Throwback Thursday View - 11 April 2019 Edition

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Today's throwback takes us back three years to April 11, 2016. The place is the Atlantic City Boardwalk and the weather was way different from today's. Though today wasn't exactly hot it was on the warmer side at around 65° F. In 2016 we saw snow and it was a bit chillier. You can Click Here to see my original post.

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Throwback Thursday View - 11 October 2018 Edition

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Today we take a look back at October 11, 2014 in Ocean City New Jersey. This is a rainy nighttime shot of the boardwalk. Please be sure to Click Here to see my original post.

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Welcome To The Thursday View

Hi there folks! Today is going to be another one of my snapshot days. Kim and I did some running around after work today so I didn't have time to do the regular post I was planning. So that will have to wait until tomorrow. So for today's photo I would like to share something a little different. It is technically a snapshot because I captured it with my phone. But it was also edited. Not by me but by Google Photos. Here is a stylized version of a pic I posted last week. The Tropicana Casino shot from the Boardwalk.

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Not perfect but still cool all the same.

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Welcome To The Saturday View

After another long day my friends this is going to be another snapshot post. And like yesterday's I am sharing three instead if one. I'm the gift that keeps on giving :)

Here we see some shots of the ongoing construction of the boardwalk revitalization that is underway (finally) in Atlantic City. I am happy to say that it is really moving along and will soon be completed as far as the Flagship Resort where you can often find Kim and myself on our weekend getaways.

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That's the Flagship Resort in the background.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday August 4, 2017

Friday August 4, 2017

Friday August 4, 2017

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Welcome To The Friday View

It's getting late my friends so I think it's going to be a snapshot day. But instead of just one I am sharing three. That's like three posts in one! Well not really but you know what I mean. I was going through my phone this evening and found a few pictures from last Saturday night on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. And here they are.

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Yesterday's View...

Thursday August 3, 2017

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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 Sunday View

To round out a busy weekend I would like to make this a quick post and share a snapshot from Atlantic City from a month or so ago.  This is a rainy day shot of Caesars Palace viewed from the Boardwalk. 

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Yesterday's View...

Saturday June 24, 2017

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Welcome To The Tuesday View

For today's photo I am stepping back in time. Well about two and a half weeks anyway. When I first looked at this I really didn't like it a whole lot. But somehow the half silhouette thing that is going on grew on me.

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This was taken along the Absecon Inlet off of the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic City New Jersey. He/She is resting on an old boardwalk support.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 155mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F22
- Shutter Speed 1/250 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 500
- Center Weighted Average Metering

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Yesterday's View...

Monday June 12, 2017

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Welcome To The Daily View

Today I am carrying on with yesterday's theme. This yet another photo from Atlantic city New Jersey and like the empty boat docks seems a bit lonely. Spring however is a mere hours away as I type this and with it hopefully warmer weather. And when it does I hope to return to AC and report back with some nice sunny and fun filled shots. But until then...

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Over the past few years I have been drawn to this scene time and again. If that bench could talk it would probably have a good story or two. And perhaps some not so good ones.

I cropped this in Photoshop and converted it to black and white with the help of Silver Efex Pro 2. Part of the wonderful NIK Collection of filters available at no charge from Google. Click here to find out more.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 22mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F18
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 200
- Center Weighted Average Metering

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Yesterday's View...

Saturday March 18, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - December 2, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well it's getting late my friends so let me get right into today's photo. It's another shot from last weekends trip to Atlantic City. And it's black and white!

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Yesterday's View...

Thursday December 1, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - June 8, 2016

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Yesterday I shared a glimpse of the Atlantic City Boardwalk that was destroyed by Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Today I would like to share another view.

This is one of the sections that has some boards. Not that I would walk on them though.

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Yesterday's View...

Tuesday June 7, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - June 7, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Today's photo is a glimpse of what once was and what can be.

This part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk has been is disrepair for a very long time. And when Super Storm Sandy moved through in 2012 it was completely decimated. These concrete pillars are all that is left. Well the pillars and some boards here and there. But there is promise that rebuilding is going to take place and restore this section to it's former glory. But with the cities financial woes I don't know how fast that promise will be delivered. I just hope it is sooner than later.

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Yesterday's View...

 Monday June 6, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - April 11, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Yesterday I shared a before and after of this past weekends snow event. And man talk about complete opposites! Today I would like to share a couple more photos of the snow. These are from the Atlantic City Boardwalk just outside of Resorts Casino.

Facing South showing Landshark Bar & Grill

Facing North with Steer Pier in the distance

And the very next day the snow was gone and the sky was crystal clear. Check it out in this video I made during a very chilly sunrise.

And it was chilly too.  About 28° F (-7° C) chilly! But it was worth it just to get this beautiful scene.

You can check out more of my videos at this link that will take you to my YouTube Channel.

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Yesterday's View...

Sunday April 10, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - March 13, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Kim and I are home from our weekend in Atlantic City but before we left we took a drive to the Boardwalk to see if any progress was made in the restoration at the north end. This is the section I mentioned in a previous post that wraps around into the bay. Well it looks like they are coming along pretty good. There are a lot of footers in place and I suppose they will start laying boards down soon.

