Author: Michael Mellen

Next Show in April – Crescent City, FL

I will be showcasing my work at the Crescent City’s Annual Catfish Festival event held on April 3-4, 2020, in Crescent City, Florida. Every year there is live music, talented artists, and a lot of food (especially fried catfish)! This year, I am making changes to the displays and will have more photography to show…


Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May 2020 be brighter than years past. I have not been very active with my photography lately due to the busy requirements of life. I had constructed a new house this year and had been investing much of my time on making it a home….


What ‘a piers to be a sunset’ is a sunset!

What ‘a piers to be a sunset’ is a sunset! At Naples Pier, Naples, Florida. The image below was taken on film in 2006. Florida does have some very beautiful sunsets, and what better place to see one than on Florida’s gulf coast of Naples Pier. Naples Pier Sunset The gulf coast of Florida has…


A Sunset After the Hurricane

Florida has some of the most amazing sunrises and sunsets.  The day after Hurricane Dorian passed Florida, the skies literally turned purple at sunset.  I wasn’t able to photograph that sunset, but I did go for a shoot on the next evening to Matanzas Inlet and the sky was just as amazing!  As the sun…


Before the Storm – Hurricane Dorian

Have been busy getting ready this past week for the hurricane.  I did take the time to go to the beach yesterday to try to get a few shots.  The surf was rough as you might would expect.  Amazingly there were not many people on the road or at the beach.  There was a father…


An evening spent at Matanzas Inlet

 Matanzas River Sunset On the Thursday evening, July 11th, I went to shoot a sunset at Matanzas Inlet.  The pilings at the entrance of the Matanzas River has always been interesting to me.  On this particular evening, the sky looked threatening and it didn’t look like it was going to be much of a sunset. …


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