Tampa is a city surrounded by water and there are a lot of interesting little bridges around the area. Usually they are part of the scene, but some of them can make good photographic subjects on their own. The first shot is of the red bridge looking towards Ulele in […]
On our recent trip to Disney World, we stayed at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. Wilderness Lodge is based on Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park which we stayed at on our visit there. The lobby has a very rustic, log cabin feel and is offset by a huge fireplace in […]
I am excite to be heading to Tampa Theatre tonight for the Tampa Theatre Winefest. Tonight we are going for Monty Python and the Holy Grape – Wine Pairing which is catered by Mise en Place, one of our favorite “fancy restaurants”. I will give a little more in depth […]
Warm versus cool tones are one of the subjects that I have written about in the past, but I find keeps popping up in my photography. Its amazing what a difference a short time can make. The tones 15-20 minutes before sunrise can be very blue. However, almost as soon […]
In two weeks, we will be heading back to the Tampa Theatre for the Monty Python and the Holy Grape – Wine Pairing event. This is a big fundraising event for the Theater. The food and wine are selections are by Chef Marty Blitz of Mise en Place, one of […]
A new restaurant, Ulele, is set to open tonight in the just opened Waterworks Park in Tampa Heights. “Ulele occupies an old pump house built in 1903 that supplied the city with drinking water from Ulele Spring. The restaurant is named after Ulele, the young daughter of a local Tocobaga […]
I’m going to keep this post short and sweet as I have said just about everything I have to say about the beautiful Tampa Theatre. Picture number one is of the lobby area with the tile work and shiny concession stand. Notice the blue “sky”. It has stars on it […]
I finally got a chance to get out for a little bit last night to take a few pictures around downtown Tampa. The sunset was nowhere close to what it was on Saturday night, but still not too bad. I spent most of my time at my favorite viewpoint of […]
Sunrise and sunset are the two premier photography times of the day for the type of photography I like to do. There are a few differences between the two. I am generally out at sunrise because that way I can get out and do some photography and be home not […]
During my first HDR workshop, I met my student at Plant Park at the University of Tampa for sunrise. We shot together for awhile and talked about camera settings and HDR techniques. The first shot tonight is one that I took a version of a few years ago for Visit […]