Photos from Tampa, Florida
Founded in 1989 by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the History Center opened its new, 60,000 square-foot facility on Tampa’s Riverwalk in 2009. Accredited in 2015 by the American Alliance of Museums and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum since 2012, the History Center includes three floors of permanent and […]
Two of the highlights of our California trip were Alcatraz and getting to photograph the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as the sun went down from Hawk Hill. Alcatraz was a great visit. It was very informative and well done and was really cool to see. Definitely one spot […]
The Tampa Streetcar service was brought back a few years ago and ridership has been growing a lot recently. I believe at the time of this writing, that riding is free which makes it a nice way to get around town or to Ybor City and back.
Tampa Theatre is one of my favorite places in Tampa and definitely one of my favorite photography subjects. They have been doing a lot of work in restoring multiple parts of the theater to improve the look but also the comfort for the guests. One of the major restorations was […]
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a theme park in Tampa, Florida that has a combination of animals and thrill rides. I recently took a day to visit to take some photographs of the rides for a project I am working on. In the past I had mostly taken pictures of […]
The original Columbia Restaurant, located in the historic Ybor City neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States and one of the largest Spanish restaurants in the world with 1,700 seats in 15 dining rooms taking up 52,000 […]
Last weekend I went to Tampa International Airport to capture the sunrise. I was rewarded with a very colorful scene. The sky had a lot of great pinks and oranges. The skyline itself is a bit hard to capture from TIA even with my longest lens as it is between […]
Been shooting a lot of new and a few old places so have a variety of pics to post. Today’s post is a variety pack of some of my recently photographed scenes. The sunrise behind the Sticks of Fire sculpture and downtown Tampa was captured from the University of Tampa […]
I had a chance to take the Amalie Arena Behind the Scenes Tour before the Ottawa Senators game this past weekend. It was pretty cool and I got a chance to take some photos in the arena (normally my camera wouldn’t be allowed in). The two ladies leading the tour […]
Big Cat Rescue is based in Tampa, Florida and is a place that rescues and rehabilitates big cats that come from a variety of bad situations. They have everything from bobcats to tigers and jaguars. I was just back for my second visit and had a great time watching and […]