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 - July 23, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

How's the weather where you are? Here in the northeast it's been very hot and humid with temperatures reaching 95° and up. And it feels even hotter. Well with hot and humid weather also comes the chance of thunderstorms. And boy did we get some. None of them long lasting but damaging nonetheless.

Kim and I spent much of our day going about our routine shopping trips and such. But when driving home in the late afternoon we came across this.

This is about 3/4 of a mile from home. The only other ways home are about three mile out of the way. Which isn't bad I guess. But while trekking an alternative route we saw lots of damage. But at home we were fortunate not to have had any damage of our own.

Now on a completely different note I would like to try something new.

Kim and I are often on the run. Sometimes it's close go home and many times somewhere a bit further away. We both feel that it is important to get out there and see as much as we can. After all life would be boring if all we did was work and then sit at home. We're going to do what we can while we can. And you know what? When there is that day when we can't get around as good as we once did I will sure have a lot of pictures to look at and reminisce. Now, when you are out and about a lot you will sometimes see a thing or two. If you know what I mean. So I thought it would be fun to share some of these moments with you. How's that sound? Okay, here we go.

While shopping today we found ourselves at one of our local Walmart stores. I say "one of" because we have three within five miles from home. Anyhow, as we made our way down one of the store aisles I look over and see this.

I guess when you're hungry you're hungry. And at least whoever opened this can and ate it's contents was trying to watch their diet. The chicken is lower in fat than the pork. And thankfully Vienna Sausage is fully cooked right out of the can!

How's that for a start? I will try to post my sightings once a week on the weekend but I am not promising anything. We'll see how it works out.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Friday July 22, 2016

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...

February 21, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Well once again mother nature has been kind enough to present us with a little more snow. I don't know how much we are going to get but there has been at least 3 or 4 inches so far. But it could be worse. New England is being absolutely inundated with the white stuff. Anyway, for today's photo I am sharing yet another shot of the beginning of our current storm. Because I'm sure you haven't seen enough already.

You can't really see the snow falling in this photo so I am also including a short video. Check out the link below.

Saturday Snow

And I'll be back real soon. Please stay safe out there.

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...