw. The only editing I did was converting it from a Canon cr2 Raw Image to a file that is recognized by everyday web browsers. In this and in most cases that would be a PNG or Portable Network Image file.

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Is this the way it looked in person? Pretty much. The colors are a little off but not by much. And the lighting is perfectly correct. It could use some tweaking but for now this is it.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 22mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 125
- Center Weighted Average Metering

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Yesterday's View...

Sunday October 8, 2017

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I spent another weekend in Atlantic City. And last night was kind of a late one but somehow I managed to get up early enough to view a spectacular sunrise. I shot a lot of frames and there are a few good ones but overall I think they could have been better. Today I would like to share this one with you. Let's get up close and personal with the Earth's closest star.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 106mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

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Yesterday's View...

Saturday September 23, 2017

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Welcome To The "Throwback Thursday" View

Today we go back about two years. This is a shot of the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach Virginia as the sun began to set. I'm not certain but I believe I shot it with my old Samsung galaxy S6. But it could have been the S4. Either way it came out good.

You can find the original post here

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

Today's photo is a combination of three kinds of images that I have been posting a lot of recently. It is a snapshot (snapshot+ because there was some editing done), it is black and white and it is something I pulled from the archives. A trifecta of sorts.

This is a shot of the dilapidated portion of the Atlantic City New Jersey Boardwalk. And that bench you see has been there for I don't know how many years. And through all of the storms and high winds the ages have brought it that old bench is still sitting there almost defiantly. I wonder what will become of it when the new Boardwalk is constructed?

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Kind of a Film Noir look huh?

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Yesterday's View...

Tuesday July 25, 2017

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Welcome To The Thursday View

Today I am continuing with the Atlantic City bird theme. Now this isn't my best but it is the best I was able to grab of this particular scene. These two seagulls were creating quite the racket as they flew by overhead.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 61mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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Yesterday's View...

Wednesday June 21, 2017

Wednesday June 21, 2017

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

So far this week I have been mostly sharing birds I saw while on the beach in Atlantic City. Today though I would like to share a snapshot I made while observing some low lying fog. The tall building on the left is the now closed Revel Casino. And you can't see the top of it.

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Here is a wider shot.

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That sure is some fog huh?

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Yesterday's View...

Tuesday June 20, 2017

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Welcome To The Tuesday View

Today I would like to share another seagull photo from Saturday on the beach. But this time it really is "on the beach". This guy was wandering around looking for food.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 250mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F7.10
- Shutter Speed 1/1000 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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Yesterday's View...

Monday June 19, 2017

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