Wednesday View - 16 May 2018 Edition

Welcome To The Exploration Photography Daily View

Today I share with you both a shot of last night's rainbow and a selfie. Sort of. I'm in the picture but only as a shadow.

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A little spooky huh? Oh, and don't mind the light splotching at the top of the frame. It was still drizzling and I had to keep wiping my lens.

Here is the EXIF data.

And here is Yesterday's View...

Tuesday May 15, 2018

 
Today's Link

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

Until next time...

Welcome To The Sunday View

Kim and I are home from our quick overnight trip. We were in Atlantic City New Jersey. It was a nice getaway and we had a good time. But the weather could have certainly been better. We got rain, rain and then more rain. And talk about fog?! 

I have a lot to share with you but for now I would like to share two snapshots that will sum up how quickly mother nature shifted gears on us. The first is from yesterday afternoon upon our arrival to our suite and the second is from this morning. The two are not identical but are of the same general view.

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A total 180° huh? Of course the reason is due to the warm air that rolled in with the rain. It topped out at about 62° F (around 17° C) in Atlantic City. In fact it's warm here at home right now. I even have some of the windows open to air out the house a little.

Here is Yesterday's View...

Saturday February 10, 2018

And now I must go. But I'll be back real soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Welcome To The Saturday View

We got a little snow today my friends. Not too much but enough to do some light shoveling. Or in my case clearing the walkway with a leaf blower. It was very powdery and easy to move. But if I waited until tomorrow I think it would freeze and be a tad more difficult.

For today's photo I am sharing a snapshot I made this morning while we were heading out for breakfast. Actually I have two snapshots for you.

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And I have a cool video too. I shot this in the Cafe with my GoPro Hero 5. It starts with a female cardinal but if you skip forward a couple minutes another guest shows up. As always this is best viewed at Full Screen and in 1080p.

Here is Yesterday's View...

Friday December 29, 2017

And now I must go. But I'll be back real soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Welcome To The Saturday View

The weekend is here and it sure brought some Summertime weather with it. It was a hot and humid one today with temperatures reaching about 91° F (about 33° C). And like many humid days we got some pretty strong afternoon thunderstorms. Of course this reduced the temperatures and as of now at about 8:30PM Eastern Time it is around 73° F (about 23° C).

After the storm passed and the sun came back out I happened to be in the Cafe filling the bird feeders and glanced at one of our dogwood trees. I admired the shadows it was casting. And the eerie light as dusk started to set in. So what else would I do but grab my camera and share it with you? And that brings us to today's photo.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Canon EF-S55-250mm IS Lens at 70mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F22
- Shutter Speed 1/20 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday June 30, 2017

And that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Welcome To The Daily View

Well folks, the forecast snow has come and pretty much gone. There is a nice coating on the lawns and trees around here but the roads and sidewalks are clear. So for those of you who don't get to enjoy this cold offering from mother nature here is a shot of our back yard.

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Actually this is five shots merged into one using Adobe Bridge alongside Photoshop for cropping and color adjustments. As such I am not sharing a "Before" image.

Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 22mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F16
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Since I am not sharing a "Before" image I thought I'd show you a short video from the very beginning of today's snow.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday March 9, 2017

And that's all for now. But I'll be back real soon with more.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Welcome To The Daily View

When I headed out to work this morning it must have been near 60° F (around 15° C). And we reached a high somewhere around 70° F (21° C). There was a bit of fog too. Tomorrow though is supposed to be the complete opposite. It's going to be much colder and on top of that we are looking at a possible 8 or more inches of snow. Welcome to Winter in Pennsylvania! But getting back to my drive in today, I shot this picture of one if the buildings at the Norristown State Hospital while sitting in traffic.

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I shot this with my camera phone. The excellent Samsung Galaxy S6. Being shot in Full Auto I am not sharing any technical info. I did crop it and converted it from color into black and white in Photoshop.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday February 7, 2017

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Welcome To The Daily View

Yesterday I posted a foggy driving photo from our trip to Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Today I am sharing another fog pic. This one was shot just around the corner from home while Kim and I were walking the dog afew nights ago.

