Tag: Ballast Point Park

Fishing at Sunrise at Ballast Point Park Pier, Tampa, Florida
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Sunrise from my spot

When you have a sunrise spot less than 10 minutes from your house it just kind of becomes the default place to go. Ballast Point Park is that for me. You get a water view with a pier and the sunrise over the water. Hard to beat that.

Ballast Point Pier between the Mangroves, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa from Ballast Point

Yep, I was back at Ballast Point Park for sunrise again. I got a few different shots this time that I like quite a bit. There are good and bad things about repeatedly shooting from the same place. The good is that you can capture it in a lot of […]

Tampa across the water, Tampa, Florida
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Ballast Point Park

I haven’t posted any Ballast Point photos recently so it’s definitely time for a few more. I try to post something from Tampa almost every week since that is my home and where I get to do most of my photography. The first shot is a wide angle which frames […]

Ballast Point Pier Sunrise 2, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Pier Sunrise

A few more sunrise shots from Ballast Point Park in South Tampa. I usually start wide to capture the colors of twilight and then like to switch to a telephoto lens once the sun is up to capture the big ball of sun rising over my subject.

Straight Down the Pier, Tampa, Florida
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Ballast Point

Have I mentioned that I like taking photos at Ballast Point Park. Lots of great viewpoints, including of Tampa and pointing the right direction to capture nice sunrises over the water. It also has several cool features including the two piers that you can include in your photos.

Ballast Point Pier Sunrise 4, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Sunrise and Skyline View

Ballast Point Park continues to be my go to location for sunrises. This is because you get a good sunrise view over the water and also it’s about 5 minutes from my house so I can wake up shortly before sunrise and still get there in time. Downtown Tampa is […]

Tampa Between the Mangroves, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Bay Sunrise/Sunset

After writing so many of these posts, mostly covering Tampa, I sometimes run out of ideas. Therefore I am repeating one of my favorites, a sunrise and sunset pair. These are from opposite sides of Tampa as you would expect. The sunrise is from Ballast Point Park in South Tampa. […]

Window to Tampa, Tampa, Florida
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Views from Ballast Point Park

One of my go to spots, especially for sunrise is Ballast Point Park. First, it’s less than 10 minutes from my house. Second, the 2 piers provide many good subjects to capture during the sunrise. I usually try to include the downtown Tampa skyline into the shot if possible. One […]