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Fisheye View of Curtis Hixon Park and University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
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Wide Views of Tampa

Both views today were very wide angle shots of the city of Tampa. One was taken from atop the Skypoint condo building in downtown Tampa. This one was taken with a fisheye lens angled down and you can see pieces of the Skypoint building itself in the photo. THe second […]

Tampa Riverwalk Sunset, Tampa, Florida
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New Angles on Tampa

I’m continuing to explore my city of Tampa and looking for new angles to take pictures from. The first shot is a sunset shot taken along the Tampa Riverwalk. Only by combining the exposures can you make a picture with details like this while shooting into the sun. The second […]

Portland Head Lighthouse Sunrise, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
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Reediting Old Pictures

I had a little extra time on my hands today so I did something that I don’t normally do. I dug through some old photos that I knew had a lot of potential and reedited them using new techniques I have learned since that time. I realize I used to […]

Miami Skyline Tight Before Dawn, Miami, Florida
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Miami Skyline

Just to keep things fresh, here are the last two shots I have from our previous trip to Miami. Miami has a pretty nice skyline that is pretty easy to capture from Watson Island. These shots were both captured from teh bridge that connects Watson Island with downtown Miami.

Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, Florida
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Ron Jon Surf Shop, Cocoa Beach

One of my favorite photography side trips from Orlando is to drive over to Cocoa Beach. My main goal going over there is to capture the sunrise at the Cocoa Beach Pier. However, I often make a quick stop at the Ron Jon Surf Shop if I get there early […]

Platt Street Bridge Starbursts, Tampa, Florida
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Platt Street Bridge Day vs Night

Now that Christmas is over I will return to some of my more normal skyline shots. I’m going to start with one of my favorite views in Tampa, from the Platt Street Bridge. I have contrasting day and night views here that were taken at almost the same angle. I […]

Hyde Park Village Christmas Tree Vertical, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa’s Christmas Trees

As Christmas approaches I always like to make all of my posts related to the holiday. With that in mind, here are three of the Christmas trees I captured out around the Tampa Bay area. The photos include the Hyde Park Village Christmas tree, the Fifth Third Center Christmas tree, […]

Tampa's Christmas Tree, Tampa, Florida
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Christmas in Tampa

A couple more shots from my trip to downtown Tampa to capture the Christmas lights and decorations. The first shot is another capture of the Curtis Hixon Park Christmas tree with the Tampa skyline in the background. This is probably my favorite shot that I captured on this time out. […]

Palm Tree Christmas Lights, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa’s Downtown on Ice

One of the cool things that the City of Tampa does every year around Christmas time is that it opens Tampa’s Downtown on Ice. This is an ice skating in Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa that is enclosed in a tent basically. I haven’t been ice skating there yet […]