Welcome To the Daily View

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

That's all for now folks. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - August 6, 2015

Hi my friends and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View! Well tomorrow is Friday and the weekend is almost upon us. Is it just me or does time seem to be traveling at hyper speed? Not to mention this Summer season.

Today I would like to share a photo I made a few days ago at the Cafe. It was standing room only that day!

You should see the lower level dining area. But I'll save that for a future post.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back real soon with more.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - June 1, 2015

Hi folks and welcome to June! And what a wet welcome it is huh? At least around here. But forget about the weather and check out today's Daily view.

Kim spotted this while we were in our pool yesterday. I think it's a Robin's nest because there is one that hovers around this area and I saw it on the nest at one point. I don't know if there are any eggs in it and I don't want to disturb it to find out.

And now back to the rain! I shot a few videos that I would like to share with you. Check them out at the links below.


Rainy Birdbath <<< Click here

Rainy Day Cafe <<< Click Here


Thanks for stopping by.

Until Next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - May 30, 2015

Hi and welcome to an earlier posting of the exploration Photography Daily View. I'm getting this to you now because we are doing a lot of running around and I don't want to miss my Midnight deadline. So without further ado...

A couple of birds taking advantage of my cafe addition. And speaking of additions keep watching this spot. I have more coming real soon.

And before I go I have a short 1 minute video I would like to share with you. Check it out at the link below.


Saturday Morning Squirrels <<< Click Here


Thanks for stopping by my friends!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - May 29, 2015

Hi there! Welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View. Today I share with you another shot from yesterday at the Avian Cafe.

One lone diner. But he wasn't alone for long. Oh we pack em' in here at the cafe. To the tune of about 40lbs of seed every week and a half. Not to mention peanuts. I am so thankful for Costco!

Thanks for stopping by folks! I hope to see you again at the blog.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Has Gone A bit Squirrley.

Hi all! How was your weekend? It's Sunday and that means that in addition to my Daily View I also have a "fuller' post for you. And today it is full of squirrels! Well actually it's full of photos of squirrels. Six photos to be precise. These were shot over a couple of days this past week. So grab some peanuts and have a look.

A few weeks ago we had two squirrels that would come around and eat at the 'cafe". Then I started putting out peanuts and it turned into three and now four that show up almost daily. It's a good thing I found a good price on them huh? And it's getting to the point that a couple of them will come up close to me. In a few weeks I'm sure they will come right up to me.

I also have a video for your viewing enjoyment. And it features none other than the world famous "Avian (and squirrel) cafe". Well famous in my world at least. And you can see it at the link below.


Sunday Morning Cafe <<< Click Here


And that will do it for now my friends. As always I thank you for stopping by and I sure hope to see you again soon at the blog.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - May 17, 2015

Hello and welcome to the Daily View. We recently purchased a new bird feeder and now I am just waiting for the birds to start using it. And of course shoot a photo or two. Here is one that I got this morning.

Kind of looks like he is saying "What are you looking at?" or "Nothing to see here!". Now I just hope it catches the eye of some of the other birds.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time...

Exploration Photpgraphy Daily View - May 3, 2015

Welcome to today's Daily View.

One of our little friends enjoying a peanut at the cafe.

Also check out this video. The fun starts at about 1:05 minutes. Enjoy!


Saturday Morning Follies <<< Click Here


Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

April 21, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Today I would like to share a couple more photos from our trip to Longwood Gardens on Saturday. This first one is a shot of the Italian Water garden.

And here is a panorama of the lake on the other side of the water garden. It was created using three separate frames that were merged using Adobe Bridge and adjusted in Photoshop.

And now what day would be the same without one of my bird photos? I shot this after work today in our front yard.

And before I go I of course have a video to share. Here we have a very busy day at the cafe. I'm not kidding. There was a lot of birds.


Busy Tuesday At The Cafe <<< Click Here


And that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by and please be sure to come back soon.

Until next time...

April 20, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

They say April showers bring May flowers. Well if that is true then we should have enough flowers to cover the entire planet! Now I realize that is a bit of an exaggeration but we sure did get a lot of rain very quickly. And we are supposed to get more tonight but it sure doesn't look like it. But you never know. I truly believe that meteorology is partly based on guesswork. after all, who can really say what nature has in mind?

Now I usually save any videos for the end of my post but I would like to place a link for today's at the beginning. Why? Because the day started out with heavy rain and this video was filmed in that rain. This particular camera has a water proof case so I was able to grab some footage of what else, the Avian Cafe. Hey birds need to eat when it's raining too. Check it out at the following link.


Rainy Day Cafe <<< Click Here


When I got home from work the rain had cleared away and I was able to photograph some of our budding garden.

Here we have a couple shots of our Hosta.

And here's a couple of our Rhododendron.

And you know I have to sneak a bird in too right? Actually this is several birds lined up on top of our Arborvitaes.

And there you have it. My rainy day update. Now maybe we can dry out and let places that need the rain have it. Can you hear me California?

Thanks for stopping by folks. I really do appreciate it.

Until next time...

September 26, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

Hi again!

About a week a go I bought a new "toy" for my camera. An RF remote shutter release. With it I can set up on a tripod and shoot without touching the camera. The advantage to the RF (Radio) as opposed to IR (Infra Red) is that I don't have to have a direct view of the receiver. This way I can set up and be as far as 60 meters away. It works great with the camera outside and me inside. And that is what I did to shoot today's photo.

I set up the camera on a tripod and aimed it at our bird feeder. I then went inside and watched out the kitchen window for birds to arrive. Well birds did arrive. But I ended up photographing...

A squirrel!

I need to work on the camera settings a little to get a sharper image but I don't think this came out bad. I'm sure I could never have gotten this pose if I were out there scaring all of the wildlife away.

I hope to use this new "toy" a lot more. It was a great investment for $18.95 (with shipping) on Amazon. And the possibilities are almost endless.

Until next time...