While I was doing my snooping I climbed up onto a jetty to get a better look and as I turned toward the ocean I saw a bunch of seagulls resting on the rocks. And that is the subject of today's photo.

This was a lucky shot. If you look at the seagull with his wings out you will see that he was taking off over the water. I didn't even know I snapped this until we got home and I was going over the day's work. There will be more coming your way soon so stay tuned.

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Yesterday's View...

 Saturday March 12, 2016

And that's all for now folks. Thanks as always for stopping by and please be sure to come back real soon. I've got lots more to share with you!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - February 27, 2016

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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

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Exploration Photography Daily View - February 26, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Most who live in this region have undoubtedly heard of the financial woes that Atlantic City had faced due to the legalization of gambling in Pennsylvania. If not a quick visit will conform this. But if you look closely you will also see some revitalization taking place. The Boardwalk in particular.

The famous Atlantic City Boardwalk extends from border tio border on the north and south ends of the city but what I never knew is that at one time it also wrapped around and extended in along the inlet for several blocks. Several years ago it was wiped out by a storm (I believe Sandy) and has remained mostly unusable since. But it seems that within the next two years it will be repaired and once again open for public use. And from he plans and projections I saw it should be very nice. I sure hope it happens because the way I see it there is no reason Atlantic City should not be a booming ocean front resort as it once was. Geographically it is near perfect.

Today I would like to share a photo of this unknown to me section of the Boardwalk. It is one of the last pieces that still has boards.

I am sure that the actual boards have been replaced over the years but from what I have been told the concrete supports are original. A true testament to how well things used to be built. And check out the bench.

On another note I am changing up a little on the Weekly Roundup. I am working something out and will probably debut it tomorrow but overall it was somewhat time consuming and at times difficult to keep up with. So rather than continuing on a sporadic basis I am changing to something a bit simpler that I should be able to continue regularly. So stay tuned!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 30, 2016

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I had planned on getting out to shoot today but with all of our errands it just didn't happen. So I thought about it and since I have been sharing a lot of snow photos lately, how about I post something a little more summery? So I dug into the archives and found this shot from June 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey.

A bit overcast but I assure you it was a lot warmer than it is now. And no snow! This was a short day trip to OC on our way home from a week long camping trip in Cape May Courthouse. And if I remember correctly Kim and I met up with my sister Kathy and my brother-in-law Joe. It was my first time there but Ocean City has since become one of my favorite vacation destinations. It is a true family friendly beach town. Hopefully we'll get there a time or two this Summer. And if we do you know I'll share it with you in photos :)

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Exploration Photography Daily View - August 19, 2015

Good evening my friends! Or good morning/afternoon depending on when you are reading this.

Today I continue to share from our recent trip to Ocean City Maryland with this shot of a landmark on the boardwalk. Ocean Gallery.

And I know it's hard to see but if you look at the "Y" in the orange "GALLERY" and glance down a little there is a live webcam of the boardwalk. You can check it out at this link. Pretty cool!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - August 18, 2015

What trip to the shore would be complete without a photo or two of a seagull? For me none. But I am not sharing a seagull today. I am sharing seven!

On Sunday as we strolled the Ocean City Boardwalk before the long drive home I glanced up at the roof line of one of the many shops and saw these guys standing in readiness for someone to drop some food.

 
I am sure they had many a feast. The place was packed and everyone seemed to be eating something.

And on another note here is a video of Sunday morning's sunrise. It's just short of 14 minutes and if you would like to skip right to the sun it starts to rise at about 7 minutes an 10 seconds.

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 25, 2015

Hi there folks and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View! The weather was perfect today and Kim and I headed to the shore. We had tentative plans as to where we were going to go and based that decision on traffic. Well according to Google Maps it would be at least a two hour drive to the Southern New Jersey beaches such as Ocean City or Wildwood Crest. But the Central beaches in the direction of Asbury Park would be about an hour and a half. So we headed in that direction with our sites on a beach called Avon By The Sea. We got there okay but it was so crowded that there was literally no place to park. So we decided to travel south along the shore and go from town to town until we found a place to park. And we finally did in a town called  Spring Lake. It was very clean and very nice I must say. And the people were very friendly. A lot of families with their children. Now if you are familiar with the Jersey beaches you know that most of them charge a fee. The only one's that I know of that do not are The Wildwoods and Atlantic City. And the average fee I have come across in recent years is $7.00. Spring Lake was $10.00. But they do not charge for parking so it isn't that bad I guess. And it is a lot closer to New York and it seems that everything in that direction is more expensive. So anyway you can pretty much guess that today's photo is going to be beach related. Check it out.

This is the boardwalk. As you can see it there are no shops or amusements like the boardwalks further down south. But it was actually kind of nice. It truly was a boardwalk created for the sole purpose of walking and enjoying the sites. I still prefer the others but this was a nice change. There was however two places at either end with restrooms and a place to grab a snack and a drink. So we saw someplace new and had a nice trip.

I also shot a quick video while at the waters edge and would like to share it with you. You can check it out below.

As usual this is best viewed at 1080P HD and at full screen.

And I must go now my friends. I thank you for stopping by and hope to see you again soon!

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