Wednesday View - 11 July 2018 Edition

Welcome To The Exploration Photography Daily View

On Saturday evening Kim and I went to see a fireworks show presented by the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. The Trop as it is known has fireworks every Saturday at 10 PM during the Summer. The show runs about 10 minutes and is preceded by a light show on the Boardwalk. Today's view is a shot I made as we enjoyed the show.

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I shot this with my Samsung Galaxy S8. I also have a video of a portion of the show that I may share in a future post.

Here is Yesterday's View.

Tuesday July 10, 2018

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

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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.

I know this is a quick one but I have to go for now. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

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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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday August 3, 2017

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

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Welcome To The Monday View

For today's photo we step away from Atlantic City and head right out to our back yard on Saturday morning. While snapping some shots I grabbed this really cool couple of Bluejays. Not my best work but the composition is good.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 106mm
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture F5.60
- Shutter Speed 1/200 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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I also have a video I would like to share. And actually we take a step back to Atlantic City and to the Tropicana Casino to enjoy some fireworks. During the Summer the Tropicana Casino puts on a Saturday night fireworks show at 10 PM. It's always a good time and best of all it's free!

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday July 30, 2017

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

Until next time...

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!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - February 25, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Yesterday I shared a very foggy view of Atlantic City with you and today for a little contrast I would like to show you a somewhat clearer perspective.

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Exploration Photography Daily View - August 21, 2015

Hi there my friends and happy Friday!

A couple weeks ago Kim and I spent a day in Atlantic City New Jersey and naturally I grabbed a few shots. I meant to share this with you earlier but I just didn't get to it. The slots were not too friendly to me that day but at least a was "lucky" enough to snap this with my phone camera.

Thanks for stopping by!

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January 16, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's Friday and that means today is "retro" day. A couple weeks ago I shared three photos from Las Vegas, Nevada in February of 2004. Today I would like to share three more.

The first one is another nighttime shot. This is the Mirage Casino Hotel.

And here is one taken earlier in the evening. This is the Stardust which of course is no longer there.

And this last one was shot during the day. This time we are looking at the Sahara and the Stratosphere. At the top of the Stratosphere is a roller coaster and a free fall ride. There is also a revolving restaurant that offers a great view of the city. It is especially nice at night with all of the Vegas lights showing. The tower stands 1,149 feet high.

All of these photos were shot on film with my Nikon N80 and scanned so I could share them here.

And that's all for today folks. I hope you enjoyed this quick Vegas trip. Please come back soon to see what else I have to share.

Until next time...

January 2, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's the beginning of a new year and to start it off right I want to try to get on and more importantly stay on target. So that means Fridays will be "retro" Fridays. I'll at least do my best.

Today we go back to February 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada. And that just happens to be when and where Kim and I were married. I jokingly refer to it as "The scene of the crime" :) But seriously I can't believe it's been almost 11 years. Time sure does fly. And I couldn't imagine sharing it with anyone else.

So since Las Vegas is famous for it's brightly lit casinos I thought that I would share a few shots with you that I made when we were there.

This is Circus Circus. One of the oldest original casinos left on the strip. And it where we stayed and were married. And no, we were not married by Elvis :)

The is the Riviera Hotel and Casino that is located across from Circus Circus.

And this is the famous Stardust Casino that is no longer.

And now folks I am calling it a night. But I'll be back soon with more for you. Thanks for stopping by.

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.

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October 3, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

Hello all! How is everyone?

I am always thinking about ways to tweak my little blog here and today I came up with something new. Well sort of. On Fridays as part of my Photo Of The Day series I will be posting a "vintage" photo. Vintage meaning something from my archives. Some weeks it will be something a few years old and others it may be several years old. The one thing that will remain the same every time is that they were all shot by me. Just possibly a "younger" me. I think this could be a lot of fun. Especially some of my older work when I used film exclusively. Boy it was way different back then. I can never say enough how frugal I had to be in how many frames I shot since every one essentially cost me money. There is no way I could have gone out and shot 200 or more pictures just to get those few good ones. I am glad however for those days because it makes me truly appreciate the digital technology we have today.

So for today I would like to share one of my personal favorites. This was only done about a year and a half ago so we aren't exactly going for vintage here but here we go anyway.

This is the Atlantic City Boardwalk with a few of it's casinos shot from the beach. It may only be a little over a year old but two of those casinos are gone now. But that is a subject for another day and another blog. I am just pleased with how this came out. It is actually two images combined in Photoshop. What do you think?

I thank you all for taking time to stop by and check out my photography and read my blog posts. This is a work in progress and I am always open to suggestions. If you have anything you would like to share you can use the comments section or you can send me a private message using the contact section in the sidebar. You can also check out the blog's Facebook Group here.

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