Exploration Photography Daily View - July 6, 2015

Hi folks and welcome to today's Daily View! 

Yesterday I mentioned that I had driven over to Jenkin's Arboretum in Wayne, Pennsylvania to shoot some photos. Today I would like to share one with you. This is a small panorama made with my phone's camera. I adjusted it in Photoshop as usual. I still have mixed feelings as to the final result but overall I think I like it.

And I also have a short video from my walk on one of the trails. You can check it out at the link below.


Sunday At Jenkin's Arboretum <<< Click Here


And that's all for now. Thanks as always for stopping by!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 5, 2015

I was up and out early this morning and headed on over to Jenkin's Arboretum in Wayne, Pennsylvania. I shot a lot of good stuff but that is not what I am sharing for today's Daily View. When I got home and pulled into our driveway I was greeted by this guy.

Yeah I know it's another squirrel photo but it's a good one. I love this pose he was making just before he hopped across our lawn. Oh he wasn't running away. He was waiting for a peanut. And of course I gave him one.

And I'm calling it a night my friends. Thanks for stopping by.

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A Walk In The Park...Valley Forge Park

Hi There! It's been a while since I last shared a "full" post hasn't it? I just seem to run out of time or energy or both. But I am coming off of a three day weekend and finally have one for you.

Saturday was of course Independence Day here in America. So what better to share with you than my recent trip to Valley Forge National Park. But these aren't your normal tourist photos. No, I wanted to do something a little different. You see, when I was at the park on Friday it was jam packed with people looking at things like the Memorial Arch and wooden cabins and of course the various statues scattered throughout. What did I do? I headed for the woods. Here is some of what I saw.

I grabbed this first shot before heading for the wooded trails and it is of course "My favorite Tree".

And here are the rest. Don't forget that you can click on any image for a larger view.

Steps leading to the wooded trails.

Just a log.

I love the way the sunlight lit these up.

Here's something I never saw before. It looks like a giant slab of quartz. There are actually a few of them.

In this next photo I was trying to shoot from a different perspective. I sat the camera on a rail and used the self timer to trip the trigger. I kind of like it.

This scene makes a perfect frame for Saint Gabriel's Hall in the distance.

A second naked tree?

This last shot is comprised of five separate frames thanks to the magic of Photoshop.

And there you have it folks. My Friday trip to Valley Forge. I hope you enjoyed it. I know I did! I have to go for now but I'll be back real soon. In fact I should be back in a little bit with the Daily View. And I think it's a good one.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 4, 2015

Hi and Happy Independence Day Daily View readers! This afternoon I was outside checking on the cafe and I got some great shots. I'd like to share this one with you.

This is one of our many sparrows. He was perched on this branch for a while and I was able to grab this shot.

I wanted to have some photos of Valley Forge ready for today but just did not have time to get them done. But they are coming soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 3, 2015

Hi and welcome to the latest edition of the Exploration Photography Daily View. I was fortunate enough to be off from work today for the Independence Day holiday and tried to make some good use  of it. So that of course means lot's of photos!

So I took a drive over to Valley Forge and shot a few hundred frames. But instead of simply shooting the regular buildings and monuments I chose to focus on the small things. And you can see one of them below.

How many times have I walked through the woods and passed right by is or something similar? Many I am sure. We are always told to look at the big picture but sometimes you need to appreciate the small stuff too.

Thanks for stopping by my friends!

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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 2, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View! Today I would like to share another shot from our trip to Citizens Bank Park last night.

The Phillies may not be having a great year but I can't think of a more beautiful place to lose a ballgame. Check lout the view of center city straight ahead.

Yesterday I mentioned that we saw an excellent fireworks show after the game. Well here it is. All 15 minutes. It's not the best quality video. It's slightly unstable. but I was hand holding my phone. Check it out at the link below.


Phillies Fireworks - July 1, 2015


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Exploration Photography Daily View - July 1, 2015

Hi all and welcome to a mobile edition of the Daily View. I'm at tonight's Philadelphia Phillies game with Kim and my Father In Law and as usual the Phils are getting a whooping. Oh well, at least it's fireworks night and that should be fun. So I hope you enjoy this beautiful view of the setting sun.

 

  

I'll be back real soon.

Until next time...