Welcome To The "Throwback Thursday" View

Today's throwback post is sort of a "throwback to the second power". Hailing from December 19, 2014 is a throwback of a retro photo. If you look at the original post here you will see what I mean. But for now have a look at this cool lightning I captured n 2010.

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Again, you can see the original post here.

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

Until next time...

Welcome To The Monday View

Today's photo is going to be a continuation of my backyard adventures yesterday morning. Well maybe not adventures so much as just a nice quiet time to enjoy nature. And my camera of course.

Here we take a close look at what was once a flower on one of our dogwood trees.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 61mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F16
- Shutter Speed 1/2 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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Also, Here's a bonus video.

As I was putting today's post together Kim came in from out back and told me a storm was rolling in. And man did it ever! So what else would I do but grab a camera and record a good portion of it?

I shot this with my GoPro Hero 5 Black. It is actually the first video I have made taking advantage of it's waterproof claim. And I am here to tell you that it sure is. I sat this camera on our deck railing for more than 17 minutes and it took all the rain mother nature could throw at it. I can sure see this new GoPro being very useful when we travel to the shore.

As with all of my videos this is best viewed in 1080P and at full screen.


And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday July 23, 2017

Sunday July 23, 2017

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

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - June 24, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View! We sure did have some storm last night but fortunately we didn't have any damage. Some other nearby places were not so lucky. There are trees down and a lot of people are without electricity. With all of the rain and the warm weather our flowers (and grass, ugh) are really growing. So today I would like to share this with you.

This is our hosta. It has a lot of blooms this year and they will probably open fully this week.

I also have another storm video to show you. This was shot with my action cam. The sound is a bit muted because it was in it's waterproof case. And a couple minutes in there is some rain on the front lens cover but you will definitely get the idea. Check it out at the link below.


Tuesday Storm Through The Lens Of My Action Cam <<< Click Here


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

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...

December 19, 2014 - Photo of The Day

It's Friday again and that means another "retro" photo. Today we only go back a few years to the Summer of 2010. It was a rainy evening with a lot of thunder and lightning and for some reason I decided to grab my camera and go outside to try to capture some storm photos. Here is what I got.

Considering the fact that I was just "winging" it I think I did okay. I had never been able to photograph lightning before this and I haven't really tried since. Maybe I'll give it another shot this coming Spring or Summer.

Thanks for stopping by and please come back soon.

Until next time...