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Once again I shot this with my camera phone. But I did shift from Full Auto to Pro Mode

Technical Info

- Samsung Galaxy S6
- Pro Mode
- Aperture F1.90
- Shutter Speed 1/30 Second
- Center Weighted Average Metering 

Photoshop was used for cropping and color adjustment.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday January 21, 2017

And that will do it for now. Thanks for stopping by!

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Welcome To The Daily View

Today like most days lately was a busy one. But we did take time out to drive to Lancaster County with my Sister Kathy and Brother in law Joe for dinner. We have been doing this each January for the past few years to celebrate Kathy's and my birthday. On our drive out there today we hit some foggy weather and I thought what the heck? I'll shoot a picture or two. And of course I had to share one with you.


Remember, don't try this at home. I will say though that there was not much traffic. But still, don't try this at home.

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There's really no technical info to share since this was shot with my camera phone on auto.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday January 20, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 24, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Good evening friends! Hot enough for you? If I had a dime for every time I heard a heat related statement today I could probably retire. But I suppose it's just human nature. We are obsessed with the weather. Especially extreme weather. And to give you an idea of how hot it got around here today take a look at this.

Yep. 104°F (40°C) Not uncommon in the American Southwest but a tad high in Southeastern Pennsylvania. But it has since cooled down to a frigid 88°F (31°C)

For today's photo I would like to share a closeup of one of our favorite Summertime flowers. The Vinca.

Vinca are not just pretty. They are also very hardy in direct hot sunlight. It is no wonder that many townships around here and also many commercial establishments use them in their landscaping. We were actually a little late in planting them this year but since we have they have taken off very well. I'm sure I will be sharing one or two more shots with you over the Summer.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday July 23, 2016

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

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 23, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

How's the weather where you are? Here in the northeast it's been very hot and humid with temperatures reaching 95° and up. And it feels even hotter. Well with hot and humid weather also comes the chance of thunderstorms. And boy did we get some. None of them long lasting but damaging nonetheless.

Kim and I spent much of our day going about our routine shopping trips and such. But when driving home in the late afternoon we came across this.

This is about 3/4 of a mile from home. The only other ways home are about three mile out of the way. Which isn't bad I guess. But while trekking an alternative route we saw lots of damage. But at home we were fortunate not to have had any damage of our own.

Now on a completely different note I would like to try something new.

Kim and I are often on the run. Sometimes it's close go home and many times somewhere a bit further away. We both feel that it is important to get out there and see as much as we can. After all life would be boring if all we did was work and then sit at home. We're going to do what we can while we can. And you know what? When there is that day when we can't get around as good as we once did I will sure have a lot of pictures to look at and reminisce. Now, when you are out and about a lot you will sometimes see a thing or two. If you know what I mean. So I thought it would be fun to share some of these moments with you. How's that sound? Okay, here we go.

While shopping today we found ourselves at one of our local Walmart stores. I say "one of" because we have three within five miles from home. Anyhow, as we made our way down one of the store aisles I look over and see this.

I guess when you're hungry you're hungry. And at least whoever opened this can and ate it's contents was trying to watch their diet. The chicken is lower in fat than the pork. And thankfully Vienna Sausage is fully cooked right out of the can!

How's that for a start? I will try to post my sightings once a week on the weekend but I am not promising anything. We'll see how it works out.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday July 22, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - February 27, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Did you get any rain last week? We did. A lot of it. Both at home and during our getaway in AC it was either raining off and on or it was just pouring down on us. So what is one to do on a rainy evening in Atlantic City? Why take a stroll on the Boardwalk of course! Naturally I had to grab a few photos along the way. Here is one as we were approaching the Tropicana Casino.

This was made with my Samsung Galaxy S6.

And now in lieu of the Weekly Roundup along with every day's post I will be also be sharing "Yesterday's View". Basically it's the previous post. Simple huh?

Yesterday's View:

Friday February 26, 2016

And that's about it for today my friends. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - February 9, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well here we go. More snow! How much will we get? Your guess is as good as mine. But I am certain it won't be anywhere near the mess that was dumped on us a couple weeks ago. Compared to that 6 or 8 inches is nothing. Anyhow, for today's photo I would like to share this with you.

