Category: Florida

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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The Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse

01/21/2019
FloridaNight Photography
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The Lunar Eclipse of January 20-21, 2019 Ideally, the best location to photograph the moon would be when it is somewhat close to the horizon.  Since the lunar eclipse is occurring around midnight, the moon was high in the sky making it impossible to include a landscape.  However, this doesn’t prevent me from photographing it. …

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