Saturday View - 31 March 2018 Edition

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As we wrap up the month of March I would like to wish my beautiful wife Kim the happiest birthday ever. I Love you Baby, you are the best :)

Looking over the past few years that I have been writing this blog it seems that it has been a tradition for me to post a picture of the flowers I buy Kim for her birthday every year. To continue that tradition here is a picture of the roses I gave her this year.

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And here is Yesterday's View...

Friday March 30, 2018

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

Today For a daily photo I would like to share a new addition to our family of house plants. Well it's a house plant until the weather turns warm and I can plant it outside. This is a fresh rose bud from the new rose plant/bush that I gave Kim for our anniversary. Which happens to be today :)

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And here is Yesterday's View...

Tuesday February 6, 2018

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Welcome To The Saturday View

A couple days ago or so I shared a view of a rose on our rose bush. It was fully open and bathed in raindrops. One of my personal favorites to tell the truth. Today I am sharing a somewhat smaller rose. In fact it's barley a rose yet. Take a look at this beautiful rose bud.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 128mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/60 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday September 15, 2017

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

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Welcome To The Wednesday View

As I was in our back yard this afternoon filling up the feeders at the Cafe I noticed how our rose bush has bloomed. It has several flowers and seems to be doing very well. I was slightly concerned with it's location when I first planted it but it was the best place I could find so I went with it. And it's turned out to be the perfect spot. Today I would like to share one of the flowers bathed in afternoon rain.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 87mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F6.30
- Shutter Speed 1/50 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Tuesday September 12, 2017

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Welcome To The Sunday View

Hi folks. While today's post is going to be quick it is not another snapshot. Today I would like to share an image of a new rose on our newly planted rose bush.

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Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 212mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F11
- Shutter Speed 1/15 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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Also,

I am trying something new. On a not so regular basis I will do some video work in the Cafe. And when I do I will be sharing it via my YouTube page under the title "In The Cafe" followed of course by the date. So for my first post of this new video series I would like to show you this.

This is best viewed in 1080 HD and at Full Screen.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Saturday July 15, 2017

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Welcome To The Daily View

It's getting late my friends so let me jump right into today's photo. Here we see a couple of roses from the bouquet I gave Kim for her birthday today. Happy Birthday Sweetie :)

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Cropping and color adjustments were made in Photoshop.

Technical Info

- Canon EOS 80D
- Sigma 18-250mm Lens at 51mm
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture F8
- Shutter Speed 1 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 250
- Center Weighted Average Metering

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday March 30, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 16, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

It's getting late my friends so this is going to be quick. I am working on a lot of projects and the time just seems to have slipped away today.

Please enjoy this unopened rose I shot at Longwood Gardens on New Years Day.

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Exploration Photography Daily View - January 7, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

I was going over some photos from our New Years Day trip to Longwood Gardens and I came across something I didn't see when I shot this particular frame.

A small aphid on this rose bud. Technically not really good or the rose but pretty cool to catch on (digital) film. Still can't believe I didn't see it when I shot this...

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Exploration Photography Daily View - December 31, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Well folks here we are at the end of another year. They sure do seem to go by fast nowadays! Or maybe it's just me getting old :) But the end of one year means that another is just beginning. And that is sort of the theme of today's photo.

These are roses that I gave Kim for Christmas.

Some of the flowers like this one are doing very well and actually just recently opened. But if you look at the background you will see some that are a bit past their prime. In a way it's the same as the passing of another year. One is ending to give way for a fresh new one. My sincere wish is that each and everyone reading this has the opportunity to make it a great one.

Happy New Year my friends!

Until next time (year)...

April 18, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Wow! What perfect weather we had today. For the first time this year the temperature reached above the 80° F mark. The last I looked at our cars gauge it was 82° F. But the humidity seemed to be relatively low. Kim and I took a drive to Longwood Gardens. We had her Dad along and made reservations at Longwood's restaurant 1906 for lunch. It was the first time any of us had ever been there. It was a little pricey but I have to say that the food was excellent. Especially the mushroom soup. I would recommend 1906 but would also recommend making reservations. It is not that big and fills up pretty fast. In fact the cafe section was full and people had to wait outside of the building due to overcrowding. I guess this wonderful weather brought everyone out to enjoy the gardens. So anyhow you know that I shot the odd photo or two. And today I would like to share three of them with you. So let's get to it shall we?

Any trip to Longwood requires the obligatory photo of a flower. And I did shoot many today but am only sharing one with you for now. And here it is.

This pink rose and two buds caught my eye. This was shot in the Conservatory.

These next two show some of the wildlife that reside at Longwood. This first one is a lone duck swimming in the lake at the beginning of the Meadow Garden.

And this next photo shows one of my favorites. A squirrel of course. And this guy was not shy or skittish. He stayed right there while I snapped away with my camera.

Of course while strolling the gardens I had to grab a quick video. And what better place than the Italian Water Garden? Check it out at the link below.


Italian Water Garden at Longwood Gardens <<< Click Here


And before I go I have one more video for you. This is yet another morning at the "Aviary Cafe". I finally captured some footage of one of the Cardinals. He shows up about halfway through the video and you can check it out at the link below.


Aviary Cafe - April 18, 2015 <<< Click Here


And That's all for today folks. But I have a lot more to share and I hope to see you here at the blog again real soon. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Until next time...

October 2, 2014 - Photo of The Day

Flowers are one of my favorite things to photograph. In most cases they are stationary subjects unless of course they are outside and there is a good breeze going. But even when they are still it is not always easy to get a crisp sharp image. At least at close range. This is where a sturdy tripod and a remote shutter release come in handy. And that is what I used to capture today's photo.

These are Kim's roses. 

I shot this indoors using one of my tripods and my new wireless shutter release. It was fairly dark so I set a long exposure (30 seconds). I used a wide F-Stop (Aperture) to keep everything in focus and a low ISO (Film Speed) to keep grain at a minimum. Shutter speed, Aperture and Film Speed are all about light. And how much light you expose your camera's sensor to is the your Exposure. Remember, photography is all about light. Here is an excellent explanation as to how Exposure works.

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