Exploration Photography Daily View - July 31, 2015

Hi and welcome to the Daily View! As we wrap up another month what better to share than one of my favorite subjects? Yep another squirrel photo. When I got home from work today I had some cleaning to do in the yard and particularly the cafe. Those birds sure can be messy! So I didn't even waste a minute because if I did I would never have gotten anything done. As I was finishing up Kim arrived home and made us a quick dinner so I went in and ate and as I was finishing that I hear our dog barking at something through our front door. It was one of our neighborhood squirrels looking for peanuts. So of course I grabbed some and also picked up my camera and headed outside to feed him and also shoot a couple photos, And now I would like to share this one with you.

And I am finishing up for now my friends. Thanks so much for stopping by and please be sure to come back soon.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 30, 2015

Hi and welcome to another late edition of the Exploration Photography Daily View! Well things are coming along with Windows 10 on my laptop. There are a few things to work out but it's getting there. But aside from that it took some time getting today's photo ready for publication but I think it's finally there.

You may or may not be able to tell from looking but I had quite a time with this shot. First off I have been trying all Summer to capture a decent image of this guy and tonight I was lucky enough to have the opportunity. I have found cardinals very difficult to work with because they are very skittish. And secondly (without getting technical) when I captured the shot there was a very annoying red hue coming from a lot of the small branches. I worked on the final image for about an hour and I think I got most of it fixed.

And now I am getting off of here. Let me know what you think. I would love your feedback. And I'll be back real soon my friends!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 29, 2015

Hi folks and welcome to the Daily View! I am getting this out a bit later than I had intended but I guess it isn't that late yet. I have been spending the last couple of hours upgrading to Windows 10 on my laptop and while it all seems to be working well there are lots of programs updating and one of them is Photoshop. But it is finally useable and I am finally able to get this post out to you.

Yesterday I told you that I was photographing our geraniums when I saw that cool cloud formation with the moon that I just had to share. Well today I would like to share one of the geraniums.

This is on our back deck and when the old flowers die off there seems to be a ton of new ones ready to bloom.

And now I am wrapping it up for the day. I think I'll just let this thing finish whatever it needs to do and hopefully all will be back to normal soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 28, 2015

Hi there and welcome to The Exploration Photography Daily View. A while back I wrote about something that I tend to do when on a photo shoot that sometimes results in a better or more interesting subject than I set out to photograph. Turning around. Today as I was on our deck shooting some of our geraniums I turned and looked up and saw something I thought would be really cool to share with you. And here it is.

The Moon and Clouds! Now I must admit that the sky was much lighter when I shot this but I used a little artistic license and darkened it. I think the clouds are stunning with a black background. What do you think? Oh and the geraniums? I got some really nice shots of those too and will share them in the near future.

And hey how about another video from Peddlers Village? Well okay then! Here you go.

Here you have a cage full of pigeons, a Koi/Fish Pond and a Train. Who could ask for more?

And that's all for now folks! I thank you for stopping by and I sure hope you see you again real soon at the blog. And remember to turn around every now and again.

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 27, 2015

Hi there and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View. Well, it's getting late and I have had a busy day. I wanted to go through my photos and video from yesterday's trip to Peddlers Village but with working all day and a ton of yard work this afternoon I just ran out of time. So instead how about a squirrel? Well since you insist :)

And that's all for today. I'll be back really soon and I hope you will be too!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 26, 2015

Hi my friends and welcome to the Daily View. Wow! This weekend sure went fast didn't it? In fact this entire Summer seems to be flying by. But we are trying to make the most of it and do and see as much as we can. Today was no exception either. The morning started out slow and I had time to shoot quite a few shots at the cafe. And I would like to share this one with you. A hungry sparrow enjoying an early morning meal.

He was nice enough to take time and pose for me.

A little later in the day I was able to get a little cleaning done and even had time to do a bit of pruning in our back yard. And then it was off to New Hope, Pennsylvania to a restaurant called The Cock N' Bull with family and friends to celebrate my Sister Elaine's birthday. It was our first time there but I sure hope it isn't the last. It was quite a nice meal and the service was excellent. After eating we strolled through Peddler's Village to enjoy the scenery. There is a really cool water wheel and I was able to shoot a quick video. Take a look.

And there was a lot more but I'll save that for another day. I'm going to finish this up for now but I'll be back real soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Exploration Photography Daily View - July 25, 2015

Hi there folks and welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View! The weather was perfect today and Kim and I headed to the shore. We had tentative plans as to where we were going to go and based that decision on traffic. Well according to Google Maps it would be at least a two hour drive to the Southern New Jersey beaches such as Ocean City or Wildwood Crest. But the Central beaches in the direction of Asbury Park would be about an hour and a half. So we headed in that direction with our sites on a beach called Avon By The Sea. We got there okay but it was so crowded that there was literally no place to park. So we decided to travel south along the shore and go from town to town until we found a place to park. And we finally did in a town called  Spring Lake. It was very clean and very nice I must say. And the people were very friendly. A lot of families with their children. Now if you are familiar with the Jersey beaches you know that most of them charge a fee. The only one's that I know of that do not are The Wildwoods and Atlantic City. And the average fee I have come across in recent years is $7.00. Spring Lake was $10.00. But they do not charge for parking so it isn't that bad I guess. And it is a lot closer to New York and it seems that everything in that direction is more expensive. So anyway you can pretty much guess that today's photo is going to be beach related. Check it out.

This is the boardwalk. As you can see it there are no shops or amusements like the boardwalks further down south. But it was actually kind of nice. It truly was a boardwalk created for the sole purpose of walking and enjoying the sites. I still prefer the others but this was a nice change. There was however two places at either end with restrooms and a place to grab a snack and a drink. So we saw someplace new and had a nice trip.

I also shot a quick video while at the waters edge and would like to share it with you. You can check it out below.

As usual this is best viewed at 1080P HD and at full screen.

And I must go now my friends. I thank you for stopping by and hope to see you again soon!

Until next time...