365 Project and Instagram hiatus...

John here.

I added a new page on my website for the upcoming 365 project I am about to start on August 1st. With all of the traveling I do to work, sometimes while at work, and back home from work, I have several places where I can get pictures. I’m either going to use my Canon 50D or my Samsung Galaxy S10+ to take my pictures. I will start carrying my Canon with me (like I did all the time before) so I can get some shots with it. When I post the picture of the day, I will also post which camera I used and the settings I used on the camera. My last 366 project turned into a multi year project where I took over 1,100 shots in a row.

Next topic - Instagram hiatus. I am very active on Instagram. I’m probably too active on it. I have noticed here recently that my numbers are down quite a bit. When I usually post, I get decent numbers of people liking my work but now my numbers are way down. After doing a bit of research, I feel like I’m being “shadowbanned” which means my content isn’t going out to most of my followers. One of the suggestions to stop the shadowbanning is to stop posting content for a couple of weeks and then start back slowly. Well, I’m taking most of the month of August off from Instagram. So, starting August 5th, which is a Monday, I am going to stop posting on Instagram and put my content on here. I normally post a scripture of the day and a couple of pictures or videos depending on what I’m doing and seeing. Depending on how things are going will depend on if I continue with Instagram in September or not.

The above picture is from a ferry ride we took on New Years Eve 2014 while on a road trip to Galveston Texas. My family and I hopped in the car and drove the coast road in southern Louisiana to get to Galveston. No interstates at all heading west. We had to take a ferry and this seagull was on the boat and I was able to get a decent shot of it.

Sorry for the long post. I’m not normally this wordy. I hope you follow me on my 365 journey. I hope you decide to join me and have some fun.

I’m outta here.

John

Giveaway #3 and an update...

John here.

It’s time for Giveaway #3. Here is the blog post from MKRM Author explaining how to enter this week’s giveaway. Good luck.

Now an update on Tropical Storm, then Hurricane, now back to Tropical Storm Barry. It came on land yesterday late morning/early afternoonish. We had dry air come in and break the storm up so we didn’t get that much rain. As the storm started moving north, the backside of the storm started dumping rain on us. Forecasts are saying we may get 6-10 inches of rain (I hope not). Follow my Instagram for updates on the weather.

Lightning strike from incoming storm July 11, 2019

Good luck on the giveaway. I hope everyone has an outstanding week. Have a good one.

I’m outta here.

John

First attempt at fireworks...

John here.

Last night, my family and I went into to town to see the fireworks. I wanted to attempt to get fireworks shots because I have never tried to get them. I set up my Canon 50D for still shots, my phone for video using the Filmic Pro app, and my Samsung Gear 360 camera for tiny planet fireworks. My still shots came out pretty good for a first timer. I had to make some adjustments on the fly after the first ones. The Samsung 360 tiny planet video came out really neat. I have not been able to go through my phone footage yet. I plan to go through that footage this weekend.

Here are a couple of shots.

I will have photos and videos posted on my Instagram page, and videos posted on my YouTube page. (Click on the links to subscribe and stay updated).

Thanks for taking the time and joining me here. Please like, comment, and subscribe (if you haven’t yet). It would be greatly appreciated.

I’m outta here.

John