This is our rhododendron. The snow looks nice on it's leaves but I hope that's the extent of it. I know we've had a warm Winter but I still prefer the warmer days of Spring and Summer.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - January 26, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Seeing as we are still blessed with a lot of snow on our local roads (thanks Upper Merion) I thought I'd share another photo of my drive to work with you. This was shot yesterday morning but the scene hasn't changed a lot.

Okay it's a bit better but not from plowing. The weather warmed up today and it was pretty sunny. How is your snow situation? We can't be the only place that feels forgotten.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - January 6, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

I don't know about where you are but around here Winter has been showing it's muscles for the last couple of days. After all of the above normal temperatures we have grown accustomed to we have been "enjoying" some more seasonable weather. In fact the last couple of days have been colder than normal. And with cold temps comes frost. So I thought it would be cool (no pun intended) to share some of it with you today.

Believe it or not this was on my car window. 

So there you have it. Now how about some more of that warm weather?

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - December 24, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well it's Christmas Eve folks but it sure doesn't feel like it. We made it to the 70's today and as I type this at just after 9 PM it is currently 61° F which is way above normal. And tomorrow the forecast is calling for a high of 66° F.

I was off work today but still up nice and early. It's just a habit that I can't break. So knowing that the yard needed some sprucing up I headed right out and got to it. The Cafe was particularly in need of some cleaning. And it looks pretty good. Not perfect but good. So for today's photo I would like to share this with you.

One of our squirrels enjoying a peanut.

Thanks for stopping by! And may I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - June 23, 2015

Wow! Did we get some weather today or what? The day started out hot and very humid. I felt like I was swimming at some points. But as the afternoon turned to evening the storms rolled in. And rolled in with a vengeance. Naturally as a service to you this reporter was out there  recording the wrath of nature in all it's splendor. Well at least for a couple of minutes. My Mom didn't raise any fools and I was smart enough to come in out of the rain. So I do have a video to share but first let's have a look at today's Daily View which ironically was shot after the storm.

If all of that "red sky at night" stuff is real I guess the weather should be calm tonight. Very peaceful looking isn't it? Well it certainly didn't start that way. Check out my storm video at the link below.


A Tuesday Storm <<< Click Here


Thanks for stopping by my friends. And if you have to go out in the rain please stay safe.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - June 6, 2015

Hi there! Fresh from Wildwood Crest, New Jersey I present to you today's Exploration Photography Daily View. It's a bit of a dreary view but here you go.

This was shot on our trip from the beach back to our room. It was pouring rain and we got very wet. But even in a downpour I found time to snap a few shots off for your viewing pleasure. And if you take a close look you can actually see the rain on the left side of the image.

And I shot a lot of video too. Here is one for now that I made right before the skies opened up on us. Oh and just an FYI...Acuuweather is not so accurate.


Rainy Day On The Beach <<< Click Here


Thanks for stopping by my friends.

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...

March 14, 2015 - Photo of The Day

Well the weather forecasters predicted rain for today and rain it did. In fact it rained all last night and most of today. We are still getting on and off showers now. And you probably know what you get when you mix moderate temperatures and rain. Fog. So what I am  sharing with you today is my attempt to capture some of it with my camera phone.

This is the quarry near our house. You can see some fog in the distance and to the right. Later on when it got darker there was a lot more fog but I am not going in a quarry in the dark. Not to mention it was raining at the time.

And now of course we continue our "Amaryllis Watch". It's about an inch taller and I think its getting closer to opening. You can't see it here but the bud is softer and if I try I can open it very slightly.

And before I go here is something I saw today that made me laugh.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time...

March 6, 2015 - Photo of The Day

Well yesterday we had the big storm and today we of course had the big dig out. The official snow accumulation here was 10 inches. About double the predicted amount. But as usual we just rolled with it and pushed on. Here is a photo of my drive to work this morning.

And earlier when I had the Dog out back I saw this scene and had to grab my camera and shoot it.

So I guess the snow is done for now. Hopefully for several months. How did you make out? Good I hope.

Before I go I would like to thank each and every one of you for reading and checking out my photos. I truly appreciate it. Please stay warm, stay safe and of course please stop by again real soon. I have some ideas I am working on to make this blog a bit more interactive. They are just ideas for now but I will be trying some new things.

Until next time...