Author: Michael Mellen

El Dorado Lake Reflections

02/21/2019
Reflections

In the fall of 2014 I went on a trip to the Flint Hills area of Kansas.  There I met a very good friend and got to see some really amazing places in Kansas.  I stayed at the El Dorado State Park Campground and spent a little time photographing this lake.  On this particular morning,…

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St. Marks Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge

02/19/2019
FloridaLighthousesSunsetTwilight

When my son Josh was going to Florida State, we would visit as often as we could. During those visits, we would head to St. Marks Wildlife Refuge to spend some time photographing the area. This image was taken during one of those times. There was jetty down the beach at the mouth of the…

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A Night At The Beach

02/12/2019
BeachesFloridaNight Photography

I was running out of ideas of good subjects to shoot for some night photography.  I was walking through a Walmart when I noticed a display of all sorts of beach items.  When I saw the beach umbrella and chair, I decided that I had to have it.  When the next full moon came around…

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This Week in the Everglades National Park

02/06/2019
Florida

I left this past Sunday to spend a couple of days in south Florida, mainly the Everglades National Park.  I arrived early Monday morning, and after taking a nap for a few hours I woke up to a thick dense fog.  I decided not to shoot that morning but to explore some of the areas…

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Film Capture at Marineland

02/03/2019
BeachesFloridaTwilight

For almost 2 years now, I have been shooting my Canon 5D Mark IV almost exclusively with the exception of maybe twice. To be honest, I really do prefer the results that I get from my old film cameras over digital. Both camera types have their strengths and weaknesses but I think my preference is…

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Rough Surf at Marineland

01/31/2019
BeachesFlorida

I went to St. Augustine to drop off a few images to be printed.  While I was there I decided to drive down to Marineland to photograph the beach.  To be honest I really wasn’t very happy with the color rendition of these images, and I am contemplating on converting one of them to a…

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