Today I got to make my first real outing with the Canon 5D Mark III. I spent a couple of hours this morning at Fort Desoto, mostly around the pier photographing the birds. I also saw a couple of dolphin and got a decent shot or two. The autofocus on […]
Tag: St Petersburg
New Camera
After about 5 years of shooting with the Canon 40D I finally made the move and upgraded to the Canon 5D Mark III. I do not have any pictures to share that I have taken with it yet as I haven’t had time to use it on anything except for […]
Night and Day
Time of day can also make a huge difference in how you capture a subject. Both of these shots are from the St Petersburg Pier. One is at sunrise. The other was taken at night with the pier all lit up. They both have a really different feel to them. […]
Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro and Zoltar
St Petersburg’s downtown area has a lot of stuff going on most nights. It’s nice to just walk around down there and see everyone eating outside the restaurants and all the nightlife. Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro which is right at the base of the road to the pier is as close […]
St Petersburg Christmas Lights
Tonight another shot from the Christmas house in St Petersburg and one from Straub Park in downtown of the Christmas tree. Downtown St Peterburg is definitely a lot more festive that Tampa. [facebook]
St Petersburg Christmas Lights
Tonight I headed over to St Petersburg to capture some of teh Christmas displays over there. First stop is the house on Oakdale St. This place has a massive display and has been rated one of the 3 best displays in the United States for the last couple of years. […]
Staying close to home
Since I went with Tampa photos last night I figured I would stay close by and do a few from St Petersburg tonight. Both of the shots tonight were taken during a period when I had a rented fisheye lens to play with. It has definitely paid off. The first […]
Variety
I try to keep posting a variety of subjects on this site although the majority of my shooting recently has been around downtown Tampa. These two tonight are both from St Petersburg. The first shot is a fisheye from the top of the St Petersburg Pier. You area able to […]
St Pete
I really like this shot of the swirl in the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg, Florida. I am not so sure about the other shot. It is a little hard to take it all in. It was shot with a fisheye lens standing right on the corner of an […]
Tampa Break
I have a bunch more good shots from my recent outings in Tampa that I will continue to post, but I did not want to got too many days in a row on Tampa only. Tonight I am throwing in a couple of St Petersburg shots. The first shot is […]