Tag: Sunrise

Under the Mangrove Tree, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Sunrises and Sunsets

Two weekends ago when my family was out of town I made it out to photograph 2 sunrise and 2 sunsets around the Tampa Bay area so I have quite a few new pictures to post. For one sunrise, I attempted to go to the Safety Harbor Pier. However when […]

Great Blue Heron Watching the Dawn on Lake Hancock, Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida
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Circle B Bar

A few more shots from the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland today. I have two sunrise shots today. One has some orange and blue as the dawn appears with a Great Blue Heron Silhouette. The other has a few alligators in the foreground as a boat goes by in […]

Gandy Sunset 4, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa’s Water Views

I kind of take these views for granted sometimes as I have lived in Florida my whole life. However, being a photographer, it is hard to beat the easy access to water views facing either a sunrise or sunset within 5-10 minutes of my house. These shots are a couple […]

St Petersburg Municipal Marina Sunrise, St Petersburg, Florida
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Another St Pete Sunrise

A few more shots of sunrise on the St Petersburg waterfront. I tried to create some photos that were a little different than the standard sunrise photo. The one at the St Petersburg Municipal Pier has some nice reflections and some nice sunrise color. The second shot captured a runner […]

Full Sunrise over Bay Pier at Fort Desoto, Tierra Verde, Florida
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Fort Desoto Sunrise

Fort Desoto is one of my favorite sunrise locations in the Tampa Bay area. My favorite place at Fort Desoto to capture the sunrise is looking towards the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. This site is especially nice when the sunrise lines up with the spans of the bridge. My second sunrise […]

Ballast Point Pier Sunrise 2, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Pier Sunrise

A few more sunrise shots from Ballast Point Park in South Tampa. I usually start wide to capture the colors of twilight and then like to switch to a telephoto lens once the sun is up to capture the big ball of sun rising over my subject.

Tampa High Res Panorama, Tampa, Florida
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Tampa Blue Hour and Sunrise

My two favorite times to photograph cityscape or skyline are definitely the blue hour and at sunrise. The mix of colorful skies and building lit up make for the most beautiful times to take pictures of most cities. The blue hour shot is a panorama with a full resolution of […]

Straight Down the Pier, Tampa, Florida
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Ballast Point

Have I mentioned that I like taking photos at Ballast Point Park. Lots of great viewpoints, including of Tampa and pointing the right direction to capture nice sunrises over the water. It also has several cool features including the two piers that you can include in your photos.