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Bear Creek Falls Pennsylvania – Photography & Lesson Learned

August 1, 2018January 22, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Bear Creek Falls Waterfall I like to ride my motorcycle through the Poconos, and I regularly pass the Bear Creek Falls on my ride around the Francis Lewis Dam. It is usually a trickle of water falling down the step like rocks, but we have been deluged with rain for a couple of weeks and the waterfall was flowing strong.…

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ShortPixel: Of course size matters - nobody wants a small cup of coffee (or large images)

Image Optimization – ShortPixel for WordPress

May 29, 2017January 22, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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ShortPixel - (Image) Size Does Matter The majority of this website is related to my photography obsession hobby. I've always walked a fine line on image optimization - trying to get the smallest images with the best quality and retain the EXIF/Metadata of the images. Until recently, I have been using a mix of EWWW Image Optimizer and mod_pagespeed (MPS) to compress the…

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Half Speed Ahead by RyanRenaissance - Used with permission Creative Commons License http://ryanrenaissance.deviantart.com/art/Half-Speed-Ahead-128867293

Testing New Content Delivery Network (CDN)

September 8, 2016January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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CDN (Content Delivery Network) and the Need for Speed So, I host my blog and other websites with Hosting Matters, the folks have been great to me over the past decade and prices I have locked in are absolutely phenomenal (seriously - they are great). As with anyone who is on a shared hosting plan, network and server resources are…

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Westminster Abbey – Black and White HDR

February 10, 2016February 18, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Westminster Abbey Another image of Westminster Abbey from my trip to London in January. This one was captured using a Sigma 12-24mm lens at about 17mm on my Nikon d610. The HDR was created from two sets of three exposures (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2) merged in AuroraHDR Pro and then tweaked about until I was happy in On1 Photo 10. In…

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White tail buck in the backyard, autumn 2015

Backyard Buck

November 5, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Just "Bucking" around in the backyard This pretty boy was hanging out in the backyard the other afternoon trying to get the attention of a couple doe in the trees on our empty lot. Luckily he was too busy watching his girlfriends to notice the dumb human with the camera. If this boy knows whats good for him, he will…

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A shot of the entrance of Park Güell in Barcelona - a park designed by Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona: Park Güell

August 25, 2015February 18, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Gaudi's Park Güell - Barcelona While in Barcelona, we tried to visit a couple different Gaudi landmarks, and were hoping to walk around Park Güell and take some photos. Unfortunately, we made a critical mistake - not buying tickets in advance. We were able to walk around the outside of the park, and a small open area, but missed out on the…

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A bronze statue at the Buda Castle Hill Area

Buda Castle: Public Art and Sculptures

August 24, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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Buda Castle - Sculptures and Artwork Walking around on my last day in Budapest, within the Buda Castle District, there are dozens of outdoor bronze statues and sculptures. I never did find out the name of this one, but it appears to be Saint/King Matthias based on the other artworks in the general area. I need to go back next time…

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Lion Statue guarding the entranceway to the Budapest Museum of Art and History courtyard.

Budapest: Guarding the Entrance

August 23, 2015January 21, 2020 by John P. Hoke

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None shall pass I've been home about a week from my last business trip, and I am still going through thousands of photos I took on my downtime in Barcelona and Budapest. This is one from Budapest, as you enter the courtyard to the Budapest History Museum. I visited the museum on my last trip, but unfortunately it was closed when…

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