The first outing I took after getting my new Canon 5D Mark III a couple of months ago was to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge for a sunrise. The shots did not turn out quite like I hoped, but I got a couple of good ones. The other shot is a […]
Tag: St Petersburg
St Petersburg Pier set to close May 31st
According to today’s Tampa Bay Times, the St Petersburg Pier is set to close May 31st. I have said before that it was always one of the focal points of downtown to me as a photographer. My main hope is that whatever they end up replacing it with, being the […]
Mangrove Trees at Weedon Island
Tonight I am showing you a little less dangerous side of Weedon Island, the mangrove islands. Mangroves are one of the most important ecosystems for fish and birds. The boardwalk through Weedon Island takes you between rows of Mangrove trees and to a few lakes and overlooks with good views. […]
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Lots of stuff going on currently so updates may be a bit more sporadic for a little while. I will still do my best to get a blog out most days. Tonight is the last two shots of our encounter with the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake at Weedon Island Preserve in […]
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Well, I have not gotten out to shoot a whole lot this year, but I have had two of my best sightings of my life. A month or so ago I caught the Devil Ray jumping out of the water at Fort Desoto. Today the family and I went for […]
St Petersburg
Two shots from St Petersburg tonight. The first shot is a panorama of the Don Cesar Hotel on St Pete Beach. This photo is a panorama of 4 sets of 3 vertical shots taken from near the front entrance. Each of the 4 sets of three were converted to HDR […]
Birding at Fort Desoto
I am lucky to live about 30 minutes away from one of the best birding sites in the state of Florida which is Fort Desoto County Park in Tierra Verde. Being a great birding place also makes it a great place to practice a lot of different kinds of photography. […]
Sunshine SKyway Bridge
The two shots today are both from my sunrise shoot on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge from yesterday morning. The cool part is the old bridge which runs parallel to the new bridge is open for fishing or photography so you can get some different vantage points. These were taken from […]
Bottlenose Dolphins
A good percentage of the times that I have gone to the pier at Fort Desoto I have gotten to see the dolphins. Last week I saw one a ways off and later saw this one approach fairly close to the pier for a few minutes. I’m sure the fishermen […]
First HDR with new camera
Of course one of the biggest things I was anxious to try with my new camera was some HDR shooting. This camera does have built in HDR mode which I did not try and will likely not use. I will probably try it out, but I like to be able […]