Author: Michael Mellen

A Warm Day in Florida

Some of you maybe a little envious, or perhaps even a bit resentful…. Today in Florida we have had some incredibly warm weather. Today’s high was 89˚F and partly cloudy.  Since I was off from work I decided to grab the cameras and head to the beach!!!  Moss Covered Rocks at Marineland Image No 472…


New to Drone Photography

Over the Christmas holidays I received a drone, a Mavic Mini 2. Never having flown a drone before much less take pictures with one, I have been practicing flying and researching on places to take it. There are many regulations on drones, and many of the places that I would want to fly it they…


“A Candle for Christmas”

Candles are symbols for love, passion, prayer, and hope. The candle light at Christmas is referred to as “Christ’s Light” and the lighting of candles on Christmas Eve originates from the Jewish holiday “Feast of Lights” or ‘Hanukkah’….. Merry Christmas……


Gaines Mill Battlefield

Gaines Mill Battlefield Image No 465 I spent several days in Virginia this past week and was delighted to see snow when we got up on our last day there. I knew that this battlefield was close to where I was staying so I took off with my camera to shoot this snowy scene at…


Outer Banks of North Carolina

This is a series of the photos that I had taken in the outer banks of North Carolina. I will start the series with Bodie Island Lighthouse. This lighthouse in my opinion is the most photogenic lighthouse that I have shot. Bodie Island Lighthouse Image No 250 Bodie Island lighthouse is located a few miles…


St. Marks Wildlife Refuge Series

For a few years I went to the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge a lot. For the most part I focused on the lighthouse. I love lighthouses; I always have! The St. Marks Lighthouse has always been the biggest draw for me to the area. This post is a series of pictures taken at the refuge…


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