Sunday View - 24 June 2018 Edition

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Today was a rather late and busy travel day for Me and Kim. We left a little later than usual to go home from our weekend at the shore so of course we got home later. Add in some torrential rain and getting ready for the work week and here we are at just after 9 PM. So today's post is going to be a quick snapshot I made yesterday while we were out playing a round of miniature golf.

Anyone know what kind of bug this is? I think I've seen a similar one before but with different colors. If you could identify it I would really appreciate it.

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Here is a closer look.

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

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Exploration Photography Daily View - August 27, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

What does one do on a hot and very humid day? Head right out into it and bring his camera along, that's what! Kim and I took a drive to Black Rock Sanctuary this afternoon for a stroll through it's footpaths and to get a little closer to some of our local nature. And of course I captured a lot of good stuff with my camera. Or should I say cameras.

Last weekend I picked up yet another film camera. But this one is special. It's one that I have wanted for many years. Though it is not an uncommon model it somehow eluded me. But last Saturday I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The camera is a Canon AE-1. And it is super clean and as far as I can tell fully functioning. I won't know for sure until I get the first roll of film developed but I have high hopes.

Okay, this isn't my best picture but it's the only good one I have of my newest find. The cool thing about it is it consists of three generations of camera. The Canon AE-1 35mm film camera in my hand, My Canon DSLR around my neck and the camera I shot this with in my other hand. My Samsung Galaxy S6 camera phone.

So since I haven't developed my first roll of film yet I am sharing a photo from my DSLR. I sot this along a river bank at Black Rock.

One of many dragonflies I saw today. I guess if there is something special about this particular one is that I nearly got stuck in some rather nasty mud while shooting this. And while I didn't get stuck It was sure a mess.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday August 26, 2016

And that's all for today folks. But I have a lot more to share so please be sure to come back real soon. Thanks for stopping by!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - August 6, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

We get a lot of guests here at the Cafe. Mostly birds and squirrels. On occasion we will see a groundhog and even a skunk every now and again. I even saw a possum once. But we also see a lot of bees and some wasps. Check out who visited today.

I shot this with my phone so I am glad he was docile.

This evening Kim and I headed out to dinner at P F Chang's in Collegeville Pennsylvania and on our trip home we happened upon a rather heavy downpour of rain. Take a look at the video below to see what it was like driving through it.

Continuing with my "Things I've seen" category I would like to share this with you.

I sure don't want to run into whatever bit the corner off of this sign!

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Yesterday's View...

Friday August 5, 2016

And that's all for now my friends. Thanks for stopping by!

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September 7, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

I have been going over today's photo for quite a while. I think it came out okay but not as good as I wanted it to. There are a couple of issues. I'll start with the second first. Secondly it was the wrong time of the day for photographing outdoors and the sun was brutal. But hey, it's when I was there. A situation that could not be avoided. But the first issue is that I was not prepared. There are steps that I could have taken to be ready. I could have set the camera to underexpose the image. Being that it was sunny I should have already done this. there are a few more things that I could have done but I didn't so when this opportunity arose I didn't get the best image to work with. But I still think it is pretty good. I hope you like it.

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A lesson i learned a long time ago is that a good photograph begins before I even leave the house. Before I go out to shoot I always have a fully charged battery and I make sure my equipment has been cleaned. I also make sure I have what I may need with me. Tripod, remote shutter release, filters etc. The most important thing though is to know where I am going to be and know what settings to use. This day i simply forgot to check off that last step. Next time, I'll be ready.

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A Summer Morning At Jenkins Arboretum

Hey there! It's been a few weeks or so since my last post so let's get right into it. Sound good? Okay then let's go! 

The weather has been cool here for a few days. Very unusual for August. I'm not complaining but I sure hope this isn't a sign of another cold Winter.

Anyhow, taking advantage of the cooler air and low humidity I got up and took a drive over to Jenkin's Arboretum. It made for a nice comfortable walk around the grounds. And to make things even better I was the only one there. Not another person in sight. Nice! This all added up to a great opportunity to photograph. Today I would like to share some of my work with you.

For today's trip I tried to concentrate on the small stuff. Instead of shooting everything from landscape to flowers to birds I just walked through the trails looking at the things I may have passed by any other day. I Don't know how well that went but here are the results. I hope you enjoy some of these.

Jenkin's Arboretum is one of my favorite local places to relax and photograph. It's beautiful and very peaceful. It's also free! They do however have optional memberships and I plan on joining to do my part in supporting such a wonderful place. If you are in the area I highly recommend you check it out. You won't be sorry. Click here for the website.

And since you are checking out other websites please take a look at my Flickr page and my 500px page. Here you will see the photos you see here plus many more. I hope you enjoy them.

Until next time...