Headed over to St Pete this evening in an attempt to capture the launch of the SpaceX Inspiration 4 all civilian mission to space. Unfortunately there were a lot of clouds so I didn’t get much of the rocket at all. The good part was that there was a great […]
After the parks opened up I was able to make a couple of trips to Lakeland to the Circle C Bar Reserve. One morning I caught a little rain at sunrise which allowed for this awesome double rainbow. Later, a bunch of the male alligators were doing there mating calls […]
One of the things I really like about HDR is how it puts an emphasis on the clouds. I do not like HDR for a lot of my nature photography, but if there is a good sky, especially with some nice clouds then I will use HDR. The first shot […]
The two shots tonight are both taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway. The first shot required a 1/2 mile hike to the viewpoint on the Tanawaha Trail to the overlook that looks towards the Lynn Cove Viaduct. I used the telephoto lens to zoom in on the viaduct as it […]
Tonight a few more from my trip to south Florida last week. First, another shot of the rainbow. In this one you can see a little bit of the double rainbow. This was after I sat through the storm a second time, this time at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve. For new […]
Last week I got a chance to return to some of my old haunts in South Florida. These included Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Big Cypress Preserve, and Fakahatchee Strand. The wildlife was not cooperative at all. However I was able to capture a few nice landscape shots. […]
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida are a man-made wetlands that is a water reclamation area for Palm Beach County Utilities. There is a 3/4 mile boardwalk that provides good access for photographers and other nature watchers. The highlight at Wako is probably the Great Blue Heron nests which […]
Everglades National Park is definitely one of my favorite places in Florida to visit. In terms of photography there are some cool Florida landscapes, lots of very tame birds, a lot of gators, and the chance to see something special like a Florida Panther. Any visit to the Everglades should […]
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