“Ybor City is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida located just northeast of downtown. It was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Spain, Cuba, and Italy. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City’s cigar factories would roll millions […]
Two more shots from Airfest 2014 tonight from Macdill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida. The first shot is Mike Goulian in an Extra 330SC and Rob Holland in MXS-RHa in a Calypso Pass maneuver. Per the Guinness Book of World Records “The closest that two planes flying at high-speed have […]
Two less traditional views of Tampa tonight. The first is a skyline view, but this one was take from Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa. I liked the way the buildings stacked together and also liked the green of top of the Suntrust Building which I guess must have been […]
Tonight I have a few more shots from my trip to Macdill Airfest on Saturday. One of my favorite planes, both on the ground where it was on display and in flight was Panchito, the B-25 bomber. It has that super shiny metallic skin, a cool logo painted on the […]
I can never resist stopping at my favorite viewpoint for a shot of downtown Tampa. I love the lights and reflections on the water. One of the best things about the lights they installed on the bridges in downtown is that the colors are always changing so you can get […]
Tonight I have a couple more pictures of the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. I posted a few pictures of here a couple of days ago and that post has more information about this historic restaurant. I have now added a purchase link in the menu bar that takes you […]
Today is a sad day for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They traded Marty St Louis who was the team captain and had been a fixture for the team for the last 13 years. The Tampa Bay Lightning and their fans will definitely miss watching Marty play at the Tampa Bay […]
I am one apparently one of the few people not watching the Oscars tonight. As a parent with three young kids (5 months, 3 year old, and almost 6 year old) I do not remember the last movie that I have seen in the Theater. I am pretty sure I […]
The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States and one of the largest Spanish restaurants in the world with 1,700 seats in 15 dining rooms taking up 52,000 ft² over an entire city block (wikipedia). I […]
Ybor City lies very close to downtown Tampa, however I have not done much photography at all there. Part of the reason is that Ybor needs to be photographed at night for the neon and lights, but Ybor is a busy place and I prefer not to have too many […]