Category: Florida

A Magenta Sunset in Marineland Florida

I took a little drive to the beach in hopes of capturing a couple of shots. I saw this large rock with several holes in it, and watched how the water was crashing over and around it. I wanted to use the movement of the water to isolate the rock from the rest of the…


Crescent City Florida at Crescent Lake

On the south end of Crescent City, Florida there are two places next to one another that I think make interesting subjects for photography.  Fletcher Park has a beautiful pier that is well known to the locals for fishing.  The pier has been recently renovated, with all the boards on the walkway replaced.  I went…


A day at “Boneyard Beach”

I wanted to find something new and different along the Florida’s coastline.  I have heard many things about how scenic Boneyard Beach was and it being a favorite with photographers.  So I decided to take a ride up there to see for myself.  I woke up early and left home by 4am in hopes of…


Night time at the Castillo de San Marcos

It has been several years since I had photographed the Castillo.  I began last week by photographing from inside the moat looking up at a tree over a couple of benches.  It hadn’t turned out as well as I had hoped at the time but over all it wasn’t a real bad image either.  Last…


Exploring St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos

Exploring St. Augustine Last night I was a bit restless, so I decided to take a little ride to find something to shoot. I can always count on St. Augustine for having a wide variety of subjects to photograph. This one I had shot one time before on Astia slide film, but it didn’t turn…


Matanzas Inlet Night Photography

My first attempt at night photography was taken at Matanzas Inlet, Florida in 2006.  It was on a full moon, and I decided to experiment with tungsten slide film.  After doing some reading, estimating exposure and taking careful notes, I come out with these shots of the concrete pilings at the mouth of the Matanzas…


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